2022.03.07_DerivingDerivativesInPerception

Deriving Derivatives in Perception

Purpose

This directory contains a python virtual environment and a Jupyter Notebook which contains a tutorial on using SymPy for deriving symbolic expressions of Jacobians.

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• 2022.03.07: Deriving Derivatives in Perception

Installation

• Install virtualenv
  • pip3 install virtualenv
• Create a venv
  • virtualenv <your-name>
• Enter the environment
  • source <your-name>/bin/activate
• Install requirements
  • pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Usage

• Launch Jupyter Notebook. This should open a new browser window/tab.
  • jupyter notebook

• Navigate to and open the notebook sympy_tutorial.ipynb
• Read the notebook and run the cells. Try changing the model functions.