UNLV ME 425/625 - Robotics, Spring 2022 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 - 01/19/22

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Week 02 - 01/26/22

Topic: Simple Machines I: Levers, Shafts and Cranks

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Week 03 - 02/02/22

Topic: Simple Machines II: Cams, Springs and Linkages

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Week 04 - 02/09/22

Topic: Simple Machines III: Ratchets, Drives and Gearing

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Week 05 - 02/16/22

Topic: Automata Example: Putting it all together

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Week 06 - 02/23/22

Topic: Teams work on their Automata Projects - No formal class


Week 07 - 03/02/22

Topic: Automata Team Presentations

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Week 08 - 03/09/22

Topic: Mid-term

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Week 09 - 03/16/22

Topic: Spring Break


Week 10 - 03/23/22

Topic: Motor Theory

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Week 11 - 03/30/22

Topic: Robot Sensing

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Week 12 - 04/06/22

Topic: Robot Actuation

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Week 13 - 04/13/22

Topic: Robot Communications

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Week 14 - 04/20/22

Topic: Robot Interfacing

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Week 15 - 04/27/22

Topic: Teams work on NXT H-Bridge Project (email PDF report, 1 per team by 05/04/22)

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Week 16 - 05/04/22

Topic: Finals

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