Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Solid Mechanics, Mechatronics and Biomechanics
Task: Convert kinetic energy of mechanical vibration into useful electricity for wireless sensors or IoT applications. Electromagnetic or piezoelectric electromechanical transducer are used.
Requirements: dynamics of mechanical resonators, Matlab/SIMULINK skills – simulation of mechatronic systems, ANSYS skills are optional
Recommended: Students of mechanics or electronics with focus on design of mechatronic systems, for advanced students
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Solid Mechanics, Mechatronics and Biomechanics
Description: Due its important friction and specific return spring, the automotive throttle represents strongly nonlinear system difficult to control in desired quality. Typically, the so-called composite regulator is used, where a conventional PID is supplied with nonlinear feedback or feedforward compensators. We do research in the field of designing the new arrangement of a regulator and in the field of application of approximation methods with the use of local linear models.
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Solid Mechanics, Mechatronics and Biomechanics
Description: Within the frame of 7RP ESPOSA project, we work with HIL simulations of chosen components and we prepare the environment for C-code automatic generating from Simulink meeting the criteria for the certification according to the DO-178b and MISRA standards.
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Solid Mechanics, Mechatronics and Biomechanics
Description: The aim of the Car4 project is the construction of an experimental vehicle for the purposes of development and testing the algorithms of driving stability and comfort, focused mainly on personal vehicles. All the wheels of the Car4 are independently driven and controlled, which enables to evaluate and to test the advanced algorithms of the driving stability and traction. The vehicle manoeuvrability is enhanced in comparison with the more common concept with one axle driven as a whole. Another aim is to support the students´ teamwork and their motivation for independent work within particular tasks, in the sense of mechatronic methods.
Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary Studies
Task: the student will assist with tasks related to 3D printing of artificial hands (prostheses) active and passive. The project is interdisciplinary, i.e. connecting mechanical engineering with control and electrical engineering. The exact tasks will be assigned according to the students field of specialization.
Recomended for: students of Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Machining and Assembly
Task: The work will deal with signal measurement and processing from wearable devices (such as Myo-armband or Tap-Strap or others). For instance Myo armband has 8 channels of EMG signals, 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis digital compass and 3-axis gyroscope. It is open system, program codes are prepared in MATLAB and C#. The task can focus on muscle diagnostics, robotic system control, upper limb prosthetic control etc.
Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary Studies
Task: In the frame of the work, the candidate will familiar with projects they deal with electrical powered prosthesis / robotic hands, they were manufactured with the help of 3D printing technology (f.i. Hackberry, Brunel Hand projects). These project have interdisciplinary scope. The task can focus on better/new design of 3D models (design in CAD systems, various 3D printing technologies FDM, SLS, MJF, SLA, ...etc.), application of new sensors/actuators/control systems (Myo Armband, MyoWare, linear servos, Arduino-like ECUs), program code (C# programming language), mechanical test of printed parts (Matlab).
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Measurements
Task: To assess existing Emotion Detectors for spoken and text speech. The goal is to set a criteria of their performance for future standardization task.
Requirements: Basics of signal processing, basics of at least one contemporary programming language (C, Java, Python etc.)
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Measurements
Task: to convert our CAN (Controller Area Network) controller implementation in AHDL (Altera Hardware Description Language) into VHDL and extend the implementation with suport of the new flexible data rate feature.
Required knowledge: some experience with VHDL and digital circuits design.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Measurements
Task: to digitize position (coordinates) of an excavator arm from a web camera using a set of bright points (LED lights) with existing camera and image acquisition toolbox
Requirements: basic experience with Matlab and orthogonal coordinate systems
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Measurements
Task: The work project aims on improvement of characteristics of the current setup of computers used to maintain visualization and motion of the full flight simulator: measure.feld.cvut.cz/cast. We need to assure weather synchronization among multiple computers where every computer generates visualization on different monitors. Another problem we are facing just now is related to multiple control devices which need to be manually switched among each other. The student should write a program which will read data from multiple joysticks and other control items, it will allow to select one or the second set or the average of data, and provide these data to the flight simulator. The current setup uses FlightGear but in case some other SW proves to be better solution we can switch to it.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Measurements
Task: Participation on development of Small Satelite Platform used for teaching purposes. The tasks are assinged according to the student's profile and actual stage of the satelite platform development.
