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6.141/16.405J - RSS Syllabus Schedule of Lectures and Lab Exercises   MM/DD LECTURE INFO LAB INFO M 02/01 REGISTRATION DAY T 02/02     W 02/03 First Day of Class L1: Introduction to RSS (ST & UMO) Lab 1: System Overview and Introduction to the µORCboard Th 02/04     F 02/05 CI-M Lecture: Getting started with communication in RSS   M 02/08 L2: Sensing and Control Architectures-Part I (UMO) Lab 1 due (wiki and briefing) Lab 2: Chassis Build, Light Sensors and Braitenberg Behaviors T 02/09     W 02/10 L3: Electric Motors (UMO)   Th 02/11     F 02/12 CI-M Lecture: Project Architecture Reports Individual Project Architecture Reports Assigned   M 02/15 Holiday -- Presidents Day T 02/16 MONDAY SCHEDULE OF CLASSES TO BE HELD. L4: Motor Control (ST) Lab 2 due (wiki and briefing) Lab 3: Motor Characterization and Motion Control W 02/17 L5: Cameras, Images, and Low-Level Robot Vision (ST)   Th 02/18     F 02/19 Individual Project Architecture Reports Due at 5PM   M 02/22 L6: Carmen (NR) Lab 3 due (wiki and briefing) Lab 4: The Carmen Robot Control Package and Visual Servoing T 02/23     W 02/24 L7: System Engineering and Testing Strategies (ST)   Th 02/25     F 02/26     M 03/01 L8: Localization (ST)   T 03/02     W 03/03 L9: Motion Planning (ST) Lab 4 due (wiki and briefing) Lab 5: Local Navigation and Error Analysis Th 03/04     F 03/05 ADD DATE Intermediate Grade Summaries Distributed M 03/08 L10: Configuration Space for Motion Planning (ST)   T 03/09     W 03/10 NO LECTURE TODAY   Th 03/11     F 03/12     M 03/15 L11: RRT Motion Planning Lab 5 due (wiki and briefing) Lab 6: Motion Planning and Global Navigation T 03/16     W 03/17 L12: COURSE CHALLENGE (ST & UMO)   Th 03/18     F 03/19 CI-M Lecture: Proposing a Design Strategy & Criteria/Rubric for team-written challenge proposals Team-written challenge proposals ASSIGNED   M 03/22 SPRING BREAK T 03/23 SPRING BREAK W 03/24 SPRING BREAK Th 03/25 SPRING BREAK F 03/26 SPRING BREAK M 03/29 L13: Manipulation I (ST)   T 03/30     W 03/31 L14: Manipulation II (ST) Lab 6 due (wiki and briefing) Lab 7: Grasping and Object Transportation Th 04/01     F 04/02 CI-M Lecture: Criteria for team challenge reviews RSS Oral Design Review Rubric & RSS Rubric for the Oral Design Review Team-written draft Challenge Proposals due (posted to wiki & link sent to rss-staff by 5pm) M 04/05 L15: GUEST LECTURE ON OBRERO (ETJ) Challenge design review dry runs (4 teams) - held in 66-160 T 04/06     W 04/07 NO LECTURE TODAY (ST TRAVEL) Challenge design review dry runs (4 teams) - held in 66-160 Th 04/08     F 04/09 L16: Navigation: Mapping (ST). Also: optional CI-M activity: Practice in lecture well, and with A/V CI-M Written feedback on DRAFT Challenge Proposals will be sent by today (delivered electronically) M 04/12 L17: DARPA Grand Challenge (ST) Lab 7 due by end of day (No briefings; TA/LA checkoffs and wiki video only) Challenge Begins Today Challenge design reviews during lab (4 teams) - held in 66-160 T 04/13     W 04/14 L18: Agile Robotics (ST) Challenge design reviews during lab (4 teams) - held in 66-160 Th 04/15     F 04/16 No RSS Lecture today M 04/19 Holiday -- Patriots Day T 04/20 Holiday -- Patriots Day W 04/21 Debates #1 & #2 (during lecture) Revised Team-written Challenge Proposals Due Intermediate Grade Summaries Distributed Th 04/22 DROP DATE F 04/23 Debates #3 & #4 (during lecture)   M 04/26 Debates #5 & #6 (during lecture)   T 04/27     W 04/28 Debates #7 & #8 (during lecture)   Th 04/29     F 04/30 Debates #9 & #10 (during lecture) CI-M Written feedback on revised Challenge Proposals will be sent by today Reflective report ASSIGNED (not CI-M; distribute criteria) M 05/03 NO LECTURE Challenge Milestones T 05/04     W 05/05 NO LECTURE Challenge Milestones Th 05/06     F 05/07     M 05/10 L19: Humanoids (UMO) Challenge Dry Runs T 05/11     W 05/12 L20: Course wrap up (ST & UMO) Challenge Final Runs (will include short briefing) Th 05/13 LAST DAY OF CLASSES RSS Reflective Reports Due F 05/14     M 05/17 FINAL EXAM WEEK (no 6.141 final) T 05/18 FINAL EXAM WEEK (no 6.141 final) W 05/19 FINAL EXAM WEEK (no 6.141 final) Th 05/20 FINAL EXAM WEEK (no 6.141 final) F 05/21 FINAL EXAM WEEK (no 6.141 final)