CENG 415/415L/515/515L Introduction to Robotics/Lab

Credits: (2-1) 3

An introduction to mechatronic systems and embedded systems for robotics. This course will cover the basics required for autonomous mobile robotics. The course will begin with a survey of existing systems and some background mathematics. Core course topics will include electromechanical components, electronics for motor control, sensors and instrumentation, mobile robotic kinematics and movement, microcontrollers, real time computing, and embedded system design and development. Course projects will include student teams building task oriented mobile robots with emphasis on the hardware development.

Prerequisites: CSC 300 and MATH 321 or concurrent enrollment in CSC 405/505 or permission of instructor.
Corequisites: CENG 415L or CENG 515L
Notes: Students enrolled in CENG 515/515L will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in CENG 415/415L. This course is cross listed with CSC 415/415L/515/515L.

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