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
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Disciplines
Mechanical Engineering General Engineering & Technology View 9 other PhDs in General Engineering & Technology in ChinaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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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
Tuition Fee
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40000 CNY/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 40000 CNY per year during 48 months. -
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40000 CNY/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 40000 CNY per year during 48 months.
Living costs for Beijing
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