Duration
30h Th, 4h Pr, 80h Proj.
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Basics: SE(3) geometry, sensors, actuators, controllers, kinematics.
- Mobile robots: locomotion, localization, navigation, SLAM.
- Arms and grippers: reaching, grasping, grasp learning.
- Computer vision: feature extraction (Edge, Harris), curve fitting (Ransac, Hough), tracking (Kalman, Nonparametric), object recognition (PCA, probabilistic model).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Extract information from video streams (identity/position of objects/persons, body pose, 3D structure).
- Plan actions from sensory data (navigation, grasping, via optimization, learning or control).
- Translate these actions into a sequence of motor commands that can be executed on the robot.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
- Programming skills
- Basic math
- Elements of probabilities, statistics, and algorithmics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Oral courses
- Exercises
- Group project
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings
The course notes et the slides will be available on the course's webpage at the beginning of the semester: http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~sacre/INFO0948/.
Assessment methods and criteria
Group project (evaluating the assimilation of practical notions).
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Lecturer: Pierre Sacré (p.sacre@uliege.be).
Webpage: http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~sacre/INFO0948/.
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
All lectures were all taught in class before the switch to virtual teaching. Teams of students are working remotely on the class project. Question-and-answer sessions about the material and/or the project are held via videoconference according to the class schedule or on-demand.
All students are encouraged to ask short questions via the eCampus forum or by email and to request on-demand videoconferences for more complex questions.
Assessment subjects
The assessment will consist of a project defense and a discussion to place each project in the context of the course material.
Assessment methods
Midterm. A midterm report on the first milestone of the project was required as initially planned. An elective midterm feedback discussion (replacing the mandatory midterm presentation) was held online. A short handout summarizing the main comments from the feedback discussions was provided to all students.
Final. A final report on the project will be required as initially planned. The final presentation and discussion will be held via videoconference.
Contacts
Pierre Sacré (p.sacre@uliege.be) http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~sacre/INFO0948/
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
See adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session.
Assessment methods
See adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session.