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Robotics

Locomotion Engineering

Dan Koditschek

How do robots climb stairs, traverse shifting sand and navigate through hilly and rocky terrain?

This course, part of the Robotics MicroMasters program, will teach you how to think about complex mobility challenges that arise when robots are deployed in unstructured human and natural environments.

You will learn how to design and program the sequence of energetic interactions that must occur between sensors and mechanical actuators in order to ensure stable mobility. We will expose you to underlying and still actively developing concepts, while providing you with practical examples and projects.

How do robots climb stairs, traverse shifting sand and navigate through hilly and rocky terrain?

What you'll learn

The design and analysis of agile, bioinspired, sensorimotor systems
How to develop simplified models of complex dynamic systems
Ways to utilize simplified models to achieve dynamical mobility tasks

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Learning objectives

The design and analysis of agile, bioinspired, sensorimotor systems
How to develop simplified models of complex dynamic systems

Ways to utilize simplified models to achieve dynamical mobility tasks

The design and analysis of agile, bioinspired, sensorimotor systems
How to develop simplified models of complex dynamic systems
Ways to utilize simplified models to achieve dynamical mobility tasks

Syllabus

Week 1: Big-Picture MotivationWeek 2: A Linear Time Invariant Mechanical SystemWeek 3: A Nonlinear Time Invariant Mechanical SystemWeek 4: Project #1: A Brachiating RobotWeek 5: Qualitative Theory of Dynamical SystemsWeek 6: First Locomotion ModelWeek 7: A Vertical Hopping ControllerWeek 8: Project #2: From Bouncing Ball to Stable HopperWeek 9: The Spring Loaded Inverted Pendulum (SLIP)Week 10: Stepping Control of Fore-aft SpeedWeek 11: Project #3: Anchoring SLIP in Multi-Jointed MechanismsWeek 12: Project #4: A Running Controller for the Jerboa Robot

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Develops the design and analysis of agile, bioinspired, sensorimotor systems, which is standard in the robotics industry

Taught by Dan Koditschek, who is recognized for their work in robotics

Examines how to develop simplified models of complex dynamic systems, which is highly relevant to robot mobility

Provides hands-on labs and interactive materials, which can enhance learning

Prerequisites may be required, as the course explicitly advises students to take other courses first

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Robotics Engineer

Robotics Engineers design, build, operate, and maintain mechanical systems that perform complex tasks in a wide variety of environments. This course will help Robotics Engineers develop the skills needed to design and analyze agile, bioinspired, sensorimotor systems. The course will also teach students how to develop simplified models of complex dynamic systems and utilize these models to achieve dynamical mobility tasks.

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Electrical Engineer

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Mechanical Engineer

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8 to 10 hours per week for 12 weeks

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Introductory

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Institution

University of Pennsylvania

Instructor

Dan Koditschek

Language

English

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Develops the design and analysis of agile, bioinspired, sensorimotor systems, which is standard in the robotics industry

Taught by Dan Koditschek, who is recognized for their work in robotics

Examines how to develop simplified models of complex dynamic systems, which is highly relevant to robot mobility

Provides hands-on labs and interactive materials, which can enhance learning

Prerequisites may be required, as the course explicitly advises students to take other courses first

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