Overview
A PhD scholarship is available at DTU Mechanical Engineering in the field of Tools for design and operation of Ultra Large Container Ships. The department has well-established research programs in naval architecture and the present scholarship is partly funded by an on-going EU project.
Project description
Effective on-board decision systems for guiding the ship through harsh weather require accurate knowledge of the actual sea condition. This has been identify in the on-going EU-FP7 project Tools for Ultra Large Container Ships (Grant agreement no.: 234146) as a crucial point:
“Finally, it is important to mention the difficulties related to the full scale measurements and their interpretation. While the direct measurements of the ship response in terms of the structural strains, ship motions and accelerations are well mastered today, this is not true for the measurements of the local pressures and especially for the measurements of the sea states in which the ships are navigating. The most common wave radar based systems suffers from several technical difficulties and associated uncertainties. The most advanced wave measuring system will be used within this project and their implementation will be improved.”
The aim of the present project is to develop and implement an improved sea state estimation procedure. The following topics have been identified as most important:
- Dynamic selection of ship responses to be used in the sea state
- Check for faulty signals
- Inclusion of fatigue damage estimations in the operational criteria
- Power prediction estimates based on semi-empirical formulas and proper estimation of added resistance in waves
The project should results in an on-board software system able to run real time on a standard PC and using input from standard sensors like accelerometers and strain-gauges.The expected starting date is 1 August 2010.
Eligible candidates
Candidates should have a master's degree in engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master's degree in engineering. Strong skills in naval architecture, ocean engineering and programming in C/C++/Fortran/Matlab are required, as well as a keen interest in software development and decision support systems.
Approval and Enrolment
The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the DTU PhD Guidefont.
Salary and appointment termsThe salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students. The period of employment is 3 years.Further information Further information may be obtained from Professor Jørgen Juncher Jensen, tel: +45 4525 1384 +45 4525 1384 .You can read more about DTU Mechanical Engineering on http://www.mek.dtu.dk/
Application
We must have your online application by June 1, 2010. Please open the link "apply for this job online" and fill in the application form and attach your application, CV and information about academic grades.All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
DTU Mechanical Engineering covers the fundamental engineering disciplines within Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering, Energetics, Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Control and Engineering Design, Hydrodynamics, Structural Engineering and Materials. It has a scientific staff of about 100 persons, 50 ph.d. students and a technical/administrative support staff of 50 persons.
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
A PhD scholarship is available at DTU Mechanical Engineering in the field of Tools for design and operation of Ultra Large Container Ships. The department has well-established research programs in naval architecture and the present scholarship is partly funded by an on-going EU project.
Project description
Effective on-board decision systems for guiding the ship through harsh weather require accurate knowledge of the actual sea condition. This has been identify in the on-going EU-FP7 project Tools for Ultra Large Container Ships (Grant agreement no.: 234146) as a crucial point:
“Finally, it is important to mention the difficulties related to the full scale measurements and their interpretation. While the direct measurements of the ship response in terms of the structural strains, ship motions and accelerations are well mastered today, this is not true for the measurements of the local pressures and especially for the measurements of the sea states in which the ships are navigating. The most common wave radar based systems suffers from several technical difficulties and associated uncertainties. The most advanced wave measuring system will be used within this project and their implementation will be improved.”
The aim of the present project is to develop and implement an improved sea state estimation procedure. The following topics have been identified as most important:
- Dynamic selection of ship responses to be used in the sea state
- Check for faulty signals
- Inclusion of fatigue damage estimations in the operational criteria
- Power prediction estimates based on semi-empirical formulas and proper estimation of added resistance in waves
The project should results in an on-board software system able to run real time on a standard PC and using input from standard sensors like accelerometers and strain-gauges.The expected starting date is 1 August 2010.
Eligible candidates
Candidates should have a master's degree in engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master's degree in engineering. Strong skills in naval architecture, ocean engineering and programming in C/C++/Fortran/Matlab are required, as well as a keen interest in software development and decision support systems.
Approval and Enrolment
The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the DTU PhD Guidefont.
Salary and appointment termsThe salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students. The period of employment is 3 years.Further information Further information may be obtained from Professor Jørgen Juncher Jensen, tel: +45 4525 1384 +45 4525 1384 .You can read more about DTU Mechanical Engineering on http://www.mek.dtu.dk/
Application
We must have your online application by June 1, 2010. Please open the link "apply for this job online" and fill in the application form and attach your application, CV and information about academic grades.All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
DTU Mechanical Engineering covers the fundamental engineering disciplines within Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering, Energetics, Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Control and Engineering Design, Hydrodynamics, Structural Engineering and Materials. It has a scientific staff of about 100 persons, 50 ph.d. students and a technical/administrative support staff of 50 persons.
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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