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Week 1
Week 1
* Tue lecture (31 Mar): Motivation (bio and engineering; 60m) + class logistics (30m)
* Tue lecture (31 Mar): Motivation (bio and engineering; 60m) + class logistics (30m) - Michael and Richard
* Wed lab session #1, 7-10 pm
* Wed lab session #1, 7-10 pm
* Thu lecture (2 Apr): Programming concepts
* Thu lecture (2 Apr): Programming concepts - Richard?
* 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


Week 2
Week 2 (RMM out of town on Wed-Fri)
* Tue lecture (7 Apr): Mechanical design and fabrication
* Tue lecture (7 Apr): Mechanical design and fabrication (Floris?)
* 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
* Thu lecture (9 Apr): Biomechanics - Michael (or Chris)
* 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


Week 3
Week 3 (RMM out of town on Mon-Thu)
* Tue lecture (14 Apr): Electrical design, sensing and actuation
* Tue lecture (14 Apr): Electrical design, sensing and actuation (TAs?)
* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm
* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm
* Thu lecture (16 Apr): Animal sensors/actuators
* Thu lecture (16 Apr): Animal sensors/actuators - Michael
* 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


Week 4
Week 4 (MHD out of town all week, RMM ''might'' be out of town on Thu)
* Tue lecture (21 Apr): Control systems
* Tue lecture (21 Apr): Control systems - Richard
* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm
* Wed lab session, 7-10 pm
* Thu lecture (23 Apr): Feedback principles in biology
* Thu lecture (23 Apr): Feedback principles in biology - Floris, with input from Michael
* 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


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


Week 6
Week 6
* Tue lecture (5 May): estimation
* Tue lecture (5 May): estimation - Richard
** 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): animal behavior
* Thu lecture (7 May): animal behavior - Michael
* 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


Week 7
Week 7
* Tue lecture (12 May): Systems design
* Tue lecture (12 May): Systems design - Richard
* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm
* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm
* Thu lecture (14 May): Evolution
* Thu lecture (14 May): Evolution - Chris
* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm
* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm


Week 8
Week 8
* Tue lecture (19 May): Robotics/autonomy
* Tue lecture (19 May): Robotics/autonomy - Richard
* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm
* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm
* Thu lecture (21 May): Experiment design
* Thu lecture (21 May): Experiment design - Michael (or Chris, but likely to be out of town)
** 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
* Tue lecture (26 May): Frontiers I: engineering - Richard
* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm
* Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm
* Thu lecture (28 May): Frontiers II - engineering
* Thu lecture (28 May): Frontiers II: biology - Michael
* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm
* Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

Revision as of 19:31, 3 March 2015

Week 1

  • Tue lecture (31 Mar): Motivation (bio and engineering; 60m) + class logistics (30m) - Michael and Richard
  • Wed lab session #1, 7-10 pm
  • Thu lecture (2 Apr): Programming concepts - Richard?
  • HW out on Tue, due following Tue
  • Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

Week 2 (RMM out of town on Wed-Fri)

  • Tue lecture (7 Apr): Mechanical design and fabrication (Floris?)
  • Wed lab session #2, 7-10 pm: Solid works, laser cutter
  • Thu lecture (9 Apr): Biomechanics - Michael (or Chris)
  • HW out on Tue, due following Tue
  • Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

Week 3 (RMM out of town on Mon-Thu)

  • Tue lecture (14 Apr): Electrical design, sensing and actuation (TAs?)
  • Wed lab session, 7-10 pm
  • Thu lecture (16 Apr): Animal sensors/actuators - Michael
  • HW out on Tue, due following Tue
  • Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

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

  • Tue lecture (21 Apr): Control systems - Richard
  • Wed lab session, 7-10 pm
  • Thu lecture (23 Apr): Feedback principles in biology - Floris, with input from Michael
  • HW out on Tue, due following Tue
  • Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

Week 5

  • Tue lecture (28 Apr): Image processing - Pietro? (or Richard, Floris?)
  • Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: Arduino
  • Thu lecture (30 Apr): Animal vision systems - Michael
  • HW out on Tue, due following Tue
  • Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

Week 6

  • Tue lecture (5 May): estimation - Richard
    • Include things that might mirror what nature does (eg, DGC)
    • Kalman filtering; use in avoiding higher order derivatives
  • Wed lab session, 7-10 pm: tracking
  • Thu lecture (7 May): animal behavior - Michael
  • HW out on Tue, due following Tue
  • Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

Week 7

  • Tue lecture (12 May): Systems design - Richard
  • Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm
  • Thu lecture (14 May): Evolution - Chris
  • Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

Week 8

  • Tue lecture (19 May): Robotics/autonomy - Richard
  • Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm
  • Thu lecture (21 May): Experiment design - Michael (or Chris, but likely to be out of town)
    • This could be swapped with animal navigation lecture
  • Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm

Week 9

  • Tue lecture (26 May): Frontiers I: engineering - Richard
  • Lab hours on Wed, 7-10 pm
  • Thu lecture (28 May): Frontiers II: biology - Michael
  • Lab hours on Mon, 1-4 pm