Robotics Minor

Robotics Minor

Robotics

Minor

The minor in robotics provides cadets with a foundation in the fundamental areas of the interdisciplinary field of robotics, combining elements of mechanical and electrical engineering as well as computer science.

The robotics minor provides an introduction to mechatronics, which combines elements of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and controls engineering to create new and exciting real-world systems.  The minor also exposes cadets to mathematical models for electrical, mechanical, aeronautical, chemical, and other physical control systems. Students will work on study projects focused on robots and will incorporate artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI/ML) into their efforts. 

To learn more about this area of study, visit the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Required Courses

XE472 DYNAMIC MODELING AND CONTROL

XE475 MECHATRONICS

 

Sample Electives

CS380 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION 

CS384 DATA STRUCTURES 

CS403 SOFTWARE TESTING & DEVELOPMENT 

CS484 COMPUTER NETWORKS 

CS486 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 

CS489 ADV IND STUDY COMPUTER SCI 

CY300 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS 

CY450 CYBER SECURITY ENGINEERING 

EE301 FUNDAMENTALS OF ELEC ENGIN 

EE360 DIGITAL LOGIC W/ EMBEDDED SYS 

EE375 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE W/MICRO 

EE450 MILITARY ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS 

EE477 DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 

EE482 WIRELESS COMM SYS ENGINEERING 

EE487 EMBEDDED SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 

LW462 CYBER LAW 

MA371 LINEAR ALGEBRA 

MC300 FUND OF ENGR MECH AND DESIGN 

MC306 DYNAMICS 

ME202 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN 

PY326 CYBER ETHICS 

XE492 DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS

 

To learn more, view the full Robotics Minor Curriculum.

Cadets can work with the West Point Robotics Research Center and explore such things as drone racing, peer reviewed publications (which can help with future graduate school opportunities, as well as engage in ground breaking research with external partners like the Joint AI Center, the Army AI Integration Center (AI2C), Army Futures Command and other DoD agencies. To learn more about enrichment for this area of study, visit the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science or the Robotics Research Center.