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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
Computer Science Department
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| CMPSCI 503(591C) |
Embedded Systems |
Fall 2001 |
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Rod Grupen
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Fall 2001 Course Information
The Embedded Systems course provides an introduction to integrated
hardware/software solutions in computational systems with sensing and
actuation. Today, products including microwave ovens, VCR's, high-speed
trains, automobiles and large airframes routinely employ a variety of
embedded microcontrollers for process control. We will play with concepts
fundamental to these applications while designing and building our own
stand-alone robots with embedded processors - this course is hands on!
The goals of this course include:
- an introduction to hardware and software systems
consisting of an embedded processor, an electronic interface, and a
physical plant,
- to develop analytical skills and design tools at the intersection of
Engineering and Computer Science,
- to introduce techniques for adaptive control in integrated systems,
and
- to build (as part of a group) sensory and motor drivers, I/O, and
control logic for an embedded application - every student will
participate in the design, implementation, and programming.
Lecture: Tuesday & Thursday 2:30-3:45, LGRC A339
Laboratory/Office hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday
12:20-2:15, LGRT 212
Prerequisites: consent of instructor
Credit: 3 units
Instructor:
- Rod Grupen, grupen@cs.umass.edu, 545-3280
Grading:
- Lab participation - 12 weekly web site reports (40%)
- Class participation - (20% total)
- Final Report (per team) (20%)
- Final Demonstration (20%)
Required Text:
- "Mobile Robots - Inspiration to Implementation," second
edition, Jones, Flynn, and Seiger, A K Peters, 1999.
Recommended texts:
- "The Art of Electronics," second edition, Paul Horowitz, and
Winfield Hill, Cambridge University Press, NY, NY, 1989.
- "Real-Time Systems and Programming Languages," second edition,
Alan Burns and Andy Wellings, Addison-Wesley, Edinburgh, UK,
1997.
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"A Computational Approach to Sensorimotor Systems (CASS)"
Rod Grupen
grupen@cs.umass.edu