AINS graduate course

AINS6401 · Motion Planning, Control & Learning for Autonomous Systems

Specialization pilot · 2026–27

Description

Planning under dynamics, classic and learning-based control, and safe exploration for autonomous platforms.

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Syllabus outline

  1. Modules 1–2 · Kinematics & dynamics

    • State spaces
    • Controllers
    • Stability intuition

  2. Modules 3–4 · Planning

    • Search in continuous spaces
    • Sampling-based planners
    • Trajectory optimization intro

  3. Modules 5–6 · Learning

    • Policy learning (survey)
    • Sim-to-real
    • Safety filters