Technion - Israel Institute of Technology  
236927 - Introduction to Robotics
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Announcements

Final call
This is a final call to whoever didn't finish all its obligations to the course>
you have by Thursday 12:00 to finish all your obligations including giving me the documented code
otherwise you get your grade decreased.
Yours

Tomer
Created on 12/10/2009, 12:48:35  
Important
Note that your robot has 3 attempts to get to the target,
I will give a 4th attempt if needed.
Also I intend to be more generous in the grades then what was published.

All this to say one thing:

Please, don't kill yourself!

Tell me what your robot can do and I can tell you if it is enough.

Shana Tova

Yours

Tomer
Created on 16/9/2009, 18:47:54  
presentation postponed again
Due to requests
A week postponment same hour

Sorry for any inconvinience

Shana Tova!

Tomer
Last updated on 16/9/2009, 10:54:51  
Due To requests
Project presentation is delayed to Thur. at 10:00

Please let me know asap if it is not good for you,


Yours

Tomer
Created on 13/9/2009, 10:52:33  
14.9 is the Correct date
10 AM
the plan:
Present your project ( you can prepare short presentation)
2 runs on the map (2 courses)
1 run with a surprise obstacle.


Yours

tomer
Created on 26/8/2009, 12:54:09  
Project moed B
12.9 is the new date
Documentation: internal & external,
good enough for delivering it to someone that wants to continue from where you stopped
Created on 23/8/2009, 18:29:54  
Project submision delayed
Almost all of you have requested delay in the project so it is delayed
the exact date is not yet known but I am thinking about 13.9


please tell me if there is a problem with it

Yours

Tomer
Created on 9/8/2009, 16:24:13  
Update about the last task
the last task in the test of the project (the surprise obstacle)

The surprise obstacle should be located at list 0.5 m from any starting point

Yours

Tomer
Created on 19/7/2009, 15:06:55  
Moed A presentations postponed to Wednesday
9:30

Yours

Tomer
Created on 19/7/2009, 14:45:30  
new protocol avalable
Changes:
Encoders resolution change to about 1.5 mm per side, 10 times accurate than before.
NOTE that encoder data is stil 16 bit !! reset to 0 before maximum signed int16 value!!!

Answer for D, T,C, SPACE, 0, S,M is replaying the source checksum as second returned value

Additional:
Turn curve function: is both setting the draft speed sign and active according to current Drive or Turn command.

Read sonar option 11 does 5-10 as an atomic operation
Created on 14/7/2009, 12:31:59  
Projects offers for this summer
in material section
Created on 9/7/2009, 13:10:32  
Protocol is also updated
A new driver was installed on the Ants. Version DU2.0.4.050709
Students are capable of fast sonars reading.
Use R5 for ping all sonars and fast read of sonars without ping delay (R6-R10)
Note that R6-R10 will return the sonar reading from the last ping. A set of R6-R10 calls should be called only right after R5.
Created on 5/7/2009, 17:16:22  
project updates
1. When the robot thinks that he has reached his target he needs
to shut itself with ~ (this is how we know that he finished)
2. The map is available.
3.The planned tasks:
Getting from one rest area (marked with circle) to another.
You may assume that the starting orientation is vertical to the box edges (4 possible orientations)
ending orientation is free.
The plan is to do this three times the last one with one unplanned obstacle.
4. Planned dates: 20.7.09 Moed A.
12.8.09 Moed B.
5. Please write me an update on your project current status.
Created on 5/7/2009, 16:43:57  
documentation documentation documentation!
I remind you that your code should be easily understandable.
Good documentation is a must.
Such that if someone wants to pick this project at the point that you finish
he should feel comfort with using your code.

Shabat Shalom
Tomer
Created on 2/7/2009, 16:58:24  
Tomorrow's Tirgul is canceled
I plan to replcae Ehud at the lecture time
Created on 29/6/2009, 10:55:02  
good news for some of you
some of you had points addesd to the exam due to a mistake in the checking
Created on 25/6/2009, 10:43:45  
Midterm
Hi I plan to give one qu. from ch.4
Please bring Craig (3rd edition) if you don't have it please tell me.

Yours

Tomer
Created on 21/6/2009, 10:27:51  
Midterm Moed B
is schedualed for first hour of the next lecture.
The plan is to give one qu. from Craig.

