Course on computational design, non-linear optimization, and dynamics of soft systems at UIUC.

Last update: Jul 21, 2022

Overview

Computational Design and Dynamics of Soft Systems ·

This is a repository that contains the source code for generating the lecture notes, handouts, exercises for the computational lab-sessions of the course offered at UIUC.

Description

This course provides a hands-on introduction to modern modeling and simulations techniques for heterogeneous structures made of assemblies of soft, elastic slender elements. Such systems are ubiquitous in nature, from animal musculoskeletal architectures to ‘birds-nest’ composite materials. They are also becoming increasingly relevant in robotics. Students will implement in python their own Cosserat rods-based solver. The developed solver will be then coupled with evolutionary optimization techniques for design, and reinforcement learning for control.

Prerequisities

None.

Content

Introduction to modeling and simulation for inverse design
Basics of evolutionary strategies
Covariance Matrix Adaptation – Evolution Strategy (CMA-ES)
Basic concepts of Reinforcement Learning
Soft robotic modeling with Cosserat rods
Space and time discretization
Application to snake slithering
Complex creatures modeling
Examples of potential experimental applications

Organization

The course is organized in three modules listed below.

Python for engineers
- Crash course in Python for engineers
  - Scientific computing via Python
Non-linear stochastic optimization
- Implementing CMA-es for nonlinear stochastic optimization
  - Adopting CMA-es to tackle real-life inverse-design problems
Modeling of soft systems
Visualizing soft-system dynamics

Setup

To get started with the course, please consult this folder.

Course on computational design, non-linear optimization, and dynamics of soft systems at UIUC.

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Computational Design and Dynamics of Soft Systems ·

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Tejaswin Parthasarathy

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