Site of last year (2022/23)

News

2023/10/10: Video recordings of the praticals can be found in the Teaching Material 

2023/10/09: upon student request the course from October 12 will start @ 9:00 instead 8:00

2023/10/08: Added page with useless stuff. 

The course is planned to start on the week of September 25 2023

Abstract

This course aims at providing the students with skills to develop robotic software that is not covered directly in other courses.

We assume the students are familiar with structured programming languages, as we will focus on fundamental tools when it comes to develop fast, energy efficient and robust robotic software. In this edition of the course we will operate exclusively on the Linux operating system. 

We will introduce:

• C++, a fundamental language that is behind the core aspects of real-time and on-line software and firmware

• ROS, an operating environment for supporting the development of robotic modules. ROS is the de-facto standard  when it comes to robotic middlewares. 

• Concepts of Mobile Robot Navigation

The course is organized in frontal lessons and programming exercises.

IMPORTANT: For the communication concerning the course write an email to all teachers adding [RobotProgramming] at the beginning of the email subject. Not doing so decreases the priority of the email.

Prior Knowledge

A reasonable knowledge of the C programming language, Calculus and Linear Algebra.

We recommend a native installation of a Linux distro  (recommend: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS). As an alternative, you can use a less efficient virtual machine.

Exam (3CFU, No Mark)

Exam Modality: Project

To pass the exam the student will develop a C++ project in ROS implementing some non-trivial algorithm. The discussion of the project can happen anytime during the academic year. The students who passed the exam will be "marked" (pass or not pass) and registered in the session immediately subsequent to the discussion.

FORM

BEFORE STARTING TO WORK ON A PROJECT, WAIT FOR OUR CONFIRMATION.

Tentative next discussions:

• TBD

Time and Location of the Lessons

The lessons have to be attended in presence. 

The students who can't attend the lessons due to delayed enrollment might refer to the material and the video lessons recorded during the pandemic period (here)

Subscribing to the Course 

IT IS MANDATORY to enroll to the FOLLOWING FORM. Urgent communications will be handled through the email addresses you provide.

Preliminary Program

• On Programming languages

  • compilers/interpreters/virtual machines

  • build systems (cmake)

• C++

  • Basics and syntax

  • Classes

  • Metaprogramming

  • Concrete Cases

• ROS

  • Basics and build system

  • ROS-Robot Setup

  • ROS-Navigation

Extras: c++ Course By Igor

Link

We remind that the knowledge of C++ is not mandatory for the exam. Still, we believe that this programming skill might be useful for your career in Robotics.