Elizabethtown College, EGR/CS 434
Green Robotics, Automation, and Machine Intelligence
Fall,
2017; Updates & Clarifications: 9/2/17,
10/24/17,
11/5/17
Cutting-edge innovations in robotics, automation,
and machine intelligence (cognitive computing)
that result in the most environmentally-friendly and humanity-sensitive use of
technology and resources to manufacture products or aid humans. Various forms
of machine intelligence including Symbolic AI which uses programmed rules,
heuristics, and forms of knowledge representation; and artificial neural
networks which are connectionist computer architectures (hardware or software), using a type of
machine learning, where many computational nodes are connected to solve
problems requiring rapid adaptation, or where governing equations are not known
or cannot be easily computed. Mobile-robot and robotic-arm theory,
applications, simulations, real-time control, and path-planning strategies are
included. Human Computer Interactions (HCI)
will also be discussed. Prerequisites: CS121, MA121. Fall semester, odd-numbered years
PROFESSOR
Joseph T Wunderlich PhD
Program Coordinator for Computer Engineering Major, and
Architectural Studies Minor
Director of the Robotics and Machine
Intelligence Lab (also known as The Design & Technology-Transfer Studio)
Offices: E284E and E273 Office
Phone: 717-361-1295 Cell Phone:
717-368-9715
Email:
wunderjt@etown.edu Website: http://users.etown.edu/w/wunderjt
Office
Hours:
http://users.etown.edu/w/wunderjt/schedules/CALENDAR3_f17_web.htm
MEETING TIMES (for
4 contact hours = 200 minutes)
Course
Credit & Contact Hours = 4&4, so we should average 200 minutes per week
for 4 contact hours (50 minutes per contact hour);
However,
we are scheduled MWF 3:30-4:50pm (= 240 minutes). Therefore we meet in E273:
MW 3:30 – 4:20pm, and F3:30
- 4:50pm+ for the first seven weeks, then MF 3:30 – 4:50pm+. Plus
at least three events outside normal class times.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
· First-year graduate-school-level understanding of Machine Intelligence
· First-year graduate-school-level understanding of Robotic
Arm Design
· First-year graduate-school-level understanding of Mobile
Robot Design
· Understanding various High-Tech Green Applications
· Understanding Human Computer Interactions (HCI)
· Understanding Ethical Issues
· ABET (Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology)
requires all engineering programs to cover:
(ABET-a): An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics,
science, and engineering.
(ABET-b): An ability to design and construct experiments, as
well as to analyze and interpret data.
(ABET-c): An ability to design a system, component, or
process to meet desired needs.
(ABET-d): An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
(ABET-e): Identify, formulate, and solve engineering
problems
(ABET-f): An
understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(ABET-g): Communicate effectively orally and in writing
(ABET-h): A broad education necessary to understand impact
of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
(ABET-i): A recognition of the need for, and an ability to
engage in life-long learning
(ABET-j): A knowledge of contemporary issues
(ABET-k): An ability to use the techniques, skills, and
modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
This course
contributes as follows:
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5 = Very strong
support of ABET Program Outcome 4 =
Strong support of ABET Program Outcome
3 = Moderate support of ABET Program Outcome 2 = Weak support of ABET Program Outcome 1 = Little or no support of ABET Program
Outcome
GRADING
(due-dates
announced in class)
20% Weekly homework reading-quizzes
10% Semester Design Proposal
Progress
35% Semester Design Paper
(17.5%),
and YouTube video (17.5%)
35% Comprehensive
Final Exam (including questions on individual
project contributions)
Attendance, participation, and preparation is expected, and unexcused absences or tardiness
will result in course % deduction
Course Grade: (60-62)=D-,
(63-67)=D, (68-69)=D+, (70-72)=C-, (73-77)=C, (78-79)=C+, (80-82)=B-,
(83-87)=B, (88-89)=B+, (90-92)=A-, (93-100)=A
(with
any fractional part rounded to the nearest integer)
REQUIRED
READINGS
selected from the following
(reading packet is required purchase in
bookstore)
[1]
R.
Siegwart and I. Nourbakhsh (2004), Autonomous
mobile robots, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004.
(ISBN: 026219502X)
[2]
K..
