About the Course

Syllabus

1. Introduction: Recent advances in autonomous platforms

2. Robot mechanics

   1. Configuration space

   2. Kinematics

3. Sensing

   1. Ranging sensors: Sonar, LiDar, Computer Vision (CV)

   2. Locating

   3. Mapping

4. Motion and path planning

   1. Introduction and aims

   2. Planning in known environments

   3. Planning in unknown environments

5. Autonomy and decision making

   1. Introduction to estimation

   2. Loop closing