Description

Robotics Aerial Robotics

• Robotics Aerial Robotics, How can we create agile micro aerial vehicles that are able to operate autonomously in cluttered indoor and outdoor environments.
• You will gain an introduction to the mechanics of flight and the design of quadrotor flying robots.
• And will be able to develop dynamic models, derive controllers, and synthesize planners for operating in three dimensional environments.
• You will be exposed to the challenges of using noisy sensors for localization and maneuvering in complex, three-dimensional environments.
• Finally, you will gain insights through seeing real world examples of the possible applications and challenges for the rapidly-growing drone industry.
• Mathematical prerequisites  Students taking this course are expected to have some familiarity with linear algebra.
• Single variable calculus, and differential equations.
• Programming prerequisites: Some experience programming with MATLAB.
• Or Octave is recommended (we will use MATLAB in this course.) MATLAB will require the use of a 64-bit computer.

Introduction to Aerial Robotics

• Welcome to Week 1! In this week, you will be introduced to the exciting field of Unmanned Aerial Robotics (UAVs) and quadrotors in particular.
• You will learn about their basic mechanics and control strategies and realize.
• How careful component selection and design affect the vehicles’ performance.
• This week also provides you with instructions on how to download and install Matlab.
• This software will be used throughout this course in exercises and assignments.
• So it is strongly recommended to familiarize yourself with Matlab soon.
• Tutorials to help you get started are also provided in this week.

Advanced Topics

• So far, we have gone over the basics of developing linear controllers for quadrotors and motion planning.
• In this last week of the course, we will discuss some more advanced material on how to enable quadrotors.
• To perform more agile maneuvers and to operate autonomously in teams.
• Note that the last programming assignment on quadrotor control in three dimensions uses material from the previous weeks.
• It is strongly recommended to start the assignment as soon as possible.