Force, position, and hybrid control. Application of these techniques to selected industrial robots. An introduction to the design, construction and control of autonomous mobile robots. The first half of the course consists of focused exercises on mechanical construction, characteristics of sensors, motors and batteries, and control strategies for autonomous robots. In the second half of the course, students design, build and program their own complete robots that participate in a public competition.
All work is performed in groups.
Biologically-inspired approaches to the design and control of autonomous robots are emphasized throughout. Case studies illustrate appropriate application of statistical techniques. These include estimation of means, variances, distribution parameters and prediction. Also, single and multiple sample hypothesis testing and multiple comparison procedures. For continuous process monitoring, sequential methods are derived.