Robot Adventures in Python and C

Thomas Bräunl is a Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences of The University of Western Australia, Perth. He directs the Renewable Energy Vehicle Project (REV), having converted several road-licensed cars to battery-electric drive. He is Technical Director of the West Australian Electric Vehicle Trial and the Principal Investigator of the ARC Electric Vehicle Fast-Recharging Project. He has worked on Driver-Assistance Systems with Daimler and on Electric Vehicle Charging Systems with BMW. Professor Bräunl holds a Diploma from the University of Kaiserslautern, an M.S. from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and a Ph.D. and Habilitation from the University of Stuttgart. His research interests include robotics, vision, graphics, and concurrency. He is the author of several research books and textbooks.

Building Robots.- Robot Programming.- Driving Algorithms.- Lidar Sensors.- Robot Swarms.- Wall Following.- Alternative Drive Systems.- Submarines and Boats.- Mazes.- Navigation Algorithms.- Robot Vision.- Starman.- Autonomous Driving.- Automotive Robots.- Formula SAE.- Outlook.- Appendix.