BE 107, Spring 2015 - Revision history

Murray: /* Course Description */

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Course Description

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	Students will formulate and implement an engineering project desired to explore a biological principle or property that is exhibited in nature. Students will work in small teams in which they build a hardware platform that is motivated by a biological example in which a given approach or architecture is used to implement a given behavior. Alternatively, the team will construct new experimental instruments in order to test for the presence of an engineering principle in a biological system. Example topics include bio-inspired control of motion (from bacteria to insects), processing of sensory information (molecules to neurons), and robustness/fault-tolerance. Each project will involve proposing a specific mechanism to be explored, designing an engineering system that can be used to demonstrate and evaluate the mechanism, and building a computer-controlled, electro-mechanical system in the lab that implements or characterizes the proposed mechanism, behavior or architecture.		Students will formulate and implement an engineering project desired to explore a biological principle or property that is exhibited in nature. Students will work in small teams in which they build a hardware platform that is motivated by a biological example in which a given approach or architecture is used to implement a given behavior. Alternatively, the team will construct new experimental instruments in order to test for the presence of an engineering principle in a biological system. Example topics include bio-inspired control of motion (from bacteria to insects), processing of sensory information (molecules to neurons), and robustness/fault-tolerance. Each project will involve proposing a specific mechanism to be explored, designing an engineering system that can be used to demonstrate and evaluate the mechanism, and building a computer-controlled, electro-mechanical system in the lab that implements or characterizes the proposed mechanism, behavior or architecture.

	<center>'''[http://www.cds.caltech.edu/be107\|Course homepage]'''</center>		<center>'''[http://www.cds.caltech.edu/be107 Course homepage]'''</center>

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Murray at 01:08, 30 March 2015

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 Students will formulate and implement an engineering project desired to explore a biological principle or property that is exhibited in nature.  Students will work in small teams in which they build a hardware platform that is motivated by a biological example in which a given approach or architecture is used to implement a given behavior.   Alternatively, the team will construct new experimental instruments in order to test for the presence of an engineering principle in a biological system.  Example topics include bio-inspired control of motion (from bacteria to insects), processing of sensory information (molecules to neurons), and robustness/fault-tolerance.  Each project will involve proposing a specific mechanism to be explored, designing an engineering system that can be used to demonstrate and evaluate the mechanism, and building a computer-controlled, electro-mechanical system in the lab that implements or characterizes the proposed mechanism, behavior or architecture.
-=== Lecture Schedule ===
+<center>'''[http://www.cds.caltech.edu/be107|Course homepage]'''</center>
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Murray: /* Week 4 (MHD out of town all week, RMM might be out of town on Thu) */

2015-03-22T10:08:19Z

Week 4 (MHD out of town all week, RMM might be out of town on Thu)

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	* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm		* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

	=== Week 4 (MHD out of town all week, RMM ~~''might'' be~~ out of town on Thu) ===		=== Week 4 (MHD out of town all week, RMM out of town on Thu) ===
	* Tue lecture (21 Apr): Control systems - Richard		* Tue lecture (21 Apr): Control systems - Richard
	* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: Controls and Arduino		* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: Controls and Arduino

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Week 5

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	=== Week 5 ===		=== Week 5 ===
	* Tue lecture (28 Apr): Image processing - Pietro ~~(with backup)? (or Floris)~~		* Tue lecture (28 Apr): Image processing - Pietro Perona
	* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: Vision/ROS		* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: Vision/ROS
	* Thu lecture (30 Apr): Animal vision systems - Michael		* Thu lecture (30 Apr): Animal vision systems - Michael

