Instructor:      Jeffrey Horn,  email:     jhorn@nmu.edu
                            office:  1119 New Science Building
                            phone:  227-1607
Office Hours:       The table below lists my "open" office hours.  Other hours are available by appointment (please email me a REQUEST, and I'll let you know if I can do it!).  Subject to change.

	Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	Thurs
OPEN HOUR	2-3:00pm	6-7:00pm	5-6:00pm	2-3:00pm,  6-7:00pm
By Appointment		12-3:00pm	2-4:00pm  6-7:00pm

Textbook (required):  Mobile Robots, by Jones ISBN #1-56881-097-0, 2nd Edition (1999) published by AK Peters., available in Campus Bookstore, as well as Amazon.com, etc.!

CS370 Course Description

Classroom:       New Science Facility (NSF 1209)  (but most of the time we will meet in the main CS lab, which is NSF 1207)
Meeting Times:  3:00-4:40pm, Tu,Th            
Prerequisites:  CS201 or CS330 or equivalent software or hardware experience (THIS COURSE IS OPEN TO ANYONE WITH SOME HARDWARE EXPERIENCE or, lacking electronic hardware background, then significant programming background!)
Our web page:   http://cs.nmu.edu/~jeffhorn/Classes/CS370/Fall2006/

 (I will use the web page EXTENSIVELY, posting everything I can up there as soon as possible.  This includes all electronic forms of handouts, assignments, solutions, sample tests, etc.  Also I will post announcements, links to interesting, topic-related sites, etc.  So please check our page regularly!  At the very least, twice a week.  We will also have a WebCT page for posting grades, etc.)

• Foundations for Intelligent, Mobile Robots
  • Effectors (e.g., Servo control)
  • Sensors (e.g., infrared, sonar, contact,
  • Processors (e.g., Basic Stamp, BasicX, Megatel, ThinkPad (yes!), etc.)
  • Programming (e.g., pBasic, C, real-time issues, concurrency and timing, embedded processor issues, walking gaits, communication)
  • AI algorithms for robots (e.g., obstacle avoidance, drop-off detection, goal-seeking, navigation, cooperation)
  • Simulation (e.g., Breve, 3D game engines, MS Robotics Studio)
• Domains of Expertise (choose one!)
  • Wiring
  • Servo Control
  • Infrared sensors
  • Sonar sensors
  • Contact sensors
  • Orientation sensors
  • Power management
  • Wireless communication
• Team Projects (examples)
  • Trilobot
  • All-over Rover
  • AmigoBot
  • Laptop Bob
  • ScooterBot

20% Individual assignments (both written homework and programs).
20% Team Project grade (everyone on a team earns the same grade).
10% Expert Domain grade (become expert in one domain).
20% Tests ( a mixture of quizes and exams)
20% Final exam, comprehensive.
10% Instructor's discretion (will likely be added to the highest of the above grade components individually for each student)

Late Policy:  For programs and homeworks, 5% off for each day late (counting only days that the university is open; e.g., not weekends or snowdays).   But of course I cannot accept them after solutions are handed out!  As for exams, those cannot be made up except under the most severe and extenuating emergencies!  Don't take a chance if you don't have to!  (If we have "enough" assignments and/or quizes, I will drop the lowest grade in that category.

(This document can be found online at http://cs.nmu.edu/~jeffhorn/Classes/CS370/Fall2006/syllabus.html).