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Missive (pdf)

Date
Topic
Readings
Out Due
Jan 29 Intro to CS148 and Lottery
  • Martin, Chapter 1
  • Feb 3 Where Am I Part 1
  • Martin, Chapter 2
  • Project 1: Lego  
    Feb 5 Lab 1: LEGO Design
  • Martin, The Art of LEGO Design
  • Martin, MIT 6.270 Notes, Chapter 4
  • Baum, Chapter 4 (Optional)
  • Feb 10 Programming Robots Project 2: brickOS  
    Feb 12 Lab 2: Introduction to brickOS
  • Specialized "HOWTO" section of the CS148 website
  •   Project 1
    Feb 17 Subsumption
  • Martin, Chapter 3, 5
  • Project 3: Sensors  
    Feb 19 Lab 3: Sensors   Project 2
    Feb 24 Long Weekend: No class Tuesday Project 4: Subsumption  
    Feb 26 Lab 4: Subsumption
  • Knudsen, Chapter 9 (Optional)
  •   Project 3
    Mar 2 Sensing and Control   Project 5: PID  
    Mar 4 Lab 5: PID
  • Martin, Chapter 5.2
  •   Project 4
    Mar 9 Advanced Sensing
  • Martin, Chapter 6
  • Lab 6: Sonar  
    Mar 11 Lab 6: Sonar Midterm: Robotag Project 5
    Mar 16 Where am I Part III
     
    Mar 18 Midterm: preparation
    Mar 23 Robot Competition
  • Martin, Appendix F
  • Bonasso and Dean
  • Mar 25 Midterm   Robotag
    Mar 27-Apr 4 Spring Break
    Apr 6 Final Project Ideas
  • Martin, Chapter 4
  • Final Project  
    Apr 8 Final Project Discussion/Brainstorming
    Apr 13 TBA
    Apr 15 Final Project Meetings
    Apr 20 TBA
    Apr 22 Preliminary Demonstration
    Apr 27 TBA
    Apr 29 TBA
    May 4 Reading Period
    May 6 Final Demo Day   Final


    Reference:

    [Baum, 2000] Baum, D., Dave Baum's Definitive Guide to Lego Mindstorms, Apress, 2000.
    [Baum et al., 2000] Baum, D., Gasperi, M., Hempel, R., Villa, L.Extreme Mindstorms: An Advanced Guide to Lego Mindstorms, Apress, 2000.
    [Bonasso and Dean, 1997] Bonasso, P., Dean, T., "Retrospective of the AAAI Robot Competitions", AI Magazine, Volume 18 (1), 1997. (PDF)
    [Knudsen, 1999] Knudsen, J.B., The Unofficial Guide to Lego Mindstorms Robots, O'Reilly, 1999.
    [Martin, 2001] Martin, F., Robotic Explorations: A Hands-On Introduction to Engineering, Prentice-Hall, 2001.

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