Call for Master Students
Research subjects
The Humanoid Systems Laboratory (HSL) currently offers the following research subjects for international students in the master course:
(Recommended)
- Development and/or control of water-hydraulic servo actuators and/or robots
- Development and/or control of hydraulic hybrid servo actuators and/or robots
- Development and/or control of leg-wheel robots
- Development and/or control of modular robots
(Optional; upon request and experience)
- State estimation and sensory integration for legged robots
- Visual and haptic feedback for controlling robots
- Real-time motion imitation for humanoid robots
- Control of exoskeleton robots
Prerequisite knowledge / experience
(Mandatory)
- Basic knowledge (a textbook level) on robotics and control engineering.
- Experience on mechanical design and fabrication (3D CAD, lathe, milling, 3D printing, etc.)
- Programming skill with C/C++ and/or Matlab (not Simulink) or Python
- Experiments on building your own robots using servomotors and microcontrollers
(Desirable)
- Controlling pneumatic / hydraulic / electric actuators (only 1-DoF is fine)
- Simulation of rigid body dynamics (e.g. three-link robots)
- Numerical optimization
Typical roadmap
[1st year, 1st term]
- Literature research
- Simple experiment and simulation
[1st year, 2nd term]
- Literature research
- Simple experiment and simulation
- Mid-term presentation and Master thesis proposal
[2nd year, 1st term]
- Experiments and simulations
- (Job hunting / Internship)
[2nd year, 2nd term]
- Final demo
- Documentation
- Master thesis writing and presentation
Graduation requirements
(Mandatory)
- Complete the Master thesis and presentation
- Complete the technical document
(Highly recommended)
- At least one oral/poster presentation at domestic conferences (e.g. RSJ or SICE) or international workshops as the first author
- Make a co-authored papers for international conferences or journals (e.g. IEEE Trans.).
Notes
The each term is subject to change due to academic, technological, political and financial situations, which are difficult to predict. If you have any questions, please consult Prof. Hyon directly.
2025/01/07