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, CSE2031 3.0
When and Where
Lectures
—Mon, Wed, Fri 2:30-3:30 (Chemistry Building 129)
Labs
—Thu 11:30-1:30 (Prism 1006B); see "Labs" page for dates
Office Hours
—Thu, Fri 1:00-2:15 (Lassonde Building 1012J)
Textbook
"Probabilistic Robotics"
Sebastian Thrun, Wolfram Burgard, and Dieter Fox
The MIT Press, 2006