Schedule-Fall 2022

Course Reader (.pdf) [Last updated 10/26, 8:26 pm]

DateTopicRecordings & Notes
MP
1Aug-22Overview, State Machines, Safety AnalysisslidesMP0 out
2Aug-24End-to-end Safety 1

Automata, executions, requirements, safety, Post, invariance

slides
3Aug-25, FriLab

Introductions, Team Formation, MP0 Walkthrough

4Aug-30End-to-end Safety 2

Invariance, inductive invariants, applications.

slides
notes
annotated notes
5Sept-1Perception basics

Linear filtering, convolution, de-noising

slidesMP1 out
6Sept 2, FriLab

MP1 Walkthrough

7Sept-6Autonomous vehicle platform demo and field tripslides
8Sept 8Perception 2

Edge detection, image gradients, recognition, classification

slides
9Sept 9, FriLabMP0 due
10Sept-13Perception

Basics

slides
11Sept-15Perception

Basics

MP2 out
12Sept 16, FriLab

MP2 Walkthrough

13Sept-20Control 1

ODEs, Vehicle Models



notes
slides
14Sept-22Control 2

ODEs, Vehicle Models

notes1
notes2
15Sept 23, FriLab
MP1 due
16Sept-27Control 3

Stability, Lyapunov theory, invariance

notes
slides
17Sept-29Review session

Software project overview

18Sept 30, FriLab
19Oct 4, TueMidterm 1
20Oct-6Filtering

Bayes filter, histogram filter, grid localization, Particle filter and monte carlo localization

slides
notes
21Oct 7, FriLabMP2 due
22Oct-11Filtering Continued

Particle filter and monte carlo localization,

23Oct-13Filtering Continued

Particle filter and monte carlo localization

slides
notes
MP3 out
24Oct 14, FriLab

MP3 Walkthrough

25Oct 18Filtering Continued

Particle filter and monte carlo localization, Kalman filter and SLAM overview

slides
26Oct-20SLAM, Planning

Uninformed search

27Oct 21, Fri
28Oct-25Project Pitch Presentations
29Oct-27Planning

Greedy search, A*, hybrid A*

notes
30Oct 28, FriLab
MP3 due
31Nov-1Guest lecture -Bowen Weng, VTRC.flyer
video
32Nov-3Planning

Sampling-based, RRT, RRT*

notes
33Nov 4, FriLab
34Nov-8No Class
Election Day
35November 10, ThuMidterm 2
36Nov 11, FriLab

Project Huddle

37Nov-15Planning

Sampling-based, RRT, RRT*

38Nov-17Course wrap-up

Intermediate check-in

39Nov 18, FriLab
40Nov 22, TueFall Break
41Nov 24, ThuFall Break
42Nov 25, FriFall Break
43Nov-29Practice Presentation
44Dec-1Project Presentations
45Dec 2, Fri
46Dec 6, TueProject Presentations

Final Project Video Upload
Final Project video due