Bachelor’s thesis — VR teleoperation in hazardous environments
Context
Bachelor’s graduation project, Nile University (Oct 2019 – Jul 2020). Team capstone simulating remote operation where a human cannot enter the workspace.
Problem
Remotely operate a custom 7-DOF manipulator (designed and manufactured by our team) with intuitive spatial interfaces and a digital twin of the real cell.
Approach
- Mechanical design and fabrication of the 7-DOF arm
- Forward and inverse kinematics for the redundant arm (MATLAB/Simulink)
- ROS middleware for real-time simulation–hardware exchange
- Unity3D VR environment for operator interaction
- Custom nodes for sensing, motor commands, and trajectory execution
Outcome
- 1st place — IoT & AI Egypt Challenge (2020); presented at IEEE GCAIoT
- Top 5 worldwide — Dell EMC Envision the Future (2020)
- End-to-end digital-twin teleoperation linking virtual and physical workspaces
Stack
MATLAB · Simulink · ROS · Unity · C# · Control theory · VR