Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) navigation is more complex in GPS denied scenarios. In this project, Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) approach for the UAS localization to aid autonomous navigation will be implemented.
The Department of Computing is a leading department of Computer Science among UK Universities, and has consistently been awarded the highest research rating.
Background. A significant proportion of children still suffer from dental problems that cause acute pain despite massive improvements in children’s oral health in the UK [1].
Sensory navigation proposes to introduce a novel way of experiencing the city centre of Reading, through the senses, including the visual, thermal, acoustic, visual and olfactory environment.
Full Studentship including Industrial Placement, Duration. 3 years. With our esteemed partner, we are looking for a well-qualified and motivated PhD student to conduct the following fascinating research project.
1st Supervisor - Dr Christos Bergeles. 2nd Supervisor - Professor Kawal Rhode. Chip-on-tip steerable endoscopes are rapidly improving due to tandem innovation in robotics technology and highly-integrated cameras.
Research in autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) has been gaining attention in the recent decade due to the increasing need of reconnaissance in hostile environments and maturity of the technology.
In crisis management (e.g. from fire and rescue to accidents management), operators tend to rely on a number of different types of data and artefacts to deliver sensemaking of crises and prompt decision-making for recovery.
Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the UCL Interaction Centre (UCLIC, https://uclic.ucl.ac.uk/), funded by a Horizon 2020 project grant focussed on crowd navigation of robots.
