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2011-2012 University Catalog

CS 689 - Planning Motions of Robots and Molecules

Credits: 3 (NR)
This course covers topics from artificial intelligence, algorithms and databases. It presents algorithms that model and simulate physical and biological systems. The course will focus on motion-planning algorithms for robotic systems in the presence of obstacles. Simple deterministic and sampling-based approaches to motion planning will be covered. Advanced planning methods including planning with kinematics and dynamic constraints will also be presented. Selected topics will include sensor-based motion planning, manipulation planning, assembly planning, planning under uncertainty and robotics-inspired methods to compute functionally-relevant motions of molecular chains.

Prerequisite(s): CS 583

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
When Offered: Fall