Syllabus
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Schedule
All deadlines are 11:59pm CTTutorials / Trainings Hands-on Exercises (HO) Homework Assignments (HW)
| Week | Tuesday | Thursday | Homework & Exercises |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1
08/27 & 08/29 |
Introduction & Logistics
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Force Analysis, Statics, Friction
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| 2
09/03 & 09/05 |
Physics of Materials, Mechanisms HO1 Release: Build a leg
|
Analog Electronics
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| 3
09/10 & 09/12 |
Digital Electronics
HW1 Release: Electronics
|
Digital Electronics
|
Complete TIW Trainings |
| 4
09/17 & 09/19 |
HO1 Q&A |
Electromechanics/Motors
|
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| 5
09/24 & 09/26 |
State Machines
|
Intro to Control
HO1 Deadline + Checking |
|
| 6
10/01 & 10/03 |
PID Control
HO2 Release: PID Control HW1 Deadline |
PID Control
|
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| 7
10/08 & 10/10 |
PID Control
HW2 Release: Transformations |
HO2 Q&A |
Python/Git Basics |
| 8
10/15 & 10/17 |
Frames and Rotations/Poses
|
Space transformations
|
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| 9
10/22 & 10/24 |
Forward Kinematics & Jacobian
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Inverse Kinematics
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| 10
10/29 & 10/31 |
Dynamics and Physics of Motion
HO3 Release: F/I Kinematics
HW2 Deadline
|
Sensing & Vision
|
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| 11
11/05 & 11/07 |
Sensing & Vision
HW3 Release: Vision/Search |
Search-Based Motion Planning
|
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| 12
11/12 & 11/14 |
HO3 Q&A |
Sampling-Based Motion Planning
|
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| 13
11/19 & 11/21 |
Intro to ML I
HO3 Deadline + Checking
|
Intro to ML II
|
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| 14
11/26 & 11/28 |
Holiday No Class / Thanksgiving |
Holiday No Class / Thanksgiving |
|
| 15
12/03 & 12/05 |
Misc Guest Presentation: HW3: Deadline |
General Q&A |
|
| 16
12/13 (Friday) |
Misc Finals (on Friday) |
Additional materials
- Intro to Robotics John J. Craig, Addison-Wesley Publishing, Inc., 1989.
- Modern Robotics: Mechanics, Planning, and Control Kevin Lynch and Frank Park, Cambridge University Press. Link.
- Robotics, Vision, and Control Peter Corke, Springer, 2011.