Here you can find proposals for first level thesis (7.5 CFU for each student). See Project Proposals for other kinds of projects and theses.
BioSignal Analysis
Brain-Computer Interface
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Real-time removal of ocular artifact from EEG
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In a BCI based on electroencephalogram (EEG), one of the most important sources of noise is related to ocular movements. Algorithms have been devised to cancel the effect of such artifacts. The project consists in the in the implementation in real time of an existing algorithm (or one newly developed) in order to improve the performance of a BCI.
- Tools and instruments
- Matlab, BCI2000, C++
- EEG system
- Bibliography
- J.R. Wolpaw et al. Brain-computer interfaces for communication and control [1]
- R.J. Croff, R.J. Barry. Removal of ocular artifact from the EEG: a review [2]
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Matteo Matteucci (email), Bernardo Dal Seno (email)
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Anytime
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Driving an autonomous wheelchair with a P300-based BCI
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This project pulls together different Airlab projects with the aim to drive an autonomous wheelchair (LURCH) with a BCI, through the development of key software modules. The work will be validated with live experiments.
- Tools and instruments
- C++, C, BCI2000, Matlab
- Linux
- EEG system
- Lurch wheelchair
- Bibliography
- R. Blatt et al. Brain Control of a Smart Wheelchair [3]
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Matteo Matteucci (email), Bernardo Dal Seno (email)
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Anytime
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Online automatic tuning of the number of repetitions in a P300-based BCI
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In a P300-based BCI, (visual) stimuli are presented to the user, and the intention of the user is recognized when a P300 potential is recognized in response of the desired stimulus. In order to improve accuracy, many stimulation rounds are usually performed before making a decision. The exact number of repetitions depends on the user and the goodness of the classifier, but it is usually fixed a-priori. The aim of this project is to adapt the number of repetitions to changing conditions, so as to achieve the maximum accuracy with the minimum time.
The work will be validated with live experiments.
- Tools and instruments
- C++, BCI2000, Matlab
- EEG system
- Bibliography
- E. Donchin, K.M. Spencer, R. Wijesinghe. The Mental Prosthesis: Assessing the Speed of a P300-Based Brain-Computer Interface [4]
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Matteo Matteucci (email), Bernardo Dal Seno (email)
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Anytime
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5-20
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Reproduction of an algorithm for the recognition of error potentials
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Error potentials (ErrPs) are event-related potentials present in the EEG (electroencephalogram) when a subject makes a mistake or when the machine a subject is interacting with works in an expected way. They could be used in the BCI field to improve the performance of a BCI by automatically detecting classification errors.
The project aims at reproducing algorithms for ErrP detection from the literature.
- Tools and instruments
- Matlab, BCI2000
- EEG system
- Bibliography
- P.W. Ferrez, J. Millán. You Are Wrong! Automatic Detection of Interaction Errors from Brain Waves [5]
- G. Schalk et al. EEG-based communication: presence of an error potential [6]
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Matteo Matteucci (email), Bernardo Dal Seno (email)
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This project has already been assigned
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Machine Learning
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Learning API for TORCS
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TORCS is a state-of-the-art open source racing simulator that represents an ideal bechmark for machine learning techniques. We already organized two successfull competitions based on TORCS where competitors have been asked to develop a controller using their preferred machine learning techniques. The goal of this project is to extend the existing C++ API (available here) to simplify the development of controller using a learning framework.
Such an extension can be partially developed by porting an existing Java API for TORCS that already provides a lot of functionalities for machine learning approaches.
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Daniele Loiacono (loiacono-AT-elet-DOT-polimi-DOT-it)
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Anytime
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1 to 2
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EyeBot
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TORCS is a state-of-the-art open source racing simulator that represents an ideal bechmark for machine learning techniques. We already organized two successfull competitions based on TORCS where competitors have been asked to develop a controller using their preferred machine learning techniques. So far, the controller developed for TORCS used as input only information extracted directly from the state of the game. The goal of this project is to extend the existing controller API (see here) to use the visual information (e.g. the screenshots of the game) as input to the controllers. A successfull project will include both the development of the API and some basic imaga preprocessing to extract information from the images.
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Daniele Loiacono (loiacono-AT-elet-DOT-polimi-DOT-it), Alessandro Giusti (giusti-AT-elet-DOT-polimi-DOT-it), and Pierluigi Taddei (taddei-AT-elet-DOT-polimi-DOT-it)
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SmarTrack
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The generation of customized game content for each player is an attractive direction to improve the game experience in the next-generation computer games. In this scenario, Machine Learning could play an important role to provide automatically such customized game content.
The goal of this project is to apply machine learning techniques for the generation of customized tracks in
TORCS, a state-of-the-art open source racing simulator. The project include different activities: the automatic generation of tracks, the section of relevant features to characterize a track and the analysis of an interest measure.