Requirements: depending on the assigned task - experience with any CAD for electronics – preferred OrCAD, KiCAD and Altium / knowledge of Matlab / knowledge of C language and Microsoft Visual C++.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Measurements
Task: measure data from the already existing navigation system under different motion conditions and then apply full mechanization of navigation equations to obtain position and attitude in MATLAB environment.
Requirements: capability of using MATLAB, basic knowledge of signal processing and their description, navigation means. Most codes are available.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Measurements
Task: learn already existing HW and SW and perform experiments with this mini INS system consisting of 9 DoF IMU unit supplemented by a GPS receiver. According to obtained data perform analyses in MATLAB to verify its performance under different conditions.
Requirements: capability of using MATLAB, basic knowledge of Kalman filtering, C language, microcontroller programing.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Measurements
Task: according to navigation data obtained from real flights analyse different approaches to estimate state vector and its covariance via Kalman filtering techniques. All is performed in MATLAB. Literature study will be needed, but the literature is available.
Requirements: capability of using MATLAB, basic knowledge of Kalman filtering.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Measurements
Task: implementation of algorithm for determination of object attitude using three-axis magnetometer. Verification of algorithm based on simulated and real measured data, accuracy analyses. Literature study will be needed.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Measurements
Task: evaluation of different modes of multi-antenna GPS receiver Septentrio PolarX2@ for position and attitude estimation. Perform static and dynamics test to evaluate the accuracy of attitude determination with reference system. Literature study will be needed.
Requirements: capability of using MATLAB, basic knowledge of GPS.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Measurements
Task: The main aim of the project is to realize the network which uses different digital communication buses such as AFDX, CAN, ARINC429, etc. The network consists of the modules that are based on Raspberry Pi 3. The data from different modules are sent to the master module, that collect data from all modules and displays data on the LCD screen as a virtual cockpit.
Requirements: the capability of using C/C++/C# programming, Python, HW realization, image processing, programming of Raspberry Pi3.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Measurements
Task: Nowadays, the localization of the object outside of buildings can be easily done using GNSS. The situation is more difficult when the localization is performed inside of buildings. The main task of this project is the realization of the system for localization of the object in indoor applications. The system will use cameras, ultra-wideband, lidars, etc. The project cover HW and SW realization, designing of algorithms, image processing.
Requirements: the capability of using MATLAB, C/C++/C# programming, Python, HW realization, image processing.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrotechnology
Description: Technology of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cells is relatively easy and it is perspective and as the candidate for top cell for tandem solar cell. We developed some time ago a method for tandem solar cell IV measurement, that might be interesting for this tandem technology.
Task: the task will consist of perovskite solar cell fabrication by the wet process and using and development of IV measurement method.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrotechnology
Description: Sun movemenent on the sky depends on time in a day, on a day in a year and on a geografical latitude. 3D printing is a method for fast prototyping of components with lesser mechanical load.
Task: the task will be to design a mechanical toy that will allow users to manually track the Sun over a model of house. Components will be mainly made by 3D printers.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Telecommunications Engineering
Task: Test tool and packages that can be used to evaluate content of information services and extract relevant information to the subject matters. Tagging classified information will enable to correlate mobility data with a territorial events and unusual situations.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Telecommunications Engineering
Task: Integration of open source data sources to data processing platform. Develop and test interfaces to integrate open source data to Hadoop platform. Automation, quality check, data versions updates.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Telecommunications Engineering
Task: Advanced combination of cloud services and proprietary programs (generally in Python) will be tested and validated for consistency. Predictive validation services to improve user (architect, programmer, and analyst) comfort. Example of this is a crosschecking name and parameters, automatically adding names to relevant data tables, offer of relevant-only values to validate.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Telecommunications Engineering
Task: Presentation tools to support external and internal cooperation. Projects definition, solution and results presented to the community. Implementation. Theme detail selection and sign-in process.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Telecommunications Engineering
Task: Identify and test of cloud services that can be integrated in development and production process. Match processing section to cloud (mirco) services and draw conclusions for the production and test development architecture.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Telecommunications Engineering
Task: Existing web platforms will be optimised to SEO (search engine optimisation) functions by modification of existing platforms or development of the new platform to which data will be transferred.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Telecommunications Engineering
Task: The task is to develop a standard test procedures methodology that will enable to monitor performance of the mobile device and the network. Standard tools will be used and integrated with data processing platform.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Telecommunications Engineering
Task: The aim of project is to develop a mechanism / algorithm to recognize neighboring cells in a mobile network. The proposed algorithm should be implemented by using Python/Matlab
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Circuit Theory
Task: The project is focused on creation new functions for standard digital filters design. The software for implementation is mathematical program Maple. Syntfil package exists for analog electric filter design in Maple, see http://syntfil.feld.cvut.cz/index.html.en. The goal of the project is to develop new function of Syntfil package for standard digital filters design. Syntfil package enables the design of transfer functions of continuous-time analog filters, including the synthesis of analog electrical circuit of the filter. The project would include design converting procedures from analog filters to digital filters (from s variable to a variable z), i.e. design IIR filters. Function for FIR filter design could be an advantage.
