Master Thesis: Class-aware Pointcloud Filtering and Matching for Long-Term SLAM
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Call for applications for the field of study, such as: automation technology, electrical engineering, computer science, cybernetics, mechanical engineering, mathematics, mechatronics, physics, control engineering, software design, software engineering, technical computer science, surveying engineering or similar.
In the research group Navigation Mobile Robots, we develop autonomous robots for a variety of outdoor applications, such as agriculture, forestry and logistics. The focus is on the development of an autonomous outdoor navigation solution as well as the hardware of the robots.
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Since these outdoor applications have constantly changing environments due to weather conditions, seasonal variations, new constructions, and dynamic obstacles, the robot must continuously update its reference map of the whole environment. The localization module must understand which parts of the environment are static and which are semi-static or dynamic and update the global pointcloud reference map accordingly. Furthermore, the scan matching of the live pointclouds with this sparser global pointcloud map must be improved to get good pose estimate even with many dynamic obstacles blocking the view.
Company at a glance
Fraunhofer IGD is the international leading institute for applied research in visual computing. Visual computing is image- and model-based information technology and includes computer graphics and computer vision, as well as virtual and augmented reality.
In simple terms, the Fraunhofer researchers in Darmstadt, Rostock, and Kiel are turning information into images and extracting information from images. In cooperation with its partners, technical solutions and market-relevant products are created.
Prototypes and integrated solutions are developed in accordance with customized requirements. In doing so, Fraunhofer IGD places users at the forefront, providing them with technical solutions to facilitate computer work and make it more efficient.
Owing to its numerous innovations, Fraunhofer IGD raises man-machine interaction to a new level. Man is able to work in a more result-oriented and effective way by means of the computer and visual computing developments.
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