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Using the properties of convolution we can combine a simple derivative kernel with Gaussian smoothing to create a derivative of Gaussian (DoG) kernel which is very useful for edge detection, or a Laplacian of Gaussian (LoG) kernel which is useful for detecting regions.

We learn how to describe the orientation of an object by a 2×2 rotation matrix which has some special properties. Try your hand at some online MATLAB problems. You’ll need to watch all the 2D “Spatial Maths” lessons to complete the problem set.

We revisit the fundamentals of geometry that you would have learned at school: Euclidean geometry, Cartesian or analytic geometry, coordinate frames, points and vectors.

Images contain many pixels and the normal way to process them is with nested for loops that index each pixel in turn. This is slow and somewhat cumbersome to write. MATLAB has a facility called vectorization that allows us to perform complex matrix operations without any loops.

A robot joint controller is a type of feedback control system which is an old and well understood technique. We will learn how to assemble the various mechatronic components such as motors, gearboxes, sensors, electronics and embedded computing in a feedback configuration to implement a robot joint controller.

A robot joint is a mechatronic system comprising motors, sensors, electronics and embedded computing that implements a feedback control system.

To fully describe an object on the plane we need to not only describe its position, but also which direction it is pointing. This combination is referred to as pose. Try your hand at some online MATLAB problems. You’ll need to watch all the 2D “Spatial Maths” lessons to complete the problem set.