Perception, Planning and Control for Mobile Robots

Schedule

Date Week Lecture Homework Lab exercise Extra reading
Wed, Jan 19, 1 Introduction to Robotics      
Fri, Jan 21, 1 Representing position and orientation (Chapter 2), Notes      
Mon, Jan 24, 2 Position and orientation in 3D, Notes Watch lecture. Learn about Eigen Install Ubuntu + ROS, Learn about VM, Linux and shell Diebel (2006), Chapter 2 of textbook. 1 Barfoot-Ch.6.1-6.3
Wed, Jan 26, 2 Axis angle representation Vid p1 Vid p2 Notes     Hauser’s Robotic Systems
Fri, Jan 28, 2 Robot Operating system Vid HW1 due    
Mon, Jan 31, 3 TF trees Vid   First simulation in ROS  
Wed, Feb 2, 3 Image formation, Video      
Fri, Feb 4, 3 Winter storm; class cancelled HW2 due    
Mon, Feb 7, 4 Images formation, Video   CMake + Turtlesim tutorial  
Wed, Feb 9, 4 Psuedo-inverse, Video, catkin_ws2      
Fri, Feb 11, 4 Perspective Geometry, Video      
Mon, Feb 14, 5 Homography Video   Camera calibration  
Wed, Feb 16, 5 Review, Full set of notes Sample exam    
Fri, Feb 18, 5 Mid term 1 Mid term 1    
Mon, Feb 21, 6 Presidents Day Presidents Day Presidents Day  
Wed, Feb 23, 6 Mid term 1 sol Video HW3 due    
Fri, Feb 25, 6        
Mon, Feb 28, 7 Linear algebra review: Spaces; Null spaces   Gazebo tutorials  
Wed, Mar 2, 7 Fundamental subspaces, Eigen values, Video      
Fri, Mar 4, 7 Slides, Video, findeig.cpp, CMakeLists.txt      
Mon, Mar 7, 8 Slides, Video   VBox to VMWare  
Wed, Mar 9, 8 HW4 question, Video HW4 due    
Fri, Mar 11, 8 Line fit, Code, Video (Passcode: Mp=s63T%)      
Mon, Mar 14, 9 Spring break Spring break Spring break  
Wed, Mar 16, 9 Spring break Spring break Spring break  
Fri, Mar 18, 9 Spring break Spring break Spring break  
Mon, Mar 21, 10 Slides, Video   Birds Eye View  
Wed, Mar 23, 10 Slides, Video HW5 due    
Fri, Mar 25, 10 Slides, Video, code      
Mon, Mar 28, 11 Slides, Video      
Wed, Mar 30, 11 Practice problems with lecture links, Annotated pdf, Video, Annotated pdf from video      
Fri, Apr 1, 11 Mid term 2 HW7    
Mon, Apr 4, 12 Exam solutions, Matrix size Drill   Homography  
Wed, Apr 6, 12 Project scope, Video      
Fri, Apr 8, 12 Depth from stereo, Video      
Mon, Apr 11, 13 Getting K,R from P matrix Video Project proposal due Chessboard detection hints Project proposal due  
Wed, Apr 13, 13 K,R,t from P matrix Video      
Fri, Apr 15, 13 Class cancelled due to UMSS      
Mon, Apr 18, 14 More stereo images, Video Project report due Project report due  
Wed, Apr 20, 14 Essential matrix, Video      
Fri, Apr 22, 14 Ethics      
Mon, Apr 25, 15 Final project help Project progress report due Project progress report due  
Wed, Apr 27, 15 Final project help      
Fri, Apr 29, 15 Final project help      
Mon, May 2, 16 Final exams Final project due Final project due  
Wed, May 4, 16 Final exams Final exams Final exams  
Fri, May 6, 16 Final exams Final exams Final exams