Murray at 22:56, 5 March 2015

2015-03-05T22:56:30Z

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	** Michael: 15 min class motivation and then 30 min on cool biology		** Michael: 15 min class motivation and then 30 min on cool biology
	** Richard: 30 min on cool engineering, then 15 min on class logistics		** Richard: 30 min on cool engineering, then 15 min on class logistics
	* Wed lab session #1, 7-10 pm		* Wed lab session #1, 7-10 pm: Introductory Tracking Experiment
	* Thu lecture (2 Apr): Programming concepts - Richard		* Thu lecture (2 Apr): Programming concepts - Richard
	** Wiki's, subversion, plotting data using python (will use later)		** Wiki's, subversion, plotting data using python (will use later)
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	=== Week 2 (RMM out of town on Wed-Fri) ===		=== Week 2 (RMM out of town on Wed-Fri) ===
	* Tue lecture (7 Apr): Mechanical design and fabrication - Floris (or Joel B?)		* Tue lecture (7 Apr): Mechanical design and fabrication - Floris (or Joel B?)
	* Wed lab session #2, 7-10 pm: ~~Solid works~~, ~~laser cutter~~		* Wed lab session #2, 7-10 pm: CAD, Fabrication, Arena
	* Thu lecture (9 Apr): Biomechanics - Michael (or Chris)		* Thu lecture (9 Apr): Biomechanics - Michael (or Chris)
	* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue		* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue
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	=== Week 3 (RMM out of town on Mon-Thu) ===		=== Week 3 (RMM out of town on Mon-Thu) ===
	* Tue lecture (14 Apr): Electrical design, sensing and actuation - David (or Joel B?)		* Tue lecture (14 Apr): Electrical design, sensing and actuation - David (or Joel B?)
	* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm		* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: Sensors/Actuators (Braitenberg bug)
	* Thu lecture (16 Apr): Animal sensors/actuators - Michael		* Thu lecture (16 Apr): Animal sensors/actuators - Michael
	* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue		* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue
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	=== Week 4 (MHD out of town all week, RMM ''might'' be out of town on Thu) ===		=== Week 4 (MHD out of town all week, RMM ''might'' be out of town on Thu) ===
	* Tue lecture (21 Apr): Control systems - Richard		* Tue lecture (21 Apr): Control systems - Richard
	* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm		* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: Controls and Arduino
	* Thu lecture (23 Apr): Feedback principles in biology - Floris, with input from Michael		* Thu lecture (23 Apr): Feedback principles in biology - Floris, with input from Michael
	* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue		* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue
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	=== Week 5 ===		=== Week 5 ===
	* Tue lecture (28 Apr): Image processing - Pietro (with backup)? (or Floris)		* Tue lecture (28 Apr): Image processing - Pietro (with backup)? (or Floris)
	* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: ~~Arduino~~		* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: Vision/ROS
	* Thu lecture (30 Apr): Animal vision systems - Michael		* Thu lecture (30 Apr): Animal vision systems - Michael
	* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue		* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue
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	** Include things that might mirror what nature does (eg, DGC)		** Include things that might mirror what nature does (eg, DGC)
	** Kalman filtering; use in avoiding higher order derivatives		** Kalman filtering; use in avoiding higher order derivatives
	* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: ~~tracking~~		* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: Tracking
	* Thu lecture (7 May): Experiment design - Michael (or Chris)		* Thu lecture (7 May): Experiment design - Michael (or Chris)

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	=== Week 7 ===		=== Week 7 ===
	* Tue lecture (12 May): Robotics/autonomy - Richard		* Tue lecture (12 May): Robotics/autonomy - Richard
	* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm		* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm (projects)
	* Thu lecture (14 May): Animal behavior - Michael		* Thu lecture (14 May): Animal behavior - Michael
	* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm		* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm (projects)

	=== Week 8 ===		=== Week 8 ===
	* Tue lecture (19 May): Evolution - Chris		* Tue lecture (19 May): Evolution - Chris
	* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm		* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm (projects)
	* Thu lecture (21 May): Systems design - Richard + Floris?		* Thu lecture (21 May): Systems design - Richard + Floris?
	** This could be swapped with animal navigation lecture		** This could be swapped with animal navigation lecture
	* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm		* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm (projects)

	=== Week 9 ===		=== Week 9 ===
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	** Hold for topics to be decided later. Could do lab presentations?		** Hold for topics to be decided later. Could do lab presentations?
	** Could also be a talk on bioinspired control algorithms - Floris		** Could also be a talk on bioinspired control algorithms - Floris
	* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm		* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm (projects)
	* Thu lecture (28 May): TBD		* Thu lecture (28 May): TBD
	* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm		* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm (projects)

	=== Grading ===		=== Grading ===

Murray: /* Week 5 */

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Week 5

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	=== Week 5 ===		=== Week 5 ===
	* Tue lecture (28 Apr): Image processing - Pietro? (or Floris)		* Tue lecture (28 Apr): Image processing - Pietro (with backup)? (or Floris)
	* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: Arduino		* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: Arduino
	* Thu lecture (30 Apr): Animal vision systems - Michael		* Thu lecture (30 Apr): Animal vision systems - Michael

Murray: /* Week 1 */

2015-03-05T22:48:46Z

Week 1

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	** Richard: 30 min on cool engineering, then 15 min on class logistics		** Richard: 30 min on cool engineering, then 15 min on class logistics
	* Wed lab session #1, 7-10 pm		* Wed lab session #1, 7-10 pm
	* Thu lecture (2 Apr): Programming concepts - Richard?		* Thu lecture (2 Apr): Programming concepts - Richard
	** Wiki's, subversion, plotting data using python (will use later)		** Wiki's, subversion, plotting data using python (will use later)
	* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue		* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue

Murray at 22:48, 5 March 2015

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	* Wed lab session #1, 7-10 pm		* Wed lab session #1, 7-10 pm
	* Thu lecture (2 Apr): Programming concepts - Richard?		* Thu lecture (2 Apr): Programming concepts - Richard?
	** ~~Wikis~~, subversion, plotting data using python (~~or MATLAB, if you insist~~)		** Wiki's, subversion, plotting data using python (will use later)
	* HW out on Tue, due following Tue		* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue
	* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm		* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

