This page provides a tentative schedule for lecture topics for the course. Refer to the Lectures page for actual content, reading material, exercises, etc. The schedule will evolve as the course progresses.

Week 01: August 19

Tuesday:

  • Lecture: Course Administration
  • Lecture: ROS2 Concept Overview
  • Homework:
    • ROS installation and environment setup
    • Start Your First ROS2 Node
    • Create and Set Up a ROS2 Workspace
    • Create a ROS2 Python Package

Thursday: ROS Basics

  • Lecture: Coding ROS2 Nodes

Assignment

Week 02: August 26

Tuesday: ROS Basics

  • Lecture: Parameters
  • Lecture: Launch Files

Thursday: ROS Basics

  • Lecture: Interfaces (Msg, Srv)

Week 03: Sept 2

Tuesday: ROS Basics

  • Lecture: Services

Thursday: Project Planning

Week 04: Sept 9

Dr. Hatcliff gone to Italy for FMICS and FMTEA conferences

Tuesday

Thursday

Week 05: Sept 16

Tuesday: Design and Simulation

  • Lecture: URDF Overview - designing physical aspects of a robot with URDF

Thursday: Design and Simulation

  • Lecture: Applying URDF

Week 06: Sept 23

Tuesday: Design and Simulation

  • Lecture: Robot State Publisher
  • Lecture: Improving your URDF with XACRO

Thursday: Design and Simulation

  • Lecture: Simulating with Gazebo (Part 1)

Week 07: Sept 30

Tuesday: Design and Simulation

  • Lecture: Simulating with Gazebo (Part 2)

Thursday: Design and Simulation

  • Lecture: Simulating with Gazebo (Part 3)

Week 08: Oct 7

Tuesday: Navigation

  • Lecture: Creating a Map of an Environment with SLAM

Thursday

  • Lecture: NAV Stack (Part 1)

Week 09: Oct 14

Tuesday

  • Lecture: NAV Stack (Part 2)

Thursday

  • Project Planning

Week 10: Oct 21

Dr. Hatcliff gone to Crete for STRESS and ISOLA

Tuesday

Thursday

Week 11: Oct 28

Dr. Hatcliff gone to Crete for STRESS and ISOLA

Tuesday

Thursday

Week 12: Nov 4

Tuesday

Thursday

Week 13: Nov 11

Tuesday

Thursday

Week 14: Nov 18

Tuesday

Thursday

Week A: Nov 25 - Thanksgiving Break

(No lectures)

Week 15: Dec 2

Tuesday

Thursday

Finals Week: Dec 9 (Project Presentations and Wrap-Up)

Tuesday

Thursday