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    "# 2021 Course Syllabus"
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    "---\n",
    "## Instructors\n",
    "\n",
    "Nathaniel Hanson [nathaniel.hanson@ll.mit.edu](nathaniel.hanson@ll.mit.edu)\n",
    "\n",
    "Kendrick Cancio [kendrick.cancio@ll.mit.edu](kendrick.cancio@ll.mit.edu)\n",
    "\n",
    "## Teaching Assistants\n",
    "\n",
    "Rotate each course offering"
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    "---\n",
    "## Week 1: Quadrotor Basics\n",
    "\n",
    "__Goal:__ We will go from parts on a table to a quadrotor UAV that is capable of stable, autonomous hover.\n",
    "\n",
    "__Monday:__ Course Overview, Safety Briefings, Team Formation\n",
    "\n",
    "__Tuesday:__ Quadrotor Build, Manual Flight Tests\n",
    "\n",
    "__Wednesday:__ Intel RTF Architecture, Onboard Software\n",
    "\n",
    "__Thursday:__ Onboard Sensors, Reference Frames and Localization\n",
    "\n",
    "__Friday:__ Autonomous Hovering Challenge"
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    "## Week 2: Computer Vision\n",
    "\n",
    "__Goal:__ We will build the tools that enable autonomous systems to understand the world around them using information from still images and video feeds \n",
    "\n",
    "__Monday:__ Kernels, Edges, Thresholds\n",
    "\n",
    "__Tuesday:__ Regression, Line Parameterization\n",
    "\n",
    "__Wednesday:__ ROS Integration of Line Extraction\n",
    "\n",
    "__Thursday:__ Obstacle Detection\n",
    "\n",
    "__Friday:__ Computer Vision Challenge"
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    "## Week 3: Planning and Control\n",
    "\n",
    "__Goal:__ We will understand how autonomous systems make decision and execute tasks with precision\n",
    "\n",
    "__Monday:__ Feedback Control\n",
    "\n",
    "__Tuesday:__ State Estimation\n",
    "\n",
    "__Wednesday:__ PID Control\n",
    "\n",
    "__Thursday:__ Planning\n",
    "\n",
    "__Friday:__ Navigation Challenge"
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    "## Week 4: Challenge Week\n",
    "\n",
    "__Goal:__ We will spend the whole week preparing and competing in the UAV Racing Challenge"
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