PhD position on AI-guided robotics for surgical navigation: Robot & Imaging Integration

The Robotics and Mechatronics (RaM) group is active on both fundamental and application-driven topics in the field of robotics. (Physical) modelling, dynamical systems, control, sensors, actuators, real-time (embedded) software, computer vision, and systems design are the research topics. We develop novel fundamental paradigms and physically based methodologies, which we then translate in the Lab into demonstrators and prototypes. Area of robot application is mostly in healthcare, and inspection and maintenance. The research is embedded in the TechMed and DSI Institutes.

One unique and characterizing feature of our research philosophy is the use of the port-based approach in modeling and analysis of systems, i.e. bond graphs, port-Hamiltonian descriptions, process-orientation using CSP process algebra.

Robot application areas we investigate are: inspection robotics (UAVs, UGVs, UUVs); medical robotics (assistance to surgeons, diagnostics); service robotics (street cleaning, service to people). The science and engineering topics we work on are: modeling and simulation of physical systems; intelligent control; robotic actuators; computer vision and medical imaging; embedded control systems.

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