Develop, compile, and test algorithms for serial and mobile robots. Robot forward and inverse kinematics, task planning, velocity kinematics, force rendering, control, haptics, mapping and localization, computer vision and path planning
This is a laboratory companion course for ME 4524 Introduction to Robotics and Automation or ECE 4704 Principles of Robotics Systems, providing students with hands-on experience using mobile robots and serial robotic manipulator systems. Students will develop algorithms for state-of-the-art equipment and then test the performance of the algorithm-equipment package. Since the lab hardware/software automatically handles many of the details of system integration (e.g., communication protocols and digital signal processing), students will be able to focus on the robotics aspects.
Topic |
Percentage of Course |
Introduction to Lab Equipment | 7% |
Mobile Robot: | |
Locomotion and Kinematics | 7% |
Mapping and Localization | 7% |
Computer Vision and Vision-Guided Control | 6% |
Path Planning | 6% |
Serial Robot: | |
Forward Kinematics | 7% |
Inverse Kinematics | 7% |
Trajectory Planning in Joint Space | 7% |
Trajectory Planning in Task Space | 7% |
Velocity Kinematics | 6% |
Force Rendering | 6% |
Position Control | 12% |
Haptics | 12% |
Demonstration of other Robotic Equipment | 3% |
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