Clark, A. Stankov, R. Pappalardo, M. Blanc, R. Greeley, J.P.Lebreton (2016) , Europa
Jupiter System Mission; A Joint
Endeavour by ESA and NASA, NASA Report,
[3]
Anthony
H. Young, (2006) Lunar and planetary
rovers: the wheels of Apollo and the quest for mars Springer; 1 edition. (ISBN: 0387307745)
[4]
Paolo
Ulivi and David M. Harland, Robotic
exploration of the solar system: part II: hiatus and renewal, 1983-1996, Praxis; 1 edition, November 25, 2008. (ISBN: 0387789049)
[5]
S. . B. Niku,
(2001), Introduction
to Robotics: Analysis, Systems, Applications, Prentice Hall (ISBN:
0130613096)
[6]
R. Greenberg, (2008), Unmasking
Europa: The search for life on Jupiter’s ocean moon,
Springer; 1 edition. (ISBN: 0387479368)
[7]
R. Audouze (Editor), G. Israel (Editor), The Cambridge atlas of astronomy, Cambridge
University Press; 3 edition, , (ISBN:
0521434386)
[8]
Website: Europa, a Continuing Story of Discovery [http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/europa/].
[9]
Website: JPL Photojournal [http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA01144].
[10]
Wunderlich, J.T. (201X). Two
single-chip neurocomputer designs; one bottom-up, one top-down. (draft
journal paper)
[11]
Painter J. and Wunderlich, J.T. (2008). Wunderbot IV: autonomous robot for international
competition. In Proceedings of the 12th World
Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2008,
Orlando, FL: (pp. 62-67).
[12]
Coleman,
D. and Wunderlich, J.T. (2008). O3:
an optimal and opportunistic path planner (with obstacle avoidance) using
voronoi polygons. In Proceedings of IEEE the 10th international
Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, Trento, Italy. vol. 1, (pp. 371-376).
IEEE Press.
[13]
Wunderlich,
J.T. (2004). Top-down
vs. bottom-up neurocomputer design. In Intelligent Engineering
Systems through Artificial Neural Networks, Proceedings of ANNIE 2004
International Conference, St. Louis, MO. H. Dagli (Ed.): Vol. 14. (pp.
855-866). ASME Press. ["Novel Smart Engineering System Design Award,
2nd runner-up best paper" from over 300 submissions],
[14]
Wunderlich,
J.T. (2004). Simulating
a robotic arm in a box: redundant kinematics, path planning, and
rapid-prototyping for enclosed spaces. In Transactions of the
Society for Modeling and Simulation International: Vol. 80. (pp. 301-316).
San Diego, CA: Sage Publications.
[15]
Wunderlich,
J.T. (2004). Design
of a welding arm for unibody automobile assembly. In Proceedings of
IMG04 Intelligent Manipulation and Grasping International Conference, Genova,
Italy, R. Molfino (Ed.): (pp. 117-122). Genova, Italy: Grafica KC s.n.c
Press.
[16]
Wunderlich,
J.T. (2003). Defining
the limits of machine intelligence. In Proceedings of IEEE
SoutheastCon, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, [CD-ROM]. I
[17]
Campos,
D. and Wunderlich, J. T. (2002). Development
of an interactive simulation with real-time robots for search and rescue.
In Proceedings of IEEE/ASME International conference on Flexible Automation,
Hiroshima, Japan: (session U-007). ASME Press.
[18]
Lister,
M. and Wunderlich, J. T. (2002). Digital
communications for a mobile robot. In Proceedings of IEEE
SoutheastCon, Columbia, SC, [CD-ROM]. IEEE Press.
[19]
Wunderlich,
J.T. (2001). Simulation
vs. real-time control; with applications to robotics and neural networks.
In Proceedings of 2001
[20]
Wunderlich,
J.T. and Boncelet, C.G. (1996). Local optimization of redundant manipulator
kinematics within constrained workspaces. In Proceedings of IEEE Int'l
Conference on Robotics and Automation, Minneapolis, MN: Vol. (1). (pp.
127-132). IEEE Press.
[21]
Wunderlich,
J.T. (1996). Optimal kinematic design of redundant and hyper-redundant
manipulators for constrained workspaces. Ph.D. Dissertation, University
of Delaware.
