DeMaMech: EU-Japan Collaboration in Higher Education Student Exchange Program

Offer of Research Topic (1 or 2 students)

Offer from	University	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
	Faculty/Department/Institute	Faculty of Engineering Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
	Group Name	Production engineering, Machine design and Automation (PMA)
Research Theme		Dynamic simulation of humans/humanoid robots
Brief Explanation		Humans (and the humanoid robots we are aiming at) can do a lot of very complex operations (like walking) particularly using dynamic effects of their linkage. This research investigates dynamic simulation of humans and humanoid robots based on simulation models. It is not the aim to implement these on a hardware platform.
Research Steps		Depending on the preference of the candidate(s), this subject can either be: - theoretical: study of representation / approximation issues - simulation oriented: enhancement of existing simulators - application oriented: applications to obstacle avoidance and other robot skills.
Period		5 months
Necessary Background, Knowledge, Skills		Computer programming skills (C++)
Further Information
Contact Person		Prof. Herman Bruyninckx http://people.mech.kuleuven.ac.be/~bruyninc/