電気情報工学基礎演習 B (Simulation of Controlling Mobile Robot)

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IMPORTANT MESSAGES:

  • Due to COVID-19, lectures will be given in a hybrid mode
  • Each week, slides and videos will be uploaded
  • Grading will be based on a take-home exam (please see "Take-Home Exam" section below for description and deadline)

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn Matlab basics;
  • study simple control design for a mobile robot;
  • simulate designed controllers.

Instructor:

  • Prof. Kai Cai (Engineering Building F-610)
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Office hour: by email

TA:

Lecture Schedule:

  • Period: Nov.--Dec. 2020
  • Day and Time: Fridays 10:50-12:30
  • Location: Engineering Building A-107

Software:

  • Matlab (download the Windows 64bit version here, with university campus license; installation instructions are here). After you install the software, you also need to make a change according this document. Installatioon problems and solutions can be found here.
  • Matlab's campus license allows you to use the software only when you are on campus; to use Matlab at home (or outside campus), you need set up VPN (instructions are here). This VPN is valid for the period of this course, and will expire 2020.01.10, 23:59:59.
  • Sim.I.Am simulation package (download from "Course Outline" below a new package for each week; package developed by Georgia Robotics and InTelligent Systems Laboratory)

Grading:

  • Take-Home Exame 100% (due 2021.01.10)

Course Outline:

    Dates              Topics
  1. 2020.11.13 Introduction; Matlab and Sim.I.Am installation
  2. 2020.11.20 Angle control
  3. 2020.11.27 GoToGoal control
  4. 2020.12.04 Obstacle avoidance
  5. 2020.12.11 GoToGoal control + obstacle avoidance
  6. 2020.12.18 Final project (see "Take-Home Exam" section below)

Video Lectures

Lecture 1

Lecture 2

Lecture 3

Lecture 4

Lecture 5

Take-Home Exam

Exam description: Exam (issued on 2020.12.18)

Setup document "settings.xml" for Advanced Problem (発展問題): settings.xml

Report due 2021.01.10, 12:00

  • For 2019 course see here.
  • For 2018 course see here.
  • For 2017 course see here.