- Numerical construction of the differential equations of motion of a mechanical system.
- Behavioral equations of some usual actuators: DC motor, voice coil, piezoelectric material and hydraulic jack.
- Coupling between the mechanical system and the actuators.
- Time-domain model of linear controllers and equations of the controlled system.
- Numerical integration methods: principles, properties and limitations.
- Introduction to robotics.
- Multiphysics formulations (Electro-mechanical Lagrangian, Modelica,...)
- Practicals: simulation of systems (EasyDyn, Matlab, Simulink).