CSCI1953-D

Multi-Robot Coordination and Exploration

Spring 2027

This course introduces the principles and algorithms that enable teams of robots to work together to explore and map unknown environments. Topics include robot kinematics and sensing, localization, occupancy-grid mapping and SLAM, path planning, frontier-based exploration, consensus, and map merging. Weekly hands-on labs give students practical experience programming mobile robots in simulation and on physical hardware using ROS 2. The course culminates in a team final project in which students design, implement, and evaluate a coordinated multi-robot exploration and mapping system. Students should be both mathematically sophisticated and competent programmers.