Master Thesis „Path planning, exploration and mapping with indoor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)”

We are Austria’s largest Research and Technology Organization and an international player in the research areas that we cover. This makes us a leading 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 „Path planning, exploration and mapping with indoor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)”

IMAGINE

ENGAGE

• 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.

• Throughout your master’s thesis project, and under the guidance of our team, you will test, validate, implement, and integrate real-time capable algorithms for path planning, exploration, and mapping with indoor UAVs.

• You will work on all necessary components to achieve full autonomy of an aerial robot in GNSS-denied environments.

• You will have the opportunity to work with different sensor systems, such as time-of-flight and RGB cameras as well as LiDAR.

• 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 qualifications as an Ingenious Partner:

• Ongoing master’s studies in robotics, mechatronics, computer science, software engineering, information and computer engineering, mathematics or similar

• Experience in programming / script languages: C++, Python

• Experience in point cloud processing

• Experience in ROS highly advantageous

• Good knowledge of verbal and written English

What to expect:

EUR 828,-- gross per month for 20 hours/week based on the collective agreement. There will be additional company benefits. 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 women is important to us - that's why we are especially looking forward to applications from ambitious female candidates. TOMORROW TODAY – WITH YOU?

Please submit your application documents including your CV, cover letter and certificates online: https://jobs.ait.ac.at/Job/191324