Robotics Minor
The ME Department's Robotics Minor introduces students to the growing field of robotics and provides a concentrated experience in this multidisciplinary field. It covers fundamentals of designing, analyzing, modeling, controlling, and programming robots, and dives deeper in serial linkage - the primary makeup of robot mechanisms. Students will learn Denavit-Hartenberg parameters and descriptions, forward/inverse kinematics and dynamics, Newton’s and Euler’s Equations, and trajectory planning of serial robots. Students will also learn to effectively operate various serial robots and integrate other systems (such as machine vision) in the laboratory.
Your application will not be reviewed until all of the steps below are completed.
Minor Preparation
To add the minor, the following courses should be either completed or in progress:
EE98 - Introduction to Circuit Analysis OR PHYS120A - Electronics, Data Acquisition & Analysis
MATH33A (133A) - Ordinary Differential Equations for SCI and ENGR OR MATH33LA - Differential
Equations and Linear Algebra OR MATH34 - Ordinary Differential Equations
Equivalent courses taken at a community college are fine. A GPA of 3.0 in your major courses (math/science/engineering) is recommended, but evaluation will be done on a case-by-case basis.
Application Process
We are currently accepting applications for the Robotics Minor program. If you are interested, please submit an application.
1. Fill out the pre-application form.
2. Fill out and submit the application form in DocuSign.
3. Email a copy or a snapshot of your transcript to the Robotics Minor advisor, Dr.
Lin Jiang at lin.jiang@sjsu.edu.
Course Plan
View roadmap for Robotics Minor for an ME major:
NOTE: if you take ME190 as an elective for your minor, it cannot also be used for your ME major - you would need to take another capstone course. Likewise, you cannot double-count ME192 or another elective for both your minor and your major. The University requires a minimum of 12 completely separate units for the minor.
