Background
At the research center
IFOR at Umeå
University,
techniques
for automation and control
of
vehicles in off-rad terrain
are
developed.
Experiments are conducted on real off-road machines, wheeled
robots and crane installation as well as on virtual concept
machines.
This
thesis project
focus on developing a virtual environment and apply it in
simulator environment for demonstration and experimentation of
new machine concepts in off-road technology.
The project
will
run in collaboration
between Umeå University, Oryx Simulations, Skogforsk and the
Swedish University of Agricultural Science.
Objective
Depending
on interest and prerequisits focus may be either on development or
application of simulator technology or a combination.
A project may foucus on:
-
Dynamics and
rendering of trees and branches - level-of-detail methods,
piling, tangling,...
-
Tool for
generating and editing virtual forests for use in visual
interactive physics simulation
-
Behavioural
statistics from simulator - develop a statistics module for
measuring and logging operator behavior
-
Build a
demonstrator with a good modular design that integrates new
simulation and visualization software with existing simulator
hardware
-
Vehicle
dynamics - hydraulic model formulated as a multiody constraint
with relaxation
Previous
experience
Student
should have good knowledge from
either simulation
or
visualization and with good
software engineering capabilities - object oriented
C++ is preferable.
Contact
For further information, a full specification and references,
contact Martin
Servin
(Department of physics). |
