Marine Robotics and Applications

Catalog description

The purpose of this course is to cover (in lecture and lab format) the broad spectrum of marine vehicles and applications, as well as what is involved in designing and building robotic vehicles for specific missions. Course topics include: marine applications, sensors for marine environments, vehicle subsystems, ocean and open water environment, dynamic modeling and control, and design/fabrication.testing. Various invited speakers (both scientists and engineers) provide learning modules on various marine robotic related topics.