CSE 550A: Mobile Robotics

Fall 2008

What's New?

Complete class schedule up

Finally, the complete schedule for the class is up on the web site.

Some new Player links

We've added some links to useful Player and Stage documentation. See the Player section.

This is it!

Contrary to previous announcements, we will not be using the new CMS this semester. The web site that you're looking at is the one we'll be using for the rest of the semester.

Temporary web page is up

We will be using the new CSE content management system for the class but, until everything gets set up with that, we'll be using this web page.

Instructor:

Bill Smart (wds@cse.wustl.edu)

Unless explicitly instructed otherwise, everything that you turn in for this course must be your own work. If you willfully misrepresent someone else's work as your own, you are guilty of cheating. Cheating, in any form, will not be tolerated in this class.

If you are guilty of cheating on any assignment or exam, you will be penalized the number of points that the assignment is worth. For example, if you are guilty of cheating on an assignment worth 10 points, your score on that assignment will be -10. If you copy from anyone in the class both parties will be penalized, regardless of which direction the information flowed. Two or more instances of cheating in the course will result in a grade of F for the class, and will be referred to the School of Engineering Discipline Committee.

We will follow the guidelines of the University Undergradate Academic Integrity Policy, but we reserve the right to make the final determination of what constitutes cheating for this class. If you suspect that you may be entering an ambiguous situation, it is your responsibility to clarify it before the professor or TAs detect it. If in doubt, please ask

The late policy for the class is 10% per day late, up to a maximum of three days. If you're more than three days late on an assignment, you get zero points for that assignment. If you have some valid reason for needing more time on an assignment, then you should contact me at least two days before the deadline to request an extension. Last-minute requests will only be met in exceptional circumstances.

The example code for C++ that comes with Player is also available locally on the CEC machines at /usr/local/share/player/examples. The files needed for Stage can be found in /usr/local/share/stage/worlds/ on the CEC linux machines.

Some useful links:

You will need to check the robots out from the CEC help desk. You are allowed to check the robot out for two hours, and must return it after that time. You're not allowed to check the robots out overnight (sorry). The help desk staff will keep all checked-in robots for one hour after they are checked in, to make sure that they can be fully recharged.

You can reserve time on a robot here. Do not reserve a robot within an hour of it being handed back, since the help-desk staff will not give it to you. If you know that you're not going to use a reservation, then please cancel it so that someone else can use the slot. You can get a robot without a reservation, if one is free, but it will help everyone in the class if you can plan your robot time in advance, and add it to the calendar.

Don't put personal stuff on the robots, since they are shared machines, and you will be sharing an account with the rest of the class. Either store things on a USB stick, or copy them on via scp when you need them. In particular, please remember to clean up the home directory, and to remove all of your code before you turn the robot back in to the CEC help desk.