Course Outline

Foundations of TinyML for Robotics

  • Key capabilities and limitations of TinyML for government applications
  • The role of edge AI in autonomous systems for government operations
  • Hardware considerations for mobile robots and drones used in public sector environments

Embedded Hardware and Sensor Interfaces

  • Microcontrollers and embedded boards suitable for robotics in government contexts
  • Integrating cameras, inertial measurement units (IMUs), and proximity sensors for enhanced situational awareness
  • Energy and compute budgeting to ensure efficient resource utilization for government missions

Data Engineering for Robotic Perception

  • Collecting and labeling data to support robotics tasks in public sector operations
  • Signal and image preprocessing techniques tailored for constrained devices used in government settings
  • Feature extraction strategies optimized for use on limited-resource devices for government applications

Model Development and Optimization

  • Selecting appropriate architectures for perception, detection, and classification tasks in government robotics
  • Training pipelines designed for embedded machine learning (ML) systems in public sector use cases
  • Model compression, quantization, and latency optimization to meet the stringent requirements of government operations

On-Device Perception and Control

  • Running inference on microcontrollers for real-time decision-making in government robotics
  • Fusing TinyML outputs with control algorithms to enhance the autonomy of robotic systems for government missions
  • Ensuring real-time safety and responsiveness in government applications

Autonomous Navigation Enhancements

  • Implementing lightweight vision-based navigation for efficient operation in government environments
  • Obstacle detection and avoidance to ensure safe and effective mission execution
  • Maintaining environmental awareness under resource constraints for government robotics

Testing and Validation of TinyML-Driven Robots

  • Utilizing simulation tools and field testing approaches to validate the performance of TinyML-driven robots in government settings
  • Establishing performance metrics for embedded autonomy in public sector applications
  • Implementing debugging and iterative improvement processes to enhance reliability and effectiveness

Integration into Robotics Platforms

  • Deploying TinyML within ROS-based pipelines to support government robotics initiatives
  • Interfacing ML models with motor controllers for seamless integration in government systems
  • Ensuring reliability across various hardware configurations used in government operations

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • An understanding of robotics system architectures for government applications.
  • Experience with embedded development in governmental projects.
  • Familiarity with machine learning concepts relevant to public sector initiatives.

Audience

  • Robotics engineers working on government contracts.
  • AI researchers focusing on public sector innovations.
  • Embedded developers supporting governmental technology solutions.
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