Dr A Saddington
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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
Eligibility: UK, EU
Duration of award: 3.5 years
Location: Cranfield Defence and Security, Shrivenham
Supervisors:
Dr Alistair Saddington – Senior Lecturer in Aeromechanical Systems
Dr John Economou - Senior Lecturer in Control Engineering
Dr David Galvão-Wall – Teaching Fellow in Flight Dynamics and Control Engineering
The studentship is funded by Cranfield Defence and Security and will provide a bursary of £14,300 p.a. (tax free) plus fees* for a total of three and a half years.
The aerospace domain is expected to change significantly over the next 25 years with increasing levels of autonomy applied to the flight control systems of both civilian and military aircraft. The integration of manned and unmanned aircraft within a modern battlespace has the potential to increase mission effectiveness through greater co-operation between platforms. The successful realisation of such a scenario will require sophisticated and robust control algorithms fused to distributed sensor data.
The goal of this PhD is the development of suitable methods for co-operative control between manned and unmanned military aerial vehicles. In particular the application of novel intelligence-based non-linear control methods in order to meet specific flight and mission criteria is an essential part of the project. These methods are expected to be tested within increasing levels of environmental and mission complexity.
Entry requirements:
Applicants should have a first or upper second class UK honours degree or equivalent in a relevant mathematics or engineering discipline. The ideal candidate should have a keen interest and solid background in mathematics and control engineering together with practical experience of using MATLAB/SIMULINK in the development of non-linear control systems. The candidate should also be self-motivated, have good communication skills and an interest for applied research.
IELTS 7.0 minimum
How to apply:
For further information or to apply please contact: Dr Alistair Saddington, E: [Email Address Removed] T: +44 (0)1793 785219
Funding Notes
* To be eligible for this funding, the applicant must be a UK or EU national. Due to funding restrictions all EU nationals are eligible to receive a fees-only award if they do not have “settled status” in the UK.
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