CS485-Fall2023

• 11/28/2023: We will have our open-ended project final presentation on November 30 2023 (each team 8 minutes plus 2 minutes Q&A)! The final report is due on December 3 2023.
• 11/21/2023: Please fill in the course evaluation and send the proof of completion to the instructor for five extra points!
• 11/14/2023: We will have our open-ended project mid-project presentation on November 16 2023 (each team 8 minutes plus 2 minutes Q&A)!
• 11/02/2023: The 2nd (last) midterm is scheduled on November 9 2023. The class on November 7 is canceled, so please use the extra time to study for the midterm. The midterm will last the entire class time and calculators are allowed during the exam.
• 11/02/2023: Assignment 4 is out, which is due November 21 2023 before class (hand in paper copies or send electronic copies via email).
• 10/24/2023: The proposal document for the open-ended project is due October 26 2023 before class.
• 10/15/2023: We will have our standardized project presentation on October 17 2023 (each team 5 minutes) and open-ended project proposal presentation on October 19 2023 (each team 5-10 minutes, including discussions and feedback)!
• 10/12/2023: Assignment 3 is out, which is due November 2 2023 before class (hand in paper copies or send electronic copies via email).
• 10/04/2023: Erratum: Assignment 2 is due October 12 2023 before class, not October 5 (typo on the PDF). Apologies!
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• 09/21/2023: The first midterm is scheduled on October 5 2023. The class on October 3 is canceled, so please use the extra time to study for the midterm. The midterm will last the entire class time and calculators are allowed during the exam.
• 09/21/2023: Assignment 2 is out, which is due October 12 2023 before class (hand in paper copies or send electronic copies via email).
• 08/31/2023: Assignment 1 is out, which is due September 21 2023 before class (hand in paper copies or send electronic copies via email).
• 08/31/2023: The standardized project team formation is due September 7 2023 before class. Email the instructor and TA your team name, team members' name, G#, and email.
• 08/21/2023: Welcome to GMU CS485 Fall 2023 Section 001! First class 1:30pm - 2:45pm, Tuesday, August 22 2023, Horizon Hall 1010.

Instructor

Xuesu Xiao
Office: ENGR 4436 or Online
Office Hour: by Appointment
Email: xiao@gmu.edu

Teaching Assistant

Aniket Datar
Office: Online
Office Hour: by Appointment
Email: adatar@gmu.edu

Probabilistic Robotics, by Sebastian Thrun, Wolfram Burgard, and Dieter Fox, published by MIT Press

Principles of Robot Motion Theory, Algorithms, and Implementations, by Howie Choset, Kevin M. Lynch, Seth Hutchinson, George A. Kantor, Wolfram Burgard, Lydia E. Kavraki, and Sebastian Thrun, published by MIT Press

Planning Algorithms, by Steven M. LaValle, published by Cambridge University Press