2 PhD positions PACOF (Predictive Avatar Control and Feedback)

Τwo four-year PhD positions funded by the University of Twente’s Predictive Avatar Control and Feedback (PACOF) project. The scope of the project, consisting of three PhD students, is to enable natural robotic avatar-mediated interactions, including haptic feedback, in the presence of communication delays and disturbances. Applications of avatars are the core of modern robotics application and range from remote surgery over disaster response to home care.

The project’s focus lies on modelling the robot's environment and control, modelling of human intentions and building optimal control strategies for prediction and error compensation.

One position (P1) focuses on automatically modelling the humans in the loop.

The other position (P2) deals with establishing a mathematical framework based on profound tools, such as model predictive control and modern tracking approaches. A third position, on model-mediated telemanipulation control and SLAM-based VR building, has already been tentatively filled.