Internship R&D

Internship R&
D About us
Outstanding achievements in the engineering industry have something in common: they always result from superior performance, exceptional technology and a high degree of creativity. In that way NUM has built up an outstanding reputation in the tool and machinery industry. We develop complex, customized CNC automation solutions that guarantee the machine manufacturers as well as users with a high degree of added value.
NUM’s successes are achieved essentially through the know-how and personal commitment of our employees.
And we now offer you the opportunity to actively contribute to this success at the NUM office in Cuggiono (MI) we are proposing the following six months internship:
Internship Projects
Study and development of algorithms based on dual quaternions for industrial applications
This project is mainly focused on RTCP function (Rotating Tool Center Point) that is a standard function in 5 axis milling for CNC machine.
The project will roughly follow the steps below:
Study of the state of the art on quaternions and dual quaternion and their applications in theoretical and practical fields;
Study of the characteristics and issues of 5 axis machining with RTCP: position correction, interpolation of rotative axis (in axis space or in tool vector space), speed and acceleration profiles, singularity management, etc.
Development of an algorithm for RTCP function based on dual quaternions;
Comparative analysis between the standard RTCP and the new algorithm about computational efficency and machining result;
Import of the new algorithm in the NUM CNC code;
Test on machine. Study and development of algorithms for SCARA/antropomorphic robot movement
This project is mainly focused on the development of algorithms for robotic arm movement. First will be considered the simplest case of a SCARA robot, then the more interesting antropomorphic arm.
The project will roughly follow the steps below:
Study of the state of the art on mathematical models and methods to represent and move a robotic arm
Study of the characteristics and issues of the application context (milling, welding, pick and place)
Development of an algorithm for SCARA/antropomorphic robot movement (program in joint space or position/orientation space) that will consider weight load and the characteristic of speed and acceleration;
Comparative analysis between machining with a robotic arm and a 5 axis machine about computational efficency and machining result;
Import of the algorithms in the NUM CNC code;
Test on machine and robotic arm.