	=== Week 2 (RMM out of town on Wed-Fri) ===		=== Week 2 (RMM out of town on Wed-Fri) ===
	* Tue lecture (7 Apr): Mechanical design and fabrication - Floris? (or Joel B?)		* Tue lecture (7 Apr): Mechanical design and fabrication - Floris (or Joel B?)
	* Wed lab session #2, 7-10 pm: Solid works, laser cutter		* Wed lab session #2, 7-10 pm: Solid works, laser cutter
	* Thu lecture (9 Apr): Biomechanics - Michael (or Chris)		* Thu lecture (9 Apr): Biomechanics - Michael (or Chris)
	* HW out on Tue, due following Tue		* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue
	* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm		* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

	=== Week 3 (RMM out of town on Mon-Thu) ===		=== Week 3 (RMM out of town on Mon-Thu) ===
	* Tue lecture (14 Apr): Electrical design, sensing and actuation - ~~TAs~~?		* Tue lecture (14 Apr): Electrical design, sensing and actuation - David (or Joel B?)
	* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm		* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm
	* Thu lecture (16 Apr): Animal sensors/actuators - Michael		* Thu lecture (16 Apr): Animal sensors/actuators - Michael
	* HW out on Tue, due following Tue		* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue
	* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm		* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

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	* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm		* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm
	* Thu lecture (23 Apr): Feedback principles in biology - Floris, with input from Michael		* Thu lecture (23 Apr): Feedback principles in biology - Floris, with input from Michael
	* HW out on Tue, due following Tue		* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue
	* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm		* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

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	* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: Arduino		* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: Arduino
	* Thu lecture (30 Apr): Animal vision systems - Michael		* Thu lecture (30 Apr): Animal vision systems - Michael
	* HW out on Tue, due following Tue		* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue
	* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm		* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

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	** Kalman filtering; use in avoiding higher order derivatives		** Kalman filtering; use in avoiding higher order derivatives
	* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: tracking		* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: tracking
	* Thu lecture (7 May): ~~animal behavior~~ - Michael		* Thu lecture (7 May): Experiment design - Michael (or Chris)
	* HW out on Tue, due following Tue
			* HW/lab description out on Tue, due following Tue
	* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm		* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

	=== Week 7 ===		=== Week 7 ===
	* Tue lecture (12 May): ~~Systems design~~ - Richard		* Tue lecture (12 May): Robotics/autonomy - Richard
	* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm		* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm
	* Thu lecture (14 May): ~~Evolution~~ - ~~Chris~~		* Thu lecture (14 May): Animal behavior - Michael
	* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm		* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

	=== Week 8 ===		=== Week 8 ===
	* Tue lecture (19 May): ~~Robotics/autonomy~~ - ~~Richard~~		* Tue lecture (19 May): Evolution - Chris
	** Could also be a talk on bioinspired control algorithms - Floris
	* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm		* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm
	* Thu lecture (21 May): ~~Experiment~~ design - ~~Michael (or Chris, but likely to be out of town)~~		* Thu lecture (21 May): Systems design - Richard + Floris?
	** This could be swapped with animal navigation lecture		** This could be swapped with animal navigation lecture
	* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm		* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

	=== Week 9 ===		=== Week 9 ===
	* Tue lecture (26 May): ~~Frontiers I: engineering~~ - ~~Richard~~		* Tue lecture (26 May): TBD
			** Hold for topics to be decided later. Could do lab presentations?
			** Could also be a talk on bioinspired control algorithms - Floris
	* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm		* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm
	* Thu lecture (28 May): ~~Frontiers II: biology - Michael~~		* Thu lecture (28 May): TBD
	* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm		* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

Murray: /* Week 1 */

2015-03-05T22:37:52Z

Week 1

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	* Wed lab session #1, 7-10 pm		* Wed lab session #1, 7-10 pm
	* Thu lecture (2 Apr): Programming concepts - Richard?		* Thu lecture (2 Apr): Programming concepts - Richard?
			** Wikis, subversion, plotting data using python (or MATLAB, if you insist)
	* HW out on Tue, due following Tue		* HW out on Tue, due following Tue
	* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm		* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

Murray at 22:36, 5 March 2015

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	* David Flicker (ME)		* David Flicker (ME)
	* Melissa Tanner (ME)		* Melissa Tanner (ME)
	* Lab session: Wed, 7-10 pm, location TBD		* Lab session: Wed, 1-4 or 7-10 pm (determine later), location TBD
	* Open lab hours: Mon, 1-4 pm, location TBD		* Open lab hours: Mon, 1-4 pm, location TBD
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