ROB401: Advanced Robotics and Control

Course Overview

This graduate-level course covers advanced topics in robotics control, with a focus on medical applications and real-time systems.

Prerequisites

• Basic robotics concepts
• Linear algebra and control theory
• Programming experience (C++ or Python)

Course Objectives

• Understand advanced robotics control principles
• Implement real-time control systems
• Develop medical robotics applications
• Master simulation techniques

Course Content

Week 1-4: Foundations

• Robot kinematics and dynamics
• Control theory review
• Real-time systems basics

Week 5-8: Advanced Topics

• Medical robotics applications
• Real-time control implementation
• Deformable object manipulation

Week 9-12: Applications

• Surgical robotics
• Simulation techniques
• Practical implementations

Assessment

• Project Work (40%)
• Assignments (30%)
• Final Exam (30%)

Resources

• Course slides and notes
• Programming examples
• Research papers
• Simulation software