# ME 578: Marine Robotics | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/courses/ME_578) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## course ### run id 20260907T155543-ce3781c4 ### semester 1272 ### observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### record version id b8ead862e93a16af8d99d1abbb67ce7f5292391b193ecb7ebdedebbffcbdc7d8 ### course id ME 578 ### course uid course\_58c0dd1f49fce81d59e0c8b4 ### catalog version id c9f4cf63a183152ef057abcf0a6c83879799f26fcf51d19d919f4c8a1f4fd8bc ### course number 578 ### subjects * ME ### title MARINE ROBOTICS ### description Modeling, control, perception, and navigation of autonomous marine robots, including Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). Core topics include kinematics, dynamics, optimal control, state estimation, perception, communication, and guidance tailored for marine robotic systems. Development and testing of dynamic models, controllers, and perception algorithms on simulated/real marine robot platforms. ### requirements text (M E 340or concurrent enrollment), (MATH 320or376), (PHYSICS 202,208, or248), andE C E/​M E  439, or graduate/professional standing ### credits min 3 ### credits max 3 ### credit offering ids * 1272:612:027131 ### llm job id enrich-8b774950c2b6adfdc46d1b82 ### llm output id 3dba8fe9728e21381cc32d7365b0f2550d19dd6b5e8bc718344c6ef13eb136aa ### llm model nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4 ### llm model revision 1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5 ### llm task version 14 ### llm search status valid ### llm summary Modeling, control, perception, and navigation of autonomous marine robots including ASVs and AUVs. ### llm topics * Kinematics, dynamics, optimal control, state estimation, perception, communication, and guidance. ### llm skills * Development and testing of dynamic models, controllers, and perception algorithms. * Kinematics, dynamics, optimal control, state estimation, perception, communication, and guidance. ### llm assumed background * Dynamic systems modeling, linear algebra, differential equations, and calculus-based physics. ### llm search phrases * autonomous marine robots * AUV ASV control * marine robotics perception * optimal control marine systems ### llm requirements status valid ### llm student summary status valid ### llm experience status insufficient\_evidence ### catalog variants None recorded. ### student summary #### context hash dd9b943e9a109af98492f971b6a5e459161df4ae8ecd6969506502f8ae731759 #### course id ME 578 #### current instructors None recorded. #### difficulty workload None recorded. #### errors None recorded. #### historical context None recorded. #### message No course-specific reviews available #### offered true #### profile hash 5cb4dabf887cdbcd8c00d5a1312e10828b95c63f30bc3ea76aea199565390d02 #### quick take Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades). ```json { "citations": [ { "course_id": "ME 578", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_record": { "entity_id": "8a76d715-d960-3bed-8db2-547a22de6482", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "grades_latest", "term_id": "1262", "type": "grade" } ] } ``` #### student experience None recorded. #### task hash 74fb0997943e888960bbc9e47db8c4fd12e4292d55c20509d8d89db6a9910f68 #### teaching history None recorded. #### term id 1272 #### term name 2026 Fall #### version 2 ### requirements #### nodes ```json [ { "children": [ "n1", "n2" ], "condition": null, "course": null, "evidence": "(M E 340or concurrent enrollment), (MATH 320or376), (PHYSICS 202,208, or248), andE C E/M E 439, or graduate/professional standing", "id": "n0", "kind": "any" }, { "children": [ "n6", "n3", "n4", "n5" ], "condition": null, "course": null, "evidence": "(M E 340or concurrent enrollment), (MATH 320or376), (PHYSICS 202,208, or248), andE C E/M E 439", "id": "n1", "kind": "all" }, { "children": [], "condition": "graduate/professional standing", "course": null, "evidence": "graduate/professional standing", "id": "n2", "kind": "condition" }, { "children": [ "n7", "n8" ], "condition": null, "course": null, "evidence": "(MATH 320or376)", "id": "n3", "kind": "any" }, { "children": [ "n9", "n10", "n11" ], "condition": null, "course": null, "evidence": "(PHYSICS 202,208, or248)", "id": "n4", "kind": "any" }, { "children": [ "n12", "n13" ], "condition": null, "course": null, "evidence": "E C E/M E 439", "id": "n5", "kind": "any" }, { "children": [], "condition": "M E 340or concurrent enrollment", "course": null, "evidence": "M E 340or concurrent enrollment", "id": "n6", "kind": "condition" }, { "children": [], "condition": "MATH 320", "course": null, "evidence": "MATH 320", "id": "n7", "kind": "condition" }, { "children": [], "condition": "376", "course": null, "evidence": "376", "id": "n8", "kind": "condition" }, { "children": [], "condition": "PHYSICS 202", "course": null, "evidence": "PHYSICS 202", "id": "n9", "kind": "condition" }, { "children": [], "condition": "208", "course": null, "evidence": "208", "id": "n10", "kind": "condition" }, { "children": [], "condition": "248", "course": null, "evidence": "248", "id": "n11", "kind": "condition" }, { "children": [], "condition": "E C E/M E 439", "course": null, "evidence": "E C E/M E 439", "id": "n12", "kind": "condition" }, { "children": [], "condition": "E C E/M E 439", "course": null, "evidence": "E C E/M E 439", "id": "n13", "kind": "condition" } ] ``` #### notes * Requirements text contains missing spaces (e.g., 'M E 340or', '320or376', 'andE C E'). 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