MAE 207 Experimental Robotics Application

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MAE 207 Experimental Robotics, or "How to be an Experimental Roboticist", is a fast-paced course that aims to teach master's and PhD students how to be successful robotics researchers through team-based projects. The goal is to give a survey of the skills necessary to develop an experimental robotic system; from technical knowledge, to hands-on fabrication, to communication and presentation. By the end of the course, you and your team will have designed, fabricated, and tested a prototype robotic system to answer a scientific hypothesis.

Specific topics to be covered in this course include:
- Developing a research question/hypothesis
- Exploring the literature
- The creative design process
- Technical presentation
- Rapid fabrication
- Rigid system kinematics
- Rigid system dynamics
- Soft robotics

Due to the nature of this course, there will be a limited enrollment. I (Mike) will do my best to accommodate as many interested students as possible. In the case of insufficient space for the number of interested students, the purpose of this form is to ensure the best match between the goals of the course and the goals of the students taking it. Please note that some of these questions are purely to help gauge the experience of students interested in the class. Prior experience in experimental robotics is not required. If you have any questions, please contact me at: tolley@ucsd.edu.

Lecture time: 11:00am - 12:20pm WF

Name *

First and last name

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Preferred Email *

Department *

Degree *

How likely are you to enroll in this course if admitted? *

I definitely want to take it

I'm unsure/still deciding

I've decided not to take it

Are you willing to commit 12 hours a week to this class? *

Yes

Maybe

Have you previously taken classes on the following topics? (check all that apply, see http://www.ucsd.edu/catalog/courses/MAE.html for descriptions of example courses)

Computer-Aided Design (e.g. MAE 150)

Mechatronics

Linear Circuits (e.g. MAE 140)

Linear Control (e.g. MAE 143B, MAE 280A)

Undergraduate Dynamics (e.g. MAE 130B)

Graduate level dynamics

Embedded Systems/Robotics (e.g. MAE 144)

Robot Motion Planning/Estimation (e.g. MAE 145/242)

Soft Robotics (e.g. MAE 207 with Prof. Tolley)

Technical Communication

Please rate your skills in the following areas: *

Significantly Below Average

Below Average

Average

Above Average

Significantly Above Average

Mechanical Design (CAD)

Mechanical Fabrication (e.g. laser cutting, 3D printing, hand tools)

Electronics Fabrication (e.g. soldering, assembling breadboards)

Programming (e.g. Matlab, Java, Arduino)

Technical Communication (e.g. writing and presentation)

Please briefly describe any previous experience in developing experimental robotic systems

Please briefly describe why you are interested in taking this course and what you are hoping to get out of it *

If you have an idea for an experimental robotics project you would like to pursue with a team for this class, please briefly describe it here

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