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MAKL7532Autonomous Mobile Robots3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Lab work
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Nurhan GÜRSEL ÖZMEN
Co-Lecturer
Language of instruction
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To learn the fundemantals of mobile robotics To learn the mechenical and electrical properties of mobile robots To design and control a mobile robot
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : will be able to gain the ability to apply engineering problems for modeling and solving.1,21,6,
PO - 2 : Will be able to gain the ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods to complex engineering problems related to mechanical engineering.1,21,6,
PO - 3 : Will be able to design a complex system, process, device or product to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions.1,21,6,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
*Locomotion, Legged mobile robots and wheeled mobile robots *Mobile Robot Kinematics, Kinematic models and constraints, mobile robot maneuverability *Perception,sensors for mobile robots, feature extraction *Mobile robot localization,noise and aliasing, examples of localization systems * Planning and navigation, path planning, obstacle avoidance
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction to mobile robots An overview of the course and the references
 Week 2-Locomotion -Key issues for locomotion -Legged mobile robots
 Week 3-Wheeled mobile robots -Wheeled locomotion: the design space
 Week 4Mobile robot kinematics -Kinemtic models and constraints
 Week 5Mobile robot maneuverability -Degree of mobility -Degree of steerability -Robot maneuverability
 Week 6Mobile robot workspace -Degrees of freedom -Holonomic robots -Path and trajectory considerations
 Week 7Perception -Sensors for mobile robots -Sensor classifications -Uncertainity
 Week 8Feature extraction -Feature extraction based on range data -Visual appearance based feature extraction
 Week 9First axam
 Week 10Mobile robot localization -The challenge of localization: Noise and aliasing -Sensor noise, sensor aliasing
 Week 11Localization based navigation
 Week 12Map representation
 Week 13Probabilistic based map representation
 Week 14-Other examples of localization systems
 Week 15Planning and navigation
 Week 16Project presentation
 
Textbook / Material
1Siegwart,R., Nourbabakhsh, I.R., Scaramuzza,D., 2010,Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots, the MIT Press
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 20.5.2022 2 50
Project 12-14 20.6.2022 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 10 30
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 10 30
Laboratuar çalışması 2 10 20
Arasınav için hazırlık 10 1 10
Arasınav 2 1 2
Proje 20 6 120
Total work load212