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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Robotics: Aerial Robotics Certification Course is the first out of six of the Robotics Specialization Programme offered by the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. The course provides a detailed introduction to the mechanics of flight, the working of quadrotor flying robots and the robotics engineering mechanism that supports other micro aerial vehicles.

The Robotics: Aerial Robotics Online Course will provide a window towards different dynamic models, device controllers, and planners operating in three dimensional environments. Through this 100% online course, learners will be able to witness real world examples from the immensely growing drone industry along with its practical applications.

The Robotics: Aerial Robotics Training Course is taught by Prof. Vijay Kumar, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics of the University of Pennsylvania. The course would require learners to have some mathematics knowledge in linear algebra, single variable calculus, and differential equations along with basic programming experience with MATLAB or Octave.

The Highlights

Shareable certificate
Self-paced course
Flexible deadlines
100% online
4 weeks duration
17 study hours
Course videos
Academic readings
Practice quizzes
Graded assignments
Programming assignments
Peer review
Financial aid
English medium
Subtitles in English, Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, Spanish

Programme Offerings

Digital Shareable Certificate
Self-paced Course
Flexible Deadlines
100% Online
English medium
English Subtitles
4 Weeks Duration
financial aid
Peer review
videos
practice quizzes
Academic Readings
Graded Assignments
17 Study Hours

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	Coursera

The Robotics: Aerial Robotics Course provides candidates with two options wherein the free or audit track will give access to all course content except the graded assessments and the certificate. The paid version of the course in order to purchase the certificate of completion.

Robotics: Aerial Robotics Course Fee Structure

Course name	Fee in INR
Audit mode	Free
Robotics: Aerial Robotics (1 month)	Rs. 6,587
Robotics: Aerial Robotics (3 months)	Rs. 13,175
Robotics: Aerial Robotics (6 months)	Rs. 19,763

What you will learn

Mathematical skillProgramming skillsKnowledge of Artificial IntelligenceRobotic skills

After completing Robotics: Aerial Robotics Training Course, you will gain insights into the following topics:

Unmanned Aerial Robotics (UAVs)
Basic mechanics and control strategies of quadrotors
Kinematics of quadrotors
Steps to derive the dynamic equations for quadrotors
Programming assignment on 1-D quadrotor control
Ways to develop linear controllers for three-dimensional dynamic models of the quadrotor
How to enable quadrotors to perform more agile maneuvers and to perform autonomous operations in teams

Admission Details

Given below are the steps given to enroll in Robotics: Aerial Robotics Training Course:

Step 1: Click on the URL given below -

https://www.coursera.org/learn/robotics-flight

Step 2: Click on the “Enroll for Free” option and click on the desired course.

Step 3: Fill in the required details and complete the process.

The Syllabus

Videos

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Quadrotors
Key Components of Autonomous Flight
State Estimation
Applications
Meet the TAs
Basic Mechanics
Dynamics and 1-D Linear Control
Design Considerations
Design Considerations (continued)
Agility and Maneuverability
Component Selection
Effects of Size
Supplementary Material: Introduction
Supplementary Material: Dynamical Systems
Supplementary Material: Rates of Convergence

Readings

Setting up your Matlab programming environment
Matlab Tutorials - Introduction to the Matlab Environment
Matlab Tutorials - Programming Basics
Matlab Tutorials - Advanced Tools

Videos

Transformations
Rotations
Euler Angles
Axis/Angle Representations for Rotations
Angular Velocity
Supplementary Material: Rigid-Body Displacements
Supplementary Material: Properties of Functions
Supplementary Material: Symbolic Calculations in Matlab
Supplementary Material: The atan2 Function
Supplementary Material: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of Matrices
Supplementary Material: Quaternions
Supplementary Material: Matrix Derivative
Supplementary Material: Skew-Symmetric Matrices and the Hat Operator
Formulation
Newton-Euler Equations
Principal Axes and Principal Moments of Inertia
Quadrotor Equations of Motion
Supplementary Material: State-Space Form
Supplementary Material: Getting Started With the First Programming Assignment

Programming Assignment

1-D Quadrotor Control

Videos

2-D Quadrotor Control
3-D Quadrotor Control
Time, Motion, and Trajectories
Time, Motion, and Trajectories (continued)
Motion Planning for Quadrotors
Supplementary Material: Minimum Velocity Trajectories from the Euler-Lagrange Equations
Supplementary Material: Solving for Coefficients of Minimum Jerk Trajectories
Supplementary Material: Minimum Velocity Trajectories
Supplementary Material: Linearization of Quadrotor Equations of Motion

Programming Assignment

2-D Quadrotor Control

Videos

Sensing and Estimation
Nonlinear Control
Control of Multiple Robots
Adjourn
Supplementary Material: Introduction to the Motion Capture System by Matthew Turpin

Programming Assignment

3-D Quadrotor Control

Instructors

Penn Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What is the total number of study hours required for the Robotics: Aerial Robotics Course?

The course will require approximately 17 study hours for completion.

2: Which university is providing the Robotics: Aerial Robotics Training Course?

The Robotics: Aerial Robotics Course is administered by the University of Pennsylvania.

3: Will I be able to share the course certificate?

Yes, the certificate given to learners after close completion is shareable.

4: Will the students who complete the course receive university credits?

No, the Robotics: Aerial Robotics Certification Course does not provide any university credits for students. But some universities may accept the course certificate.

5: Is there any scholarship available for the course?

Students who cannot afford to pay the fee can seek financial aid on the Coursera official website.