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Mobile Robotics

Barcelona Campus
Feb 17, 2020 - Mar 07, 2020
This course covers the general topics of mobile robotics, from perception to planning and execution.
Barcelona Campus
Feb 17, 2020 - Mar 07, 2020
Joan Sola

Faculty

Joan Sola

Postdoc, Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial, CSIC-UPC

Course length

3 weeks

Duration

3 hours
per day

Total hours

45 hours

Credits

60 ECTS

Language

English

Course type

Offline

Fee for single course

€1500

Fee for degree students

€750

Skills you’ll learn

User ExperienceExecutive ManagementMobile InternetProduct DevelopmentWireframes
OverviewCourse outlineCourse materialsPrerequisites

Overview

This course covers the general topics of mobile robotics, from perception to planning and execution.

In terms of perception, we will learn about different sensor modalities relevant to motion and mapping. We will also learn how to localize the robot and create maps of its environment.

On the planning side, we will discover a few algorithms that will allow the robot to solve for a feasible trajectory to reach a certain point B from point A, taking care of the constraints imposed by the environment.

The planned trajectory will have to be executed. At times, unexpected obstacles will be in its way, and the robot has to act reactively.

These topics will be covered through a practical project where the students will fully program a small mobile robot.

The course will finish with a complete demonstration of the robot’s capabilities as they were implemented by the students.

Learning highlights

  • To have a general overview of the sensors used in mobile robotics.
  • To learn how to localize the robot in the environment, and how to create maps of this environment.
  • To learn how to plan a trajectory in this environment.
  • To learn how to execute this trajectory.
  • To learn how to organize robot capacities in a well-designed software architecture.

Course outline

4 classes

Dive into the details of the course and get a sense of what each class will cover.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
1

Theory

Presentation, motivation, organization

A brief on sensor modalities

Tuesday
2

Practice

The turtle3 burger robot

ROS and other necessary libraries

Wednesday
3

Theory

Sensor models

Noise and uncertainty

Thursday
4

Practice

Software architecture

Creating the ROS nodes’ skeletons

Prerequisites

This course is one of three in a wholistic series.

Students that have already taken MSL-111 and those with prior experience with HTML, CSS, and Javascript building simple web pages will be good candidates for this module.

Joan Sola

Faculty

Joan Sola

Postdoc, Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial, CSIC-UPC

Research professional with experience in several disciplines, like deepwater manned submarines, computer vision, robotics, control systems, analog and power electronics and renewable energies. With a good engineering and mathematics formation, I am also very intuitive and especially like the difficult problems. Looking back, I see that I like to change the major axes of my research activity every X years, with 3 < X < 8. This keeps me motivated while it allows me to broaden my fields of knowledge and expertise. My primary goals are always related to knowledge and to participate in challenging civil projects. In this direction, I would like to get involved in planetary exploration, on one side, and humanoid robotics on the other side. Time will tell if I can manage doing both of them. In 2007 I joined a small team at Ictineu Submarins with the aim of building a civil submersible for 3 people and 1200m depth, Ictineu3. Indeed, a submarine is the closest thing to a spacecraft one can imagine on Earth. And I made a small collaboration with isardSAT, in the field of planetary observation from satellite-based radar altimeters. In 2013 I obtained a Ramon y Cajal research grant which will allow me to pursue research in Robotics, which I do at the Institut de Robòtica Industrial de Barcelona. My research is on sensor fusion and state estimation for wheeled, legged and aerial robots -- among which, humanoids. Specialties: Computer vision; Simultaneous Localization and Mapping; Estimation and sensor fusion; Control systems; robotic systems; Renewable energies, energy in general; electricity and electronics, especially analog and power electronics; Deep-water (over 1000m) submarine technology. Special batteries for electric vehicles. Lithium batteries for deep-water submarines.

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Mobile Robotics

by Joan Sola

Total hours

45 Hours

Dates

Feb 17 - Mar 07, 2020

Fee for single course

€1500

Fee for degree students

€750

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FAQ

Will I receive a certificate after completion?

Yes. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate signed by the director of the program your course belonged to.

Do I need a visa?

This depends on your case. Please check with the Spanish or Thai consulate in your country of residence about visa requirements. We will do our part to provide you with the necessary documents, such as the Certificate of Enrollment.

Can I get a discount?

Yes. The easiest way to enroll in a course at a discounted price is to register for multiple courses. Registering for multiple courses will reduce the cost per individual course. Please ask the Admissions Office for more information about the other kinds of discounts we offer and what you can do to receive one.