Requirements: Basic knowledge of digital and analog filter design. Knowledge of the Maple program and its programming language is an advantage.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Economics, Management and Humanities
Biomethane production is based on anaerobic digestion of biomass or other biodegradable matter (e.g. waste from agriculture) and upgrade of originating biogas to the quality of biomethane (natural gas). Originating biogas can be directly used for power and heat production in cogeneration unit or can be upgraded into biomethane. Biomethane can serve as the substitute of natural gas or other fossil fuels in heat production or can serve as the gaseous fuel for transportation. Biomethane production and utilization can be defined as the series of energy processes starting with biomass planting on agriculture land, through biomass logistics, biomass processing into biogas and biomethane and biomethane delivery to the final customers. The goal of the work is to analyze biomethane fuel cycle (based on intentionally planted biomass on agriculture land – typically fresh maize), to identify individual elements of fuel cycle including their typical technical and economic parameters (for widely used technologies) and to evaluate energy efficiency of given fuel cycle and to evaluate economic competitiveness of produced biomethane against fossil fuels (natural gas, coal) and biogas utilization for power and heat production.
Task includes following steps: 1.Discussion of technologies used for biomethane production, collection of data (typical technical and economic parameters) 2.Overview of biomethane production and utilization in EU member states, discussionof possibilities of biomethane utilization and future perspectives of biomethane 3.Analysis of biomethane production fuel cycle, identification of fuel cycle elements, data collection (range of typical energy losses in individual fuel cycle elements, economic parameters) 4.Evaluation of net energy efficiency of biomethane fuel cycle and its comparison with biogas fuel cycle 5.Evaluation of economic effectiveness of biomethane production and its competitiveness against fossil fuels 6.Preparation of economic model of biomethane fuel cycle
Requirements: Basics in financial management, basics in renewable energy sources, basics in power and heat production
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Computer Graphics and Interaction
Task: Older adults with vision impairments are the majority in a group of people dealing with sight issues. Many of them deal with orientation problems. Modern technologies can be adapted to help them with orientation in space and to support their daily needs. In cooperation with a special residential care institution, we are developing solutions to support orientation in the indoor environment, as well as solutions to ease the daily life of older adults with vision impairments. Our products and prototypes are based on detailed user research. We develop various user interfaces, including physical interactive artifacts. We perform SW development, HW prototyping (Arduino, Raspberry Pi) as well as mechanical prototyping (we heavily use 3D printing). We welcome handy people to cooperate with us. The concrete assignment will be created based on mutual discussion and actual project progress.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Control Engineering
Topic 1 - Camera-based guidance of a six-axis robot:
* An industrial camera is connected to a robotic system, where a PLC and a six-axis robot are connected in a Profinet network, and the image recognition algorithms are part of the camera system. The aim of this one-term project is to program the camera and the robot to search for given objects laying on the ground and have them collected by the robot at one place. This task is going to be extended in such a way that the robot follows the movements of a human in front of itself.
Topic 2 - Programming of Profinet diagnostics
* Write communication functions in Ruby to read diagnostics information from Profinet IO devices. Create filters to get only selected information from the devices. Design algorithm to analyse the obtained data and provide the status of the devices (good/bad IO data, diagnostics available, etc.), IO data cycle, etc.
Topic 3 - Robotic table football
* The aim of this topic is to equip a table football with motors and a motion control system to create a platform for testing of algorithms that allow the motion control system to play football automatically against a human player. The outcome of this project is going to be analysis of the movements, requirements specification and project design description. Additionally the mechanical platform to be fit on the table football will be created and basic configuration of the motion control system will be done.
