6ELEN018W - Applied Robotics

Autumn 2024

Dr Dimitris C. Dracopoulos

Lecture slides/notes   Tutorials   Assignments   Schedule   Syllabus   Contact   Reading   Assessment  
This module covers the background knowledge for the dynamics of robots, related algorithms and practical software skills to implement a variety of 3D robots and controlling them using Python and Matlab. The simulations of robots will include virtual worlds.

Lecture Slides:   24/9  1/10-8/10  15/10-22/10  5/11  19/11 

Tutorials:  1  2  3  4  5 

Selected Tutorial Solutions:  1  2  3  4 

Assignments: 

Schedule

        Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
Sep                        1
	 2  3  4  5  6  7  8
	 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
	16 17 18 19 20 21 22
	23 24 25 26 27 28 29       first class   
	30                  
Oct         1  2  3  4  5  6
	 7  8  9 10 11 12 13
	14 15 16 17 18 19 20
	21 22 23 24 25 26 27
	28 29 30 31                engagement week               
Nov                  1  2  3
	 4  5  6  7  8  9 10
	11 12 13 14 15 16 17
	18 19 20 21 22 23 24
	25 26 27 28 29 30
Dec                        1
	 2  3  4  5  6  7  8       in-class test; assignment published         
	 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
	16 17 18 19 20 21 22
	23 24 25 26 27 28 29
	30 31               
Jan            1  2  3  4  5
	 6  7  8  9 10 11 12       assignment deadline
	13 14 15 16 17 18 19
	20 21 22 23 24 25 26
	27 28 29 30 31

Syllabus

  1. Modeling the dynamics of 3D robot mechanisms
  2. Controlling different types of 3-dimensional robots
  3. Application of different algorithms related to robotics including search and path-planning with obstacle avoidance using simulations of virtual worlds.
  4. Exposure to machine learning algorithms related to robotics and also intelligent control

Contact

Lectures: Tuesday 14:00-16:00, Copland, 1.110.

Dr Dimitris C. Dracopoulos, , 7.116 Copland Building.

Office hours: Email me to arrange a meeting.

Reading Material

Reading Guide.

Assessment Process

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