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Robotics Syllabus

The document provides an overview of robotics, detailing three paradigms: Hierarchical, Reactive, and Sensing Techniques, along with their implications and historical context. It covers various methodologies for path planning, localization, and sensor integration, including case studies to illustrate practical applications. Additionally, it lists textbooks and references for further reading on artificial intelligence and robotics.

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Robotics Syllabus

The document provides an overview of robotics, detailing three paradigms: Hierarchical, Reactive, and Sensing Techniques, along with their implications and historical context. It covers various methodologies for path planning, localization, and sensor integration, including case studies to illustrate practical applications. Additionally, it lists textbooks and references for further reading on artificial intelligence and robotics.

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ROBOTICS

ROBOTIC PARADIGMS:

Introduction - Overview of the Three Paradigms – social implications of robotics – history of robotics –
teleoperation – seven areas of AI – HierarchicalParadigm – attributes – representative architectures –
advantages and disadvantages – programming considerations. (6)

REACTIVE PARADIGM: Schema theory – attributes of reactive paradigm – subsumption architecture


– potential field methodologies – Designing a reactive implementation: behaviors as objects in OOP –a
primitive move-to-goal behavior, an abstract follow-corridor behavior - Designing a Reactive Behavioral
System - Case Study: Unmanned Ground Robotics Competition. (10)

SENSING TECHNIQUES AND MULTIAGENT: Overview - Behavioral Sensor Fusion - Designing a


Sensor Suite - Proprioceptive Sensors - Proximity Sensors - Computer Vision - Range from Vision - Case
Study: competition Hors d‘Oeuvres, Anyone? – Multiagents: Heterogenity – control – cooperation –
goals – social behavior. (8)

TOPOLOGICAL AND METRIC PATH PLANNING: Navigation – Topological path planning:


landmarks and gateways – relational methods – associative methods – case study – Metric Planning:
Cspace representations – graph based planners – wavefront based planners - Interleaving Path Planning
and Reactive Execution. (9)

LOCALIZATION, MAP MAKING AND ON THE HORIZON: Sonar sensor model – Bayesian –
Dampster-Shafer theory – HIMM – comparison of methods – localization – exploration – On the
Horizon: shape-shifting and legged platforms – application and expectations. (12)

Total L: 45

TEXT BOOK:

1. Robin R. Murphy, ―Introduction to AI Robotics, A Bradford Book, MIT Press, 2000.

REFERENCES:

1. Negnevitsky, M, ―Artificial Intelligence: A guide to Intelligent Systems, Harlow: Addison-Wesley, 2002.


2. David Jefferis, ―Artificial Intelligence: Robotics and Machine Evolution, Crabtree Publishing Company, 1992.
3. Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig, ―Artificial Intelligence: A modern approch, Pearson Education, Third Edition,
India 2003.

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