3D Mechanical design and fabrication of sensor mounts for drone and robotic perception systems
Avideh Zakhor, Professor
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Applications for Fall 2025 are closed for this project.
We have a number of drones and robots in our lab which are in need of a perception sensors before they can be used. Examples of perception sensors include, RGB cameras, RGB-Depth cameras, Visual-inertial-Odometry units, LiDAR, IMU, etc.
In this project, we will be designing mounts for
* holybro drones
* Aero system west drone
* tracked robot with flipper arms
* quadruped robot
* hexapod robots;
In doing so, we need to make sure they are not interfering with the operation of the drone / robot and that they have proper visibility for autonomy algorithms.
Role: * Use your favorite design software to create CAD models for mounts for these different platforms.
* Fabricate the mounts using 3D printing.
* Attach them to the robots
* Interface them with the microcontrollers or computers on the robot to ensure we capture synchronized data for perception algorithms.
* Test the autonomy algorithms using the sensors on the robots.
Qualifications: * Must have experience with 3D design and fabrication.
* Must know how to use tools to model occlusions in software to ensure sensors are not occluding each other.
* Familiarity with interfacing sensors with microcontrollers such as raspbery pi is a plus.
* Must have taken the 3D design and fabrication courses in ME.
Hours: 12 or more hours
Related website: https://www-video.eecs.berkeley.edu/papers/shil-dutta/IROS2025_SUBMITTED.pdf
Related website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti-fV5oRh1w