CENG585 FUNDAMENTALS OF AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS
| Course Code: |
5710585 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Computer Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Masters |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
History of Autonomous robotics: Braitenberg´s vehicles, Walter Grey Walter´s tortoises. Locomotion and sensing of robots. Robot control paradigms and architectures. Hierarchical paradigm: STRIPS, RCS. Reactive paradigm; Arbib´s schemas, Brooks´ subsumption architecture, behaviors, potential fields. Hybrid paradigm: AuRo, SSS, RAP´s. Mobile robot navigation: Localization, Map-making, SLAM, route planning. Robot vision. Evolution in autonomous robot systems. Sensory-motor coordination and learning. Multi-robot systems: Robot teams, Robocup, swarm robotics.
