Better Ways to Measure and Move - Joint Optimization of Agent's Physical Design and Computational Reasoning
Explore joint optimization of physical design and computational reasoning for intelligent agents, enhancing sensor networks, legged robots, and soft robotics through machine learning techniques.
Assistive Autonomy Revisited - Brenna Argall, Northwestern University
Exploring robotics autonomy to enhance human independence for those with motor impairments. Discusses challenges, research, and innovative approaches in assistive technology and rehabilitation robotics.
Robots That Talk and Learn - Shiwali Mohan, Palo Alto Research Center
Explore interactive task learning for robots, focusing on designing collaborative human-AI systems. Discover advances in enabling robots to learn new tasks through natural interactions with humans.
Object Manipulation with Physics-Based Models - Mehmet Dogar, University of Leeds
Physics-based planning for robotic object manipulation in cluttered scenes and collaborative human-robot tasks. Explores motion prediction, force stability, and human comfort constraints for advanced manipulation scenarios.
Cheetah-Inspired Robot Tails and Kalman Filtering for Hybrid Systems - Aaron Johnson, CMU
Exploring cheetah-inspired aerodynamic robot tails and state estimation for hybrid systems, enhancing agility in legged robots and improving control during discontinuous impacts.
Semantic Robot Programming and Maybe Making the World a Better Place - Chad Jenkins, U of Michigan
Explore semantic robot programming, its potential to revolutionize human-robot interaction, and the challenges in making robotics accessible to diverse users and developers.
Wavelets- A Mathematical Microscope
Explore wavelet transform for signal processing, uncovering hidden structures in data. Learn to build a wavelet toolkit, understanding its applications from hydrodynamics to neuroscience.
The Power of Gradients in Inverse Dynamics Problems - Tao Du, MIT
Exploring analytical gradients in physics simulation for computational design of dynamic systems, with applications in robotics, biomechanics, and computer graphics.
PLIP- ZedBoard-Zynq AES Peripheral in C - Vivado High Level Synthesis
Learn to create an AES peripheral for ZedBoard/Zynq using Vivado HLS. Covers project setup, AES implementation, and system integration for hardware acceleration.
Digital Circuits Lecture - Summary - Flip Flop & Serial Protocols
Explore flip-flops, serial protocols, and digital circuit concepts. Learn about state diagrams, conversion between flip-flop types, registers, and various serial communication interfaces.
Digital Circuits Lecture - Latches and Flip Flops
Explore latches and flip-flops in digital circuits, covering RS latches, D flip-flops, and JK flip-flops. Learn about state storage elements and programmable logic devices.
Digital Circuits Lecture - Programmable Logic: PALs and CPLDs
Explore programmable logic devices like PALs, CPLDs, and FPGAs. Learn implementation steps and architecture of XC9500XL series, using the Bora digital trainer board for hands-on experience.
Digital Circuits Lecture - Mux / Demux
Explore multiplexors, demultiplexors, decoders, and 3-state buffers in digital circuits. Learn equations, applications, and practical implementations of these essential components.
Digital Circuits Lecture - Gray Codes & Karnaugh Maps
Learn about Gray codes, Karnaugh maps, and digital circuit minimization techniques for efficient logic design and optimization.
PID Controllers
Learn about PID controllers: their components, applications, and how they achieve stable control systems. Explore mathematical models and live simulations to understand this powerful algorithm.
Adaptive Filters
Explore digital adaptive filters, their algorithms, and applications in noise removal, echo cancellation, and signal processing, with Matlab demonstrations and real-world examples.
Cyber-Physical Security - Dr. Bruce DeBruhl
Explore cyber-physical security, including system models, attack examples, and modern contexts. Learn about securing critical infrastructure and emerging challenges in networked control systems.
FPGA Glitching & Side Channel Attacks
Explore side channel analysis and fault injection attacks on modern systems using low-cost hardware like FPGAs. Learn about powerful techniques once reserved for governments and researchers.
Debugging Electronics - You Can’t Handle the Ground Truth!
Strategies for efficient electronics troubleshooting, covering tools, infrastructure, and techniques to quickly identify and fix issues in firmware, circuits, and mechanical components.
Scrounging, Sipping, and Seeing Power
Explore efficient power management for low-power systems, covering energy sources, design decisions, and validation techniques to optimize performance and prevent product failure.
When It Rains, It Pours
Explore unconventional prototyping in extreme conditions, from sailboats to disaster zones. Learn resourceful problem-solving, material sourcing, and prioritizing functionality over aesthetics in high-stakes engineering scenarios.