Multiple Edge Robots for World Mapping

TurtleBots offload SLAM and communicate through the edge

Master Thesis Proposal in Robotics and AI

The goal of this Master Thesis is the reconstruction of an unknown environment using multiple edge robots. The robots will be deployed with 2D LiDAR and should be able to navigate in an unknown environment. The robots will collaborate and communicate with each other and will send the data through the edge node in real-time. The SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) and further algorithms will run on the edge. The candidate should be able to close the loop between the robots and edge. The candidate will work on a simulation environment to test the behavior of the system and afterwards will run some experiments in our Lab, using TurtleBots.

The objectives of the thesis are the following:

  • Communication through the Edge a multi-agent system

  • Cooperation between multiple robots (TurtleBots)

  • Offloading SLAM algorithms on the Edge

  • Reconstruction of the environment using 2D LiDAR and RGB camera on the Edge

Contact:

Achilleas Santi Seisa, Room A2576, achsei@ltu.se

George Nikolakopoulos, Room A2556, geonik@ltu.se