The MSC lab focuses on designing and developing strategies for the control of mechanical systems. Current research areas include Advanced Vehicle Control Systems for Automated Highways, Disk Drive Control, Intelligent Machining, Control of Robotic Manipulators, Motion Control and Fuzzy systems. The lab comprises of an energetic group of students and scholars from all over the world and is headed by Prof. Masayoshi Tomizuka of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.