Introduction to Autonomous Systems

Course ID:
MENG 434

Program:
Mechanical Engineering

Level:
Undergraduate

Semester:
SPRING / 9

Credit:
3

Description

This course introduces a various concepts and components of autonomous systems in an
autonomous mobile robotics context. The main concepts covered include locomotion, vehicle
kinematics, autonomous navigation and intelligent path planning and perception, control of
robotic manipulators, machine vision, the dynamics of wheeled, air, space and underwater
robots, navigation and localization. System components include various types of sensors and
actuators and state-of-the-art technologies.