2020 JPL DARTS Lab Course Details
September 1-October 1, 2020
Course Details
- To register
- Please fill out and submit the registration form.
- Dates
- Every Tues/Thu from Sep 1-Oct 1, 2020, from 8am to 12pm
- Place
- The course will be all virtual via WebeX.
- Fees
- None.
- For any questions
- Please email dartslab.courseadmin@jpl.nasa.gov
- Updates
- Up-to-date information regarding the course will be posted on these pages.
Course Feedback
We would very much appreciate feedback that you can provide on any aspect of the course at the online form. Multiple submissions are welcome throughout the course. Thanks!
Course mailing list
The mailing list for the course is dartslab.course2020@jpl.nasa.gov and will be used for all information regarding the course. Please feel free to use the list for any questions or comments you may have.
Course resources
- Material for the 2020 course
- 2020 Course home page
- 2020 Course Presentations/Videos (limited access)
- 2020 Course home page
- DARTS Lab home page
- Material from past courses
- 2019 Course Information
- 2019 Course Presentations/Videos (limited access)
- 2018 Course Information
- 2017 Course Information
- 2017 Course schedule
- 2017 Course Materials (videos, presentations) (limited access)
- Zip file containing 2017 course slides (PDF, 43MB) (limited access)
- NOTE: Items marked limited access above can only be accessed from outside JPL by whitelisting your public IP address. To do so, please visit https://whatismyipaddress.com/ and send your IPv4 IP address to dartslab.courseadmin@jpl.nasa.gov.
- 2019 Course Information
- DARTS Lab JupyterHub site: https://dlabnotebooks.jpl.nasa.gov (regiser first, see below)
- DARTS Lab Q&A site (see below about setting up an account)
JupyterHub account
We will be using on-line interactive Python notebooks throughout the course. If you do not already have a DARTS Lab JupyterHub account, please visit the JupyterHub registration page to register to create an account for yourself.
JPLers should use their JPL user name (the form requests a password but this will be ignored for JPL-ers since their JPL LDAP password will be used instead).
JupyterHub test notebooks
Once you have setup your JupyterHub account, and have received confirmation, please visit the DARTS Lab JupyterHub server at https://dlabnotebooks.jpl.nasa.gov and log in. You will start in your own notebook directory. You can edit and create files in that directory as you wish. Please run the following tests (using the Python 3 kernel) to verify that your account is working properly.
Hello world test
Please run a basic test by clicking on the top level HelloWorld.ipynb entry to open up the notebook (scroll to the bottom of the page to find this notebook). You can execute a cell by entering 'Shift-Enter'. The first cell will print out 'Hello world'.
SOAVector3 notebook
Click on 'SOAVector3.ipynb' to open up the notebook. From the 'Cell' menu select 'Run All'. This will run all the cells. You should see 'Out[]' blocks apprear for the cells that generate outputs. This notebook (in your folder) is editable by you, and you should be able to make changes, run, and save the notebook as you wish. Feel free to play with it.
Feel free to try any of the other notebooks, including ones with 3D graphics, eg, the Quad-rotor examples.
Q&A site account
If you do not already have a user account on the DARTS Lab Q&A site, please email dartslab.courseadmin@jpl.nasa.gov to request an account for yourself. JPLers will be able to use their LDAP password, while others will have to set a password. This site contains information on the DARTS lab software and will be used during the course.
Contact info
Email: Abhi Jain (jain@jpl.nasa.gov, (818) 636-4794) or
Erik Bailey (esbailey@jpl.nasa.gov) or
Aaron Gaut (gaut@jpl.nasa.gov)