Day 5: (Tue Sep 8, Week 3) Precedent Work

Notes for 2026-09-08.

New Assignments

New assignment, due Thu Sep 10: Exercise: Unusual Mobility Part 3: Kinematics. Please submit your sketches for deliverables 1 and 2 to the Assignment 4 Shared Folder prior to class. Note: we didn’t discuss kinematic coordinate systems in detail, so we’ll finish the coordinate system diagram after Thursday.

Administrative

  • Friday September 11 from 5-6PM is the first FrIDeATe of the Fall semester in the basement lobby area, featuring free food, conversation, and games.

  • Monday September 14 from 5:30-6:30PM, IDeATe and Design are hosting a talk by Patrik Hübner in Studio A (HL 106B) titled IDeATe Creative Conversations.

Agenda

  1. Review and discuss Exercise: Unusual Mobility Part 2: Precedent (Assignment 3 Shared Folder).

  2. Discuss the next assignment Exercise: Unusual Mobility Part 3: Kinematics.

  3. Note: we only barely touched on this, we’ll pick it up Thursday: Discussion of simulation and kinematics (Robot Simulation Design).

  4. Time permitting: individual consultation.