ECTS - Path Planning and Navigation

Path Planning and Navigation (MECE447) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Path Planning and Navigation MECE447 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery
Learning and Teaching Strategies .
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
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Course Objectives
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
Course Content Introduction, kinematic models for mobile robots, mobile robot control, robot attitude, robot navigation, path finding, obstacle mapping and its application to robot navigation, application of Kalman filtering.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction, Locomotion, Direct and Inverse Robot Kinematics, Homogenous Transformations
2 Kinematics of Unicycle, Bicycle, Differential Drive, Tricycle, Ackermann and Omnidirectional robots
3 Dynamic model for wheeled mobile Robot
4 Heading and speed control of front wheel steered vehicle, Heading and speed control of differential drive robot, Computed control for heading and velocity, Pursuit controller, Stanley controller
5 Heading and speed control of front wheel steered vehicle, Heading and speed control of differential drive robot, Computed control for heading and velocity, Pursuit controller, Stanley controller
6 Taxonomy of driving, perception, sensors, software architecture, environment representation, Rotation matrix for Yaw, Pitch and Roll, Homogenous Transformation matrix, Rotating a vector
7 Coordinate systems, Earth-centered Earth-fixed coordinate system, Computing location using Global Positioning System, Computing location using IMU, Dead Reckoning
8 Coordinate systems, Earth-centered Earth-fixed coordinate system, Computing location using Global Positioning System, Computing location using IMU, Dead Reckoning
9 Depth First Search, Breadth First Search, A* algorithm, Djikstra, Mini-Max, Alpha-Beta, Bug1, Bug2, Tangent Bug, Random Particle Optimization, Additive Attractive/Repulsive potential, Gradient descent
10 Depth First Search, Breadth First Search, A* algorithm, Djikstra, Mini-Max, Alpha-Beta, Bug1, Bug2, Tangent Bug, Random Particle Optimization, Additive Attractive/Repulsive potential, Gradient descent
11 Depth First Search, Breadth First Search, A* algorithm, Djikstra, Mini-Max, Alpha-Beta, Bug1, Bug2, Tangent Bug, Random Particle Optimization, Additive Attractive/Repulsive potential, Gradient descent
12 Sensors for obstacle detection, Dead reckoning navigation, Use of previously detected obstacles for navigation
13 Probabilistic estimation, Linear Kalman filtering, Extended Kalman filter
14 Probabilistic estimation, Linear Kalman filtering, Extended Kalman filter

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Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 0 0
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Applies knowledge in mathematics, science, and computing to solve engineering problems related to manufacturing technologies.
2 Analyzes and identifies problems specific to manufacturing technologies.
3 Develops an approach to solve encountered engineering problems, and designs and conducts models and experiments.
4 Designs a comprehensive manufacturing system (including method, product, or device development) based on the creative application of fundamental engineering principles, within constraints of economic viability, environmental sustainability, and manufacturability.
5 Selects and uses modern techniques and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications.
6 Effectively uses information technologies to collect and analyze data, think critically, interpret, and make sound decisions.
7 Works effectively as a member of multidisciplinary and intra-disciplinary teams or individually; demonstrates the confidence and necessary organizational skills.
8 Communicates effectively in both spoken and written Turkish and English.
9 Engages in lifelong learning, accesses information, keeps up with the latest developments in science and technology, and continuously renews oneself.
10 Demonstrates awareness and a sense of responsibility regarding professional, legal, ethical, and social issues in the field of Manufacturing Engineering.
11 Effectively utilizes resources (personnel, equipment, and costs) to enhance national competitiveness and improve manufacturing industry productivity; conducts solution-oriented project and risk management; and demonstrates awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
12 Considers the health, environmental, social, and legal consequences of engineering practices at both global and local scales when making decisions.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 0