This upper-level/graduate elective course provides an integrated introduction to the design of computer-controlled electromechanical systems, with topics including: mechanical design and prototyping, analog and digital circuitry, sensing and measurement, actuation methods, microcontroller programming, and system integration. Check out this article in the September 2010 issue of the IEEE Robotics and Automation magazine: The Robockey Cup.
| Date | Topics / Lecture Slides | Assignment Due | Lab Due | Corresponding Book Sections | |||||||||||||||
| Wed, 9/5 |   
| 9.1-9.9, 9.13-9.14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fri, 9/7 | A0: Incoming Survey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mon, 9/10 |   
| L1a: RC Filters | 10.2-10.3, 13.5.1.2, 29.5.2-29.5.4, 30.1-30.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wed, 9/12 |   
| L1b: Optoelectronics | 10.4-10.5, 22.1-22.9, 23.1-23.3, 17.1, 17.4-17.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fri, 9/14 | L1c: Mechanical Design | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mon, 9/17 |   
| A1: Passive Circuits | 13.4.1-13.4.2, 11.5, 18.1, 16.1-16.8.2, 17.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wed, 9/19 | 
| L1d: Stalker Demo | 29.1-29.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mon, 9/24 |  
| A2: Motors & Memory | L2a: Preliminary Design | 18.7, 11.1-11.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Wed, 9/26 | 
| L2b: Build-Ready | 31.1-31.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mon, 10/1 |   
| A3: Op Amp Magic | L2c: Labyrinth Demo | 2.1-2.10, 3.1-3.11 | |||||||||||||||
| Wed, 10/3 |  
| 8.2-8.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fri, 10/5 | L3a: First m2 code | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mon, 10/8 | EXAM | A4: Something Different | |||||||||||||||||
| Wed, 10/10 |  
| L3b: Stroboscope | 8.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mon, 10/15 |  
| L4a: Driver Design | |||||||||||||||||
| Wed, 10/17 | 
| L4: Orchestra! | 13.3.2, 13.5.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mon, 10/22 | FALL BREAK | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wed, 10/24 | 
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| Fri, 10/26 | 
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| Mon, 10/29 | Frankenstorm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wed, 10/31 | 
| L5: Early Demos | |||||||||||||||||
| Mon, 11/5 | L5: Acrobat Demos | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wed, 11/7 | No lecture | ROBOCKEY: Teams | |||||||||||||||||
| Mon, 11/12 |  
| A5: Localize Me! | |||||||||||||||||
| Wed, 11/14 | No lecture | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mon, 11/19 | 
| 5.1-5.10, 29.5.1, 29.5.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wed, 11/21 | Thanksgiving Break | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mon, 11/26 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wed, 11/28 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mon, 12/3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wed, 12/5 | Final Lecture | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tue, 12/11 | ROBOCKEY: Finale | ||||||||||||||||||
(note: all items are due at 3:00 p.m. unless otherwise specified)
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