Overview

Areas of application for the General Mechanics and Foundation of Mechanics program at Peking University

Application areas include multi-body dynamics; vehicle dynamics guidance, navigation, and control; nonholonomic locomotion and path generation of robots; design, control, and locomotion of semi-actuated biped robotics; locomotion, control, and coordination of multiple underwater robots; design and control of semi-automated artificial robotic manipulators for physical therapy; modeling, optimization of management of industrial processes, and signal processing; low-order modeling, identification and control of flow instabilities with application to traffic flows and flow instabilities in turbomachinery.

Programme Structure

Subjects include:

Modeling, analysis and control of nonlinear and complex interconnected systems, including analytical dynamics and foundations of mechanics; vehicle dynamics and control; modeling and control of multi-agent systems; network modeling and control; evolution games and self-organized coordination; hybrid systems modeling and control; operation research and optimization; swarm behavior and swarm intelligence; modeling and analysis of non-smooth and switched control systems; and modeling and control of systems with bifurcations.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Beijing, China

Disciplines

Mechanical Engineering General Engineering & Technology View 10 other PhDs in Mechanical Engineering in China

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Other requirements

General requirements

Peking University Application Form for International Students

Graduation certificate and degree diploma

Official transcripts

A personal statement (3000 words for doctorate program in English).

Two recommendation letters from your referees

A copy of your TOEFL results

One photocopy of your valid passport

Table of contents and abstracts of your academic publications

Application Fee: 800 RMB

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

180000 CNY / year

≈ 180000 CNY / year

Living costs

Beijing

China

6409 - 7841 CNY / month

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