Robotics Engineering Minor

Program Overview

The Robotics Engineering minor equips students to design, develop, and implement robotic systems. It covers core areas in embedded systems, controls, and programming, with flexibility for students to choose electives in robotics algorithms, AI, and other relevant fields. The minor prepares graduates for careers in robotics, automated vehicle design, and related research and development roles.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Description: This interdisciplinary minor prepares students to understand, design, develop, and implement robotic systems.
It covers embedded systems, motors, sensors, actuators, interfaces, dynamics, control, sensing, artificial intelligence, human-robot interaction, and embedded computing and programming.
• Objectives: The minor aims to prepare students for careers in robotic systems and related automated vehicle design, as well as for related graduate studies.
• Availability: This minor is available to all majors.
• Administration: The minor is jointly administered by the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (ECE), the School of Computing, and the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department (MME).

Outline:

• Structure: The minor consists of three core courses and three elective courses.
• Core Requirements: Students must select one course from each of the following three topic areas:
• Core Programming:
• CSCE 155 COMPUTER SCIENCE I (version A or E)
• CSCE 156 COMPUTER SCIENCE II
• ECEN 444 LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS
• ECEN 491 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ELECTRIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING IV
• Embedded Systems:
• ECEN 106 MICROPROCESSOR APPLICATIONS
• ECEN 220 INTRODUCTION TO EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
• CSCE 336 EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
• MECH 457 MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS
• Elective Requirements: Students must select three of the following courses, with two courses required to be outside their department:
• ECEN 400 ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION
• ECEN 428 POWER ELECTRONICS
• ECEN 444 LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS
• ECEN 460 LABVIEW PROGRAMMING
• ECEN 462 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
• ECEN 498 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IV
• CSCE 436 ADVANCED EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
• CSCE 439 ROBOTICS ALGORITHMS APPLICATIONS
• CSCE 473 COMPUTER VISION
• CSCE 476 INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• CSCE 4XX (SPECIAL TOPICS COURSES ON ROBOTICS)
• ECEN 345 MOBILE ROBOTICS I
• ECEN 433 MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEM DESIGN
• ECEN 435 EMBEDDED MICROCONTROLLER DESIGN
• MECH 450 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONTROL SYSTEMS DESIGN
• MECH 442 INTERMEDIATE KINEMATICS
• MECH 453 ROBOTICS: KINEMATICS & DESIGN
• MECH 458 DIGITAL CONTROL OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
• MECH 488 KINEMATICS AND MACHINE DESIGN LABORATORY
• Total Credits: 18

Careers:

• Potential Career Paths:
• Robotic systems