By selecting one of the three specialisations, you tune your study towards one of the three main aspects within the definition of a robot (movement, autonomy, and interaction). By your selection electives, during your internship, and especially during your MSc-thesis project you also steer towards a specific application area that interests you.
Check the following overview of different application areas in which the Robotics research groups of the UT are working on, to see what fits your personal interests.
If you know already in which direction you want to perform your MSc-thesis project, have a look at the courses that are suggested by the researchers within this application area. Maximally 2 electve courses that are mandatory to start your MSc-thesis project, can be specified by the researchers.
APPLICATION AREAS ROBOTICS RESEARCH AT THE UT
The application areas are divided by the three themes of Robotics at the UT:
- Robotics for industry
- Robotics for health
- Robotics for society
GENERAL - ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
Research Topic | Principal Investigator | Related Courses |
(gripping) Actuators | Wesley Roozing | - (only MPAI students) |
Numerically efficient modelling, system identification, parameter estimation | Ronald Aarts | - |
Model-based control | Wouter Hakvoort | Learning and Adaptive Control (prefered), Flexible Multi-body Dynamics (prefered) |
Control of Uncertain Systems | Hakan Koroglu | Robust Control, Learning and Adaptive Control |
Differential Geometry | Frederic Schuller | |
Real-time & Embedded Software for Robotics | Jan Broenink | (Advanced) Software Development for Robotics |
Predictive modelling, machine learning | Bojana Rosic | |
Flexures | Dannis Brouwer | Design Principles for Robotic and Mechatronic Mechanisms (MPAI specialisation) |
Flexure-based grippers, Dynamic balance | Jan de Jong | |
Flexure mechanisms | Marijn Nijenhuis |
ROBOTICS FOR INDUSTRY - UAVS
Research topic | Principal Investigator | Related Courses |
Control of UAVs, Aerial manipulators | Antonio Franchi | Control of UAVs (mandatory) |
Flight dynamics (flapping bird) | Stefano Stramigioli | Modelling, Dynamics, and Kinematics (MPAI specialisation) |
Geo-Information Extraction with Sensor Systems | George Vosselman | |
Perception, LIDAR, SLAM | Ville Lehtola | |
Deep learning, data processing | Francesco Nex | AI for Autonomous Robotcs (ASAI specialisation) |
Computer Vision, Scene Understanding | Michael Yang |
ROBOTICS FOR INDUSTRY - SMART INDUSTRY
Research Topic | Principal Investigator | Related Courses |
Multidisciplinary Design | Kostas Nizamis | |
Complex Systems Design | Maarten Bonnema | |
Advanced Manufacturing | Peter Chemweno | |
Additive Manufacturing | Tom Vaneker |
ROBOTICS FOR INDUSTRY - INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
Pipe Inspection | Stefano Stramigioli | |
Pipe Inspection | Edwin Dertien |
ROBOTICS FOR HEALTH - CURE
Research Topic | Principal Investigator | Related Courses |
Needle steering | Sarthak Misra | |
Continuum robotics | Venkat Kalpathy Venkiteswaran | Robotics for Medical Applications (not mandatory), Introduction to Robotics Design (useful) |
Medical microrobotics | Islam Khalil | |
Robot control and imaging software for biopsies | Francoise Siepel | |
Image-guided therapy | Momen Abayazid | |
Soft Robotics | Ali Sadeghi | |
Medical Imaging | Guilio Dagnino |
ROBOTICS FOR HEALTH - REHABILITATION
Research Topic | Principal Investigator | Related Courses |
Balance control | Edwin van Asseldonk | |
Haptic interaction | Arvid Keemink | |
Human balance and motor control | Herman van der Kooij | |
Neuromuscular interfaces | Massimo Sartori |
ROBOTICS FOR SOCIETY - TELE-PRESENCE
Research Topic | Principal Investigator | Related Courses |
Avatar control | Douwe Dresscher | Modeling and Simulation, Tele-presence Robotics (compulsory in HRISAI) |
Telerobotics perception | Douwe Dresscher | Modeling and Simulation, Tele-presence Robotics (compulsory in HRISAI) |
(automatic) perception of human behaviour | Gwenn Englebienne | |
social touch | Jan van Erp |
ROBOTICS FOR SOCIETY - SOCIAL ROBOTICS
Research Topic | Principal Investigator | Related Courses |
Haptics | Edwin Dertien | |
Physical human-robot interaction | Mark Vlutters | |
Human interaction with robots | Vanessa Evers | |
Conversational agents | Dirk Heylen | |
Intimate computing | Birna van Riemsdijk | |
Natural language processing | Mariet Theune | |
Robot interaction and children | Bob Schadenberg | |
Robot Cognition | Frank van der Velde | - |
Human Factors and Cognitive Ergonomics | Simone Borsci | |
Human-Robot Interaction | Cristina Zaga |
ROBOTICS AND BUSINESS
Research Topic | Principal Investigator | Related Courses |
Structural Equation Modeling | Florian Schuberth | - |
Engineering Management | Marcus Pereira Pessoa | Engineering Project Management |
Agent-based Modeling | Salih Cevikarslan | Innovation Tournament (I&E profile), Entrepreneurship |
Platform Innovation | Erwin Hofman | |
Entrepreneurship | Rainer Harms |
ROBOTICS AND REGULATIONS
Research Topic | Principal Investigator | Related Courses |
Law, Governance & Technology | Michiel Heldeweg | |
Governance and regulations | Athanasios Votsis |