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Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Thesis List

Below you will find the currently advertised thesis topics

To apply, please read the description of the procedure in the FAQ and the document templates.

Only one application per student will be considered at a time.
(The application deadline is open for each topic and ends when sufficient applications have been received.)

The thesis explores a supervisory approach where a single well-localized reference robot provides intermittent pose corrections to a team of low-cost robots relying only on wheel odometry. You will investigate how localization drift accumulates, design and compare scheduling strategies for distributing corrections, and evaluate perception pipelines using vision (AprilTags) and LiDAR-based tracking. The work combines modeling, algorithm design, and hands-on robotics, with experiments spanning simulation (up to 20 robots) and real-world validation on a small fleet (3–5 robots).

This thesis is ideal if you are interested in robotics, state estimation, and ROS 2 development, and enjoy bridging theory with practice. You will build a full pipeline, from simulation and EKF-based pose injection to hardware experiments and sim-to-real analysis—while contributing to a system that reduces per-robot sensing cost in industrial settings. You will be working with scientists in the field of robotics and warehousing, and will have good exposure to state of the art hardware and software platforms. Experience with Python/C++, ROS 2, and basic probabilistic robotics is helpful but not strictly required. In return, you will gain experience in multi-robot experimentation, publishable results, and the opportunity to contribute to an open-source research platform.

Further Information

 

How to use the Application Form

  1. Enter your personal details

    • Fill in your First Name, Last Name, and Email Address (use your university email)

  2. Select the type of work

    • Choose one option: Project Work, Bachelor Thesis, or Master Thesis.

  3. Specify your thesis topic

    • Make sure that the title of the thesis matches the type of work!

    • In the field “Which thesis would you like to apply for?”, copy and paste the title or topic of your thesis. If the thesis is not offert in the list above your application will not be considered. If you have an external Thesis topic, in collaboration with a company fill in the proposed thesis topic. Ensure that the topic covers a scientific question/goal.

  4. Upload required documents

    • Transcript of Records: Upload your academic transcript (PDF)

    • Letter of Motivation: Upload your motivation letter (PDF)

    • (optional) Upload your  CV (PDF)

  5. Submit your application

    • Review all fields and make sure everything is complete

    • Click the green “Send” button to submit your form

  6. Confirmation 

    • You should now be forwarded to another conformation side if not please contact our technical support team via e-mail 

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Thesis Application Form

(If an external thesis or a thesis in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute is to be written, an Exposé is required)