UNLV ME729 - Advanced Robotics Spring 2018 Home Page

ME729 is a MS/PhD-level robotics course. ME425/625 (preferably given by the instructor) is a pre-requisite. This course will use the LEGO NXT Brick (i.e. a computer) and NxC programming language (which was covered in ME425/625). The overall objective is an in-depth study of robotics and includes robot sensing, actuation, communications, control, computer vision and path planning.

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Week 01 - 01/22/18

Topic: Introduction and Pre-Requisites

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Week 02 - 01/29/18

Topic: Homogeneous Transformation

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Week 03 - 02/05/18

Topic: Forward Kinematics

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Week 04 - 02/12/18

Topic: Inverse Kinematics

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Week 05 - 02/19/18

Topic: Washington Birthday - UNLV Holiday


Week 06 - 02/26/18

Topic: Singularity and Motion Trajectories

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Week 07 - 03/05/18

Topic: Actuators and Sensors (and Project #1 Presentations)


Week 08 - 03/12/18

Topic: Mid-term

Handouts: None


Week 09 - 03/19/18

Topic: Robot Dynamics

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Week 10 - 03/26/18

Topic: Spring Break Begins (No Class)


Week 11 - 04/02/18

Topic: PID and Linear Control and Project #2 Presentations

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Week 12 - 04/09/18

Topic: Force Control

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Week 13 - 04/16/18

Topic: Computed-Torque Control

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Week 14 - 04/23/18

Topic: Introduction to useful software tools and Project #3 Presentations

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Week 15 - 04/30/18

Topic: Study Week Begins

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Week 16 - 05/07/18

Topic: Finals