UP | HOME

ME495 Embedded Systems in Robotics Schedule

Description

Welcome to the lecture notes for ME495: Embedded Systems in Robotics, a core course for Northwestern University's Master of Science in Robotics Program!

This page has the schedule for a 10 week course. The notes for the course can be found here

2024 Schedule

The schedule below is for Fall 2024

Office Hours

  • Monday 3-4pm
  • Friday 11-12pm

Lab Days

Class on 11/07/2024 will be in the lab. Please make sure to setup the Franka Workspace on your computer.

Homework

  • Guidelines
  • Homework 1 (Issued 09/24/2024. Due 10/08/2024.)
  • Homework 2 (Issued 10/08/2024. Due 10/29/2024.)
  • Homework 3 (Issued 10/29/2024. Due 11/19/2024.)
    • Checkpoints:
    • 11/07/2024: Part I Complete
    • 11/12/2024: Part II Basic Functionality Integrated
  • Homework 4 (Issued 11/14/2024. Due 12/03/2024.)

Final Project

  • Final Project Proposal : (Issued 10/31/2024. Due 11/14/2024)
  • Presentations: 12/12/2024: 12pm - 2pm. In the lab.
  • Final Git Repository and Group Peer Evaluation: Due 12/12/2024 at 11:59 pm

Day 1: Tuesday 9/24/2024: Introduction

Day 3: Tuesday 10/1/2024: Launchfiles, Services, Async

Day 4: Thursday 10/3/2024: Pubsub Activity

Day 5: Tuesday 10/8/2024: Transform Tree (TF)

Day 5a: Thursday 10/10/2024: Self-guided Activities

Day 6: Tuesday 10/15/2024: Modeling Robots

Day 7: Thursday 10/17/2024: Python Launchfiles and Markers

Day 8: Tuesday 10/22/2024: Design, Documentation, Testing

Day 9: Thursday 10/24/2024: Gazebo Simulation

Day 10: Tuesday 10/29/2024: ROS and Gazebo

Day 11: Thursday 10/31/2024: MoveIt Halloween

Day 13: Thursday 11/07/2024: In Lab Intro To franka

Day 14: Tuesday 11/12/2024: ROS Image Pipeline

Day 15: Thursday 11/14/2024: ROS Image Pipeline

Day 16: Tuesday 11/19/2024: Lab Day

Go over projects and get some lab time.

Author: Matthew Elwin.