Course Catalog - 2024-2025

     

COMP 462 - INTRO TO MODERN ROBOTIC

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO MODERN ROBOTICS
Department: Computer Science
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): COMP 215 AND (ELEC 303 OR STAT 310 OR ECON 307 OR STAT 312 OR STAT 315 OR DSCI 301 OR STAT 311 OR CMOR 302 OR CMOR 303 OR MATH 354 OR MATH 355)
Description: Robots, as seen in many different forms, can help people in various scenarios to improve the efficiency, safety, and quality of task executions. In particular, those robots which can physically interact with the world possess essential skills to engage themselves more comprehensively in the real-world tasks. For example, robots with manipulation skills can help us in factories, kitchens, hospitals, warehouses, construction sites, and even in space or on another planet. This course introduces both fundamental and state-of-the-art knowledge to let students acquire a broad understanding of modern robots. Topics including robot motions, kinematics, dynamics, simulation and Robot Operating System (ROS), hand and grasping, prehensile and nonprehensile manipulation, robot control, and interactive estimation, will be covered. Programming projects are involved to facilitate converting textbook knowledge to solid hands-on experiences. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: COMP 562. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for COMP 462 if student has credit for COMP 562.