Department of Systems Theory and Design

Department of Systems Theory and Design
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology
Faculty of computer science and information technology
Riga Technical University

Organisation type: 
University
Country: 
Latvia
Description: 

Expertise: - Multi-Agent systems
- Agent and multi-agent system development and implementation
- Agent interaction protocols
- Agent and multi-agent architectures
- Industrial automation and robotics, industrial modeling;
- Autonomous robotics (indoor and outdoor);
- Robotics modeling and simulation;
- Intelligent software;
- Machine learning and data mining;
- Symbolic artificial intelligence and logic;
- Sensors and sensor networks;

Facility: - Long term cooperation agreement with Microsoft Inc. and IBM that allows to access and use for scientific purposes software of the mentioned companies, including development tools, modeling tools etc.;
- Different agent modeling and agent development software packages;
- Computing center with multicore servers and HPC abilities. HPC is used for multiagent systems modeling;
- 3COM certified Wireless communication laboratory with fast prototyping facilities and parts;
- ABB IRB 1600 robotic cell that is equipped with appropriate software (RobotMaster) and is used as large scale CNC machine for rapid prototyping of large objects;
- Well equipped mechanical workshops and device test premises for prototyping and experiments;
- Mechanical and electronic design software tools, including Solidworks, Autocad etc.
- Mathematical modeling tools Matlab and Mathcad.
- Electronic equipment testing center (http://www.leitc.lv/), that is a part of our university.
- Long term agreement with iRobot representatives that enables to use Roomba and other robot platforms as a testbed for single or multi agent robotic systems;
- Agreement with Riga Technical College that enable to access industrial CNC e

Priority: Currently our research priorities are:
- Multi-agent systems;
- Different applications of multi-agent systems, including multi-agent systems for coordination and management of multiple robots;
- Robotic systems for use in agriculture and household applications;
- Autonomous, highly mobile robotic platforms for use in outdoor environments;
- Intelligent control over industrial equipment.