CE432 Robotics II, Fall 2023 (Syllabus)

Student lab reports

Homework assignments are due at the Beginning of the lecture on the due date.


Weeks
Dates
Lectures
Notes
Homework
Week 1 Aug 29
ESP32-CAM Introduction

HW1: Tutorial 1 Demo/Report
(Do not post your code to the webpage, place it in the folder on the server and indicate the file names of the code)
Due Tuesday 9/5

Aug 31
ESP32-CAM Practice


Week 2 Sep 5
ESP32-CAM Practice
HW2: Tutorial 2 Demo/Report
(Do not post your code to the webpage, place it in the folder on the server and indicate the file names of the code)
Due Tuesday 9/12

Sep 7
ESP32-CAM Practice

Week 3 Sep 12
ESP32-CAM Practice
video

HW3: Tutorial 3 Demo/Report
(Do not post your code to the webpage, place it in the folder on the server and indicate the file names of the code)
Due Tuesday 9/19

Sep 14
ESP32-CAM Practice Work on Tutorial 3

Week 4 Sep 19
ESP32-CAM PCB Design

Quiz 1 on the Debounce Code
then work on the PCB design in BH602. No lecture
HW4: PCB Design/Gerber Files of the ESP32 CAM project
Due Tuesday 9/26

Sep 21
ESP32-CAM PCB Design Work on the PCB Design in BH602, no lecture.

Week 5 Sep 26 Analog joysticks
video

HW5: Finish the tasks in the analog joystick tutorial
Due Thursday 10/5

Sep 28 Work on the joystick project


Week 6 Oct 3
Work on the joystick project


Oct 5
Class Canceled


Week 7 Oct 10
The Strain Gauge
video, notes

HW6: Finish the tasks in the Strain Gauge tutorial
Due Tuesday 10/31

Oct 12
Work on the strain gauge project

Week 8 Oct 17
Work on the strain gauge project


Oct 19
Work on the strain gauge project

Week 9 Oct 24
Work on the strain gauge project


Oct 26 Work on the strain gauge project
(I will be out of town for a conference trip)


Week 10 Oct 31
ESP32 PCB Soldering and Testing

HW7: Finish the soldering and testing, post a report with a demo video in it.
Due Thursday 11/2

Nov 2
Use an Encoder to Control a Stepper Motor
video

HW8: Finish the Encoder/Stepper Motor tasks.
Due Thursday 11/9
Week 11 Nov 7
Work on the Encoder project
(no lectue)



Nov 9
The Balancing Robot
video
Lecture HW9: Form a team, four presentations, one final report, one PCB design that has two PCB boards on it.
Due Thursday 12/12 by 5 pm
Week 12 Nov 14
Work on the Balancing Robot
video

HW10
Please finish the teaching evaluation survey by 12/8. Please send me the snapshot of the complete notice to receive the credit for this assignment

Nov 16
Progress Presentation

Week 13 Nov 21
Thanksgiving Break



Nov 23
Thanksgiving Break

Week 14 Nov 28 Progress Presentation


Nov 30
Progress Presentation

Week 15 Dec 5
Progress Presentation


Dec 7
Final Presentation
(No final exam)