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ME 447 ONL - Comp Design & Dyn of Soft Syst

Fall 2022

TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Comp Design & Dyn of Soft SystONL76279ONL4 -    Mattia Gazzola
Arman Tekinalp

Course Description

Provides a hands-on introduction to modern modeling and simulations techniques for heterogeneous structures made of assemblies of soft, elastic slender elements. Such systems are ubiquitous in nature, from animal musculoskeletal architectures to 'birds-nest' composite materials. They are also becoming increasingly relevant in robotics. Students will implement in python their own Cosserat rods-based solver. The developed solver will be then coupled with evolutionary optimization techniques for design, and reinforcement learning for control.

Credit Hours

4 hours

Prerequisites