METR 4202: Advanced Controls & Robotics

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Welcome to METR 4202/7202 -- Advanced Controls and Robotics!

Overview:

This course teaches the fundamentals of robot system design and control -- including multi-link robot arms and mobile robot systems. The first part of this course will cover select mathematical techniques of Homogenous transformations, serial (open-chain) kinematics, multi-body dynamics, state-space control, and vision as they pertain to solving complex geometrical problems seen in calculating the correct positions and speeds to drive the robot motors in order to move the arm in the desired manner. The latter parts of this course discuss the design of controllers using state-space and adaptive control techniques. The goal is to be able to understand keywords in the robotics domain and, in particular, be able to interpret an abstract from a paper in a major robotics conference, such as ICRA or RSS.

Additional information can be found on the Courses & Programs listing and in the Course Profile.

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Assignments, Laboratories & Due Dates:

Schedule & Locations:

Lectures:
- Friday from 9:00--10:50 am in Prentice (Bldg 42) -- Room 212
Tutorials: (Starting on Week 2)
- Wednesday from 9:00--9:50 am in Hawken (Bldg 50) -- Room N301
- (Room might change!)
Prac Sessions: (Starting on Week 3)
- Two parallel sessions -- Please come to your assigned one on time. Alternate attendance is at tutor discretion.
- Sessions are: (1) Wednesdays 1:00--4:00p, (2) Thursday 2:00--5:00p
- All in Axon -- Room 104

References/Textbooks:

Robotics, Vision & Control
by Peter Corke
Available for sale from Amazon -- Also available for online reading via SpringerLink
UQ Library eBook: 364220144X

Contact Information:

Please e-mail us at: metr4202@itee.uq.edu.au
Unit Coordinator: Surya P. N. Singh -- GP South (Bldg. 78), Office 531 -- x58328

Please refer comments & questions to: metr4202@itee.uq.edu.au

Previous Year's Course: METR4202/7202 -- 2012 || Experimental Class Wiki
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