Bachelor and Master Theses
Available theses
We have available thesis on vehicular networks, with a particular focus on
safety applications and cooperative/autonomous driving. If you are interested,
write a mail to schedule an appointment and discuss potential topics. You can
also propose us a topic to investigate.
Please also have a look at open theses.
Open theses
Impact of Interference by Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces on Inter-Vehicle Communication
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| Student |
Open to students |
| Description |
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) are devices capable of reflecting wireless signals towards a desired, reconfigurable direction. They have been proposed to solve the signal blockage problem typical of mmWave and THz communication technologies. The principal envisioned use case is coverage extension of mmWave cellular base stations, enabling to reach users “hidden” behind objects such as buildings. Recently, they have also been proposed for vehicle-to-vehicle communications to enhance cooperative driving in urban scenarios or enable data transfer for vehicular edge computing. While the benefits seems clear, the community did not investigate potential drawbacks yet. With respect to cellular networks, each mobile operator might deploy its own surface, and RISs belonging to one operator might cause unwanted reflections that interfere with users of another one. With respect to vehicular networks, local communication signals on a specific road might be reflected towards another one, generating additional interference on the channel. The aim of this thesis is to quantify to which extent RISs generate additional interference and potentially finding a solution to the problem. Such analyses will be carried on through discrete event simulation frameworks such as Plexe, Veins, and OMNeT++. The thesis will be in cooperation with the TKN group of the Technical University of Berlin. You can find additional information here. |
| Thesis type |
M.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2022-2023 |
V2X-based Collision Avoidance System for MTB Trail Riding
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| Student |
Open to students |
| Description |
The alps see a surge of trail parks being built. These trails include frequent turns and jumps which are often ridden at high speeds. If bikes block the trail due to a stop or accident, limited line-of-sight can lead to collisions and severe accidents when following bikes crash into the blocking bike. With this work, we want to investigate if V2X communication can provide blocked trail warnings to approaching bikes so that riders can reduce their speed and avoid accidents. For this, a number of technologies that have been developed for collision warning in automotive and street-based scenarios need to be investigated, adapted, and tested for suitability. This includes the V2X communication module and antenna, that need to be adjusted to fit into a bike. Communication ranges and reliability have to be tested in realistic outdoor settings. Second, it needs to be reliably determined whether a bike actually blocks a trail or whether the rider just stopped next to it. For this purpose, GPS accuracy alone is insufficient and might have to coupled with crash detection using motion sensors or camera-based image recognition to detect whether a bike blocks a trail or not. Last but not least, a suitable user interface has to be developed and tested that allows to warn approaching drivers in a reliable and intuitive way which works even during trail rides. The envisioned thesis can address one or multiple of these challenges, multiple students could also collaborate on the topic. The project is collaboration between Ulm University and University of Trento. After prototype development, field tests in the Alps in South Tyrolia / Alto Adige are planned. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc./M.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2022-2023 |
Active theses
Implementation and testing of a cruise control algorithm for small-scale cooperative vehicles
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| Student |
Silvio Baiguini |
| Description |
Silvio is working on the development of speed control algorithms for a fleet of small-scale cooperative driving vehicles. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2021-2022 |
Comparing the Veins and the INET 802.11p PHY/MAC models.
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| Student |
Sebastian Fleaca |
| Description |
Sebastian is going to compare the performance of the Veins and the INET 802.11p PHY/MAC models from both the modeling and the performance perspective. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2019-2020 |
Completed theses
Analysis and Classification of IoT Communication Devices
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| Student |
Alexander Walcher |
| Description |
Alexander worked on the analysis of IoT communication devices for the project together with Electrolux. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2020-2021 |
Modeling slipstreaming effects in vehicle platoons
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| Student |
Andrea Stedile |
| Description |
Andrea developed tools to perform the CFD analysis of vehicle platoons to understand the effects of slipstreaming. In addition, he developed a model that uses the results of the analysis to simulate slipstraming within the SUMO traffic mobility simulator. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2019-2020 |
A step toward understanding 5G-V2X
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| Student |
Piermaria Arvani |
| Description |
Piermaria has developed a simulation framework to enable the performance evaluation of LTE C-V2X Mode 4 and analyzed the weaknesses of the Sensing-Based Semi-Persistent Scheduling algorithm. In addition, he described how the 4G C-V2X Mode 4 changed in the 5G evolution, highlighting the challenges in the development of a 5G simulation framework. |
| Thesis type |
M.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2019-2020 |
Analysis and representation of network congestion in vehicular traffic shockwaves.