[22]
Wunderlich,
J.T., S. Chen, D. Pino, and T. Rahman (1993). Software
architecture for a kinematically dissimilar master-slave telerobot. In Proceedings
of SPIE Int'l Conference on Telemanipulator Technology and Space Telerobotics,
Boston, MA: Vol. (2057). (pp. 187-198). SPIE Press.
[23]
Wunderlich,
J.T., and Elias, J. (1993). Design of an artificial dendritic tree VLSI
microprocessor. U.Del. research report, 1993.
[24]
Wunderlich,
J.T. (1992). A vector-register neural-network microprocessor with on-chip
learning. Masters Thesis, Pennsylvania State University.
[25]
Wunderlich,
J.T. (1999). Focusing
on the blurry distinction between microprocessors and microcontrollers.
In Proceedings of 1999
[26]
Wunderlich,
J.T. (2003). Functional
verification of SMP, MPP, and vector-register supercomputers through controlled
randomness. In Proceedings of IEEE SoutheastCon, Ocho Rios, Jamaica,
M. Curtis (Ed.): (pp. 117-122). IEEE Press.
[27]
Wunderlich,
J.T. (1997). Random
number generator macros for the system assurance kernel product assurance macro
interface. Systems Programmer's User Manual for
[28]
Patterson,
R.L.. and Hammoud, Ahmad. (2004) Reliability of Electronics for Cryogenic Space Applications Being
Assessed. NASA Research and
Technology 2004.
[29]
Pappalardo,
R.T. (2006). Europa:
processes and habitability (presentation). Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
[30]
Henderson, S., Shreshtha, S., Wunderlich, J.T.
(2004). A
high speed AUV test platform (submitted
to military conference).
[31]
Painter, J. G. (2008). Vision
system for Wunderbot IV autonomous robot. Elizabethtown College research report.
[32]
Crouse, J. (2008). The
joint architecture for unmanned systems: a subsystem of the wunderbot 4.
Elizabethtown College research report.
[33]
Painter, J. G., Coleman, D., Crouse, J., Yorgey, C., and Wunderlich, J.T.
(2008) Wunderbot 4 IGVC report.
Judged and published on-line by IGVC.
[34]
Boeing Company and NASA (1971) LRV
operations handbook. Document LS006-002-2H.
[35]
Boeing Company and NASA (1971) LRV
operations handbook. appendix A performance data. Document
LS006-002-2H.
[36]
Carsen, A., Rankin, J., Fuguson, D., and Stentz, A. (2007). Global path planning on
board the mars exploration rovers. In
Proceedings of
the
[37] Bajracharya, M., Maimone, M.W., and Helmick, D. (2008).
Autonomy for mars rovers: past, present,
and future. In Computer: December, 2008. (pp. 44-50).
[38] Wunderlich, J.T.
(2011). Designing
robot autonomy: how tightly should we hold the leash? The 5th Int’l
Conference on Design Principles and Practices, Rome, Italy.
[39]
Byman,D.,
Cronin, A.K., Death from above; are
drones worth it, Foreign Affairs
Vol 92,no.4, , July/August, 2013.
[40]
Norbert Lechner, Heating,
Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects, 2007, Wiley; 3rd edition, November 24, 2008
[41]
Wunderlich,
J.T. and Wunderlich, J.J. (2013). Green
architecture and environmental design using rapid-prototyping social-networking
sandbox tools, followed by professional architectural software. Asian Conference on Sustainability,
Energy & the Environment (ACSEE 2013),
June 6-9, Osaka, Japan. [1 of 3 chosen from 250 for extended 45-minute
“Spot-lighted” Key-note talk] TALK PAPER
[42]
Wunderlich,
J.T. and Wunderlich, J.J. (2014). Crowdsourced
Architecture and Environmental Design. 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and
Technology (ICETET'2014) May 30-31,
London (United Kingdom). TALK PAPER
[43]
Wunderlich,
J.T.(2012).Creating an engineering program in sustainable design for
a U.S. liberal arts college. 6th Int’l Conf on Design
Principles & Practices, Los Angeles
[44]
Wunderlich,
J.T. (2013). Green
robotics, automation, and machine intelligence; a new engineering course in
sustainable design. International Symposium on Green
Manufacturing and Applications (ISGMA 2013), June 25-29, Oahu, Hawaii.
