Practice exam questions
Exam from Winter 2012;
(NOTE: Question 1 is quite difficult);
solution
Exam from Winter 2013
solution
more questions;
partial solutions
Practice midterm questions
Here with solutions here
Calendar Description
The course introduces the basic concepts of robotic manipulators and autonomous
systems. After a review of some fundamental mathematics the course examines the
mechanics and dynamics of robot arms, mobile robots, their sensors and
algorithms for controlling them. A Robotics Laboratory is available equipped
with a manipulator and a moving platform with sonar, several workstations and
an extensive collection of software.
The course includes 12 hours of supervised lab sessions.
Prerequisites: General prerequisites; MATH1025 3.0, MATH1310 3.0, EECS2031 3.0
When and Where
Lectures
—Mon, Wed, Fri 2:30-3:30 (Chemistry Building 122)
Labs
—Thu 11:30-1:30 (Prism 1004); see "Labs" page for dates
Office Hours
—TBA (Lassonde Building 2046)
Textbook
Recommended for the second half of the course (not required):
"Probabilistic Robotics"
Sebastian Thrun, Wolfram Burgard, and Dieter Fox
The MIT Press, 2006
Assessment
Labs/assignments (6 labs, 2 hours each)
—6 x 5%
Midterm (2 hours, during a lab session)
—30%
Exam (2 hours, during exam period)
—40%
Policies
A missed midterm can be rescheduled at a time convenient for the instructor
if there is a documented illness or compassionate grounds.
A missed exam can be rescheduled to the Departmental makeup exam date
if there is a documented illness or compassionate grounds.
The weight of a missed lab can be redistributed to the remaining labs
if there is a documented illness or compassionate grounds.
Students are expected to understand and follow the guidelines for
academic honesty described in this document.