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Missive (pdf)

Date
Topic
Readings
 Out Due
Jan 23 Intro to CS148 and Lottery
  • Martin, Chapter 1
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    Jan 28 Introduction to Robotics
  • Martin, Chapter 2
    		•  Project 1: Lego  
    Jan 30 Lab 1: LEGO Design
  • Martin, The Art of LEGO Design
  • Martin, MIT 6.270 Notes, Chapter 4
  • Baum, Chapter 4 (Optional)
    		•
    Feb 4 Programming Robots Project 2: brickOS  
    Feb 6 Lab 2: Introduction to brickOS
  • Specialized "HOWTO" section of the CS148 website
    		•   Project 1
    Feb 11 Architectures
  • Martin, Chapter 3, 5
    		•  Project 3: Sensors  
    Feb 13 Lab 3: Sensors   Project 2
    Feb 18 Long Weekend: No class Monday Project 4: Subsumption  
    Feb 20 Lab 4: Subsumption
  • Knudsen, Chapter 9 (Optional)
    		•    Project 3
    Feb 25 Sensing and Control   Project 5: PID  
    Feb 27 Lab 5: PID
  • Martin, Chapter 5.2
    		•    Project 4
    Mar 4 Advanced Sensing
  • Martin, Chapter 6
    		•  Lab 6: Sonar  
    Mar 6 Lab 6: Sonar Midterm: Robotag Project 5
    Mar 11 Uncertainty
    		  
    Mar 13 Midterm: preparation
    Mar 18 Robot Competition
  • Martin, Appendix F
  • Bonasso and Dean
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    Mar 20 Midterm   Robotag
    Mar 22-30 Spring Break
    Apr 1 Final Project Ideas
  • Martin, Chapter 4
    		•  Final Project  
    Apr 3 Final Project Discussion/Brainstorming
    Apr 8 TBA
    Apr 10 Final Project Meetings
    Apr 15 TBA
    Apr 17 Preliminary Demonstration
    Apr 22 TBA
    Apr 24 TBA
    Apr 29 Reading Period
    May 2 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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