[45]
Ishise,T., Kimura1,T. , Osako,K. , Matsuyama,S. and Nakanishi,K (2013). Recyclability
of fiber wastes as reinforcement of composite materials, International Symposium on Green
Manufacturing and Applications (ISGMA 2013), June 25-29, Oahu, Hawaii.
[46]
Negoro,T., Inoya,H., Ota,T., Yamada,K., and
Hamada,H.
(2013). Creation of PET bottle recycling society in small scale, International Symposium on Green
Manufacturing and Applications (ISGMA 2013), June 25-29, Oahu, Hawaii.
[47]
Negoro,T., Inoya,H., Ota,T., Yamada,K., and Hamada,H. (2013). Verification
of the effect to reduction of emission of carbon dioxide by using
recycled materials and dope-dyeing method, International Symposium on Green Manufacturing and Applications (ISGMA
2013), June 25-29, Oahu, Hawaii.
[48]
Cimellaro,G.P., Reinhorn,A.M., and Bruneau,M. (2013). Sustainable warehouses and
industrial shed structures after 2012 earthquake in northern italy, International Symposium on Green
Manufacturing and Applications (ISGMA 2013), June 25-29, Oahu, Hawaii.
[49]
Shin,J.-H.
and Chang,S.-M.
(2013). Aerodynamic design for the rotor of a savonius turbine using
CFD, International Symposium on Green
Manufacturing and Applications (ISGMA 2013), June 25-29, Oahu, Hawaii.
[50]
Park,M.-W., Kim,J-K. Kang,M, Eum,K, Lee,T.,
Park,H--S.
and Park,J.-W. (2013). Development
of a process planning system for machining and assembly, International Symposium on Green
Manufacturing and Applications (ISGMA 2013), June 25-29, Oahu, Hawaii.
[51]
Nam,S.-H., Shin,J.-H. , Lee,D.-H., Baek.J-Y., and
Lee1,S.W.(2013).
Development of integrated shop operation system in multiple FMC
environments with real-time re-scheduling architecture, International Symposium on Green
Manufacturing and Applications (ISGMA 2013), June 25-29, Oahu, Hawaii.
[52]
Wunderlich,
J.T. (1992). A vector-register neural-network microprocessor with on-chip
learning; Appendix
A “Machine Intelligence History (Part of
Chapter 1 of a book draft)” Masters
Thesis, Pennsylvania State University
[53]
Wunderlich,
J.T. (2009) BIGXORtest.m
Backpropagation Neural Network Matlab code.
[54]
Wunderlcih,
J.T. (1993) Robotics
Review, talk given to robotics researchers (U.Del, U.Penn,
Oxford, Cambridge), Applied Science and Engineering Lab, A.I. Dupont Hospital.
[55]
Excerpts
from AI Expert Systems Texts (PART 1)
[56]
VP-Expert
user manual.
[57]
Wunderlcih,
J.T. (1991), VP-Expert Case Study: “Doctor’s
Office Answering Service”.
[58]
Wunderlcih,
J.T. (1991), VP-Expert Case Study: “Selecting
a toy for a baby”.
[59]
Wunderlich,
J.T. (2009), PhD
Course in Advanced Robotics, visiting Professor of Engineering,
University of Trento, Italy.
[60]
Wunderlich,
J.T. (2017) Development
of Elizabethtown College Robotics & Machine Intelligence Lab, Invited
talk at Phoenix Contact Edunet Conference, Vienna, Austria.
[61]
(2017): Moving
Closer to Reality, IEEE
Spectrum.
[62]
(2017): How
Augmented Reality (AR) is changing the way we work, IEEE Spectrum.
[63]
(2017): Second
Life Founders Second Act, IEEE Spectrum.
[64]
Ferrucci,
D.A.(2010), “Building Watson: An Overview of the DeepQA
Project” , AI Magazine.
[65]
Ferrucci,
D.A.(2012),” Introduction to “this is watson”
“, IBM Journal of Research and
Development.
[66]
VIDEO:
PBS (2015) “IBM
Watson: Smartest machine ever built” , PBS NOVA episode
[67]
Baker, Stephen (2012), “Final Jeopardy,” Mariner Books
Publishing.
