Courses


Suggested topics for Master/Diploma thesis
  1. Navigation and Control of a Microrobotic Vehicle
  2. Simulation software for an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)
  3. Dynamic positioning of a floating platform in a simulated environment using intelligent techniques
  4. Design and building of an autonomous robotic vehicle
  5. Real-time control of a robotic mechanism
  6. Control of a robot using the ROS environment
  7. Development of the VR force/vision model for a haptic robotic mechanism

Courses Taught

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Greece
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Thessaly, Greece

Office Hours

Friday 11:00-13:00

Current Students

Doctoral Students
Akis Syntakas [email]
Intelligent Perception and Control of Robotic Systems in Unknown Dynamic Environment

Diploma Students
Georgios Sidiropoulos [email]
Navigation of a Mobile Manipulator in a Dynamic Environment 		Pantelis Mponitsis [email]
Design and Implementation of a Force Controller for a Haptic Device
Vasilis Somakos [email]
Motion Control for a Mini-robot 		Lamprini Charalampakou [email]
Sensor Fusion and Path Planning for a Mini-robot

Past Students

MSc Students
Stathis Rafailidis Localization of a Mobile Robot with a GPS Sensor using Extended and Unscented Kalman Filters (2025)
Sokratis Dimitriadis Path Planning and Control of a Centrifugal-Force Mini-robot (2019)

Diploma Students
Konstantis Papantoniou Design and Implementation of a Mini Robotic System (2025)
Konstantinos Kargas Design of a Virtual Environment and the Communication Interface with a Haptic Device for Medical Simulators (2025)
Dimitra Argyrokastriti Visual Servo Control of a Mobile Manipulator (2025)
Konstantinos Christopoulos Robot Navigation in the Presence of People (2025)
Nefeli Katsilerou Navigation and Grasping Using a Mobile Manipulator (2025)
Vasilis Georgakis Development of Actuation Techniques for an Autonomous Marine Platform Based on Nullspace (2024)
Dimitra Chnitidou Design and Implementation of a 2-DOF Force Sensor (2024)
Alkiviadis Patras Design of Control System Algorithms for an Autonomous Quadcopter (2024)
Eftychia Bourli Navigation of an Autonomous Wheeled Robot with a Robotic Arm through Doors (2024)
Nikos Psilodimitrakopoulos Development of an Augmented Reality Environment Controlled by a Haptic Device (2024)
Chrysa Kaparinou Improved Design and Construction of a 2-DOF Haptic Mechanism (2024)
Nikos Gkoutzas Analysis and Simulation of a 6-DOF Mobile Arm for Object Sorting (2024)
Grigoris Poulos Modeling and Simulation of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (2024)
Constantina Charalambous Web-based Programming and Control of a Mobile Robot (2023)
Vasiliki Pappa Pose Estimation of a Mini-robot in Simulation using Kalman Filter (2023)
Fotini Topaloglou Design of the Actuation System for a Minirobot (2023)
Tilemachos Nakos Simulation in ROS/Gazebo and Force Control of a 2-DOF Haptic Device (2023)
Athanasios Krokos Robot Navigation in a Swarm (2023)
Vasilis Poulos Path Planning and Simulation of a Mini-Robot Using Clothoids (2023)
Georgios Krommydas Modeling and Control of a 2 DOF Mini Robotic Manipulator (2022)
Giannis Tarasidis Bilateral Robotic Telemanipulation under Very Long Delays (2022)
Konstantina Gerasimopoulou Navigation of a Mobile Robot Using Gestures (2021)
Nikos Filakis Design and Implementation of a 2-DOF Haptic Mechanism (2021)
Manthos Giannoutsos Hardware-Software Upgrade, and Autonomous Navigation of a Mobile Robot (2021)
Nikos Restas Design and Actuation Optimization of an Autonomous Over-actuated Robotic Floating Platform (2020)
Kostas Chanioglou Haptic Telemanipulation Using Kinematic Dissimilar Robots (2020)
Dimitris Tsolakidis Modeling, Trajectory Generation, and Optimized Grasping for a Robotic Hand (2018)
Vasilis Tzivaras Autonomous Quadcopter Landing Using Visual Servoing (2018)
Fation Sehai Design of a Low-Cost 3DOF Haptic Interface (2017)
Kostas Mperoukas Haptic Telemanipulation over the Internet (2017)
Antonis Athanasiadis Design and Implementation of Path Planning and Obstacle Avoidance Algorithms for a "Lo-Fi" Mobile Robot (2016)
Nikos Koufos Display of Friction in a Virtual Environment Using a Low-Cost Haptic Device (2015)
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Thessaly, Greece
Panagiotis Nimvriotis Model-Based Control of a 1DOF Servomechanism (2012)
Vasilis Agapoulakis Using a Mobile Robot in Human-Robot Interaction (2012)
Kostas Argiris Design and Realization of Control Systems Engineering Experiments for Educational Purposes (2011)
Panagiotis Soumpakas Design, and Control of a 2DOF Haptic Robotic Mechanism (2010)
Philippos Pagonopoulos Construction, Modeling, and Control of a 1DOF Servomechanism (2010)