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

Offer of Research Topic

Offer from	University	Delft University of Technology
	Faculty/Department/Institute	Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Department of Biomechanical Engineering
	Group Name	Delft Biorobotics Laboratory
Research Theme		Compliant manipulation
Brief Explanation		In addition to factory robots, robotic development now also aims at applications outside the factory. Such robots must be lightweight and compliant in order to be safe for their environment (e.g. for human-robot interaction). This research project will focus on the development of compliant robot arms and hands.
Research Steps		1. Literature survey (one month) 2. Design of compliant (part of) hand or arm (one month) 3. Production, assembly, and debugging (two months) 4. Performance experiments and tests (one month)
Period		5 months.
Necessary Background, Knowledge, Skills		Fundamental knowledge about mechanical engineering. Mechanical design skills. Mathematical analysis skills (e.g. for geometry and dynamics).
Further Information		Information about the laboratory: www.dbl.tudelft.nl Information about the project: please send email to contact person
Contact Person		Dr. ir. Martijn Wisse (m.wisse@wbmt.tudelft.nl)

Ps: we prefer to host two students simultaneously rather than sequentially. The above project description is the same for the two students; we will separate into two distinct projects once we know the exact background of the students’ education.