Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Coventry |
Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students |
Funding amount: | £17,668 Stipend: Standard PhD at UKRI rates |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 15th November 2022 |
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Closes: | 6th February 2023 |
Project Overview
Highly assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) technology makes feasible the opportunity for remote-operation of robots in real time, intuitively, and with the ability for tactile precision control at a distance. The types of robots and their applications are broad and may include indoor (house/factory/hospital) Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) used for movement of goods/patients/supplies, Air and Sea Drones for environmental monitoring and/or exploration, Automated Vehicles and Trucks for National Distribution and Logistics
WMG, in partnership with the UK based R&D team of Spirent Communications (https://www.spirent.com/) are offering a rare opportunity to someone with a to be part next generation technology development with a fully funded PhD Scholarship.
We are actively seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our team with the following:
Informal enquires can be addressed to Dr Matthew Higgins (M.Higgins@warwick.ac.uk)
Key Information:
Funding Source: WCPRS and Spirent Communications
Funding Duration: 3.5 years
Supporting company: Spirent Communications
Supervisor: Dr Matthew Higgins
Available to Home fee status and UK domicile EU students
Desired Student: 2:1 undergraduate (BEng, MEng, BSc, MSci) and/or postgraduate masters’ qualification (MSc) with 65% or above. An understanding and/or experience in either, or a combination of: embedded systems, sensor technologies, communications systems, resilient systems, electronic systems, algorithm design and/or systems engineering.
Start date: February 2023
To apply
To apply please complete our online enquiry form and upload your CV.
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