Course schedule

Version of 4/29/97

Week 1

Wed, Apr 2 (5:45pm, Terman 102 - time & location may change for future lectures).

• Course intro, philosophy, organization. Hand out surveys, warmup assignment, lists of projects,
  R&D topics. (Surveys due in lab Thursday, Apr 3.)

Thurs, Apr 3 (5:30pm in the Robots Lab, Bldg. 530-02).

• Lab introduction & mandatory safety briefing. Equipment intro. Group assignments made by COB Friday.

Week 2

Robot programming tutorials -- Bldg. 530-02 (assigned times by groups)

• Warm-up assignment due (bring to group meeting).

Thurs, Apr 10: Calibration and precision manufacturing (Cutkosky, Costa, Smaby)

Week 3

Robot programming tutorials -- Bldg. 530-02 (assigned times by groups)

Thurs, Apr 17: Design of end-effectors & hands (Rodriguez, Stanford)

• Begin demonstrations of first projects (times by arrangement).

Week 4

Robot programming tutorials -- Bldg. 530-02 (assigned times by groups).

Thurs, Apr 24: Tour of Adept Technologies. Carpool from Terman loading dock around 5:20pm. Arrive at main door of Adept @6:00pm. Host is Mike Oitzman (408) 432 5010. Building will be locked and nobody in the lobby, so latecomers will miss the tour. Maps to Adept are pinned to bulletin board in the lab.

Week 5

Robot programming tutorials -- Bldg. 530-02 (assigned times)

Thurs, May 1: Presentation by Ed Nicolson, Yaskawa Electric (RobotWorld parent company)

Finish end-effector presentation (wrists -- Levin).

• Begin demonstrations of second projects (times by arrangement).

Week 6

Robot programming tutorials -- Bldg. 530-02 (assigned times).

Thurs, May 8: Vision algorithms and issues (Beamer, Nagashima, Trujillo, Donohoe)

Week 7

Force control demos and tutorials -- Bldg. 530-02

• (conducted by DML staff; Cutkosky will probably be out of town this week).

Thurs, May 15: Force Control (Fraser, Vicente, Shimon)

Week 8

Third project demonstrations, fourth project consultations -- Bldg. 530-02 (assigned times).

Thurs, May 22: Tactile sensing and haptics (Siu, Tompkins, Green, Quinnan)

Week 9

Fourth project consultations -- Bldg. 530-02 (assigned times)

Thurs, May 29: Dexterous manipulation and telemanipulation (Nielsen, Berman, Kennedy, Dubielzig)

Week 10

Begin fourth project demonstrations (schedule to be determined).

Thurs, June 5: Continue demonstrations of fourth projects (schedule to be determined).