Lab Schedule

All lab manuals are linked here. Labs will be done in pairs of two students. Labs begin on the dates listed left, and are due via Brightspace at 11:59 PM EST on the day listed below right. Please do not use LLMs to write your code.

• Jan. 22, 2026 Lab 01 - Build the robot Due Jan. 28, 2026

• Jan. 28, 2026 Lab 02 - Motion Modeling Due Feb. 111, 2026

• Feb. 03, 2026 Lab 02 - (cont')

• Feb. 11, 2026 Lab 03 - EKF Localization Due Feb. 25, 2026

• Feb. 17, 2026 Lab 03 - (cont')

• Feb. 25, 2026 Lab 04 - PF Localization Due Mar. 13, 2026

• Mar. 03, 2026 Lab 04 - (cont')

• Mar. 10, 2026 Lab 04 - (cont')

• Mar. 17, 2026 Spring Break

Lab REPORT WRITING

Many labs require a report to be submitted at the end of the lab.  All labs should be written in IEEE Conference format:

• Language: English

• Paper size: US Letter or A4

• Format: two-column IEEE conference format

• Templates: LateX template and MS Word template

• Paper Length: minimum 3 pages and maximum 6 pages

Some tips when writing your lab reports:

• All equations should be numbered.

• All figures should have a caption, and should be referenced in text (or ask yourself why is it in the document?)

• Label the axis on all plots.

• Units should be with all numbers.

• No adjectives or adverbs should be used, at least not backed up immediately with quantifiable metrics.

• The instructor's publications (although old) provide an idea of expectations: https://www.lair.hmc.edu/publications