CS223A Introduction to Robotics Winter 2007/2008

• Announcements
• Course Staff & Office Hours
• Handouts
• Homeworks

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Class meets on MW 2:15-3:30pm in Gates B01.

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Announcements

• Mar 18 (Tue): Final Exam:
  -- As a quick reminder, the CS223A Final Exam will be this Friday March 21 from 12:15-3:15pm in Gates B01. You may bring your notes and a calculator.
  
• Mar 7 (Fri): Sign up sheet for Review Sessions:
  -- The official Review Sessions for the CS223A Final Exam will be: Tuesday, March 11 from 7-9pm and Wednesday, March 12 from 7-9pm
  -- A signup sheet will be taped to the TA office (Gates B28) today at 2:00pm and will remain there until Monday at 5:00pm. Please sign up on this sheet for either Tues or Wed to gaurantee yourself a spot.
  -- SCPD students: if you would like to attend the review session, please email us and let us know which day.
  -- Non-SCPD students: you can not reserve a spot by emailing us. You need to use the sign up sheet.
  
• Feb 24 (Sun): Lecture Notes from Feb 20 Posted. Homework #4 Due at 5pm on Monday:
  -- The lecture notes on trajectory planning have been posted to the class website. Also, remember to turn in homework #4 on Monday, Feb 25 by 5pm. You can turn your homework in during class or put it in the homework turn in box outside Prof Khatib's office by 5pm.
  
• Feb 14 (Thur): Due Date Extended for Homework #4 and No Office Hours this Monday, Feb 18:
  -- The deadline for turning in homework #4 has been extended until Monday, Feb 25, because trajectory planning won't be covered until the lecture on Wednesday Feb 20. Monday, Feb 18 is a holiday so we won't have class or office hours.
  
• Feb 11 (Mon): New Office Hours Location and Office Hours Phone Number:
  -- Office hours will now be held in Gates B28, which is in the basement. The office phone number is: 650-723-2579. We will hold office hours as usual this week.
  
• Old Announcements ...

Course Staff / Office Hours

Instructor Professor Oussama Khatib E-mail: khatib{AT}cs.stanford.edu Office: Gates Room 144 Office Hours: MW 4-5pm

Teaching Assistants Pete Shull, Christina Mester, and Channing Wong E-mail: cs223aTA{AT}gmail.com Office: Gates Room B28 (in basement) phone: 650-723-2579 Office Hours: Mo, 3:30 - 5:00pm, Tu 2:00 - 5:00pm, Thu 2:30 - 3:30pm

Handouts

• Handout 1 ( pdf ) - Course Introduction
• Handout 2 ( pdf ) - Kinematics-1
• Handout 3 ( pdf ) - Kinematics-2
• Handout 4 ( pdf ) - Jacobian
• Handout 5 ( pdf ) - Robots and Vision
• Handout 6 ( pdf ) - Trajectory Planning
• Handout 7 ( pdf ) - Dynamics
• Handout 8 ( pdf ) - Control

Homeworks

Homework Guidelines: Homework is due by 5pm on the due date. You can turn it in to the TAs during class or in the drop-box outside Prof. Khatib's office (Gates 144)

1. Show your work -- you'll get no credit for answers without explanations.
2. Circle / Highlight your answers -- if we can't find your answers, we can't grade your assignment.
3. Write your name legibly -- if we can't read your name, we can't grade your assignment.
4. Staple pages -- if pages go missing, we can't grade your assignment.
5. Use common sense for decimals -- if the question states a = 1.34, then don't give answers like 2*a = 2.680001245735.

		Out	Due
Homework 1 ( pdf )	Solution 1 ( pdf )	Jan 16	Jan 23
Homework 2 ( pdf )	Solution 2 ( pdf )	Jan 23	Jan 30
Homework 3 ( pdf )	Solution 3 ( pdf )	Jan 30	Feb 8
Homework 4 ( pdf )	Solution 4 ( pdf )	Feb 6	Feb 25
Homework 5 ( pdf )	Solution 5 ( pdf )	Feb 25	Mar 5
Homework 6 ( pdf )	Solution 6 ( pdf )	Mar 5	Mar 12

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Last Updated: Sunday, March 16, 2008, 6:12pm by Pete Shull