Swansea University
Job title:
Civil Engineering: Absolutely Funded EPSRC iCASE and UK DSTL PhD Scholarship: Time various management of multi-material Electro-Lively Polymer gentle robots
Firm
Swansea College
Job description
Job Info Organisation/Firm
Swansea College Division
Central Analysis Subject
Engineering
Engineering » Civil engineering Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1) Nation
United Kingdom Software Deadline
28 Feb 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/London) Kind of Contract
Different Job Standing
Full-time Is the job funded by way of the EU Analysis Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme Is the Job associated to employees place inside a Analysis Infrastructure?
No
Provide Description
Funding suppliers: EPSRC iCASE scholarship with the economic help of UK Defence, Science and Expertise Laboratory (DSTL)
Topic areas: Computational mechanics; Engineering simulation
Mission begin date:
- 1 April 2024 (Enrolment open from mid-March)
- 1 July 2024 (Enrolment open from mid-June)
- 1 October 2024 (Enrolment open from mid-September)
Mission supervisors:
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Aligned programme of research: PhD in Civil Engineering
Mode of research: Full-time
Mission description:
Motivation: Scientists now predict that forty years of standard exhausting robotic know-how will imminently be outdated by a brand new gentle robotics period. Electro Lively Polymers (EAPs) have been recognized as supreme ultra-soft lively supplies for the fabrication of soppy robotic parts because of their skill to bear extremely complicated actuation (stretching, bending and twisting) when subjected to electrical stimuli by way of compliant electrodes.
Purposes: Attributable to their multifunctional nature, EAPs can act actuators (or synthetic muscle groups) by responding to stimuli quicker than pure muscle or standard motors, and their gentle weight makes them appropriate for house platforms, prostheses, exoskeletons, haptic suggestions units, deformable lenses and different system ideas, comparable to Stacked EAPs (by way of a sandwiched composite association of EAPs and electrodes), proven to exhibit output forces able to locomotion/propulsion to raise/manipulate objects. EAPs can be exploited as versatile tactile sensors (for machine contact), wearable motion-capture sensors and power harvesters.
Mission purpose. Constructing upon cutting-edge work by the group and with the help of EPSRC and the UK Defence, Science and Expertise laboratory (DSTL), this PhD challenge units out an bold analysis plan which can examine, with the assistance of cutting-edge computational modelling and experimental validation, two basic facets: (1) the time-varying response with related viscoelastic results in EAP gentle robots, as a way to predict deformations precisely, and (2) the dependable management in EAP gentle robots when accounting for complicated inside structure.
Assets: The PhD scholar will benefit from state-of-the-art gentle polymer fabrication (3D/4D printing) and characterisation (i.e. electro-mechanical testing rigs) tools and the most recent computational simulation software program instruments developed by the group.
Location: School of Science and Engineering, Bay Campus, Swansea College
Accessible sources/services: Entry to related Pc Clusters and Materials Laboratories.
Necessities
Analysis Subject Engineering Schooling Stage Bachelor Diploma or equal
Abilities/{Qualifications}
Candidates should maintain an Higher Second Class (2.1) honours diploma in Engineering or related related science self-discipline. In case you are eligible to use for the scholarship (i.e. a scholar who’s eligible to pay the UK charge of tuition charges) however don’t maintain a UK diploma, you may examine our comparability entry necessities. Please notice that you could be want to offer proof of your English Language proficiency.
English Language: IELTS 6.5 Total (with no particular person element under 5.5) or Swansea College recognised equal.
Particular Necessities
This scholarship is open to candidates of any nationality.
UKRI iCASE funded studentships can be found to house and worldwide college students. As much as 30% of our cohort can comprise worldwide college students, as soon as the restrict has been reached, we’re unable to make presents to worldwide college students.
We’re nonetheless accepting purposes from worldwide candidates.
Worldwide college students won’t be charged the price distinction between the UK and worldwide charge. Candidates ought to fulfill the UKRI eligibility necessities.
ATAS
Please notice that the programme requires some candidates to carry ATAS clearance,
ATAS clearance IS NOT required to be held as a part of the scholarship software course of, profitable award winners (as applicable) are supplied with particulars as to methods to apply for ATAS clearance in tandem with scholarship course supply.
Further Info
Advantages
This scholarship covers the complete price of tuition charges and an annual stipend at UKRI charge (at present £18,622 for 2023/24) for 4 years.
Further analysis bills can even be obtainable.
Eligibility standards
Candidates should maintain an Higher Second Class (2.1) honours diploma in Engineering or related related science self-discipline. In case you are eligible to use for the scholarship (i.e. a scholar who’s eligible to pay the UK charge of tuition charges) however don’t maintain a UK diploma, you may examine our comparability entry necessities. Please notice that you could be want to offer proof of your English Language proficiency.
English Language: IELTS 6.5 Total (with no particular person element under 5.5) or Swansea College recognised equal.
This scholarship is open to candidates of any nationality.
UKRI iCASE funded studentships can be found to house and worldwide college students. As much as 30% of our cohort can comprise worldwide college students, as soon as the restrict has been reached, we’re unable to make presents to worldwide college students.
We’re nonetheless accepting purposes from worldwide candidates.
Worldwide college students won’t be charged the price distinction between the UK and worldwide charge. Candidates ought to fulfill the UKRI eligibility necessities.
ATAS
Please notice that the programme requires some candidates to carry ATAS clearance,
ATAS clearance IS NOT required to be held as a part of the scholarship software course of, profitable award winners (as applicable) are supplied with particulars as to methods to apply for ATAS clearance in tandem with scholarship course supply.
Choice course of
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Work Location(s)
Variety of presents obtainable 1 Firm/Institute Swansea College Nation United Kingdom Geofield
The place to use Web site
Contact State/Province
Swansea Metropolis
Swansea Web site
Avenue
Singleton Park Postal Code
SA2 8PP
STATUS: EXPIRED
Anticipated wage
£18622 per yr
Location
United Kingdom
Job date
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 23:30:05 GMT
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