In this course, the principles of dynamics (kinematics and kinetics) of particles and rigid bodies will be covered with plenty of concrete examples. Blackboard lecture notes by the instructor will be provided to help students have sufficient time to take notes. A combination of homework (limited number), quiz (limited number), final exam, and bonus question (very interesting but not time-consuming) help students maximize their learning outcome. Many interesting examples will be provided to help student understand the fundamental principles easily.
Course information:
ME-2190 Dynamics; 2022 Spring, overall course 4.0/5 (Department: 4.15/5), instructor 4.0/5 (Department: 4.15/5), Enrollment: 6
ME-2190 Dynamics; 2023 Spring, overall course 3.11/5 (Department: 3.65/5), instructor 3.6/5 (Department: 4.0/5), Enrollment: 27
ME-2190 Dynamics; 2024 Spring, overall course 4.0/5.0 (Department: 3.79/5), instructor 4.35/5 (Department: 4.05/5), Enrollment: 39
ME-2190 Dynamics; 2025 Spring, overall course 4.03/5.0 (Department: 3.71/5), instructor 4.46/5 (Department: 3.97/5), Enrollment: 51
Using engineering tools to study biological systems is a promising interdisciplinary approach which positively contributes towards the study of animals and plants and to the development of bioinspired devices and systems. This course focus on biologically inspired materials, sensors, actuators, devices, and robots for environmental and medical applications. We will cover recent technological advancements for investigating the biomechanics of biological systems, as well as progress in developing bioinspired robotic systems to help understand, diagnose, and treat diseases for medical applications.
Key topics in the course will include, but are not limited to:
· Bioinspired materials for medical applications
· Bioinspired sensors and imaging methods
· Bioinspired actuators
· Bioinspired miniature robots
· Soft robotic artificial organs and organ-on-a-chip systems
· Physical simulators of human organs, tissues, and cellular systems
Besides the basic biomechanics, locomotion dynamics, and mechanism design knowledge, it includes the current trends in literature, detailed case studies and discussions, and guest lectures. The course requires a literature survey report and oral presentation, homework.
Course information
ME 3890/8391: Special Topics - Bio-Inspired Robotics, 2023 Fall: overall course 4.22/5 (Department: 3.95/5), instructor 4.56/5 (Department: 4.18/5), Enrollment: 12
ME 3890/8391: Special Topics - Bio-Inspired Robotics, 2024 Fall: overall course 4.45/5 (Department: 3.94/5), instructor 4.73/5 (Department: 4.14/5), Enrollment: 15
ME 4273/5273: Bio-Inspired Robotics, 2025 Fall: overall course 4.4/5 (Department: 4.11/5), instructor 4.5/5 (Department: 4.28/5), Enrollment: 14
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2021 Spring - Enrollment 10 PhD/MS students
This speical course was co-taught with Prof. Metin Sitti at the Cluster of Excellence SimTech, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany in 2021 Spring. It introduced recent scientific advances in robotics by giving a paper talk. Students were supervised to read and present high-impact journal papers on robotics.
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2014 Fall - Enrollment: 30 Graduate Students
This course was taught by Dr. Hamid Marvi on behalf of Prof. Metin Sitti at CMU.
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2015 Spring - Enrollment: 25 Graduate Students
This course was taught by Prof. Sabir Singh at CMU.