UNLV ME 425/625 - Robotics Fall 2015 Home Page

ME 425/625 is an undergrad/graduate (senior/masters) level course introducing robotics. This course will use the LEGO NXT Brick (i.e. a computer) and NxC programming language with motors and sensors (i.e. control). The overall objective is to expose students to the underlying mechanisms, electronics and algorithms needed to broadly appreciate the field of robotics.

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Week 01 - 08/24/15

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Week 02 - 08/31/15

Topic: Simple Machines I: Levers, Shafts and Cranks

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Week 03 - 09/07/15

Topic: Labor Day - No Class

Week 04 - 09/14/15

Topic: Simple Machines II: Cams, Springs and Linkages

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Week 05 - 09/21/15

Topic: Simple Machines III: Ratchets, Drives and Gearing

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Week 06 - 09/28/15

Topic: Automata Example: Putting it all together

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Week 07 - 10/05/15

Topic: Automata Team Project Continued

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Week 08 - 10/12/15

Topic: Automata Team Presentations and Motors

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Week 09 - 10/19/15

Topic: Mid-term

Week 10 - 10/26/15

Topic: PID Control: NXT Wheeled Inverted Pendulum (WhIP)

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Week 11 - 11/02/15

Topic: Project WhIP (teams continue working on project)

Week 12 - 11/09/15

Topic: Motor Characterization: LEGO NXT Motorized Winch-and-Cart

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Week 13 - 11/16/15

Topic: Motor Characterization: LEGO NXT Motorized Winch-and-Cart (teams continue working on project to finish Week 12 homework)

Week 14 - 11/23/15

Topic: Damped Compound Pendulum - System ID and Simulation

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Week 15 - 11/30/15

Topic: Motorized Damped Compound Pendulum - Modeling and PID

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