Chris Stolz

Robotics Engineer • Hobby Analog Photographer

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I enjoy understanding how complex systems work and turning ideas into practical engineering solutions. Outside of engineering, I enjoy analog photography, hiking and working on personal projects.

Master Thesis — Participants Wanted

I am developing a low-cost assistive communication prototype for people with motor impairments who rely on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).

The system combines eye gaze, head movements, and joystick input to control a communication interface for composing messages. Instead of relying on a single input method, the different signals are combined using probabilistic sensor fusion, allowing the system to account for the reliability of each input and potentially provide more robust interaction.

The prototype uses camera-based computer vision for gaze and head-pose estimation together with a custom joystick interface. My thesis focuses on developing this multimodal interaction approach and experimentally evaluating its performance.

I am currently looking for participants with motor impairments, particularly people with experience using AAC systems, to test and evaluate the prototype. If you are interested in participating or would simply like to learn more about the project:

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Selected projects.

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Synchronized Sensor Suite

Prototype development of a low-cost GNSS-synchronized multi-camera perception system using three USB3 cameras, a Raspberry Pi 5 and ROS2.

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03

GNSS RTK Integration

Design and validation of a modular GNSS RTK localization subsystem for centimeter-level outdoor positioning on a ROS2 mobile robot (prototype).

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04

UAV Motor Plate & Landing Gear

Prototype development of a lightweight structural motor plate and deployable nose landing gear for the mobula 3.0 vertical take-off UAV.

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05

Core Sand Batch Mixer

Development and validation of a horizontal high-performance batch mixer for core sand preparation, combining high throughput, compact design and improved maintainability.

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