Courses in Computer Science, Roskilde University

ROB: Robot programming (preliminary course description)

Robotics programming is a fast-growing field which overlaps with several other areas of modern computing, especially mobile sensor-based applications and artificial intelligence. The course covers the basics of robot software and hardware architecture as well as algorithms and principles for sensor interpretation, control, planning and navigation. The practical project work will apply these techniques and theories using physical robots including Lego Mindstorms robots and possibly other platforms.

After completing the course, a student will

• be familiar with typical robot hardware, sensor, software and communications infrastructure,
• understand basic models of robot control ranging from fully autonomous to centralised control,
• be able to apply algorithms for handling and arbitration among continuous sensor inputs,
• be able to apply algorithms for navigation and route-finding,
• understand the basic principles of vision processing,
• be aware of current and future developments such as adaptive robots.

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