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Daniele Loiacono (loiacono-AT-elet-DOT-polimi-DOT-it)
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TORCS competition
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TORCS is a state-of-the-art open source racing simulator that represents an ideal bechmark for machine learning techniques. We already organized two successfull competitions based on TORCS where competitors have been asked to develop a controller using their preferred machine learning techniques.
The goal of this project is to apply any machine learning technique to develop a successfull controller following the competition rules (available here)
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Daniele Loiacono (loiacono-AT-elet-DOT-polimi-DOT-it)
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Ontologies and Semantic Web
Wiki Analysis
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AGW
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AGW - Automatic Guided Wheelchair
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Control system design of an electric wheelchair for autonomous drive with obstacle avoidance
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Robotics
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Robot development
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Adaptive Behaviors for Robogames
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Adaptive Behaviors for Robogames
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The goal of the project is to develop a system to adapt behaviors of a robot to the way of playing of a human player
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Robot development
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Adaptive Predicates
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Adaptive Predicates
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Adapting predicates to the robot needs
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Robotics
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Robot development
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Affective Robot force sensor
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Affective Robot force sensor
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Implementation of a new force sensor for the robot used in affective rehabilitation
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Robotics
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Robot development
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Alien-Bot
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Alien-Bot
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The goal of the project is to develop an interactive game between an autonomous robot and a remotely-controlled one, based on the metaphor of the movie Alien.
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Robotics
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Robogames
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Autonomous Robot for emotional interaction
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Autonomous Robot for emotional interaction
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Expressing emotions in interaction with children wih disabilities.
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Robotics
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BCI & artifacts
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BCI and artifacts
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BCI and artifacts
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MatteoMatteucci (warning.pngThe part "|MatteoMatteucci" of the query was not understood.
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BioSignal Analysis
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BCI based on Motor Imagery
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BCI based on Motor Imagery
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This project is aimed is to control an external device through the analysis of brain waves measured on the human scalp.
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MatteoMatteucci (warning.pngThe part "|MatteoMatteucci" of the query was not understood.
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BioSignal Analysis
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BCI on Sockets
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BCI on Socket
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Communication on TCP/IP between BCI Software modules
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BioSignal Analysis
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Brain-Computer Interface
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Ballbot
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Ballbot
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A unicycle robot, running on a ball
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Robotics
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Robot development
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BasketBot
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BasketBot
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Development of a robotic basket
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BinaryTags
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Binary tag system for the creation of relations in a semantic wiki
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Aim of the project is the design and implementation of a semantic extension of the wiki system JSPWiki, to allow users annotate links between pages with tags; binary tags may then be turned into semantic relationhips and added to the substanding ontology, with the help of a suggestion tool.
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Social Software and Semantic Web
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Semantic Wikis
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C-SLAM
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C-SLAM
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Development of a Cognitive SLAM system
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CPG for Warugadar
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CPG for Warugadar
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Study Central Pattern Generation, develop a CPG implementation in Matlab or Python. Adapt the
method to a quadruped robot (Warugadar).
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Simulation of 6-DOF Robot Manipulator
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The goal of this project is to develop a simulator for a 6-DOF robot manipulator, using the ode (open dynamics engine) library for simulating the rigid body dynamics. The project involves three different phases:
- Building the physical model of the manipulator
- Implementing the forward and inverse kinematic routines
- Implementing the trajectory planning routines
- Implementing the control modules
- Implementing an interface to control the robot movements
This project allows to put into practice what has been explained during the first part of the course of Robotics.
The project can be turned into a thesis, by using the simulated manipulator to perform some learning experiments.
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Marcello Restelli (restelli-AT-elet-DOT-polimi-DOT-it)
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Calibration of IMU-camera system
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This work is about the problem to calibrate a system composed by an XSense
Inertial Measurement Unit and a Fire-i Camera. The pro ject will be focus on
the problem to estimate both unknown rotation between the two devices and the
extrinsic/intrinsic parameters of the camera. This algorithm allows to use the
system for SLAM or robotics applications, like a wereable device for autonomous
navigation or augmented reality.
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- List of pubblications[8]
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Matteo Matteucci, Davide Migliore
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Robot games
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The goal of this activity is to develop an interactive game with robots using commercial devices such as the WII Mote (see the Robogames page)
Projects are available in different areas:
- Design and implementation of the game on one of the available robots and extension of the robot functionalities
- Design and implementation of the game and a new suitable robot
- Evaluation of the game with users (in collaboration with Franca Garzotto)
These projects allow to experiment with real mobile robots and real interaction devices.
Parts of these projects can be considered as course projects. These projects can also be extended to cover course projects.
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Andrea Bonarini (bonarini-AT-elet-DOT-polimi-DOT-it)
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