VIDEO FROM FINAL PROJECT
Students wrote software to enable Aibos to cooperatively
track an orange ball. They communicate to one another about
what they see, and fuse the information. If one of them
is ``blindfolded'' it can still track the ball because the
other tells it where the ball is.
OFFICE HOURS:
Tuesday and Thursday after class
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
We will survey the inspiration and motivation for multirobot
systems, the unique challenges in this field
and the wide range of solutions developed thus far.
Students will learn about the theoretical and algorithmic aspects of
multi-agent and multi-robot systems, including communication,
coordination and cooperation.
This is a "hands-on" class requiring the students to develop and evaluate their own real multirobot system. A team of Sony AIBO robots with wireless communication hardware will be used for the projects.
Autonomous MultiRobot Systems is a graduate course, but undergraduate students with strong programming skills and a background in robotics or AI are welcome.
Read what previous students think of the course.
PREREQUISITES:IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
TEXT:
Robot Teams, edited by Balch and Parker.
Additional papers and course notes will be distributed in
class. We will use the TeamBots robot simulation environment for
some homework and project assignments. Additional projects will
be completed on Sony AIBO robots.
EVALUATION:
Grading will be based on two projects and
presentations in class as follows:
| Programming Projects |
30%
|
Class presentation(s)
|
20%
|
Mid-term Exam
|
10%
|
Final Project
|
30%
|
Final Exam
|
10%
| |
TOPICS TO BE COVERED: