ece3400-2017
ECE 3400 Intelligent Physical Systems course web page and assignments
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ECE 3400 Intelligent Physical Systems
Cornell University, Fall 2017
Welcome to ECE 3400; a class where students learn to tie the fundamental principles of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) across virtual and physical boundaries to create autonomous robots able to perceive, reason about, and act upon their environment. Specifically, in teams of 5-6, students will design and fabricate a robot able to navigate and map out a maze with treasures in the shortest possible time.
Here is a video of the 2015 competition.
Instead of traditional hand-ins, we leverage peer-to-peer mentoring where students, under guidance, upload their progress and ideas to create a sustainable and continuously evolving database for future students to rely on.
Relevant Links
- Course Description
- Team Websites
- Detailed Schedule
- Lab schedule
- Lectures
- Grades, rules, and final scoring chart
- Robot cost
- Tutorials
- Instructor: Assistant Professor Kirstin Petersen (khp37)
- TA’s: Ryan O’Hern (rmo26), Claire Chen (clc288), Christopher Fedors (cjf83), Daniel Kim (dsk252), Leah Forrest (lmf232), Vaidehi Garg (vg254), Vidya Ramesh (vr236), Yangyi Hoa (yh326), Adarsh Jayakumar (aj373), Justin Selig (jss459), and Curran Sinha (cs886).
- Piazza: The main page is located here, please sign up here
- Class hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in Kimbal Hall B11. Lecture Pdf’s can be found here.
- Lab hours: Monday 1.25-4.25pm, Monday 7.30-10.30pm, Wednesday 7.30-10.30pm, Thursday 7.30-10.30pm, Friday 1.25-4.25pm in Phillips Hall 427.
Schedule and Hand-Outs
Please be aware that the following schedule is tentative and may change throughout the semester.
| Week | Topic | Week | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro, Arduino | 9 | Prototyping EE, LAB 4 |
| 2 | IPS fundamentals, team work/time management, Website, LAB 1 | 10 | Algorithms |
| 3 | Sensors and filters | 11 | Algorithms, Milestone 3 |
| 4 | Embedded control, LAB 2 | 12 | Evaluating and debugging IPS |
| 5 | Actuators and control, Milestone 1 | 13 | Power and alternative IPS |
| 6 | FPGA, VGA, Milestone 2 | 14 | Discussion of websites Milestone 4 |
| 7 | Prototyping ME, LAB 3 | 15 | IPS Ethics, Career Center talk |
| 8 | Wireless communication | 16 | Final Competition |
See detailed schedule and deadlines here