Job title:
Laptop Science: Totally Funded EPSRC DTP PhD Scholarship: Robotic third arm for harvesting help
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Job description
Supply DescriptionFunding suppliers: Engineering and Bodily Sciences Analysis Council (EPSRC) Doctoral Coaching Partnerships (DTP) and Swansea College’s School of Science and EngineeringTopic areas: Clever RoboticsVenture begin date:
- 1 October 2024 (Enrolment open from mid-September)
Supervisors:
- Major Supervisor- Dr Betsy Dayana Marcela Chaparro Rico (
) * Secondary Supervisor- Professor Xianghua XieAligned programme of research: PhD in Laptop ScienceMode of research: Full-timeVenture description:Swansea College, an internationally recognised educational establishment with sturdy commitments to analysis and technological innovation, seeks functions for a PhD scholarship funded place to affix our quickly creating Clever Robotics Group on the Laptop Science Division, School of Science and Engineering. The event of Clever Robotics for real-world functions, slicing throughout the domains of assisted residing and fashionable agriculture, is one among our analysis group’s targets. Tentacle mission is a captivating initiative that goals to develop a classy robotic arm able to aiding harvesting duties. Via pc imaginative and prescient, the Tentacle arm will be capable to acknowledge if a product (akin to a fruit or a vegetable) is prepared for selecting and help the selecting job. The Tentacle arm and the human-picker are alleged to cooperate, with the arm aiding the selecting course of whereas the human-picker carries the arm all through the plantation. By leveraging the distinctive capabilities of each robots and people, this collaborative strategy goals to optimize the harvesting course of, reduce losses ensuing from untimely harvesting, and expedite the general selecting course of. Be part of us and take part on this thrilling mission. At Swansea College you’ll do extra than simply analysis; at Swansea College you’ll positively be impacting folks’s lives and the surroundings.NecessitiesAnalysis Discipline Laptop science Schooling Degree Bachelor Diploma or equalAnalysis Discipline Arithmetic Schooling Degree Bachelor Diploma or equalExpertise/{Qualifications}Candidates should maintain an undergraduate diploma at 2.1 degree in Laptop Science, Arithmetic or a intently associated self-discipline, or an applicable grasp’s diploma with a minimal general grade at ‘Benefit’ (or Non-UK equal as outlined by Swansea College). In case you are eligible to use for the scholarship (i.e. a pupil who’s eligible to pay the UK fee of tuition charges) however don’t maintain a UK diploma, you possibly can test our comparability entry necessities. Please word that you could be want to offer proof of your English Language proficiency.Particular NecessitiesAs a result of funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to candidates eligible to pay tuition charges on the UK fee solely, as outlined by .Further InfoAdvantagesThis scholarship covers the total price of UK tuition charges and an annual stipend of £19,237.Further analysis bills will even be obtainable.Eligibility standardsCandidates should maintain an undergraduate diploma at 2.1 degree in Laptop Science, Arithmetic or a intently associated self-discipline, or an applicable grasp’s diploma with a minimal general grade at ‘Benefit’ (or Non-UK equal as outlined by Swansea College). In case you are eligible to use for the scholarship (i.e. a pupil who’s eligible to pay the UK fee of tuition charges) however don’t maintain a UK diploma, you possibly can test our comparability entry necessities. Please word that you could be want to offer proof of your English Language proficiency.As a result of funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to candidates eligible to pay tuition charges on the UK fee solely, as outlined by .Choice course ofPlease go to our web site for extra info.Web site for added job particularsWork Location(s)Variety of gives obtainable 1 Firm/Institute Swansea College Nation United Kingdom GeofieldThe place to use Web siteContact State/ProvinceSwansea MetropolisSwansea Web siteRoadSingleton Park Postal CodeSA2 8PPSTATUS: EXPIRED
Anticipated wage
£19237 per 12 months
Location
Swansea
Job date
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 06:59:12 GMT
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