M: Mar 31 at Beaver Works (NE45) | Lecture 1: Class Introduction | Lab 01 - Course Laptop Setup |
W: Apr 02 at Beaver Works (NE45) | Lecture 2: Fundamentals of AUVs | Lab 2a - How to login to a SeaBeaver II AUV Lab 2b - Unit Testing Sensors and Actuators |
M: Apr 07 at Beaver Works (NE45) | Lecture 3: Robot Middleware and Autonomy | Lab 03 - Autonomy Middleware and Missions |
W: Apr 09 at Beaver Works (NE45) | Lecture 4: Introduction to Software Subsystems of an AUV | Lab 04 - Surface navigation using GPS |
M: Apr 14 at Beaver Works (NE45) | Lecture 5: Software and Hardware in the Loop Simulations | Lab 05 - Software and Hardware in the Loop Simulations |
W: Apr 16 at MIT Sea Grant (NW98) | Lecture 6: Introduction to Electrical Systems Design | Lab 06: Tailcone Assembly |
M: Apr 21 | Patriots Day Holiday | Patriots Day Holiday |
W: Apr 23 at MIT Sea Grant (NW98) | Lecture 7: Low-level Control Systems of AUVs | Lab 7a: Tailcone Assembly Cont. Lab 7b - Low-level Control Systems of AUVs |
M: Apr 28 at MIT Sea Grant (NW98) | Lecture 8: Hydrostatics | Lab 08 - Vehicle Assembly |
W: Apr 30 at MIT Sea Grant (NW98) | Lecture 9: Underwater Navigation | Lab 9a - Vehicle Tank Testing Lab 9b - Underwater Navigation |
M: May 05 at MIT Sea Grant (NW98) | Lecture 10: Introduction to Marine Autonomy | Lab 10 - Vehicle Tank Testing Cont. |
W: May 07 at Sailing Pavilion (bldg. 51) | Lecture 11: From the Depths: Navigating a Career in Marine Robotics (guest lecture by Bryan Keller, Oceaneering) | Lab 11: Preliminary Sea Trials & Control System Tuning |
M: May 12 at Sailing Pavilion (bldg. 51) | Extra Lab Time | Lab 12: A thermocline in the Charles River Basin? |