Fall 2026

Marine Robotics

Modeling, control, perception, and navigation of autonomous marine robots including ASVs and AUVs.

offering recorded3 credits

Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 No instructors listed

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

Course map

(M E 340 or concurrent enrollment), (MATH 320 or 376), (PHYSICS 202, 208, or 248), andE C E/M E 439, or graduate/professional standing

- - M E 340 or concurrent enrollment
  - - MATH 320
    - 376
    take one
  - - PHYSICS 202
    - 208
    - 248
    take one
  - - E C E/M E 439
    - E C E/M E 439
    take one
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- graduate/professional standing
take one

ME 578

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Any of
- All of
  - M E 340 or concurrent enrollment
  - Any of
    - MATH 320
    - 376
  - Any of
    - PHYSICS 202
    - 208
    - 248
  - Any of
    - E C E/M E 439
    - E C E/M E 439
- graduate/professional standing

Professors

Fall 2026

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

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Topics

Kinematics, dynamics, optimal control, state estimation, perception, communication, and guidance.

Skills

Development and testing of dynamic models, controllers, and perception algorithms.
Kinematics, dynamics, optimal control, state estimation, perception, communication, and guidance.

Grades

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Catalog & offerings

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ME 578 · Fall 2026

Marine Robotics

Recorded 2026-09-07

Raw records

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    "term_id": "1272",
    "source_course_id": "027131",
    "source_subject_id": "612",
    "title": "Marine Robotics",
    "credits_min": 3,
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    "typically_offered": "Not Applicable"
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Model outputs & technical records

nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4

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Model & dataset provenance

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  "model": "nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4",
  "model_revision": "1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5",
  "task_version": "14",
  "output_id": "3dba8fe9728e21381cc32d7365b0f2550d19dd6b5e8bc718344c6ef13eb136aa",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
  "dataset_revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
  "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00"
}