Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory

The Autonomous Vehicles (AV) Laboratory is part of the Autonomous Vehicles Research Group at the TalTech Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. It focuses on various experiments involving autonomous vehicles, mobile robots, and unmanned systems. The lab supports research projects, industry collaborations, and student development projects.

Equipment and Capabilities

The laboratory is equipped with the following devices:

  • Iseauto v1.0 – Autonomous minibus platform version 1.0, developed in collaboration with Silberauto/AuVe Tech, ABB, and TalTech.

  • TalTech IseAuto v2.0 – The new TalTech autonomous minibus platform.

  • UKU – Outdoor universal mobile robot for experiments on different terrains (off-road).

  • EV i-MiEV – Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric vehicle equipped with lidar-camera-radar measurement systems for area mapping and point cloud creation.

  • Drones – Various drone platforms for terrain mapping and creating digital twins.

Main Focus Areas

  • Verification and validation of AV safety

  • Mapping urban and off-road areas using ground and aerial systems

  • Creation of digital twins of environments and AVs using the CARLA platform for simulations

  • AV experiments, testing, and evaluation of autonomous driving algorithms

  • Support and execution of AV certification and examination procedures

  • Development and simulation of low-level vehicle control HiL solutions using Matlab/Simulink

  • Cybersecurity, 5G, teleoperation, human-machine interface, remote control, and related experiments

  • Conducting pilots for research projects

  • Supervising student theses

For more information about our activities, research, and projects, please reach out Dr. Mohsen Malayjerdi or the head of the research group, Prof. Raivo Sell

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