PhD student
Funding: PACA Region (EJD) + Socio-economic partner
Socio-economic partner: SeaOwl
E-mail: tan-mih-cao (at) etud.univ-tln.fr
Thesis start date : Jan. 15, 2024
Bio
Engineering degree from Institut National Polytechnique de Hanoi and Master’s degree from Université Paris Saclay
Office
- Bâtiment M, Université de Toulon, Campus La Garde.
Supervising
- Thierry SORIANO, Professor at UTLN, COSMER (co-director)
- Valentin GIES, Professorr at UTLN, IM2NP (co-director)
Thesis topic
In collaboration between the COSMER and IM2NP laboratories of the University of Toulon and the company SeaOwl, this thesis focuses on the development of parsimonious design methodologies and algorithms for robot swarms. The research addresses two main challenges: designing robots efficiently under various constraints and enabling robot swarms to interact without digital communication.
The first challenge is to create robots that meet performance, energy, and cost constraints with minimal iterations, using a>Méthodologie de conception et algorithmique parcimonieuses appliquées aux essaims de robotsgile and resource-efficient design cycles. The second challenge explores the interaction of robot swarms in environments with restricted communication, drawing inspiration from biomimetic models of animal groups to develop new methods of perception and decision-making.
The RoboCup competition will serve as an experimental field to test these concepts. This research aims to enhance the capabilities of robot swarms, contributing to robotic applications oriented towards services in human-populated environments. The expected results should improve the efficiency and reliability of autonomous robotic systems in various sectors.