16-711 Kinematics, Dynamic Systems and Control

12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

Kinematics, Dynamic Systems, and Control is a graduate level introduction to robotics. The course covers fundamental concepts and methods to analyze, model and control robotic mechanisms which move in the physical world and manipulate it. Main topics include the fundamentals of kinematics, dynamics and control applied to the kinematics, dynamics and control of rigid body chains. Additional topics include state estimation and dynamic parameter identification.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026

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