PhD student in Computer Science - Robots for Automated Construct

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Mälardalen University (MDH) in Eskilstuna and Västerås is one of Sweden's largest university colleges with over 14 000 students and more than 900 employees. It has a long tradition of cooperating with society and has entered strategic agreements with both the public and the private sector. Most study programs fall into one of four main areas: economy, health and welfare, education, and engineering. The MDH research often takes the form of co-creation with external partners on the regional, national and global levels, with the aim to generate useful solutions for societal development. In 1999, MDH was the world's first university to be environmentally certified, and in 2006, it was the first higher education institution in Sweden to be certified for its work environment.

Skanska is one of the world's leading companies within construction, project development of commercial and residential projects and public-private partnerships. The Group has 41 000 employees in eleven selected home markets in Europe and the United States, with headquarters located in Stockholm.

This PhD student position is a university PhD position, part of the Automation Region Research Academy (ARRAY), hosted by Embedded Systems (ES) - the most research-intensive research environment at MDH and a national leader in embedded-systems research. ES is organized in 15 mutually supportive and cooperating research groups, and includes 38 professors, 75 additional senior researchers and more than 80 PhD-students. ARRAY include a total of 15 PhD students focusing on different aspects of automation related research.

Research at ES has a dominating focus on embedded software, with world leading competence in embedded-software development and real-time systems modelling and analysis. Internationally, ES has extensive co-operation and is known for its research as well as its strong industrial links. Industrial partners include major companies, such as ABB, Bombardier, Ericsson, Scania, Skanska and Volvo, as well as many smaller businesses, including several spin-off companies. ES provides a stimulating international research environment, characterized by its cooperative atmosphere, openness, and team spirit - a great environment for a researcher to grow in; with a mix of established and young researchers, several of which are employed or funded by industry.

Employment of the PhD student is with MDH. The education is carried out at MDH in collaboration with Skanska Sverige AB and other partners including ABB AB and Robotdalen. Complementing competences are available at MDH, Skanska, ABB AB and Robotdalen to support the successful completion of the research project.

Employment information
Employment: Temporary employment
Scope: Full time
Closing date for application: 2018-10-31
Campus location: Västeras
School: School of Innovation, Design and Engineering, (IDT)

Position description
The projects guiding vision is a fully automated fabrication process of custom-made reinforcement cages for reinforced concrete structures, using robotics. The overall goal of such an automated solution is to provide higher efficiency in the construction process and at the same time securing higher quality and an overall lower risk for humans involved in such harsh work.

The focus of this PhD student position is to address a set of challenges when it comes to robotic automated fabrication of reinforcement cages for concrete structures. This involves addressing specific challenges related to the creation of algorithms for automated programming and control of robotic motion planning and execution, based on construction documents and 3D models. Given such models and algorithms the robots shall create the reinforcement cages. The research includes planning of seamless and collision free robotic movements including the specific robot operations for placing, fixing (tying, welding), etc., to achieve the desired reinforcement cage.

The project is funded by Skanska Sverige AB, the Knowledge Foundation (KKS) and SBUF (the construction industry's organization for research and development).

Qualifications
Only those who are or have been admitted to third-cycle courses and study programmes at a higher education may be appointed to doctoral studentships. For futher information see Chapter 5 of the Higher Education Ordinance (SFS 1993:100).

Decisive importance is attached to personal suitability. We value the qualities that an even distribution of age and gender, as well as ethnic and cultural diversity, can contribute to the organization.

Merit
Experience in robotics, modelling, autonomous systems, embedded systems is considered as a merit.

Experience with construction engineering is considered as a merit.

Application
Application is made online. Make your application by clicking the "Apply" button below.

The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and will reach the University no later than closing date for application.

We look forward to receiving your application.

We decline all contact with recruiters and salespersons of advertisements. We have made our strategic choices for this recruitment.

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Publiceringsdatum
2018-09-25

Ersättning
månadslön

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Sista dag att ansöka är 2018-10-31
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Kontakt
Thomas Nolte, Professor thomas.nolte@mdh.se
Lars Pettersson, Professor lars.g.pettersson@skanska.se
Michaël Le Duc, Facklig representant SACO 021-10 14 02
Susanne Meijer, Facklig representant (OFR) 021-10 14 89

Företag
Mälardalens högskola

Adress
Mälardalens högskola
Box 883
72123 Västerås

Kontorsadress
Box 883

Jobbnummer
4365185

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