Internship/M.Sc. thesis: Data Processing, Communication, and Reduction Architecture
Pubblicato il 18-09-2026 - Fraunhofer Italia - IEC in Italia
Fraunhofer Italia with headquarters in Bolzano (Italy) is offering an internship position in its division Automation and Mechatronics Engineering (AME). AME conducts applied research in the most diverse aspects of digitalisation for the agevolazioni of the regional stakeholders. The fields of expertise range from the extraction, analysis and optimisation of processes from operative production and logistic systems, novel control paradigms for production systems, design and prototyping of complex mechatronic systems, applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), real-time data processing and process mining of business processes.
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The topic
Data Processing, Communication, and Reduction Architecture
This internship and thesis topic focuses on the design and implementation of a modular ground station architecture for UAV-based inspection missions. The aim is to create a robust data-handling system capable of receiving, synchronizing,
reducing, and visualizing multiple data streams such as RGB imagery, LiDAR point clouds, telemetry, and mission metadata. The focus will be on improving communication reliability, ensuring data consistency, and optimizing bandwidth utilization.
The system will incorporate adaptive data reduction and prioritization mechanisms to manage data transmission efficiently. Redundant or uninformative content, such as empty sky or uniform terrain, will be filtered out, while compression and downsampling strategies will be applied according to bandwidth and mission constraints. Middleware frameworks will be explored to ensure interoperability and modularity between UAV and ground components.
A complementary aspect of the work will focus on visualization and operator-support tools for real-time monitoring. This includes displaying inspection coverage, flight progress, and semantically enriched LiDAR data trans