Master Thesis - Sensor fused body motion capture

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Job Description

Problem statement

TikTok videos are getting more and more popular. With the current trend of generative AI, it can be expected that more and more artificial content is generated. Also, this content needs some user input, and for human motions it might be easier to, in the future, just do the movement rather than describing it via text input to an AI.

Therefore, motion capturing is needed to input a pose for the AI. Pure video solutions need more than one camera for good precision.

Proposed solution

The master thesis shall evaluate, if one camera and more IMU sensors can also enhance the precision like using multiple cameras for motion capturing.

We propose the following topics to be covered in the thesis:

* Setup motion capturing system (open source)

* Record scene together with IMU Data

* Extract body movements from capturing system

* Create comparison method to compare body movement with IMU movement

* Create fusion method which combines the IMU recorded data with 3d poses

* Show performance increase if IMU is also used

You will of course have the opportunity to shape the thesis based on your knowledge, skills, and discoveries during the project.

Scope of master thesis project

Two students completing 30 credits each (20 weeks) onsite at the Lund office
Please note: Only applications from students at a Swedish University are accepted.

Qualifications

Your profile

In order to be successful in the project with think you are:

* A student in Information Technology, Computer Science, Electronics, Maths, or Physics.

* Required knowledge / courses on data science and AI

* Interested in algorithm development and have some signal processing experience with machine learning knowledge.

* Experienced with or have at least some knowledge of programming in Python.

* Self-driven, ability to challenge yourself, and gain the experience needed to move the project forward.

* A person with team spirit, social skills, and curiosity for exploring new technology areas.

Additional Information

Why choose Bosch:
In 2022, for the third year in a row, Bosch have received the "World's Best Employer" award from Forbes/Statista, ranking us among the top 3% of the world's most attractive employers.
Diversity is our strength! At Bosch we look at diversity in gender, generation, nationalities and culture as our advantage. We believe mixed teams to be more successful because they utilize the potential offered by different perspectives and solution strategies. We therefore promote mixed teams at all levels and draw on the entire talent pool.