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6.141/16.405J - RSS Syllabus Schedule of Lectures and Lab Exercises Week 1 Mon 02/04 REGISTRATION DAY   Tue 02/05     Wed 02/06 1-2pm: Lec 1 (32-155): Introduction to RSS 3-5pm: Lab 1 (38-630): System Overview and Introduction to the µORCboard 3-5pm: Communication Self-Assessment assigned   Thu 02/07     Fri 02/08 1-2pm: Forum 1: Communication and Collaboration   Sat 02/09     Sun 02/10 11:59pm: CDE submission (POSTPONED due to snow) Week 2 Mon 02/11 1-2pm: Lec 2: Motor Control 3pm: Lab 1 due (on wiki) 3-5pm: Lab 2 out: Motor Characterization and Motion Control   Tue 02/12     Wed 02/13 1-2pm: Lec 3: Electric Motors 3-5pm: Forum 1: The Communication Component of 6.141 Forum 2: Collaboration Part 1   Thu 02/14     Fri 02/15 1-2pm: Technical Briefings, Audience and Slides 1-2pm: Challenge Design Exercise (CDE) assigned, due 2/22 at 12:59pm Week 3 Mon 02/18 Presidents Day -- Holiday   Tue 02/19 MONDAY SCHEDULE OF CLASSES TO BE HELD. 1-2pm: Lec 4: Robot Control Architectures and Sensing 3pm: CDE returned with comments   Wed 02/20 1-2pm: Lec 5: Cameras, Images, and Low-Level Robot Vision 3pm: Lab 2 due (on wiki & briefing in lab) 3-5pm: Lab 3 out: Light Sensors and Braitenberg Behaviors   Thu 02/21     Fri 02/22 1-2pm: Forum 3: Collaboration II: Trust and Problem-Solving (BINGO card & Team Guidelines Agreement) CDE due 2/22 at 12:59pm Week 4 Mon 02/25 1-2pm: Lec 6: ROS: "Robot Operating System" 3pm: Lab 3 due (on wiki & briefing in lab) 3-5pm: Lab 4 out: ROS and Visual Servoing   Tue 02/26     Wed 02/27 1-2pm: Lec 7: System Engineering and Testing Strategies   Thu 02/28     Fri 03/01 1-2pm: Forum : Briefings and Collaboration revisited Week 5 Mon 03/04 1-2pm: Lec 8: Localization   Tue 03/05     Wed 03/06 1-2pm: Lec 9: Navigation: Mapping 3pm: Lab 4 due (on wiki & briefing in lab) 3-5pm: Lab 5 out: Local Navigation and Error Analysis   Thu 03/07     Fri 03/08 1-2pm: Forum 4: "Revision and Visuals" ADD DATE Week 6 Mon 03/11 1-2pm: Lec 10: Motion Planning I   Tue 03/12     Wed 03/13 1-2pm: Lec 11: The RSS Course Challenge 3-5pm: Lab 5 continues   Thu 03/14     Fri 03/15 1-2pm: Forum 5: Collaborative Writing and the Challenge Design Document 1pm: Challenge Document Outline (Team & Individual) assigned, due 03/22 Week 7 Mon 03/18 1-2pm: Lec 12: Configuration Space for Motion Planning (aka: Motion Planning II) 3pm: Lab 5 due (on wiki & briefing in lab) 3-5pm: Lab 6 out: Motion Planning and Global Navigation   Tue 03/19     Wed 03/20 1-2pm: Lec 13: Rapidly-exploring Random Trees (RRTS) for Efficient Motion Planning (aka: Motion Planning III)   Thu 03/21     Fri 03/22 1pm: Challenge Document Outline due All day: Team Check-In with Ms. Connor Null Week 03/25 - 03/29 SPRING VACATION Week 8 Mon 04/01 1-2pm: Lec 14: Manipulation: Mechanisms, Grasping and Inverse Kinematics (Manipulation I)   Tue 04/02     Wed 04/03 1-2pm: Lec 15: Manipulation II 2pm: CDO returned with comments 3pm: Lab 6 due (on wiki & briefing in lab) 3-5pm: Lab 7 out: Grasping and Object Transportation   Thu 04/04     Fri 04/05 1pm: Final Challenge Design Document assigned, due 04/17 04/19 1-2pm: Forum 6: From Outline to Final Document Rubric for 6.141 Challenge Design Document (CDD) Week 9 Mon 04/08 1-2pm: Lec 16: SLAM 3pm: Lab 7 due (on wiki only; no lab briefing) 3-5pm: Lab 7 results demonstrated to staff in lab   Tue 04/09     Wed 04/10 1-2pm: Lec 17: TBD 3-5pm: Lab: Short demos: a taste of challenge runs   Thu 04/11     Fri 04/12   1-2pm: Forum 7: Debate 101: 10 Steps to Successful Debating (Ed Schiappa)      "Keeping Faith with Reason: A Theory of Practical Argumentation" (PDF) 5pm: Team Check-In email due to Ms. Connor Week 10 Mon 04/15 Patriots Day -- Holiday   Tue 04/16 Patriots Day -- Holiday   Wed 04/17 1pm: Final Challenge Design Document (CDD) due 1-2pm: Forum 8: Team Check-Ins with Ms. Connor   Thu 04/18     Fri 04/19 1pm: Final Challenge Design Document (CDD) due (POSTPONED due to April 15th & April 18th events) Week 11 Mon 04/22 1pm: Final Challenge Design Document (CDD) due (POSTPONED due to April 15th & April 18th events) 1-2pm: Lec 18: TBD 3-5pm: Lab: Challenge check-ins   Tue 04/23     Wed 04/24 ALL MIT CLASSES CANCELED TODAY, see information here for Officer Collier's memorial service on Briggs Field.   Thu 04/25 DROP DATE   Fri 04/26 1-2pm: Debates 1 & 2 1-2pm: Forum 9: Team Check-Ins with Ms. Connor Week 12 Mon 04/29 1-2pm: Debates 3 & 4 3-5pm: Lab: Challenge check-ins   Tue 04/30     Wed 05/01 1-2pm: Debates 5 & 6 3-5pm: Lab: Challenge check-ins   Thu 05/02     Fri 05/03 1-2pm: Debates 7 & 8 Week 13 Mon 05/06 1-2pm: Debates 9 & 10 3-5pm: Lab: Challenge Dry Runs   Tue 05/07     Wed 05/08 1-2pm: Guest Lecture by Prof. David Autor!, "Technology Anxiety Past and Present" 3-5pm: Lab: Challenge Final Runs   Thu 05/09     Fri 05/10   Week 14 Mon 05/13 1-2pm: Lec 20: The DARPA Robotics Challenge 1-2pm: Final RSS Assignment distributed: Reflective Report 3-5pm: Lab: Final Challenge Final Runs   Tue 05/14     Wed 05/15 1-2pm: Lec 21: Course Wrap-up, Final lecture (We will meet outside in the amphitheater.) 3-5pm: No required lab today; 'bots will be disassembled and materiel stored for the next iteration of 6.141 - please feel free to attend & help strike!   Thu 05/16 LAST DAY OF CLASSES 11:59 pm: Reflective Report and final assessment due Week 15 05/20 - 05/24 FINAL EXAM WEEK (no 6.141 final)