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The lectures were conducted in English for students from the Institute of Computer Science and Engineering and the Energy Faculty.
The course titled “Robots and Their Control,” based on the upcoming book “Small Applied Robots,” covered a wide range of fundamental and applied topics in modern robotics. Students explored the evolution of robotic systems, tracing their development from early teleoperated manipulators of the 1940s to intelligent third-generation robots equipped with sensor arrays (LiDARs, cameras, tactile and force sensors) capable of autonomous operation in unknown environments.
Professor Zhang emphasized core principles of control theory, explaining why robust, adaptive, and intelligent control strategies are essential. He discussed stability, noise suppression, and sensitivity issues relevant to real-world applications.
During his lectures, Professor Zhang delved into various configurations and uses of small-scale robots, including aerial drones, watercraft, ground-based omnidirectional wheeled platforms, tracked vehicles, and underground tunnel inspection robots. Interdisciplinary applications such as smart agriculture and extreme environment missions, even extending to Martian exploration rovers like China’s “Zhurong,” were also examined. Students gained insight into feedback architectures and quality metrics while witnessing how classical methods evolve into postmodern concepts incorporating artificial intelligence elements.
The course titled “Robots and Their Control,” based on the upcoming book “Small Applied Robots,” covered a wide range of fundamental and applied topics in modern robotics. Students explored the evolution of robotic systems, tracing their development from early teleoperated manipulators of the 1940s to intelligent third-generation robots equipped with sensor arrays (LiDARs, cameras, tactile and force sensors) capable of autonomous operation in unknown environments.
Professor Zhang emphasized core principles of control theory, explaining why robust, adaptive, and intelligent control strategies are essential. He discussed stability, noise suppression, and sensitivity issues relevant to real-world applications.
During his lectures, Professor Zhang delved into various configurations and uses of small-scale robots, including aerial drones, watercraft, ground-based omnidirectional wheeled platforms, tracked vehicles, and underground tunnel inspection robots. Interdisciplinary applications such as smart agriculture and extreme environment missions, even extending to Martian exploration rovers like China’s “Zhurong,” were also examined. Students gained insight into feedback architectures and quality metrics while witnessing how classical methods evolve into postmodern concepts incorporating artificial intelligence elements.
