Spring 2002:

CS 287/IEOR 290K: Advanced Topics in Robotics

Professor: Ken Goldberg
Wednesdays 4-7pm, 405 Soda Hall
www.ieor.berkeley.edu/~goldberg

Tentative Schedule

Week
Dates Topic
Jan 23  Introduction, Polygonal Part Feeding Algorithms
Jan 30 Polyhedral Part Feeding Algorithms, Part Pose Distributions
Feb 6 Mason's Mechanics of Manipulation
Feb 13  Research Videos from IEEE ICRA 2001
Feb 20  Gripper Design for Part Alignment (Dr. Tao Zhang)
Feb 27 Modular Fixturing and Trap Design Algorithms
Project Proposals Due
Mar 6  FEM Modelling of Soft Tissue for Surgery Planning (Ron)
Project Discussion
Mar 13  Anthony, Matt, Michael Paper Reviews
Project Outline Due  
Mar 20  Karthik, Dez, Jean Paper Reviews
10 
Mar 27 Spring Break
11 
Apr 3  Hiren, Daryl, Hassan Paper Reviews
12 
Apr 10  Dev, Gopal, Lawrence Paper Reviews
Project Results Summary Due
13 
Apr 17  Julio, Sing, Sarah Paper Reviews
14 
Apr 24  Student Project Reviews
15
May 1 Student Project Reviews
16
May 8 Student Project Reviews
Project Reports Due (6 pages-two column)