EECS4421 / 5324 Z: Introduction to Robotics

Winter 2017-18
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at York University
Dr. Burton Ma
Lassonde 2046
burton at cse.yorku.ca

Office hours

Mon 14:30–15:15
Tue 13:30–15:30
Wed 14:30–16:30

EXAM INFORMATION

The exam location has been moved to the Lassonde Building Lecture Hall B. The cover page for the exam is here.

The exam does include one robotic arm question; all other questions are related to material after the midterm.

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 1:30-2:30 (SLH C)
Lab 1
—Thu 12:30-2:30 (Prism 1004)
Lab 2
—Thu 2:30-4:30 (Prism 1004)
Office Hours
—TBA (Lassonde Building 2046)

Textbook

None required.

First half of the course uses notation consistent with
"Robot Modeling and Control"
MW Spong, S Hutchinson, M Vidyasagar
Wiley, 2005.

Assessment

Labs/assignments
—6 x 5%
Midterm (2 hours, during a lab session)
—30%
Exam (3 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.

Lectures

Labs