Yours

Tomer
Created on 16/6/2009, 18:33:17  
HW3 clearing
GVD is generalized voronoi diagram (p 117) in the book.
q.5 : don't do the graph, just draw the cells(there are too many cells)
Choset's slideshow on cell decomposition is in his site:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~motionplanning/lecture/Chap6-CellDecomp_howie.pdf
Created on 11/6/2009, 11:09:50  
A mistake in the protocol table
"The ascii HEX code for 'e' (answer for E) should be 65 and not 3C as written."

Thanks to Guy and Omer
Created on 10/6/2009, 10:13:14  
Yet another version of the protocol is available!
look in projec>preparation drill
Created on 9/6/2009, 19:11:08  
Tirgul instead of Lecture: 10:30-12:30
because we have alot of material to cover. I hope to finish before 12:20.
Created on 7/6/2009, 12:27:18  
HW3 available
good luck
Created on 3/6/2009, 11:42:38  
HW3 available
good luck
Created on 3/6/2009, 11:42:20  
Next week tirgul 11:30-12:30
is planned, instead of the lecture. (the first hour 10:30-11:30) is cancelled
Created on 2/6/2009, 18:53:37  
schedual for Moed B: 23.6 at 10:30-11:20
Created on 2/6/2009, 18:47:35  
yet a newer version for the preparation drill available!
Created on 2/6/2009, 11:28:08  
some changes in the project robot comunication
look in material>project>preparation drill
Note the connection rate change from 9600 to 38400 [bps] and the new Drift
settings.
Created on 1/6/2009, 13:50:30  
For any of you that can get into the lab
please send me email:
title: lab entrance
inside: name, id number, username

thanks
Created on 26/5/2009, 17:13:47  
Today's tirgul is canceled
Due to the long test.
Created on 19/5/2009, 13:40:23  
Location of reception hour : Taub 601
Again be sure that you know everything that was in the tirgulim
Created on 17/5/2009, 11:51:02  
receprion hour changed for next week
Mon 16:00
Created on 13/5/2009, 17:16:52  
HW are checked, PPT of IK modified
Puma matrix had a mistake in it
Created on 13/5/2009, 17:14:08  
Midterm
Open material, please bring calculator
Created on 7/5/2009, 10:07:33  
For next tirgul
Next tirgul should include probabilistic material, please check that you remember
basic definitions and Bayes theorem
Created on 3/5/2009, 14:55:30  
HW 2 qu 4 - find only the workspace
Created on 28/4/2009, 11:15:59  
HW2 new due date: 4.5.09
Created on 22/4/2009, 12:52:38  
HW2 is now available
good luck, a new version of the tirgul ppt is in the site.
if you find mistakes in any of the published material please write me.

Thanks
Tomer
Created on 21/4/2009, 17:16:53  
HW1 clearings:
you don't need Atan2.
Programing: write a code that do the work you don't need to follow all his instructions

sorry for any trouble
Created on 20/4/2009, 09:45:33  
this Tue. 11:30-12:30 Attendance mandatory
if you can't come please send me mail.
The reason is that I need id and login of each student that do the project
and I don't want it to be sent by mail.
further: we are obliged to material taught in class and HW( including Ronen's explanations)
and only this material. You need to know every thing that was taught or said.
the material that is published doesn't cover it all.
Created on 19/4/2009, 12:40:01  
Next Tue. (21.4) first hour of lecture is canceled.
tutorial and second hour of lecture are planned to be given as usual
Created on 16/4/2009, 11:13:36  
mid term is planned for 19 of May
Created on 7/4/2009, 17:20:17  
a scan of programing qu was added
Created on 7/4/2009, 17:18:54  
tommorow's reception hour canceled
due to personal reasons.
You can talk to me after the tirgul instead. sorry!
Created on 6/4/2009, 20:40:04  
HW 1
qu 3a the second axis is Y and not X.
If anyone needs a scan of the MATLAB exercises please let me know
Created on 31/3/2009, 18:04:00  
Tutorial 1- corrected version
some mistakes were found - now a corrected version is uploaded
Created on 24/3/2009, 10:54:26  
For this week tutotial please print the doc file
(from material section - Tutorial 1)
Created on 22/3/2009, 10:34:15  
Lecture location has changed to Taub 8
Created on 17/3/2009, 13:44:36  
Website is now available, good luck
Created on 12/3/2009, 16:30:17  
Tomorrow's tutorial is canceled
As it covers the material of lecture 2.
Created on 16/3/2009, 17:14:49