Computer Science 403 - IntroRobotcs:PercpMechDynCntrl

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, signal processing (with an emphasis on computer vision), feedback control theory, machine learning, and path planning. Students will build software systems for simulated robots to reinforce the material presented in class.

Open to Senior and Junior Computer Science majors only. MATH 235 & COMP 220/30 w/ C UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMING CLASS, C OR C++ EXPERIENCE. STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cics.umass.edu/overrides.