Northeastern University · Electrical & Computer Engineering · Seattle

EECE 7150

Autonomous Field Robotics

4 Credit Hours · Graduate

Robots that work outside the lab: on land, at sea, and in the air.

Course Overview

About this course

This course covers how robots sense, localize, and map in real outdoor environments. Students learn the core methods behind field robotics, including camera and sensor models, visual odometry, image mosaicking, and SLAM.

Work is hands-on. Students process real field data, build their own pipelines, and complete a team project.

Course Topics

What you will learn

Field Robot Platforms Sensors and Calibration Camera Models Feature Detection and Matching Image Mosaicking Visual Odometry Structure from Motion Bundle Adjustment Pose Graph SLAM LiDAR Mapping ROS 2

Resources

Links and references

Course Wiki: lessons, assignments, and reference pages
GitHub Repository: code and starter files
ROS 2 Documentation
OpenCV Documentation

Course Info

Details

Course: EECE 7150 Autonomous Field Robotics
Credits: 4
Campus: Northeastern University · Seattle
Instructor: Dr. Xian Li
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or instructor permission