Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 2.017J (Spring 2006) 
• Course Title:
• Design of Systems Operating in Random Environments 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Mechanical Engineering 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Dr. Franz Hover
  Prof. Michael Triantafyllou 
• Course Introduction:
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  2.017J / 1.015J Design of Systems Operating in Random Environments
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2006

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features a complete set of assignments.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This class covers the principles for optimal performance and survival of extreme events in a random environment; linear time invariant systems and Fourier transform; random processes, autocorrelation function, and power spectra. We will study statistics of the response of systems and perform optimization using a statistics-based index. The class will also involve sea wave modeling, sea spectra, elements of seakeeping, wind modeling, and wind spectra. Finally, it also covers extreme events and probability of failure; examples include extreme waves and 100-year events. Students undertake a term project, focusing on electronics and instrumentation, and design for the ocean environment.