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| Student |
Andrea Zerbini |
| Description |
Andrea investigated how vehicle and network dynamics are correleted in space and time. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2018-2019 |
Modeling of the 5G C-V2X Standard for Vehicular Network Simulations
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| Student |
Riccardo Micheletto |
| Description |
Riccardo studied and implemented a PHY model for the 5G Cellular-V2X mode 4 technology. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2018-2019 |
Generation of realistic highway scenarios based on traffic data
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| Student |
Michele Agnello |
| Description |
Michele analyzed the database of the German traffic authority and, based on that, implemented realistic highway scenarios for cooperative driving simulations. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2018-2019 |
Multi-technology V2X networks
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| Student |
Francesco Da Dalt |
| Description |
Francesco investigated how to combine heterogeneous communication technologies to improve the reliability of vehicular communication systems for cooperative driving. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2018-2019 |
Development and analysis of a cooperative lane change protocol
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| Student |
Luca Fregolon |
| Description |
Luca investigated the problem of cooperative lane changing for maneuvers, in particular by understanding the requirements for such a maneuver and designing a network protocol to support that. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2017-2018 |
Design and Analysis of the CAN bus of an Electric Race Car
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| Student |
Davide Farina |
| Description |
Davide worked on the analysis of the CAN bus for telemetry data collection and on the analysis of wireless communication technologies for the transmission of such data for the Formula SAE racing car of the University of Trento. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2017-2018 |
Effects of Platoons Lane Change in Mixed Traffic Highway Scenarios: Consequences on flow, traffic shockwaves and other road parameters
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| Student |
Alessandro Cacco |
| Description |
Alessandro continued the work made by Luca and Riccardo, analyzing the impact on traffic shock waves by considering a more realistic lane change model. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2017-2018 |
Interfacing SUMO and CARLA: An extension to the autonomous driving simulation system for the user interaction
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Filippo Nardin |
| Description |
Filippo is working on the integration of the CARLA autonomous driving simulator within the Plexe/SUMO framework. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2017-2018 |
Impact of Communication and Implementation Impairments on Two Algorithms for Platooning Control
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| Student |
Matthias Mascotti |
| Description |
Matthias studied two control systems for platooning that follow different design principles. He investigated how communication impairments impact the performance of the two algorithms. |
| Thesis type |
M.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2016-2017 |
Impact of Platooning on Traffic Shockwaves: CACC Evaluation
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| Student |
Riccardo Colombo |
| Description |
Riccardo (together with Luca) studied the impact of platooning technologies on traffic flow and shock waves. Riccardo focused his work on the impact of different Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control systems. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2016-2017 |
Protocolli per Manovre di Platooning (Protocols for Platooning Maneuvers)
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| Student |
Piermaria Arvani |
| Description |
Piermaria worked on the definition of protocols to support platooning maneuvers. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2016-2017 |
Effects of Platooning on Traffic Shockwaves. Simulator Set-up and ACC Evaluation
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Luca Terruzzi |
| Description |
Luca (together with Riccardo) studied the impact of platooning technologies on traffic flow and shock waves. He did the setup of a ring road in our simulation platform and studied the impact of an Adaptive Cruise Control. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2016-2017 |
Markovian Channel Model for Vehicular Network Simulation
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| Student |
Pierfrancesco Ardino |
| Description |
Pierfrancesco worked on the development of a stochastic channel model for the Veins simulation framework. The idea is to model the probability of frame reception at the receiver using a Markov chain instead of the common Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) and Bit Error Rate (BER) model to speed up large scale simulations. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2015-2016 |
Collision avoidance between vulnerable road users and cars based on IEEE 802.11p
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Romas Vijeikis |
| Description |
Romas worked on the exploitation of IEEE 802.11p-based communication to improve the safety of vulnerable road users, with particular focus on cyclists. |
| Thesis type |
M.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2015-2016 |
Exploiting EDCA Bursting for improved Platooning Safety
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Davide Goss |
| Description |
Davide worked on a customized version of EDCA bursting for platooning. The idea is to use the EDCA frame bursting mechanism for vehicles in a platoon and have the members send their frames one after the other in a burst and save network resources reducing overhead times. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2015-2016 |
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Kristian Segnana |
| Description |
Kristian investigated the behavior of a CACC control system in different network conditions, analyzing the impact of data loss on the performance. |
| Thesis type |
B.Sc. |
| A.Y. |
2013-2014 |
