1. Dynamic Systems and Control (D&C) Group
Faculty involved in D&C group last year: Jongeun Choi, Alejandro Diaz, Brian Feeny, Ranjan Mukherjee, Geoffrey Recktenwald, William Resh, Daniel Segalman, and George Zhu
Number of Ph.D. graduate students: around 20
Graduate class offered:
Course No.
Course Title M 16 17 S SS F
Graduate Courses
ECE/ME 851
Linear Systems 2  
ECE/ME 853
Optimal Control 5 
ME/ECE 854
Robust Control
ECE/ME 856
Adaptive Control ○
ME/ECE 859
Nonlinear Control
ME 860
Theory of Vibration
ME 861
Advanced Dynamics
ME 863
Nonlinear Vibrations
ME 961
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos

2. Dynamic Systems and Control (D&C) Group
The Dynamic Systems and Controls group engages in advanced research and complimentary graduate education programs in two areas: dynamics and controls, with significant overlap between the areas.
The research in dynamic systems is very broad and covers topics such as vibration of turbine blades, modal decomposition with application to linear modal analysis, wave behavior, animal locomotion, pendulum vibration absorbers, energy harvesting, dynamics with friction, automotive and aerospace noise, vibration, and harshness, and system identification.
The research in controls covers problems in mechatronics and robotics, impulsive dynamical systems, biped locomotion, interfaces for robotic systems, underwater robotic systems, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). There is also a focus on automotive powertrain control, which includes hybrid powertrain optimization, engine combustion control and optimization, and turbocharger control, integrated with the emerging area of vehicle connectivity.