Curriculum
The following topics will be covered in this class:
Vehicle Components
Parts
- Basher SaberTooth 1/8 Scale Truggy
- 1845KV Brushless Inrunner Motor (Waterproof)
- 100A Brushless ESC w/ Reverse (waterproof)
- 18Kg Heavy Duty Steering Servo (waterproof)
- Full time 4WD (video on differential gear)
- Alloy oil filled big bore adjustable screw shock absorbers
- Adjustable camber, caster, toe-in and toe-out
- Independent wishbone suspension
- Electronics
- Batteries
- Servo controller
- Raspberry PI
- Camera
- Emergency switch
Relevant Online Tutorials
Click on the following links for some useful information on your components:
Batteries:
- A Guide to Understanding LiPo Batteries
- Turnigy TQ4 4x6S Lithium Polymer Battery Pack Charger Manual
Servos and RC Electronics:
- Instructables on RC Electronics
- Servo Tutorial
- Turnigy TGY-i6S Digital Proportional Radio Control System Manual
Robot Motion
- Steering (Python notebook)
- Basic path planning
Neural Networks
Some links for interesting tutorial style reading on CNN:
- Machine Learning is Fun. Check out specially Part 3!
- Tensorflow Tutorial on Image recognition
- Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs / ConvNets)
Some links of RNN:
Sensors
- Encoders
- IMU
- Camera
Feedback control
- Why feedback?
- PID control
Odometry
- Encoders
- IMU
- Visual
Vision
- Open CV
- Obstacle avoidance
- Performance considerations
Embedded Systems
- Introduction to robotics
- Centralized vs. distributed control
- Closed loop vs. open loop control in mobile robots
- On-board, off-board computing vs. on-line-computing and hybrid mode
- Real-time systems vs. non-deterministic embedded systems
- Robotics telemetry - low range high throughput, long range low throughput
Autonomous Vehicle
- State-of-the-art