Topic 4 - Simulation in digital factory
* Design, create and test simulation of a production line in Tecnomatix digital factory. The production line is inspired by a welding line in a car factory and contains four industrial robots with grippers and welding units. There are also conveyors transporting the products. One of the robot is a real six-axis welding robot. The tools of two of the robots are changeable. After testing the production line in simulation create a PLC program to control the line in digital factory and then transfer the robotic program to the real robot.
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Power Engineering
Task: Present power systems is characterized by increasing number of distributed generation which brings new issues for design and settings of protection systems because decreasing short circuit power. Real time simulation opens new possibilities of simultaneous testing two and more relays including relay coordination.
Requirements: basic knowledge of power system structure and electrical circuits analysis, interest in laboratory work
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Power Engineering
Task: Present power systems is characterized by increasing number of distributed generation which brings new issues for design and settings of protection systems because decreasing short circuit power. Real time simulation opens new possibilities of simultaneous testing two and more relays including relay coordination.
Dedicated for: students of the Electrical Engineering
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Power Engineering
Task: The voltage quality index is a freely configurable indicator with wide use potential to rate voltage quality for distribution systems: dispatch control, operation planning, development, etc.; purposes. The aim is to create a structured script in Matlab or a VI in LabVIEW for Voltage Quality data processing allowing performance comparison of various benchmarking algorithms.
Task: The voltage quality index is a freely configurable indicator with wide use potential to rate voltage quality for distribution systems: dispatch control, operation planning, development, etc.; purposes. The aim is to create a structured script in Matlab or a VI in LabVIEW for Voltage Quality data processing allowing performance comparison of various benchmarking algorithms.
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Power Engineering
Task: Rising deployment of power converters in distribution systems leads to rise in differential disturbance level in the mentioned frequency range related to the converters switching frequencies. Nevertheless the disturbance levels, time and location distribution and its propagation is still not investigated. The aim is to perform systematical measurement campaign using developed instrumentation system and to evaluate measurement data by means of measuring instrument possible set-up and the disturbance level trends.
Requirements: analytical thinking, interest in EMC and voltage quality, programming in MATLAB and LabVIEW (not mandatory)
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Power Engineering
Task: Rising deployment of power converters in distribution systems leads to rise in differential disturbance level in the mentioned frequency range related to the converters switching frequencies. According to the current experience, this disturbance may affect measurement accuracy of the revenue meters extremely. The aim is to continue in systematical tests leading to improvement in developed test system and test procedure.
Requirements: analytical thinking, interest in EMC, programming in LabVIEW (not mandatory)
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Power Engineering
Task: In artificially illuminated areas, lamps light variations due to variations in supply voltage may also lead to disturbance of flicker perception by humans. Capability of the lamps to transfer changes in supply voltage to varying luminous flux is given, in case of a converter-operated lamps, mainly by design of the converter. As for LED lamps there are many supply circuit designs ensuring required functionalities, however their immunity by means of flicker can differs significantly. The aim of the project is to perform systematical tests on large set of LED lamps using already developed test bench with consequent classification of results towards the LED lamps benchmarking.
Requirements: analytical thinking, interest in EMC related to lamps, programming in LabVIEW (not mandatory)
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Power Engineering
Task: With the growing share of photovoltaic and wind energy systems with installed power up to 10 kW fitted DC/AC inverter is actually relevant necessity of correct setting of internal algorithms for autonomous regulation of active and reactive power and testing their effect on grid voltage.
Requirements: analytical thinking, interest in Renewable Energy Sources, basic knowledge of LabVIEW, basic knowledge of MATLAB (processing and evaluating results).
Dedicated for: students of the Electrical Engineering
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Power Engineering
Task: With the growing share of photovoltaic and wind energy systems with installed power up to 10 kW fitted DC / AC inverter is increasingly relevant necessity of correct setting of internal algorithms of power inverters and testing of operational parameters.
Requirements: analytical thinking, interest in Renewable Energy Sources, basic knowledge of LabVIEW (not mandatory), basic knowledge of MATLAB (processing and evaluating results)
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Power Engineering
Task: Compare operational properties of different kinds of batteries (wet lead, AGM, Li-ion, VRB) setting of BMS systems for lithium batteries, setting of BMS communications protocol (communication between BMS and invertor).
