Module 15267 (2010)

Module Description - Intelligent Robotics (Extended)

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Module TitleIntelligent Robotics (Extended)
SchoolComputer Science
Module Code06-15267
DescriptorCOMP/06-15267/LM
Member of StaffJeremy Wyatt (coordinator), Unknown/Left
LevelM
Credits20
Semester1
Pre-requisitesNone
Co-requisitesNone
RestrictionsAvailable only to School of Computer Science students; registration limited to approx. 42 in combination with 06-13520 (Intelligent Robotics). May not be taken by anyone who has taken or is taking 06-13520 (Intelligent Robotics).
Contact hours50
DeliveryApproximately 18 lectures, 6 student presentations and 24 laboratory sessions
Description
Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, the student should be able to:Assessed by:
design, build and program simple autonomous robots Team Project
implement standard signal processing and control algorithms Team Project
describe and analyse robot processes using appropriate methods Team Project
write a detailed report on a robot project Team Project
carry out and write up investigations using appropriate experimental methods Team Project
show appreciation of the research literature in one subfield of intelligent robotics Presentation
AssessmentSessional: Continuous assessment (100%).
Supplementary (where allowed): None; the module may only be repeated.
The continuous assessment consists of: a writeup and demonstration of an autonomous robot project designed and constructed by each team (70%); oral presentation of an overview of an area of intelligent robotics research (30%).
TextsR Arkin, Behavior Based Robotics, 1998
F Martin, Robotic Explorations: A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering, 2001
V Braitenberg, Vehicles: Experiments in Synthetic Psychology, 1984
Jeremy Wyatt, Lecture Notes on Intelligent Robotics, and lab handouts,
U Nehmzow, Mobile Robotics: A practical introduction, 2000
S Mahadevan and J Connell, Robot Learning, 1993
J Jones, B Seiger and A Flynn, Mobile Robots: Inspiration to Implementation (2nd ed.), 1999