CEN 177 - Robotics 2

5.0 Credits
Through the use of projects and hands-on exercises, students will learn to program a small scale robot to perform basic navigation under program control, with various sensor inputs, using feedback and control techniques. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in CEN 162 or CEN 252 or instructor’s permission.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

Program a microcontroller. [REASON]
Describe the operation of a servo motor. [COMMUNICATE]
Demonstrate the use of different types of basic sensors. [COMMUNICATE]
Troubleshoot the software and hardware of a small robotic system. [REASON]
Program simple artificial intelligence into a robotic system. [REASON]
Write and execute a variety of programs for robotic navigation. [REASON]
Implement the use of a new microcontroller platform into an existing robot system. [REASON]