Requirements: analytical thinking, interest in Renewable Energy Sources, basic knowledge of LabVIEW, basic knowledge of MATLAB (processing and evaluating results).
Dedicated for: students of the Electrical Engineering
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Power Engineering
Task: The aim is to prepare and test a dye sensitized Solar Cell (Gratzel) in the laboratories of Electrotechnology Brno in focus to perovskyte material.
Requirements: experience with preparation of dye sensitized Solar Cell
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Power Engineering
Task: State of quality of photovoltaic module is important parameter for prediction of fotovoltaic system production of electric energy. For analyzing of electric parameters the VA characteristic of photovoltaic module is measured. For the detection of defect the thermocamera and the electroluminescence is possible to use. The aim is to learn the possibilities of this diagnostic method and to be able to use it.
Requirements: knowledge of photovoltaic problematic
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Power Engineering
Task: All activation or burn-up processes taking part in nuclear reactor are strongly depended on specific neutron spectra in the place and time or irradiation. Knowledge of such spectra is crucial for understanding and theoretical simulation of nuclear reactor behaviour. One of experimental nuclear techniques for neutron spectra determination is an activation method with unfolding data processing. A set of thin activation foils is irradiated in nuclear lab and off-line measured using gamma-spectrometry technique. Gamma-spectra are processed, reaction-rates determined and used as an input for neutron spectra unfolding calculation code. Obtained neutron spectrum is compared with theoretical prediction and might be corrected. Student will measure and process gamma-spectra and run unfolding codes to get neutron spectra of real neutron source.
Requirements: Basics of data processing or scripting; Basic knowledge of nuclear methods
Dedicated for: students of the Electrical, Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Power Engineering
Task: Present nuclear power utilization is based on uranium fuel cycle. Uranium incineration is joined with plutonium and minor actinides generation, what influences environmental impact and PR through problematic spent fuel management. Uranium ore supplies are limited and very locally distributed. These issues might be solved using thorium as a nuclear fuel and introducing Accelerator Driven nuclear Technologies to nuclear power sector. Student´s project goals are to get familiarized with ADS technology and thorium fuel cycle in general. Student may choose either theoretical or experimental flavour of the project. In theoretical case student will calculate various scenarios of thorium fuel reactors or transmutors; in experimental case student will perform measurement in gamma-spectroscopy laboratory and will process measured data from thorium samples irradiation experiments.
Requirements: Basics of data processing or scripting; Basic knowledge of nuclear methods
Dedicated for: students of the Electrical, Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Technology
Task: Prepare composite materials consisting of electroactive materials (LiFePO4, LTO, TiO2 and so on) and exfoliated graphite/graphene conductive support and test it as an electrode for lithium and sodium ion cell.
Requirements: Basic knowledge of chemistry and work in laboratory, basic knowledge of battery systems, charge-discharge process and behaviour.
Recommended: Students of chemistry or electrotechnology
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Technology
Task: Preparing of ionic liquids electrolytes samples and modifications (flame retardants, aprotic solvents). Measuring of the samples (conductivity, potential window, viscosity) and processing results.
Requirements: Basic knowledge of electrochemistry, impedance spectroscopy and experience of working in laboratories.
Recommended: Students of chemistry (or electrochemistry). Focus on accumulator and power sources.
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Process Engineering
Task: Mathematical model of the system is often very important for improving its energy efficiency. A biogas plant facility has been selected as the subject for energy optimization. This process will be investigated following our previous research at Brno University of Technology. The task mainly includes the evaluation of operational data, the building of balance models and participation in experiments and visits to biogas stations.
Requirements: basic knowledge of heat and mass balance calculations.
Recommended for: Students of process or energy engineering.
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Power Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Task: Redesign three-phase induction motor to fulfil new efficiency requirements. Perform measurement of current motor, analyse its losses and efficiency. Calculate parameters of the motor using ANSYS RMxprt (Electric Motor Design) program. Create 2D FEM model of the motor using ANSYS Maxwell program and verify results. Suggest steps for improving of the motor efficiency, verify their impact using RMxprt and Maxwell.
Requirements: Basic knowledge of the electrical machines theory, especially of induction motors. Basic knowledge of FEM.
Recommended for: Students of electrical engineering with a focus on electrical machines or electromechanics.
