Computer Science 403 - Intro:Robtcs,Mchncs,Dynmcs&Cnt

This course covers basic methods and concepts in order to explain how robots work. We will study how they sense things in the world, how you make a robot move, and how robots can make their own decisions. We will study mechanisms (kinematics and dynamics), actuators, sensors, (with a focus on machine vision), signal processing, feedback control theory, machine learning, and path planning. Students will build software systems to control a simulated mobile manipulator and do experiments with system identification and control, image processing, and path planning to reinforce the material presented in class.

PrRq:MATH235/36&CMP220/87/30 Undergraduate programming class, C or C++ experience