Description

This project focuses on designing PCB boards that integrate essential microcontrollers, sensors, and peripherals necessary for autonomous robotic and UAV applications. The goal is to explore effective methods for controlling autonomous unmanned systems used in diverse research applications. Despite the existence of open-source platforms, accessibility is often hindered by high costs and lack of local availability and support. As such, this project aims to develop a high-performance module, based on the STM32-H7 microcontroller, which can serve as a foundational platform for future projects

Key skills/interests:

Embedded system design, Data communication , PCB design, Open source firmware integration (PX4), MATLAB and Simulink.

Expected outputs:

1x MSc (Eng), 1x Journal/Conference paper in a leading publication.

Supervisor:

Arnold Pretorius

Funding:

A bursary may be available through an Innovation Builder Fund Grant.