Ideas for possible Bachelor + Master Thesis

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Arduino Due in ROS infrastructure

Norman

• XML parser (potential problem)
• WiFi shield / Zigbee

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Arduino Due (Tre) for image processing

Eugen

• library use ?
• computing power of platform

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Arduino Due controlling Pioneer robots

Andreas

• dump clients with serial interface vs. networked robots
• sensor processing

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PR2 and/or DoRo using a tray

Sebastian/Norman

• physical integration
• actuation and perception
• ROS controlled

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Making use of leap motion sensor

Norman/Eugen

• ROS libraries (HOW useful?)
• RVIZ UI
• controlling arm / hand / interactive markers

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Making use of the thermal camera on PR2

Sebastian/Liwei

• Calibration
• detecting and tracking people / hot objects
• ROS integration

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Android phones as Smart Sensors

Hannes

• ROS integration (simple sensors: acc., megnetic OK, Camera??)
• GStreamer ??
• Object / face detection, marker recognition

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Physical simulation as a driver for robot action prediction

Sebastian

• working with physical accurate simulation of the environment (PR2+ROS)
• predict results of robot actions and create robot experiences

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TASER ROS integration

Norman

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Robot Era services

• swiping motions...

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HADES for Android

Norman

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Simulation acceleration (hardware in the loop)

Norman

• programming interface of Synopsys/Cadence...

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Sensing modules for modular robots (e.g. BICCA)

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Physical simulation of climbing robot

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Android high-contrast image generation

• for impaired people
• libraries

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Image processing for semantic perception

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Long-term robot memory