Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Birmingham |
Funding for: | UK Students |
Funding amount: | Standard EPSRC stipend (for UK students only). |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 1st August 2024 |
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Closes: | 1st November 2024 |
Are you an outstanding and ambitious engineering graduate or postgraduate looking for the next challenge? Do you want to become an expert in robotics and human-machine interaction in one of the UK’s leading robotics research institutions?
We are looking for a first-class PhD student who wants to push the boundaries of human-robot collaboration and help people with challenging lifting and assembly tasks. Repetitive lifting of medium to high loads in industrial applications like assembly is responsible for many long-term, debilitating musculoskeletal injuries that result into a significant burden for the individual, companies, and the public purse. The ambition of this project is to investigate the use of robotic systems to assist operators during lifting and manipulation. While robots can easily carry high loads, understanding the control inputs from human operators to give direction, can be challenging particularly in environments with complex contact conditions or nonrigid parts. For instance, during the assembly or disassembly of Electric Vehicle batteries. You will join the collaborative-systems research team in the School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham. With access to the latest robotics and sensing technology, people tracking technology, and biomechanics analysis software.
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We will provide both training and mentoring opportunities to enable everyone in the team to unlock their full potential. If you have any queries regarding the vacancy, please contact Professor Niels Lohse (n.lohse@bham.ac.uk).
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Funding is available for a 3.5 year PhD project covering both tuition fees and a standard EPSRC stipend (for UK students only).
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