This schedule shows the latest plan for the topics we'll be covering and the labs. It will change.
| Week | Class | Lab | |
| 1 | 21-Aug | Introduction | Sort/catalog parts, assemble Tankbot robot, program in RCX Code, modify program to perform task -- follow route, go to specific spot |
| 2 | 28-Aug | NQC | Reprogram lab 1 robot in NQC, add a switch, navigate simple maze |
| 3 | 4-Sep | Help session for novice programmers | Two switches, more complex maze |
| 4 | 11-Sep | NQC 2 | More work on maze |
| 5 | 18-Sep | Beginning Programming | Light -- stripe following in NQC |
| 6 | 25-Sep | LEGO design | Coke can moving robot design |
| 7 | 2-Oct | Sensors | Coke can moving robot design |
| 8 | 9-Oct | Locomotion | Coke can moving robot design |
| 9 | 16-Oct | Soda can moving contest | FALL BREAK (no lab) |
| 10 | 23-Oct | PPT/Web/Video | Locomotion or robot arms |
| 11 | 30-Oct | Tracking | Tracking, perhaps triangulation with lamps as beacons |
| 12 | 6-Nov | Computer Vision w/LEGOcam | Vision Command |
| 13 | 13-Nov | Maze solving | Contest prep |
| 14 | 20-Nov | Control | THANKSGIVING BREAK (no lab) |
| 15 | 27-Nov | Number systems | Contest prep |
| 16 | 4-Dec | Final Contest | Clean-Up |
| No exam. |
The class topics shown in gray are for student presentation.
Last modified Sunday, October 28, 2001 10:02 PM by lastra@cs.unc.edu