CS4324 Spring 1998
Intelligent Robotics and Computer Vision

HANDOUTS:

• Example of Newton-Euler Dynamics in Mathematica
• Example of Lagrangian Dynamics in Mathematica
• Cart-pole demo code

ASSIGNMENTS:

• Robot soccer assignment
• Blocks world assignment

LECTURES:

• Classroom 2000: captured lectures.
• 3/31/98: Lecture 1: Overview, Mobile Robots
  

READINGS:

• Background reading: Chapters 1, 2.
• For 4/2/98: Section 8.3.
• Virtual humans and humanoid robots
  

Instructor: Chris Atkeson

The best way to contact me is to use email:
cga@cc.gatech.edu
Office hours will be scheduled in the near future.

I am interested in numerical machine learning for
future computing environments
and
intelligent systems and robotics.

The TA is George Magiros: magiros@cc.gatech.edu

I communicate with you (and you all with each other) using:

• lectures
• newsgroup: git.cc.class.4324
• email

Language policy: use any computer language you want.

Course components (estimated grading weight):

• lectures (syllabus)
• readings: Introduction to Robotics, P. J. McKerrow, Addison-Wesley, 1991.
• 3-5 assignments (45%)
• some additional "minor" assignments (10%)
• project (45%)

Late Assignments: Assignments are due by the day and time specified in the assignment description. Late assignments will only be accepted with prior permission of the instructor or the TA.

RESOURCES:

• Robotics FAQ
• Robot store