Electronics for Mechanical Systems II | MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

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ControlsElectronicsHands-onSystems

Spring | Undergraduate | 6 Units | Prereq: 2.086, 2.678, and 18.03

Extends the concepts and techniques developed in 2.678 to include complex systems and modeling of real-world elements with a strong emphasis on lab experimentation and independent project work. Topics include sampling theory, energy storage, embedded mobile systems, autonomous navigation, printed circuit board design, system integration, and machine vision. Enrollment may be limited; preference to Course 2 majors.

Instructor Information

Steve Banzaert (Fall)

Technical Instructor

Interest Areas

Embedded electronics
Failure modeling
Acoustics

Daniel Frey (Fall)

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Interest Areas

Design for Consistent Performance of Systems Despite Variation
Planning of Experiments/ Adaptive Experimentation
Design and Evaluation of Devices for Use in the Developing World

John Leonard (Spring)

Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering; Samuel C. Collins Professor

Interest Areas

Navigation and mapping for autonomous mobile robots
long-term visual simultaneous localization and mapping in dynamic environments
self-driving autonomous cars