Modern Robotics

Catalog description

This is an entry level graduate course in robotics. This course gives students a full overview of modern robotics, provides the basic knowledge on the foundations of various aspects of robotics, and equips students with inherently interdisciplinary skills in robotics. First, the coordinate frames and transformation for rigid body motion will be discussed. Next, forward and inverse kinematics for manipulator models will be introduced. Manipulator dynamics and path generation will be followed. Robotic applications such as motion planning, motion control, mobile robots, etc. will be discussed. Prerequisites: ME302 Engineering Analysis and ME424 Control Systems in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent, or with approval of instructor. Offered in the fall.