| Week | Topic | Suggested Readings | Notes | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic concepts in robotics | Course syllabus. Chapt 1. Appendicies | Notes | |
| 2 | Bug Algorithms and related sensor processing and estimation | Chapt 2 | Notes | |
| 3 | Kinematics and Configuration Spaces | Chapt 3 | Notes | |
| 4 | Kinematics and Configuration Spaces | Chapt 3 | Leonard Notes | |
| 5 | Potential methods | Chapt 4 | NotesCowan Notes | |
| 6 | Roadmaps | Chapt 4, 5 , 6 | Chapt 5 NotesLeonard Notes | |
| 7 | Review and Exam (3/14/13) | |||
| 8 | Sample-based Path Planning | Chapt 7 | Hager Notes | |
| 9 | Sample-based Path Planning | Chapt 7 | Erion Notes II | |
| 10 | Localization: Kalman Filters | Chapt 8 | NotesUpdated Notes | |
| 11 | Localization: KF/Bayesian Methods | Chapt 9 | ||
| 12 | Localization: Bayesian Methods | Chapt 9 | Notes Updated Notes | |
| 13 | Wrap up | Cowan Paper | Whitcomb Notes | |
| 14 | Final Exam |