[68]
Brynjolfsson
, E and McAfee,A (2014), “The Second Machine Age”, W Norton & Son Publishing.
[69]
Kelly,J.E.,and Hamm,S
(2013),“Smart Machines, IBM’s Watson and the Era of Cognitive Computing,” Columbia
University Press
[70]
E Salvi,E, Parimbelli,E, Basadonne,A, Viani,
N (2017) “MD
Anderson Breaks With IBM Watson, Raising Questions About Artificial
Intelligence in Oncology”, JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer
Institute.
[71]
VIDEO:
Matias, J Nathan (2017) “Governing Human and
Machine Behavior in an Experimenting Society” MIT
PhD Dissertation Defense. Video.
[72]
Borg,
Scott (2015) Cybersecurity Training Course notes, Washington DC.
[73]
VIDEO:
Yorgey,M.,Starkey,L.,Vanderpool,A, and
Estrada, T (2012), Active
Solar-tracking Photovoltaic System, Elizabethtown College Senior
Project Video
[74] Wunderlich,J,T,
(2017) Calculus
Review for Neural Network Learning, and Robotic Jacobian Matrix elements
[75] Excerpts
from AI Expert Systems Texts (PART 2) – Probability Theory vs. Confidence
Values
[76] IEEE
Spectrum Special Report (2016), “The Promise of
Artificial Intelligence” and “Landing a Job in Artificial Intelligence”
[77] VIDEO:
Oxford University (2016), IBM Watson discussion,
Oxford University Union.
[78] VIDEO: IBM (2014),”IBM Watson: How it
Works”
IBM.
[79] Niettaanmaki,
P, (2015), ”Comparing IBM Watson
to It’s Rivals”
University of Jyvaskyla.
[80] Wunderlich,
J.T. (2107) Lecture notes on
human vs, computer vision.
LECTURES Selected from the following (additional lectures not
shown) Highlighted Readings will be on
Final Exam
MACHINE
INTELLIGENCE
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HISTORY: Association,
Threshold Logic, Synaptic modification, Hill-climbing, Perceptron, Adaline/Madilines,
Linear seperability (Generalizing & Classifying), Selective
awareness, Hopfield nets, Self
organizing, Neocognitron, Simulated annealing (Global Optimization), Neuron
transfer functions, Boltzmann machine, Back-propagation/generalized-delta-rule
layered-network supervised (labeled) learning, Human brain physiology, Biological
vs artificial neurons, Human senses. Human vs computer vision. Biologically-inspired (“Spiking”)
vs. psychologically-inspired Artificial Neural Networks Neural Network Simulations and Algorithm Development Symbolic AI overview -AI Expert Systems - Probability
theory -
Uncertainty, Confidence Wunderlich Mental Ability Matrix (i.e., “What is Smart?”) Philosophy, Psychology Multivariable Calculus tutorial Gradient Descent Neural Network Learning
using multivariable Calculus Comparison of two Wunderlich Neurocomputer designs -Biologically-inspired “Bottom-Up” VLSI chip -Psychologically-inspired
“Top-Down” all-digital single-chip design with on-chip learning IBM
Watson CONCEPTS: Observation/Evaluation/Decision-Making, Unstructured data, Natural language processing, Context, Intent, Inferences,
Multimodal “Cognitive-Computing” (many forms of Machine Learning) and “Deep-Learning”
(both supervised and unsupervised) METHODOLOGY:
“Corpos” of literature, Curating, “Ingestion” (indexing & organizing), “QuestionAnswer” pairs
(by experts) for “Ground Truth”, Continuous learning, evidence-based recommendations,
Yield of new inferences and patterns, hypothesis’ generation/evidence-search/confidence
from weighted evidence scores from many simultaneous algorithms for each of
multiple answers, Data Analytics to help human experts augment their decisions -HCI
(Human Computer Interactions), including use of
humanoids -Some initial applications (medicine, education,
law, finance, weather) - Compare IBM
Watson to its rivals (Google, Microsoft, etc) |
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SELECT APPLICATIONS Virtual/Augmented Reality PDF |
Virtual Reality Augmented
Reality Space
Exploration HISTORY: 1971 Lunar Rover; 1996 Mars Pathfinder Sojourner; 2004 Mars Rovers Spirit
& Opportunity; 2011 Mars
Science Lab; 2017 Mars ExoMars;
1977 Voyager 1 & 2; 1989
Galileo; 2020 Europa Jupiter System
Mission; 20?? Europa Rover Controlling
behavior on the Internet Cybersecurity Safe
Virtual Worlds for children |
VIDEO:71
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ROBOTICS
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SENSORS & NAVIGATION |
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ROVER MECHANICS |
