Developing an intelligent stirring tool for robotic aphid counting
Supervisor: Prof. Grzegorz/Greg Cielniak and Xumin Gao
What you will be doing
In this project, the student will develop an intelligent stirring tool for robotic aphid counting. The student will mainly focus on:
- Designing a reasonably sized intelligent stirring tool that can be mounted in the gripper of the Spot robot arm.
- The intelligent stirring tool should be made of flexible materials, such as rubber or soft plastic.
- The intelligent stirring tool should be equipped with appropriate sensors, such as pressure sensors or contact sensors and so on, to sense the stirring force and the depth of the tool in the yellow water pan based on sensor data.
- The intelligent stirring tool should be equipped with a camera to capture images during the stirring process.
Fig 1. The working process of the intelligent stirring tool with Spot robot for aphid counting.
What skills would be useful to have for this project
- 3D CAD design, for example SolidWorks, Autodesk fusion etc.
- Using microcontrollers, such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi
- Basic sensor knowledge
How to get more information and apply
The prospective candidates can apply by sending an email to Xumin Gao (25766099@students.lincoln.ac.uk) and providing a short background summary focusing on relevant interests and skills together with a CV. All candidates meeting the skills requirements will be accepted and in case of multiple expressions of interest, the project scope will be negotiated with individual candidates. The application deadline is 2th of July and the candidates will be informed about the selection outcome by the 5th of July with an anticipated project start on the 8th of July (this is negotiable).