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6.141/16.405J - RSS Syllabus Schedule of Lectures and Lab Exercises Week 1 Mon 02/02 REGISTRATION DAY Tue 02/03   Wed 02/04 1-2pm: Lec 1 (32-155): Introduction to RSS 3-5pm: Lab 1 (38-630): System Overview and Introduction to the µORCboard Thu 02/05   Fri 02/06 1-2pm: Forum 1: Communication and Collaboration 1pm: Challenge Design Exercise (CDE) assigned, due on Tuesday (Feb 10th) at 11:59PM (before midnight) Week 2 Mon 02/9 (MIT Classes cancelled - snow emergency) Tue 02/10 11:59pm: CDE due (i.e., email it to RSS-staff before midnight Tuesday) (CDE Technical Rubric)   Wed 02/11 1-2pm: Lec 2: Motor Control 3-5pm: Lab 2 out: Motor Control & Chassis Thu 02/12 Fri 02/13 1-2pm: Forum 2: Technical Briefings and collaboration Week 3 Mon 02/16 Presidents Day -- Holiday Tue 02/17 MONDAY SCHEDULE OF CLASSES TO BE HELD. 1-2pm: Lec 3: Cameras, Images, and Low-Level Robot Vision Wed 02/18 1-2pm: Lec 4: ROS: "Robot Operating System" (also available in PPT ), given by Alex Gutierrez 3pm: Lab 2 due (on wiki & briefing in lab) 3-5pm: Lab 3/4 out: The Robot Operating System (ROS) and Visual Servoing Thu 02/19   Fri 02/20 1-2pm: Forum 3: Briefing conferences for teams (other times will be made available.) 3pm: CDE returned with comments Week 4 Mon 02/23 1-2pm: Lec 5: Robot Control Architectures and Sensing Tue 02/24   Wed 02/25 1-2pm: Lec 6: System Engineering and Testing Strategies 3pm: Lab 3/4 due (on wiki & briefing in lab) 3-5pm: Lab 5 out: Local Navigation and Error Analysis Thu 02/26   Fri 02/27 1-2pm: Forum 4: Collaboration Week 5 Mon 03/02 1-2pm: Lec 7: Motion Planning I Tue 03/03   Wed 03/04 1-2pm: Lec 8: Motion Planning II: Configuration Space 3pm: Lab 5 due (on wiki & briefing in lab) 3-5pm: Lab 6 out: Motion Planning and Global Navigation Thu 03/05   Fri 03/06 ADD DATE 1-2pm: Forum 5: Critiquing slides in class ("Revisions & Visuals") Week 6 Mon 03/9 1-2pm: Lec 9: Motion Planning III: Rapidly-exploring Random Trees (RRTs) for Efficient Motion Planning Tue 03/10   Wed 03/11 1-2pm: Lec 10: The RSS Course Challenge 3pm: Lab 6 due (on wiki & briefing in lab) 3-5pm: Lab 7 out: Grasping and Object Transport Thu 03/12   Fri 03/13 1-2pm: Forum 6: Collaborative Writing and the Challenge Design Document 1pm: Challenge Document Outline (Team & Individual) assigned, due on Friday Mar 20 Week 7 Mon 03/16 1-2pm: Lec 11: Navigation: Localization Tue 03/17   Wed 03/18 1-2pm: Lec 12: Navigation: Localization II 3pm: Lab 7 due (on wiki & briefing in lab) 3-5pm: Writing Team CDOs in lab Thu 03/19   Fri 03/20 Optional forum on presentations, time management and good practices Think about team effectiveness over spring break! Null Week 03/23 - 03/27 SPRING VACATION Week 8 Mon 03/30 1-2pm: Lec 13: Manipulation I: Mechanisms and Grasp Analysis 3-5pm: Launch Projects! Tue 03/31 Wed 04/01 1-2pm: Lec 14: Manipulation II: Mechanisms, Grasping, and Inverse Kinematics 1pm: Challenge Document Outline (CDO) due with real milestones Thu 04/02   Fri 04/03 1-2pm: Forum 7: From Outline to Final Document (CDO -> CDD) 1pm: Final Challenge Design Document (CDD) assigned, due Friday (04/17) Week 9 Mon 04/06 1-2pm: Lec 15: Mapping Tue 04/07   Wed 04/08 1-2pm: Lec 16: Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) 3-5pm: Lab: Milestone 1 DEMO 3pm: CDO returned with engineering feedback Thu 04/09 Fri 04/10 1-2pm: Debate 101 : 10 Steps to Successful Debating (lecture given by Ed Schiappa) Week 10 Mon 04/13 1-2pm: No Lecture Tue 04/14 Wed 04/15 1-2pm: Lec 17: Aerial Robots 3-5pm: Lab: Milestone 2 DEMO Thu 04/16   Fri 04/17 No Forum today. Team conferences will be scheduled separately. 1pm: Final Challenge Design Document (CDD) due Week 11 Mon 04/20 Patriots Day -- Holiday Tue 04/21 Patriots Day -- Holiday Wed 04/22 1-2pm: Lec 18: The DARPA Grand Challenge (2006-2007) 3-5pm: Lab: Milestone 3 DEMO Thu 04/23 DROP DATE Fri 04/24 1-2pm: No Lecture Week 12 Mon 04/27 1-2pm: Debates 1 & 2 3-4pm: Debates 3&4 4-5pm: Lab time in 38-630 Tue 04/28   Wed 04/29 1-2pm: Debates 5&6 3-4pm: Debates 7&8 4-5pm: Lab: Milestone 4 DEMO (38-630) Thu 04/30   Fri 05/01 1-2pm: Debates 9&10 Week 13 Mon 05/04 No Lecture 3-5pm: Lab: Challenge Dry Runs (ungraded) Tue 05/05   Wed 05/06 No Lecture 3-5pm: Lab: Challenge Runs (graded) Thu 05/07   Fri 05/08 1-2pm: No Lecture 1pm: RSS Reflective Report & CI self-assessment assigned, due Thursday (05/16) Week 14 Mon 05/11 1-2pm: Lec 20: Course Wrap-up, Final lecture & Discussion of Communication Lessons Learned 2-3pm: Coffee & discussion, Forbes Cafe (32-164/32-162) 3-5pm: MANDATORY : robots will be disassembled and parts sorted/stored Tue 05/12   Wed 05/13 No Lecture Thu 05/14 LAST DAY OF CLASSES 11:59 pm: Reflective Reports and Communications self-assessment due Week 15 05/18 - 05/22 FINAL EXAM WEEK (no 6.141 final)