Prof. Humbert’s research include perception, reduction and feedback principles in biology. Nervous systems have evolved to make useful reductions of sensory-rich high dimensional data, forming simple representations that allow animals to perform well with limited computation in the presence of uncertainty. His laboratory works with biologists to apply control- and information-theoretic tools to formalize these principles in small animals such as insects, providing insight into the biology and resulting in novel, robust and computationally efficient solutions for small-scale engineered systems.
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Bio-inspired sensing, estimation, and control, insect visual processing, autonomous robotics, flight dynamics, flight control and avionics, dynamical systems, modeling of biological systems, soft robotics
ASEN 5014 - Linear Control Systems
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Fall 2018
Introduces the theory of linear systems, including vector spaces, linear equations, structure of linear operators, state space descriptions of dynamic systems, and state feedback control methods. Recommended prerequisite: ASEN 3200 or equivalent or instructor consent required.
MCEN 2043 - Dynamics
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2021
Covers dynamic behavior of particle systems and rigid bodies; 2-D and 3-D kinematics and kinetics; impulse, momentum, potential, and kinetic energy; and work, collision, and vibration.
MCEN 5228 - Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020
Subject matter to be selected from topics of current interest. May be repeated up to 15 credit hours.
MCEN 6228 - Special Topics
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Spring 2020
Subject matter to be selected from topics of current interest. May be repeated up to 15 total credit hours.
