Course Outline: Fall Term, 2006  . Projected Outline: Week Topics (projected) Material 8/28, 8/30 1 Introduction to robotics Chptr 1,2 (lday) 9/6 2 Intro to the lab and XBC, line following notes 9/11, 9/13 3 Robotic paradigms Chptr 1,2 + 9/18, 9/20 4 Touch & light sensors, PSDs notes 9/25, 9/27 5 Reactive paradigm, subsumption, encoders Chptr 3,4,5 +10/2, 10/4 6 Braitenberg vehicles notes 10/9, 10/11 7 More encoders, sensors Chptr 6,notes +10/16, 10/18 8 DC motors, gears, servos notes 10/23, >10/25 9 ** Mid-term exam on Wednesday, October 25 ** +10/30, 11/1 10 Term project - competition objective, hybrids notes 11/6, 11/8 11 Other mechanisms, pneumatics, camera notes ** Thursday, November 9 is the last day to withdraw ** 11/13, 11/15 12 Hybrids, cooperating robots Chptr 7,8 11/20, 11/22 13 Navigation, sonar Chptr 9,10,11 11/27, 11/29 14 Special Project demonstrations +12/4, 12/6 15 Term project competition runs >12/13 16 ** Final Exam, Wednesday, December 13 ** + indicates project dates > indicates test dates Grading: Assignments: 40% Mid-term: 30% Competition Project: 30% 100% Students registered for COP 5660C will be assigned any or all of supplemental readings, class presentations, variations in course assignments, and variations in problems on tests to reflect graduate- level work (the course text include a mix of material appropriate for students at both undergraduate and graduate levels).