Manned vs. unmanned, Biomimicry, Mobility, Suspension systems, Wheels and
traction, Maneuverability, Stability, and Controllability |
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UAVS, UUV’S, AND SWARMS |
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s); Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
(UUV’s) Networked swarms, future Wunderbot Team
of robots and probes |
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ROBOTIC ARM DESIGN |
Dexterous manipulation, Redundant manipulators, Psuedo-inverse
velocity-control |
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Other Related
Topics
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COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS |
Simulations, real-time control , Embedded systems, Micro controllers,
Microprocessors, PC’s, Workstations, Super computers, Quality control through “Controlled
Randomness” including Probability theory for Architectural Verification
of Supercomputer Designs |
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LEASHING ROBOTS PDF |
ETHICS: Replacing
vs. aiding humans, Limiting robot autonomy |
38 39 65 |
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Launch, landing, deployment, Hardening for heat, cold, radiation, and
vibration. Electrical power demand, generation, and storage |
3 4 9 28 |
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When course was required for Sustainable Design
and Industrial Engineers |
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HI-TECH GREEN ARCHITECTURE |
AI in
building environmental controls |
40 VIDEO: 73 |
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GREEN MANUFACTURING |
45 46 47 48 49 50 51 |
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INTELLIGENT ENERGY CONTROL |
Control
of energy generation,
distribution, load-shedding, and storage |
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RAILROAD AUTOMATION |
Control
of railroads |
SEMESTER
PROJECT
Team Project as defined by real-world client in France:
“Automated Agriculture
Simulations and Real-Time Control over the Internet, including Correlation to
Weather Data”
Individual, or groups of two preferred. No double counting of this
project for the requirements of another course (past, present, or future). This
is a MAJOR design project; so simulations and/or CAD drawings are expected. You
may begin prototyping too – but if you need to use the Fabrication Lab, the
shop technician must first approve your working drawings.
SEMESTER DESIGN PROPOSAL &
DEFENSE
Late penalties apply. Use PowerPoint and Word. It must take no more than TWELVE MINUTES. Recent, high-quality citations are
extremely important - at the very least do a “GOOGLE SCHOLAR”
search for your topic and discuss what you will be researching. Proposal must
include draft Pugh Diagram(s) with accompanying narrative to describe what is
already known (from your initial research) and what you will be comparing as
part of your design-decision process. Include in presentation and written
proposal an annotated bibliography of sources (with annotations stating
precisely why this is a good source)
On due date, submit before you
present:
1.
A printed stapled
copy of your PowerPoint presentation; six slides per page
2.
A printed stapled
copy of your proposal
SEMESTER DESIGN PAPER
Late penalties
apply. Use PowerPoint and Word. Paper
must be in two-column, single-spaced, 10-point font using 6 to 8 8 to12 pages (not including appendices) and
include:
·
An Abstract (one or two paragraphs)
·
An Introduction
section (survey of the literature)
·
A number of discussion sections WITH PUGH DIAGRAM(S)
and discussion of DESIGN
DECISIONS MADE
·
A Conclusions section
·
A
bibliography – call it “References.” Excessive use of Wikipedia and non-scholarly
citations will be penalized. (USE THE LIBRARY
and GOOGLE SCHOLAR
).
MANY HIGH-QUALITY CITATIONS ARE EXPECTED
!
·
Appendices for supporting materials (code, sketches, drawings, data collected,
manufacturers literature, etc.)
On due date, submit a printed stapled copy of your
paper, and send the professor an electronic copy.
SEMESTER DESIGN VIDEO
Post it
on Youtube, and send me your link before due date. If someone has a reason to
not be in the video, allow it, but I expect to hear a voice narrating.
