Table 1
The Course Module Time Durations and Designated Instructors
Course Module | Contents |
Locomotion | Legged Mobile Robots, Wheeled Mobile Robots, Complex Wheels, Tracked Vehicles, Aquatic Vehicles, Flying Vehicles, Space Robots |
Robot Kinematics | Coordinate frames, rotations, homogeneous coordinates, link coordinates, the direct kinematics problem, the inverse kinematics solution |
Mobile Robot Kinematics |
Kinematic Models and Constraints, Mobile Robot Maneuverability, Mobile Robot Workspace |
Actuating | DC Motors, Gearing and Efficiency, RC Servo Motors, Stepping motors, Motor Control |
Sensing I | Non-visual Sensors and Algorithms, Contact Sensors, Bumpers, Internal Sensors, Infrared Sensors, Sonar, Radar, Laser Range Finders |