Mini Projects, Major Projects & Thesis
Pick a project, we’ll help you scope it and mentor you to completion. Hardware kits, reviews, and viva prep included on request.
Mini projects (4–8 weeks)
Tight scope, strong fundamentals, measurable demo.
PID Line Follower (1–2 sensors → multi-sensor)
Design a high-speed line follower that scales from 2 IR sensors to a 16-array with PID/PI tuning and corner recovery.
- KiCad sensor bar
- Q-learning waypoint option
- On-board logging
2-DOF Ball-Balancer Platform
Servo-driven dual-axis plate with IMU fusion and state feedback (PID/LQR). Add vision for external tracking.
- Complementary/kalman fusion
- USB camera overlay
Self-Balancing Bot (Inverted Pendulum)
Two-wheel segway bot with cascaded PID (angle → velocity). Compare discrete vs continuous tuning.
- MPU6050/ICM-20948
- Anti-windup, notch on resonance
AGV with AprilTag Docking
Differential-drive base navigates to visual fiducials and docks within ±1 cm using pose estimation.
- ROS 2 optional
- Pure pursuit / P-controller
Stepper-Driven XY Plotter
CoreXY or H-bot plotter; plan trapezoidal/S-curve profiles. SVG import with Bresenham/arc blending.
- GRBL-style G-code
- Backlash compensation
Smart Conveyor + Sorter
Inductive/optical sensing with pneumatic or servo diverter. Throughput & miss-sort analytics on dashboards.
- Node-RED/InfluxDB
- Changeover recipe memory
Major projects (8–16+ weeks)
System design, controls, perception, and validation.
4-DOF SCARA Arm (Pick & Place)
Design, model, and control a belt-or-gear driven SCARA. Implement kinematics, path planning and vision-assisted placement.
- URDF + Gazebo
- Hand-eye calibration
Mobile Robot SLAM (Lidar/Depth Cam)
ROS 2 mapping + navigation stack with obstacle avoidance. Evaluate GMapping/Cartographer/RTAB-Map.
- AMCL vs VIO
- Coverage planner
Quadruped Mini (12-DOF)
Gait generation (trot, pace) with CPGs or trajectory libraries. Terrain detection and fall recovery.
- Inverse kinematics
- Footstep planner
Vision-Based Quality Inspection
High-throughput defect detection using traditional CV or small CNNs; latency budget & ROC analysis.
- OpenCV + ONNX
- Lighting rig design
Underactuated Robotic Gripper
Differential-linkage gripper that adapts to shape with force limiting; characterize grasp envelopes.
- FEA basics
- Torque/force maps
AMR Fleet Dispatcher (Sim)
Multi-robot task assignment with conflict-free routing (A*, CBS). Visualize traffic & KPIs.
- Priority rules
- Deadlock avoidance
Bachelor / M.Tech Thesis (ManMed-aligned)
Topics align with our clinical robotics & imaging roadmap. Co-supervision and formal letters available.
Force-Controlled Robotic Auscultation Module
End-effector with constant contact force, denoising pipeline and clinical signal metrics. (ManMed IP aligned.)
- Admittance control
- DSP + ENBW analysis
Fluorescence-Guided Surgical Vision
Camera-lamp pairing, spectral response, and ML inference for residual detection. (OncoVision alignment.)
- Dataset curation
- Clinical validation protocol
Tele-manipulation UX for Suturing Trainer
Latency/precision trade-offs, haptics proxies, and task analytics for skill acquisition. (Humanoid assistant track.)
- Task time & error rates
- User study design
Need a custom project around your lab’s hardware? We’ll tailor scope & deliverables.