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Computer Science 4990
Robot Motion Planning
Course Outline
Fall 2002
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Dr
M. Mouhoub |
Office: D520 |
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Method of Evaluation: |
Project(report+code+presentation) |
70% |
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Final Exam |
30% |
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Required prerequisites: CS3750 , CS3620 and Math 2865.
Reading Material
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Robot Motion Planning, J.C. Latombe, Kluwer Academic Publishers,
1991.
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Gross Motion Planning - A Survey, Y. K. Hwang, N. Ahuja, ACM Computing
Surveys 24, no. 3, Sep. 1992, 219-291.
Topics
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Part 1 : basic motion planning topics including
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configuration space
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cell decomposition methods
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roadmap methods
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potential field methods
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Part 2 : advanced topics and various application domains
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manipulation planning
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multiple robots, moving objects
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nonholonomic constraints
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planning with uncertainty
applications (e.g., gaming, assembly sequencing, mechanical CAD, virtual
reality, medicine).
Notes
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Familiarity with data structures, analysis of algorithms (CS 3620) and
search techniques (CS 3750) will be assumed. Background in Discrete Math
( MATH 2865) is required.
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Malek Mouhoub 2001-01-16