Sensor fusion for advanced autonomous navigation
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Abstract
Ph.D position in Autonomous vehicles research group to participate in designing and developing self-driving vehicles with a special focus on the sensors. The position expects practical knowledge and software development skills as well as electrical and mechanical engineering experience. You can work in most innovative projects within a motivated international team.
| Research field: |
Mechanical engineering |
|---|---|
| Supervisor: |
Prof. Dr. Raivo Sell |
| Availability: | This position is available. |
| Offered by: |
School of Engineering Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
| Application deadline: | Applications are accepted between June 01, 2020 00:00 and July 03, 2020 23:59 (Europe/Zurich) |
Description
The research is focusing on the following general topics:
- Autonomous driving sensors like lidars, radars, cameras and GNSS
- Sensor low-level integration with open-source autonomous driving software
- Sensor set definition for different use cases for AVs
More info about running projects and background can be found in research group homepage: autolab.taltech.ee
Responsibilities and tasks:
- Experiment with different sensor combinations and calibration for autonomous driving
- Designing and developing autonomous vehicle sensor systems and self-driving algorithms
- Teaching in robotics
- Participating research and development projects in Autonomous Vehicles research group
Qualifications
The applicants should fulfill the following requirements:
- Motivation, interest and experience of microcontrollers and software development
- Experience of designing electronic and mechanical systems
- General overview and understanding of working principles of sensors and robotics
- Good English and communication skills
Recommended:
- Knowledge and experience with Robot Operating System (ROS) and Autoware stack
- Knowledge and skills with model-based software development