CS 294-5: Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics

Fall 1997 Syllabus

Time and Location Monday 1-4 pm, 405 Soda Hall
Instructors Professor Ken Goldberg
Karl Böhringer, Postdoctoral Researcher
IEOR Department, ALPHA lab
Office hours
Prof. Ken Goldberg
Monday 10-11am, Wednesday 1-2 pm
4189 Etcheverry Hall
Office hours
Karl Böhringer
Tuesday 4-5 pm, Thursday 11-12 pm
4175 Etcheverry Hall
Class homepage http://alpha.ieor.berkeley.edu/cs294
Required texts Mechanics of Manipulation by Matt Mason. Papers and book chapters (will be distributed in class).
Suggested references Robot Motion Planning by Jean-Claude Latombe. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991.
Algorithms for Robotic Motion and Manipulation (editors J.-P. Laumond and M. Overmars,), A. K. Peters Ltd., Wellesley MA, 1997.
Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (editors K. Goldberg, D. Halperin, J.-C. Latombe, and R. Wilson), A. K. Peters Ltd., Wellesley MA 1995.
Course requirements and grading scheme 30% - paper presentation
40% - research project
30% - final report
Homework assignments Thorough reading of research papers, preparation for discussion in class.
Research project Small-scale research project (e.g. software simulation or mathematical model). Eight-page writeup (conference paper format).

For more information contact
Karl Böhringer karl@ieor.berkeley.edu, 642-4559 or
Ken Goldberg goldberg@ieor.berkeley.edu, 643-9565
http://alpha.ieor.berkeley.edu/cs294