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Power Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Task: to take a part in the research and development activities related to high-efficiency electrical machines. The student will participate in developing of MATLAB electrical machine templates, models, and tools for Ansys Maxwell and high-efficiency electrical machines design check. The Student will complete a report of the whole period.
Requirements: Capability of using MATLAB and basic knowledge of electrical machines.
Recommended for: Students of electrical engineering with a focus on electrical machines or electromechanics.
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Information Technology, Department of Intelligent Systems
Task: Implement algorithms for computation of fingerprint image quality, especially on damaged fingerprints by skin diseases. The comparative NFIQ metrics could be used, however new algorithms have to be proposed, implemented, tested and the results compared with NFIQ results. The cooperation with Czech criminal police is possible. The final application should work quickly enough on Raspberry Pi.
Requirements: Knowledge of C/C++ programming language and OpenCV library.
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Information Technology, Department of Intelligent Systems
Task: The goal is to detect and classify pathologies (e.g. hemorrhages, druses) in retinal images (eye background) acquired using a non-mydriatic fundus camera. The algorithms of image processing have to be used, e.g. segmentation, thresholding, edge detectors. The cooperation with medical doctors (ophthalmologists) is expected.
Requirements: Knowledge of C/C++ programming language and OpenCV library.
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Information Technology, Department of Intelligent Systems
Task: Propose a mathematical model for computation of biometric entropy (amount of information) in eye iris. This model will be based on used models of eye iris for biometric purposes. The database(s) with eye iris images is available.
Requirements: Knowledge especially of mathematics and basics of image processing.
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Information Technology, Department of Intelligent Systems
Task: Propose a mathematical model for computation of biometric entropy (amount of information) in 2D/3D face. This model will be based on used models of 2D/3D face representation for biometric purposes. The database(s) with 2D/3D faces will be available.
Requirements: Knowledge especially of mathematics and basics of image processing.
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Information Technology, Department of Intelligent Systems
Task: Implement algorithms for comparison of two thermo-face images, e.g. correlation principle or comparison of extracted features could be used. Two thermo-cameras are available in our laboratory for acquirement of thermo-face images. Additionally, we offer our own database with thermo-face images.
Requirements: Knowledge of image processing and OpenCV library.
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Information Technology, Department of Intelligent Systems
Task: Use one of our microscopes (Olympus BX61 (optical) or Phenom G2 Pure (electron)) to acquire images of your samples (you can bring any kind of samples) and prepare algorithms for analysis of these acquired images (e.g. detection of structures, recognition of objects).
Requirements: Knowledge of image processing and OpenCV library.
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Information Technology, Department of Intelligent Systems
Task: Use available equipment in the laboratory STRaDe (infrared LEDs, cameras, grabber, infrared filters etc.) to acquire vein structure of a finger and by rotating the finger acquire and reconstruct the 3D structure of the finger veins.
Requirements: Knowledge of image processing and OpenCV library. Work with hardware is expected, i.e. the candidate should have some basics in this area (diodes, A/V characteristics…).
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Information Technology, Department of Intelligent Systems
Task: Implement algorithms for detection and recognition of selected Czech (generally European) traffic signs in a videosequence acquired by a camera in/on a car driving maximally 60 km.h-1
Requirements: Knowledge of C/C++ programming language, OpenCV library and video processing could be beneficial.
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Reverse Engineering and Additive Technologies
Task: Development of 3D printing strategies for KUKA 6axis robotic arm. Utilization of communication between robot and Arduino controller. Generative design in Rhinoceros 3D Grasshopper. Output will be 3D printed object from thermoplastics realized by unconventional 3D printing strategies. Responsible, creative open minded hard workers welcomed
Masaryk University in Brno, Central European Institute of Technology, Multimodal and Functional Imaging Laboratory
Task: assistance during test measurements on phantoms and/or people, evaluation of measured data.
Recommended for: students of technical fields (Biomedical Engineering, Electrical or IT Engineering).
Advantage: previous experience with using Matlab or specialized software for processing of neuro-imaging or electro-physiological data (SPM, FSL, Cartool, BrainVision Analyzer, etc.); previous experience with MRI measurement on people, experience with Magnetic Resonance Physics.
Masaryk University in Brno, Central European Institute of Technology, Multimodal and Functional Imaging Laboratory
Task: pre-processing, filtration, correction of artefacts, statistic analyses; with use of Matlab and various specialized tools for processing of neuroscientific data like SPM, FSL, Cartool, BrainVision Analyzer, etc.
