Student Projects

Please find a list of projects (BSc/MSc thesis) currently on offer below. You can apply using the application form. There are of course more student project options besides the ones listed here, please contact the lab member who you are interested in working with.

Learning to walk on uneven terrain: elevation maps for bipedal walking

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Context

The Chair of Applied Mechanics (Prof. Rixen) at TUM has a humanoid (see Figure) robot and bipedal walker. Ideally, these can perceive the potentially uneven terrain in front of them, in order to safely walk over it. Within this project, we would like to explore incorporating locally perceived elevation maps as (additional) inputs to learned gait control policies.