Connectionists: [jobs] Postdoctoral Fellow within Autonomous Navigation for Robots in Agriculture

[PALASH CHHABRA]

Is there any phd position opening for the above profile?

Regards
Palash Chhabra

On Mon, 9 Sep, 2019, 10:32 AM Pål Johan From, <pal.johan.from at nmbu.no>
wrote:

> *Postdoctoral Fellow within Autonomous Navigation for Robots in
> Agriculture*
>
> The Faculty of Science and Technology at the Norwegian University of Life
> Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant two-year position as Postdoctoral Fellow
> within autonomous navigation for robots in the agricultural domain.
>
> In order to exploit the great potential of robots in agriculture, these
> robots rely on accurate information on their own position and their
> surroundings. Precision operations such as harvesting and removal of weeds
> require the accuracy of navigation to be at the cm-level. Reliable
> estimates of navigation information with high accuracy is difficult with
> satellite-based systems alone, so one will have to rely on integrated
> solutions with information from many types of sensors such as e.g.:
> inertial sensors, cameras, laser scanners and ultra wideband radars.
>
> In addition, these robots need to be equipped with the sufficient level of
> autonomy to be able to operate safely and reliably in a complex and dynamic
> environment. Task allocation and scheduling tasks for one or multiple
> robots is an important research topic. The robots need to operate in areas
> where humans and animals have access, and therefore need to do this in a
> safe way.
>
> *Main tasks*
>
>
>
> The main task of the candidate will be to implement safe and robust
> autonomy in the agricultural environment, and in particular for robots that
> operate both in the indoor and outdoor domain. The main activities will be
> related to one or more of the following topics:
>
>
>
>     Safe and robust navigation in the agricultural environment. This
> includes both indoor (without, or with poor GNSS coverage) and outdoor
> environments.
>
>     Obstacle avoidance in a dynamic environment.
>
>     Safety, in particular recognition of dangerous situations for the
> robot and its environment.
>
>     Optimal trajectory planning.
>
>     Human-robot interaction.
>
>     Certification and proven robustness.
>
>     System integration.
>
>
>
> The person appointed to the position will be expected to take an active
> part in the daily activities of the robotics group at REALTEK, including
> seminars, courses, etc.
>
> *Required Academic qualifications*
>
>    - PhD in Engineering Cybernetics, Robotics, Control, or similar.
>    - Proficiency in mathematical modeling, control and statistical
>    methods.
>    - Hands-on experience from implementing algorithms on real systems.
>
> *Desired Academic qualifications*
>
>    - Experience with implementing Kalman filters, particle filters, or
>    similar.
>    - Experience with Robot design and prototyping.
>    - Experience with Navigation algorithms such as waypoint navigation,
>    SLAM, etc.
>    - Experience from large research projects or industry.
>    - Experience with Machine vision.
>    - Excellent programming skills, ROS, C/C++, Python
>
> For more information, or to apply, please see
> https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/174712/postdoctoral-fellow-within-autonomous-navigation-for-robots-in-agriculture
>
>
>
> *--- *
>
>
>
> *Pål Johan From*, Ph.D.
> *Professor*
>
> *Norwegian University of Life Sciences*
>
> Faculty of Science and Technology
>
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>
>
> tel: +47 67231603
> cel: +47 90690932
> e-mail: pafr at nmbu.no
>
>
>
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