ECE 6680

ECE 6680

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

Autonomous multi-agent systems are becoming an integral part of our daily lives with thousands of robots and drones operating in places from warehouses to entertainment lightshows. With robot costs dropping to mainstream consumer levels, the current technological wave is driven by industry, researchers, and ambitious hobbyists, and spans applications in autonomous vehicles, construction, agriculture, and more. With this eminent technological revolution, it is critical that we look beyond robots working efficiently in parallel, and towards actual swarm intelligence for superior system ability and robustness beyond the sum of its parts. As a proof of concept, natural swarms exhibit efficient, error tolerant, and adaptive properties far beyond the individual scope. Beyond serving as an introduction to research, reading and review of scientific papers, this course also offers insights into both biology and the systems they have inspired.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19148 ECE 6680   LEC 001

    • TR Phillips Hall 403
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Petersen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 19149 ECE 6680   LAB 401

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Petersen, K

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person