16-722 Sensing and Sensors

Units: 12.0 Department: Robotics Related URLs: http://www.ri.cmu.edu/ We will study the principles and practices of quantitative perception -- i.e., sensing -- illustrated by the devices and algorithms -- i.e., sensors -- that implement them. applications, learn to specify the required sensor characteristics, analyze whether these specifications can be realized even in principle, quantitatively compare what can be realized in principle to what can actually be built or purchased, understand the engineering factors that account for the discrepancies, and design transducing, digitizing, and computing systems that come tolerably close to realizing the actual capabilities of available sensors. In addition to the sensing requirements of robot function, e.g., manipulation and mobility, illustrative applications will be drawn from the domains of observations that robots are employed to make, e.g., medical diagnosis and therapy, aviation security, biometric identification, earth and planetary exploration, and the infrastructures that robotic applications depend on, e.g., communication and navigation signal channels. In the Spring 2004 edition of the course we will experimentally depart from the traditional lecture/reading/homework/examination course format. After a few comprehensive lectures by the instructor to provide the required background and set the tone, subsequent lectures will provide just an overview of the topical area and supplementary reading materials; the students will fill in the details by taking on preparation -- under the instructor's guidance if desired -- and presentation of approximately half-hour slide-illustrated lectures with pointers to up-to-date supplementary reading materials.

Popularity index Rank for this semester: #1049 Rank in this department: #9   Students also scheduled 85-221 Principles of Child Development 69-195 Emergency Medical Technician 69-109 Karate 18-879 Special Topics in Systems & Control 18-578 Mechatronic Design 24-355 Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanis... 16-741 Mechanics of Manipulation 16-731 Fundamentals of AI for Robotics 16-721 Advanced Robot Perception 16-778 Mechatronic Design

Spring 2005 times

Sec	Time	Day	Instructor	Location
A	9:30 am - 12:20 pm	F	Siegel	NSH 1305