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This course prepares the senior Computer Engineering student for the practical application of engineering principles to the senior design course and professional practice. Various skills that are of vital importance to the professional engineer are covered, including engineering ethics, teamwork, communication skills and problem-solving. The course surveys a range of application areas in which Computer Engineers provide solutions such as industrial automation and healthcare systems, with emphasis on the application of systematic design process, product life cycle management and proficient use of developer tools. This course is the first part of the Capstone sequence where the Capstone project is researched and developed. It must be taken in the semester directly proceeding the semester CPEN 49600 is taken.

Topics central to Artificial Intelligence are covered, including knowledge representation, the predicate calculus, goal-directed and data-directed search techniques, and rule-based expert systems. Two languages for problem solving is presented: LISP and PROLOG.

This course introduces the student to the modeling, identification, and control of robotic systems. The course focuses on the implementation of identification and control algorithms on a two-link robot. Topics include the mathematical modeling of robotic systems and the analysis, simulation, and implementation of both linear and nonlinear representations of such systems. The design and integration of sensors and actuators and algorithms for responding and controlling these devices will be pursued.

This is the culminating experience in the Computer Engineering program. Students will work in teams to implement a computer engineering solution to a realistic problem initially researched and developed in CPEN 40000. Such solutions will consist of both hardware and software components. This course must be taken in the student's final semester in the program.

This course is designed to meet the needs of Computer Engineering majors wishing to study an advanced topic not found in the curriculum.