FastRobots-2025

ECE4160/5160-MAE 4190/5190: Fast Robots course, offered at Cornell University in Spring 2025

This project is maintained by FastRobotsCornell

Fast Robots, Tentative Schedule Spring 2025

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All deadlines are specified on Canvas.

Some lectures may take more/less time depending on student feedback.

Week Topic Homework
1 (TR) Class intro, T-matrices and Data Types Lab 1, Artemis, Make and share your Github page
2 (TR) Sensors (TOF, proximity, encoders) , Sensor fusion and IMU Lab 1, Artemis, continued
3 (TR) Circuits and routing, EMI, Batteries and Actuators Lab 2, IMU
4 (TR) PID control, PID continued Lab 3, ToF
5 (R) Linear systems No Lab
6 (TR) Controllability,Controllability, cont Lab 4, Motor driver and open loop control
7 (TR) Probability, Bayes theorem, Observability/LQG/KF, Lab 5, Linear PID control and Linear interpolation
8 (TR) Path Planning (local), Map representations, PRM, RRT Lab 6, Orientation PID control
9 (TR) Graph search, Markov models, Bayes filter I Lab 7, Kalman Filter
10 (TR) Motion models, Sensor models Lab 8, Stunts
11 ( ) Spring break No lab
12 (TR) Bayes filter II, In-class simulator setup Lab 9, Mapping (real)
13 (TR) Particle Filters and SLAM Lab 10, Localization (sim)
14 (TR) Ethics Week Lab 11, Localization (real)
15 (TR) Olaf van Bruggen (ASML), Trivia Lab 12, Planning and execution (real)
16 (T) Final Showcase See google calendar for open hours over Finals