Modular Mechanical Design of an Autonomous Truck

Institute

Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence

Type

Bachelor's Thesis / Semester Thesis / Master's Thesis /

Content

constructive /  

Description

IMPORTANT

Contact person is incorrect. Please contact directly Matthias Althoff (https://www.ce.cit.tum.de/cps/members/prof-dr-ing-matthias-althoff/).

Background

Trucks transport the most goods worldwide: In Europe, they account for around 70\% of freight traffic. However, 44\% of long-distance drivers would not choose their profession again and 94\% of logistics companies are currently struggling with driver shortages. In addition, around 90\% of truck accidents are caused by human error. Autonomous trucks are the answer to many major challenges facing the modern trucking industry: Increasing truck uptime, driver productivity, driver shortages, safety, and environmental friendliness.

Description

This thesis is about designing modular components for the mechanical design of an autonomous truck as part of a new startup. In spirit, modular design principles of our previous startup RobCo (https://www.robco.de/) should be adapted from robots to trucks. More details will be provided after signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).

Tasks

We will provide a more detailed description of the tasks after signing the NDA.

• Integration of the steering actuator
• Integration of an available component for transporting containers
• Mechanical integration of the powertrain components
• Design and implementation of a modular system for mounting additional devices
• Optional: Concept development of a dedicated platform for lifting and moving containers

Requirements

Experience in CAD, FEM

Possible start

sofort

Contact

Alessandro Melone
alessandro.melonetum.de

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