Master Thesis “Design, integration and analysis of avionic systems and sensors for autonomous UAVs in uncooperative and unknown indoor environments”

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We are Austria’s largest research and technology organisation and an international player in applied research for innovative infrastructure solutions. This makes us a powerful development partner for industry and a top employer in the scientific community. Our Center for Vision, Automation & Control in Vienna invites applications for a:

Master Thesis “Design, integration and analysis of avionic systems and sensors for autonomous UAVs in uncooperative and unknown indoor environments”
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Your tasks

IMAGINE
 

• Our team’s expertise is the development and deployment of assistive and autonomous systems, particularly unmanned aircrafts und land-based mobile machines, in cooperation with national and international research organisations and companies.
• Automated robotic systems perceive the environment and can classify, locate, and track objects for various applications in domain-specific areas
• ENGAGE
   Throughout your master’s thesis project, and under the guidance of our team, you will participate in the development of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for real time mapping of indoor environment.
• You will have the opportunity to work with different sensor systems, such as time-of-flight and RGB cameras as well as LiDAR and to integrate and test them on a UAV.
• You will integrate all necessary components of an aerial robot for achieving full autonomy in GNSS-denied environments.
• Moreover, you will support our team in the development of maintenance and service routines.

ACHIEVE

•  You contribute to a rapidly growing field in aerial robotics.
• You have the opportunity to investigate the state-of-the-art and apply it in real-world scenarios and – as a final step – design a proof-of-concept demonstration.
• You will evaluate and document concepts and test-runs in predefined scenarios, and you may publish your results at a conference or in a journal.

Your profile

Your qualifications as an Ingenious Partner:

• Ongoing master’s studies in robotics, mechatronics, electronic engineering, electrical engineering, computer science
• Experience in Embedded systems and programming
• Experience in programming / script languages: C++, Python
• Experience in ROS
• Knowledge of Pixhawk and ArduPilot is highly advantageous
• Knowledge of sensor systems for mapping and localization is highly advantageous
• Good knowledge of verbal and written English

Your benefits

What to expect:
EUR 828,- gross per month for 20 hours/week based on the collective agreement. There will be additional company benefits. You will be part of our international Young AIT network. As a research institution, we are familiar with the supervision and execution of master theses, and we are looking forward to supporting you accordingly
 
At AIT, the promotion of diversity is important to us - that's why we are especially looking forward to applications from female students!

Your application

Please submit your application documents including CV, cover letter and certificates online.

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