OLAT

Lecture slides, exercises and lecture related announcements are organized in OLAT:
https://olat.vcrp.de/url/RepositoryEntry/3888809341
 

Professor

Prof. Dr. Karsten Berns
 

Contact Person

M. Sc. Patrick Vonwirth

M. Sc. Ashita Ashok
 

Content

The lecture "Biologically Motivated Robots" (BioBots) deals with systems whose mechanical construction, sensor concepts, and control methods have been inspired by nature. The following topics will be covered:

• Status of research and requirements for the development of BioBots
• Sensor systems, sensor fusion and driving concepts
• Adaptive control (neural networks, fuzzy-control, Reinforcement-Learning, genetic algorithms and neuro-oscillators) and Behaviour based control architectures
• Skills of humanoid robots (locomotion, manipulation, mimics, perception, interaction)
• Application for BioBot

This course is partly build upon the lecture "Foundations of Robotics". The content of this lecture is assumed to be well known.
 

Requirement

• Bachelor degree in computer science
• Core module of the LG Embedded Systems and Robotics
   

Precondition for examination

• Exercises
• Final oral examination
   

Literature

• Webb, B. and Consi, T. R. (2001). Biorobotics. MIT Press.
• Hirose, S. (1993). Biologically inspired Robots - Snake-Like Locomoters and Manipulators. Oxford Sciens Publications.
• Song, S.-M. and Waldron, K. J. (1989). Machines That Walk: The Adaptive Suspension Vehicle. The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts