Schedule

Week Date Lectures Assignments Standardized
Project
Open-Ended
Project
Week 1
August 21 2023
Introduction
[Introduction] [ROS]
Team Formation
Setting up ROS
Team Formation
Week 2
August 28 2023
Kinematics
[Kinematics I] [Kinematics II]
Assignment 1 out Setting up BARN Brainstorm ideas
Week 3
September 4 2023
Motion Control [Motion Control I] [Motion Control II] Setting up move_base
Team Formation due
Week 4
September 11 2023
Motion Planning (Part 1) [Motion Planning I] [Motion Planning II] Motion planning in BARN Discussions w.
Instructor and TA
Week 5
September 18 2023
Motion Planning (Part 2) [Motion Planning III][Motion Planning IV] Assignment 2 out Implementation
Week 6
September 25 2023
Probabilistic Robotics [Probability I] Implementation
Week 7
October 2 2023
Midterm Exam 1 Implementation
Week 8
October 9 2023 2023
Fall Break and Proposal Presentation Probabilistic Robotics [Probability II] Assignment 3 out Submission Proposal Presentation
Week 9
October 16 2023
Localization (Part 1) [Localization I] Presentation Proposal Document dueProposal Presentation
Week 10
October 23 2023
Localization (Part 2) [Localization II] Proposal Document due
Week 11
October 30 2023
Vision (Part 1) [Vision I] [Vision II] Assignment 4 out
Week 12
November 6 2023
Midterm Exam 2
Week 13
November 13 2023
Vision (Part 2) and Mid-Project Presentation [Vision III] Mid-Project Presentation
Week 14
November 20 2023
Vision (Part 3) and Thanksgiving [Vision IV] Assignment 4 due
Week 15
November 27 2023
Robot Learning and Final Project Presentation [Learning] Final Project Presentation
Week 16
December 4 2023
Examination Period Final Report due