SIUE CS Dept. : Roboti.cs : Classes : Educators' Site : Course Material

Course Material : Lectures

Day 1

Day 2

Week 1

Course Introduction

Teamwork & Group Dynamics

Week 2

MLK Day - No classes

Robot Fundamentals

Week 3

Control & Kinematics

Control & Kinematics Continued

Week 4

Handy Board Tutorial & Introduction to IC4 Programming

Inverse Kinematics

Week 5

Feedback Control

Electronics Primer & Sensor Fundamentals

Circuits & the Handy Board

Week 6

Operating Principles for Several Sensors

Advanced Sensors

Week 7

Answers to ECE Homework and more Circuits

Quiz #1 over Weeks 2 - 6

Week 8

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Reactive Control and Vision
IC4 Example

Week 9

Spring Break

Week 10

Localization & Navigation

Localization & Navigation 2

Week 11

Problem Analysis & System Design

Team Project Preparation

Week 12

Multi-Robot Coordination, Communication, Shared Information, Mulit-agent Planning Systems

Centralized, Distributed Coordination, Market/Auction Based Coordination

Project Hints

Week 13

Time & Space Complexity

Robotics Competitions

Definitions

Week 14

Quiz #2 over Weeks 8 - 14 Project Trouble Shooting Day

Week 15

Project Presentations Project Presentations

Week 16

Project Demonstrations Project Demonstrations

Finals Week

Final Exam Time