CENG585 FUNDAMENTALS OF AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS
| Course Code: | 5710585 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Computer Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Masters |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. EROL ŞAHİN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
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.