CS 5970-001: Mobile Manipulation
Schedule

Note: schedule and readings are subject to change.

Class # Date Topic Reading Assignment Due
1 Tue, Jan 13 Class Introduction Syllabus Class Project
2 Thu, Jan 15 Robotics Topics Introduction Craig Chapter 1
3 Tue, Jan 20 Representing Cartesian Space Craig 2.1-2.7
4 Thu, Jan 22 Representing Orientations Craig 2.8-2.9
5 Tue, Jan 27 Grasp-Centered Object Representations TBD
6 Thu, Jan 29 Action-Oriented Representations Learning to Predict Action Outcomes in Continuous, Relational Environments
7 Tue, Feb 3 Kinematics I Craig 3.1-3.5
8 Thu, Feb 5 ROS Introduction ROS Tutorials 1-9
9 Tue, Feb 10 Kinematics II Craig 3.6-3.9
10 Thu, Feb 12 ROS: Publishers and Subscribers Catkin Tutorials 1-3
ROS Tutorials 10-20
11 Tue, Feb 17 Inverse Kinematics Craig 4.1-4.4, 4.10
12 Thu, Feb 19 ROS: Baxter API
Project Work
ROS Baxter API
13 Tue, Feb 24 Jacobians Craig 5-5.8
14 Thu, Feb 26 Project Work n/a
15 Tue, Mar 3 Jacobians n/a
16 Thu, Mar 5 Project Work n/a
17 Tue, Mar 10 Control and Path Planning Craig 9-9.6 (skim details in 9.3)
Randomized Path Planning - A Tutorial
Paper Summaries
18 Thu, Mar 12 Project Work n/a Checkpoint 1
- Tue, Mar 17 Holiday
- Thu, Mar 19 Holiday
19 Tue, Mar 24 Paper Discussion See paper assignments Paper Summaries
20 Thu, Mar 26 Project Work n/a
21 Tue, Mar 31 Paper Discussion See paper assignments Paper Summaries
22 Thu, Apr 2 Project Work n/a Checkpoint 2
23 Tue, Apr 7 Paper Discussion See paper assignments Paper Summaries
24 Thu, Apr 9 Project Work n/a
25 Tue, Apr 14 Paper Discussion See paper assignments Paper Summaries
26 Thu, Apr 16 Project Work n/a Checkpoint 3
27 Tue, Apr 21 Paper Discussion See paper assignments Paper Summaries
28 Thu, Apr 23 Project Work n/a
29 Tue, Apr 28 Paper Discussion See paper assignments Paper Summaries
30 Thu, Apr 30 Final Project Presentations n/a Class Project
31 Mon, May 4 Final Project Presentations: 1:30-3:30


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