A new course - AGEN/AGST 492 892, Applied Robotics in Agriculture and Natural Resources - will be offered for Spring 2025.
Taught by Santosh Pitla and graduate students Ankita Karl and Krishna Muvva, the course will cover:
- Ground Robotics: The design and deployment of autonomous, uncrewed robotics operations of ground vehicles in agriculture; and configuration and utilizing Robot Operating Systems (ROS) for sensor integration, communication and control.
- Aerial Robotics: The design and deployment of autonomous, uncrewed aerial vehicles in agriculture; and autonomous navigation of UAVs with the aid of DroneKit/MAVROS.
- Intelligence Development: Understanding the principles of data acquisition, computer vision and machine learning for UAVs in agriculture, learning the principles of Sense, Plan, and Act techniques to develop algorithms for navigation, path planning, obstacle avoidance, and optimal control in field conditions.
Faculty are encouraged to share this with students who might be interested in taking the class.