CS 4023/5023, Introduction to Intelligent Robotics — Fall 2011
Schedule (subject to change)

Week Date Topic Murphy Other (5023) Out Due (5023)
1 August
23
Course Intro/Overview
Part I; Intro to AI Robotics
I, 1
August
25
Deliberative Paradigm 2 Mowforth & Grant
2 August
30
Introduction to Reactive Robotics 3 Pennings
September
1
Reactive Robotics 4
Zobel Ch 1, 10-11
3 September
6
Implementing Reactive Robotics 5 Brooks1, Jones, et al.
Zobel Ch 12-13
September
8
Sensing for Reactive Robotics 6
Zobel Ch 9
4 September
13
Hybrid Deliberative/Reactive 7 Brooks2; Thrun
Zobel Ch 2
September
15
Hybrid Deliberative/Reactive 7 Simmons; Albus
Zobel Ch 3
PR1
HW1
5 September
20
Hybrid Deliberative/Reactive 7 Albus
Zobel Ch 4
Topic ¶ References
September
22
Part II; Metric Path Planning
II, 10

Zobel Ch 8
HW2 HW1
6 September
27
Localization and Mapping
11

Zobel Ch 5-7
Draft
Review
September
29
Intro to Webots Webots User Guide Ch 7 HW2
7 October
4
Topological Maps
SLS Background
9 Class Wiki
Zobel Ch 14
HW3
October
6
Project Determination Independently Determined PR1
8 October
11
Project Discussions with Groups Determined by Groups HW3
October
13
EXAM 1-7,9-11 All Readings
(not Zobel)
9 October
18
Open Determined by Groups Final Review
October
20
Open Determined by Groups Project Wiki Page
10 October
25
Project Discussions with Groups Determined by Groups Draft Tech
Slides
October
27
Review Presentations Final Tech Slides
11 November
1
Review Presentations
November
3
Project Discussions with Groups Determined by Groups Draft PR Slides
12 November
8
Review Presentations Draft Tech
Comparison
November
10
Review Presentations Draft
Report
13 November
15
Project Progress Reports (PRs) Determined by Groups Final PR Slides
November
17
Open Determined by Groups
14 November
22
Open Determined by Groups
November
24
No Class (Thanksgiving)
15 November
29
Project Discussions with Groups Determined by Groups Final Tech
Comparison
December
1
Open Determined by Groups
16 December
6
Open Determined by Groups Draft
Poster
December
8
Open Determined by Groups Final Report
December 9
3:30-5:30
Project Poster Presentations Final Poster
Finals None! Rejoice, you are all done!
(With this class, of course.)