Some possible topics for semester projects (don’t feel obliged to pick one of these):
·
ROVER FOR A
SELECTED PLANET OR MOON (Parallel
the design process in class for the Europa Rover)
·
ROVER FOR A
REMOTE EARTH ENVIRONMENT (Parallel
the design process in class for the Europa Rover)
·
ROBOBOAT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBE: http://hamptonroads.com/2011/06/virginia-beach-hosts-robotboat-competition
·
FLYING
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBE (balloon, kite, RC plane, etc) http://www.ted.com/talks/a_robot_that_flies_like_a_bird.html
·
ROBOT FOR
NUCLEAR CLEAN-UP: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/18/japan-reactor-cleanup-us-robots_n_850344.html
·
AIR
POLLUTION MONITORING ROBOT (and maybe control) DEVICE: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/03/138890522/nasas-eyes-in-the-sky-study-pollution-on-earth
·
SENSOR
FUSION FOR POSE ESTIMATION (e.g, motion capture + vision + GPS + more)
·
LAUNCHED-PROJECTILE
ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING PROBE (cannon-launch): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00344257
·
ROBOT
SWARM: http://www.ted.com/talks/vijay_kumar_robots_that_fly_and_cooperate.html
·
HIGH-TECH
SMART-HOUSE DESIGN
·
HIGH-TECH
GREEN ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS
·
COMPUTER
NETWORKED HYDROPONIC GARDEN (continue work in E273 and Etown food services)
·
AUTOMATED
AGRICULTURE
·
AI for FACTORY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
·
NETWORKED
FACTORY AUTOMATON
·
U.S.
IMPROVEMENT IN FACTORY AUTOMATION (compare to Japan and EU countries): http://www.rec.ri.cmu.edu/
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INTELLIGENT
RAILROADS
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MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
DEVICE
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ASSISTIVE
ROBOT FOR A MASONIC HOMES RESIDENT
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INTELLIGENT
ENERGY GENERATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND LOAD-SHEDDING
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INTELLIGENT AND SAFE CONTROL OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
SOURCES ( e.g., Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Nuclear, hydrogen fuel cells)
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AI for CONTROLLING
INTERNET INFORMATION (e.g.,MINIMIZING POLARIZATION OF CIVILIZATIONS,
CYBERSECURITY, CREATING SAFE VIRTUAL WORLDS)
NO CELL PHONE OR LAPTOP USE IN CLASS This can very much affect your
grade. No laptop use is allowed without a documented need by Elizabethtown
College student services. Research now shows that taking hand-written notes is
better for learning: http://www.npr.org/2016/04/17/474525392/attention-students-put-your-laptops-away
ACADEMIC HONESTY Elizabethtown College Pledge of Integrity: "Elizabethtown
College is a community engaged in a living and learning experience, the
foundation of which is mutual trust and respect. Therefore, we will strive to
behave toward one another with respect for the rights of others, and we promise
to represent as our work only that which is indeed our own, refraining from all
forms of lying, plagiarizing, and cheating." [See the 2016-17 Elizabethtown College
Catalog, “Standards of Academic Integrity” (http://catalog.etown.edu/content.php?catoid=10&navoid=507#Academic_Judicial_System) or Academic
Integrity at Elizabethtown College, 11th ed. (https://www.etown.edu/offices/dean-of-students/files/academic-integrity-handbook.pdf)]
DISABILITIES Elizabethtown College welcomes otherwise
qualified students with disabilities to participate in all of its courses,
programs, services, and activities. If you have a documented disability and
would like to request accommodations in order to access course material,
activities, or requirements, please contact the Director of Disability
Services, Lynne Davies, by phone (361-1227) or e-mail daviesl@etown.edu. If your documentation meets the college’s documentation
guidelines, you will be given a letter from Disability Services for each of
your professors. Students experiencing
certain documented temporary conditions, such as post-concussive symptoms, may
also qualify for temporary academic accommodations and adjustments. As early as
possible in the semester, set up an appointment to meet with me, the
instructor, to discuss the academic adjustments specified in your
accommodations letter as they pertain to my class.
SCHOOL CLOSURE /
CLASS CANCELATION Additional work assigned to cover any class
cancelation
RELIGIOUS OBSERVATIONS The College is willing
to accommodate individual religious beliefs and practices. It is your
responsibility to meet with the class instructor in advance to request
accommodation related to your religious observances that may conflict with this
class, and to make appropriate plans to make up any missed work.