Brian Jo, Kenneth Parker, Jeff Irlande
Syllabus for the class
- Dimensions and Units
- Error Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification
- Mechanics
- Kinematics
- Intro to Robotics
- Intro to Control Theory
Dimensional analysis
Fundamental dimensions, derived dimensions, units, how laws of nature make sense from a dimensional perspective, conversions, physical intuition
Error analysis
Sources of error and uncertainty, types of error, floating point representations of numbers, error propagation, precision vs. accuracy, systemic vs. random error, absolute vs. relative error
Intro to mechanics
Vectors and scalars, vector operations, Newton's laws, work, energy
Basic kinematics
Basic linear algebra, displacements and transformations in 2D, displacements and transformations in 3D, homogeneous coordinates, fixed and Euler angles, Jacobian matrices, forward kinematics, inverse kinematics
Introduction to robotics
Degrees of freedom, joints, linkages, gears
Introduction to control theory
Block diagrams, feedback vs. feedforward, open loop vs. closed loop,sensors, system stability, sensors, filters