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London
United Kingdom
Aerospace Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science
Engineering
Physics
Robotics
About the Project
In recent years the aerospace industry has undergone massive change. Novel materials, new manufacturing processes and new design have lead to the need to achieve accurate, precise and reliable dimensional measurements on a scale and an accuracy that has never been needed before. For example, large components, such as airliner wings, must be manufactured to exacting, sub-millimetre tolerances and rigorously assessed, using both digital and physical testing, to ensure they meet stringent safety and environmental performance requirements. Failure to meet this requirements can lead to enormous costs, waste and environmental impact.
This PhD project is part of an initiative under the Royal Academy of Engineering / Airbus Chair in Large Volume Metrology and will cover the following themes:
- Automated 3D feature and part recognition, necessary for the measurement of aircraft components and test specimens.
- Autonomous imaging using networks of low-cost cameras, combined with industrial robots and drone technologies, to create an accurate, flexible and reconfigurable measurement system.
The successful applicant will be part of the 3D Impact Group, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, based at UCL’s interdisciplinary HereEast facility on London’s Olympic Park. Working under joint supervision with Airbus R&T at Broughton, PhD outcomes will provide the successful candidate with highly valuable industry research focused transferable skills and provide Airbus with the opportunity to move validated industrial-scale demonstrators into production systems.
Studentship Description
Fully funded 4-year PhD studentship, with a £17,609 per annum tax free stipend in Year 1, rising with inflation.
Person Specification
Applicants should be outstanding academically, ideally have 1st class (or a very good 2’1) undergraduate degree or equivalent in computing, robotics, physics, geomatics or engineering, with a clear aptitude and enthusiasm for experimental research. The research will comprise experimental work on demonstrators and full-scale aircraft structures, deploying state of the art imaging systems together with theoretical modelling and algorithm development. The ideal candidate would have the following skills and knowledge:
- An understanding of 3D imaging using passive and active sensors
- Experience of computer programming (e.g. C, C++, MATLAB, Python, OpenSource APIs)
- Curiosity and excitement for interdisciplinary research.
Experience of experimental work is a significant advantage, with a preference for (but not limited to) digital imaging; computer vision; photogrammetry; metrology; aerospace engineering, AI and robotics.
Applicants should send a covering letter and CV to Professor Stuart Robson (s.robson@ucl.ac.uk) and apply online to UCL by submitting the PhD application form available via Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering MPhil/PhD UCL Graduate degrees - UCL – University College London.
Please name Professor Stuart Robson as the proposed supervisor.
Contact name
Professor Stuart Robson
Contact details
Closing Date
30 June 2022
Interview date
TBC
Studentship Start Date
On or before September 2022
Funding Notes
To be eligible for fees at the UK rate, you must normally be a national of the UK (or in specified cases the family member of a UK national), be ordinarily resident in the UK on the first day of the first academic year of your programme and have been ordinarily resident within the UK, the Republic of Ireland, the specified British overseas territories or the Channel Islands/Isle of Man (the “Islands”) for the three year period before the first day of the first academic year of your programme.
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