Week: F |
Lecture |
Lab |
01: 01/16 | Course Overview & Robotics @ NMT |
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02: 01/23 | Project Overview; Form Teams |
Rockets and Measurements |
03: 01/30 | Forward Kinematics |
Assemble Grippers |
04: 02/06 | Gripper Control via Arduino |
Gripper and Arm Assembly |
05: 02/13 | Accelerometers and the Arduino |
Vibration Detector |
06: 02/20 | Trajectory Planning |
Build and Implement on Arm |
07: 02/27 | Good Programming Practices |
Programming Examples |
08: 03/06 |
Prepare for Mid-term Challenge |
09: 03/13 |
Prepare for Mid-term Challenge |
10: 03/20 | Spring Break |
11: 03/27 |
Mid-term Challenge |
12: 04/03 | Holiday |
13: 04/10 | Infrared and Ultrasonic Sensors |
Detection Circuits |
14: 04/17 |
Prepare for Final Challenge |
15: 04/24 |
Prepare for Final Challenge |
16: 05/01 | Final Challenge |
17: 05/08 | Finals Week |
Week |
Lecture (on Tuesday) |
Lab (on Thursday) |
01: 08/18 | Introduction to Class & Programming |
Lab 01: Tangram Algorithm |
02: 08/25 | Electronic Circuits, Measurements & Devices |
Lab 02: Blinking LED |
03: 09/01 | Programming Loops & Input/Output Signals |
Lab 03: Loops & Fading Signals |
04: 09/08 | Programming Functions & Variable Types |
Lab 04: Functions, LEDs & Servos |
05: 09/15 | Kinematics, Linkages & Suspension |
Lab 05: Serial Communication & Print |
06: 09/22 | Programming Logic & Summary |
Work on Crawl Challenge |
07: 09/29 | Challenge Workday |
Work on Crawl Challenge |
08: 10/06 | Electronic Circuits - Part II |
Obstacle Crawl Challenge |
09: 10/13 | Computer-Aided Design (CAD) via SolidWorks |
Disassemble Robots; Organize/Inventory Kits |
10: 10/20 | Mechanical Assembly |
Design/Build Robot Chassis for Challenge |
11: 10/27 | Control Theory |
Design/Build Remote Control for Challenge |
12: 11/03 | Regression Part I |
Lab: Measurements and Regression |
13: 11/10 | Regression Part II |
Lab: Switches, Potentiometers, Arduino I/O |
14: 11/17 | Work on Challenge |
Lab: Robot Calibration via Regression |
15: 11/24 | Work on Challenge |
No Lab (Thanksgiving) |
16: 12/01 | Work on Challenge |
RoboTriathlon Challenge |
17: 12/08 | Finals Week |
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SP15 | |
Lab: Analog Sensor Characterization |
SP15 | |
Lab: Digital Sensor Characterization |
SP15 | |
Lab: Measurements |