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{\bf Lalit, \today}
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{\large \bf Questions}
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\begin {itemize}

\item Is there a criteria for choosing a project ? Should there be one ?

\item Should i do things i am good at (or i think i am good at ?) ?

\item How to figure out stuff i need to learn and stuff that is corollary ?

\item How does one go about deciding a career objective ? Is there any point 
	at all or is fate overriding ?

\item What am i really here for ? What is the intent of the faculty ? Is it 
      to expand my faculties or sharpen them ?

\item {\bf Brass tacks :}
	\begin{enumerate}
	\item Image of a successful Ph.D.
	\item Projects available.
	\item FRC orientation, needed calibration, background.
	\end{enumerate}

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{\large \bf Stratergy}
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What i would like to do during my stay here:

\begin{enumerate}

\item Identify a significant and interesting problem.

\item Identify possible solutions and implement them and compare.

\item Hopefully learn the process of doing the above more generally.

\item Build a robotic system.

\item Finally, explore the ramifications of the results and
   do an application or so. This might merge with 4).

\end{enumerate}

Corollary:

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\item  Learn the process of research and product development.

\item  Learn the process of paper writing/ presentation.

\item  Learn the process of research planning and funding.

\item  Learn to teach effectively.

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{\large \bf Plan for qualifiers}
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Qualifiers :

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\item Subject qualifiers.

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	\item   Fall I   : Manipulation I (Waived), Cognition I, Math II,
              Mobile I, Graphics.

   	\item Spring I : Perception I, Manipulation II, Controls I, Math I.

   	\item 	Summer   : Mobile II

   	\item Fall II  : Perception II, Controls II, ?speaking

   	\item Spring II: Cognition II, ?writing
	\end{itemize}

\item Research qualifier :
	\begin{itemize}
   	\item Probably TA next fall.

   	\item Writing : I am in the process of sending a paper to AIAA on 
   	M.S. work at Iowa State, and hope to submit this for evaluation.

   	\item Speaking : I hope to present the same paper here or at a 
   	conference in summer (on genetic algorithms).

   	\item Research Skills : Initially i hope to stick to a ongoing project 
   	and continue till at least a specific task is accomplished. Once 
   	that is over a technical report/paper could be submitted for this 
   	qualifier.
	\end{itemize}

\item   Proposal : EO 2nd year, 

\item   Dissertation : hopefully $<$ 200?

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