Thesis project: embedded software, automatic steering towards a EUR pallet

Responsibilities

• ▹Embedded software development
• ▹Control engineering
• ▹Testing on the product
• ▹CAN communication
• ▹Write code in the embedded software to control a real truck towards a EUR pallet
• ▹Explore the complications of using a vision system to position a truck with a hold-to-run function, where the operator only decides whether the function runs and the rest is handled automatically
• ▹Explore how to safely and efficiently control the truck so the forks are positioned under a EUR pallet while accuracy changes in real time

Requirements

• ▹Students of Computer Engineering, Electronics and System Design, Mechanical Engineering or Software Engineering (civilingenjör), or equivalent
• ▹Scope: 2 people, 30 credits

About the company

Toyota Material Handling Europe is a world leader in material handling. At its site in Mjölby, Sweden, 3,000 employees work from development concepts to finished vehicles; the product range spans from manual hand trucks to autonomous vehicles and innovative energy solutions.