Requirements: some knowledge of signal and image processing, programming, statistics.
Recommended for: students of technical fields (Biomedical Engineering, Electrical or IT Engineering).
Advantage: previous experience with using Matlab or specialized software for processing of neuro-imaging or electro-physiological data (SPM, FSL, Cartool, BrainVision Analyzer, etc.); previous experience with MRI measurement on people, experience with Magnetic Resonance Physics.
Masaryk University in Brno, Central European Institute of Technology, Multimodal and Functional Imaging Laboratory
Requirements: some knowledge of signal and image processing, programming, statistics.
Recommended for: students of technical fields (Biomedical Engineering, Electrical or IT Engineering).
Advantage: previous experience with using Matlab or specialized software for processing of neuro-imaging or electro-physiological data (SPM, FSL, Cartool, BrainVision Analyzer, etc.); previous experience with MRI measurement on people, experience with Magnetic Resonance Physics.
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, New Technologies Research Center
Task: A measurement system was developed for high speed measurement of thermal radiation from material during nanosecond laser marking of steel. It is based on Si PIN photodiodes and response time is 5 ns. A precise calibration is necessary for absolute temperature measurement. We want to use this system for measurement of temperatures during picosecond laser processing of materials. Main work will be setup and calibration of the measurement system, measurement with different laser processing parameters and analysis of measured data.
Requirements: Capability of careful precise measurements with a delicate optical instrument and detail analysis of measurements in specific software.
Recommended for: Students of engineering or physics, possibly with focus on lasers technology, optics, cameras or process monitoring
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, New Technologies Research Center
Task: Assemble an arrangement from a scanning head, pyrometers and optical components (lenses, mirrors, filters, ...) for fast measurement of temperature field. Program the software in C++ which will create temperature field from pyrometer signal and from knowledge of mirrors angle in scanning head. Verify the assembly and software on experiments with laser.
Abstract: Thermographic cameras are typically used to monitor the laser process. Some scanning heads support connecting a camera and observing the process through the same optics that is used by the laser. The disadvantages of thermographic cameras are relatively high price and a lower frame rate (tens or hundreds of Hz) compared to pyrometers (tens of kHz). However, a pyrometer is only a spot detector. Experiments will performed to use a scanning head to direct the pyrometer spot along the laser beam and thus monitor the whole laser process.
Recommended for: Students of engineering or physics, preferably with focus on measurement, programming, optics or process monitoring
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, New Technologies Research Center
Goals: Finding the extreme positions of the excitation source location to the camera that does not affect the measured data. Statistical evaluation of performed measurements using Matlab software.
Abstract: By infrared nondestructive testing, the tested sample is thermally excited with excitation source (e.g. flash, halogen or LED lamp) and the temperature response is recorded by IR camera. In case that a defect (crack, delamination, air bubble, …) is present in material, the response is influenced by this defect which can be captured by IR camera. The excitation source position can affect the measured results. Experiments will be performed to find this dependency.
Recommended for: Students of engineering or physics, preferably with focus on measurement, programming, optics or process monitoring
Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Manufacturing Systems and Automation
Task: Our model of railway transport system consists of a ship, a train and a crane. The main task will be to provide communication between the main control unit (Arduino Mega 2560) and the secondary one (Raspberry Pi). Then a user interface for control of the model should be designed.
Requirements: basic knowledge in electrics, Arduino architecture and programming, Raspberry Pi architecture.
Recommended for: Students of mechatronic or electrical engineering with focus on programming.
Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Manufacturing Systems and Automation
Task: To make a bibliography in the field of web application programming. To create the skeleton of web application (ServLet) in Java for evaluation of student's skills during the exam. The application should create individual set of questions for each student (in the form of test). Answers of students and results of evaluation should be stored.
Requirements: basic knowledge in programming in Java
Recommended for: Students of mechatronic or electrical engineering with focus on programming.
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Machinery and Services
Task: Creation of source code in MATLAB, where the focus of the work will be specified according to the trainee's interest. Sample topics are:
* program for finding the optimal track of agricultural technology in field works; * programming in the field of genetic algorithms (optimization tasks); * computer model in the field of treatment of porous materials with plasma; * image processing, etc.
Requirements: Knowledge of Matlab (if needed, the trainee will be able to consult with a specialist)