Lecture Notes
Tutorials
* Hybrid Vehicle Optimal Control
* Regression Application - Predicting Fuel Efficiency from Data
* Application of Reduced Gradient - Topology Optimization
* Probability and Statistics Review
* Gradient Descent Application - Reinforcement Learning
* Modern gradient descent algorithms
* Optimization in Matlab and Excel
* Math Review
Project Related
* Preliminary Report Guideline
* Potential Project Topics
2015
* Optimizing the fuel efficiency of a hybrid electric bus(J. Verghese, K. Shah, G. Menon, S. Krishnan, pdf)
* Mission to Mars(T. Slawson, J. Lynch, A. Maranon, M. Catlett, pdf)
* Power plant optimization(C. North, L. Saline, T. Sexton, pdf)
* Optimization of flywheel based energy recovery system (flybrid)(N. Bollapragada, V. Chandrasekhar, V. Sanjai, M. Hejazi, pdf)
* Optimization of pallet packaging space and a robotic SCARA manipulator for package stacking(P. Jethani, E. Neuperger, S. Kodgi, Z. Damania, pdf)
* Racetrack optimization(F. Gadau, L. Jaramillo, M. Lin, B. Thompson, pdf)
* Optimal design of clutch friction pad(V. Muralikrishna, A. Venkiteswaran, V. Subramoniam, pdf)
2016
* Optimization of ribbed helicopter panel design(R. Campbell, J. Dwight, G. Hutchins, N. Kemme, pdf)
* Optimisation of fuel in hybrid electric vehicle(M. Alzorgan, D. Madisetty, pdf)
* Optimization of an aircraft wing(J. Maneth, B. Wainwright, P. Harper, pdf)
* Design optimisation of vehicle components for full frontal crash(P. Sharma, R. Telikicherla, S. Nizampatnam, V. Parthasarathy, pdf)
* Performance optimization of the suspension system of an off-road vehicle(A. Borude, G. Kankriya, S. Singh, V. Manka, pdf)
* Design optimization of brake disc geometry(A. Durgude, A. Vipradas, S. Kishore, S. Nimse, pdf)
* Optimization of advanced mechanical leg structures(N. Cahill, P. Wei, H. Yao, H. Bagheri, M, Naso, pdf)
* Design optimization of a shell and tube heat exchanger(H. Kumar, P. Nagaraj, R. Uday, pdf)
* Structural optimization of SAE BAJA car frame(A. Murkute, A. Marathe, I. Rodrigues, K. Ramagiri, K. Kabilan, pdf)
* Optimizing the fuel efficiency of a hybrid electric bus(J. Verghese, K. Shah, G. Menon, S. Krishnan, pdf)
* Mission to Mars(T. Slawson, J. Lynch, A. Maranon, M. Catlett, pdf)
* Power plant optimization(C. North, L. Saline, T. Sexton, pdf)
* Optimization of flywheel based energy recovery system (flybrid)(N. Bollapragada, V. Chandrasekhar, V. Sanjai, M. Hejazi, pdf)
* Optimization of pallet packaging space and a robotic SCARA manipulator for package stacking(P. Jethani, E. Neuperger, S. Kodgi, Z. Damania, pdf)
* Racetrack optimization(F. Gadau, L. Jaramillo, M. Lin, B. Thompson, pdf)
* Optimal design of clutch friction pad(V. Muralikrishna, A. Venkiteswaran, V. Subramoniam, pdf)
2016
* Optimization of ribbed helicopter panel design(R. Campbell, J. Dwight, G. Hutchins, N. Kemme, pdf)
* Optimisation of fuel in hybrid electric vehicle(M. Alzorgan, D. Madisetty, pdf)
* Optimization of an aircraft wing(J. Maneth, B. Wainwright, P. Harper, pdf)
* Design optimisation of vehicle components for full frontal crash(P. Sharma, R. Telikicherla, S. Nizampatnam, V. Parthasarathy, pdf)
* Performance optimization of the suspension system of an off-road vehicle(A. Borude, G. Kankriya, S. Singh, V. Manka, pdf)
* Design optimization of brake disc geometry(A. Durgude, A. Vipradas, S. Kishore, S. Nimse, pdf)
* Optimization of advanced mechanical leg structures(N. Cahill, P. Wei, H. Yao, H. Bagheri, M, Naso, pdf)
* Design optimization of a shell and tube heat exchanger(H. Kumar, P. Nagaraj, R. Uday, pdf)
* Structural optimization of SAE BAJA car frame(A. Murkute, A. Marathe, I. Rodrigues, K. Ramagiri, K. Kabilan, pdf)