| Prerequisites: COP 3530, COP 3601, graduate standing
This course focuses on models and methods for the design and development of robotic devices whose function is to accomplish prescribed tasks with minimal human intervention. Basic robotics elements are addressed: simple mechanics (moving, turning, lifting), sensing the environment (light, contact, proximity), monitoring internal state (time, position, orientation). Autonomous and semi-autonomous robots are designed, constructed, and programmed by combining basic reactive behaviors to support higher levels of cognition. Laboratory exercises are incorporated throughout the course, with a term objective of implementing a working robot to address a performance/survival specification. Students will extend course topics via library assignments or other instructor-assigned requirements. (A material fee of $25 will be assessed). |
