Time and Place: TF, 3:25 -- 5:05, Behrakis Health Sciences Cntr 320
College of Computer and Information Science
Primary Instructor: Robert Platt
This course will be a mathematical introduction to important algorithms in robotics and perception. We will study some or all of the following topics:
The main textbook used in this course is Robotics, Vision, and Control: Fundamental Algorithms in Matlab by Peter Corke. You should buy this book. Additional material is taken from on-line sources that will be linked from the schedule page.
There are no formal pre-requisites, but it will be important for you to have a working knowledge of linear algebra. Here are some sinks to some Khan Academy lectures that can help you with this material if you need it:
Vector intro for linear algebraCheating and other acts of academic dishonesty will be referred to OSCCR (office of student conduct and conflict resolution). See this link.
Late assignments will be penalized by 10% for each day late. For example, if you turned in a perfect homework assignment two days late, you would receive an 80% instead of 100%.
Primary Instructor: Robert Platt ( r [dot] platt [at] neu [dot] edu )
Office hours: Fridays, 11-12, 208B West Village H, or by Appt.
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Required course work includes:
Most assignments will involve MATLAB programming. However, a few will involve pencil/paper problems.
Students must complete a final project. The project must be substantial either practically or algorithmically. The amount of project work should be equivalent to approximately three programming assignments. If they want, students my work in pairs. See schedule for due dates.
This course requires students to use MATLAB in conjunction with Peter Corke's Robotics Toolbox and Machine Vision Toolbox.