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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.

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  Spring 2005 times

Sec Time Day Instructor Location  
A 9:30 am - 12:20 pm F Siegel NSH 1305 Add course to my schedule



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