We have developed courses and educational material related to our research topics. Dr. Cescon regularly teaches the following classes at the University of Houston:

Mechanics II: Dynamics (MECE3336) – undergraduate

Course topics:  kinematics of particles, kinetics of particles, work and energy, kinetics of systems of particles, plane kinematic of rigid bodies, plane kinetics of rigid bodies [syllabus]

Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems (MECE3338) – undergraduate

Course topics: modeling and analysis of mechanical systems, transfer functions, 1st and 2nd order system response, design of system parameters to satisfy transient and steady-state response specifications for mechanical systems, time and frequency response specifications, and feedback controller gain design to meet closed-loop response specifications [syllabus]

Learning-Based  Control (MECE 6397) – graduate

Course topics: feedback fundamentals, gain scheduling, model reference adaptive control, learning dynamical systems, iterative learning control, machine learning-based components for control, reinforcement learning [syllabus]

Course material: Learning-Based Control with MATLAB and Simulink.

Featured projects developed by students during the course can be found here.

A flyer of the course can be found here.

Mechanical Engineering Project Design (MECE6368) – graduate

This Mechanical Engineering Project Design course provides the student with the opportunity to work on a specific topic or issue of interest that might not otherwise be available in a structured course [syllabus]