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Postdoc Bio-inspired Safe Envelope Sensing and Upset Recovery

Updated: 10 Sep 2024

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Delft

This Postdoc project is conducted within the NWO-Vidi project "4SENCE" in which you will collaborate with an international team of researchers to develop a new control methodology that can exploit information from computed and forcasted safe sets. The goal of this project is first to compute safe envelopes for off-nominal (damaged) drones, and then apply these envelopes in an 'envelope aware' controller that can balance safety and performance based on knowledge of  the current safe envelope. The new controller will be implemented on a research drone after which it will be demonstrated under various failure scenarios.

Requirements:

Need-to-haves
Excellent knowledge of the following fields:

  • Nonlinear (Optimal) Control Theory, Flight Dynamics, System Identification, (Stochastic) Systems Theory, Fault Tolerant Control, Fault Detection and Diagnosis.
  • In addition the candidate must have excellent programming skills in one or more of the following languages: C++, C, Python, Matlab.
  • Experience with working with hardware such as drones.

 
Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with piloting drones

Salary Benefits:

Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged.
From 1 September next, a salary increase of 3.7% applies due to a Collective Agreement amendment, followed by an additional 1% increase on 1 January 2025. In addition, most employees employed on 1 September 2024 will receive a one-off payment of €300 gross based on full-time employment.
For international applicants, TU Delft has the Coming to Delft Service. This service provides information for new international employees to help you prepare the relocation and to settle in the Netherlands. The Coming to Delft Service offers a Dual Career Programme for partners and they organise events to expand your (social) network.

Work Hours:

36 - 40 hours per week

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