Stillingstittel:
PhD Candidate - A Cross-modal Integrated Sensor Fusion System for Fatigue and Awareness Asessment in Demanding Marine Operations

Stillingsbeskrivelse:

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Jobbnorge ID: 126567

The Mechatronics lab at Faculty of Marine Technology and Operations has vacant one PhD position which runs over 3 years (or 4 years including 25 % teaching). The position is funded by SFI Mechatronics. This is a resarch position that will lead ut to the doctoral degree (PhD) in addition to contributing to professional development at the faculty. The workplace is at NTNU in Ålesund, but the candidate will also participate in an organized doctoral degree program at NTNU in Trondheim. The candidate will, together with the academic research group at the college and research teams in the collaborative companies, develop knowledge within the specified area of resarch.

SFI Offshore Mechatronics

The research center SFI Offshore Mechatronics officially commenced on April 1, 2015. The vision for the SFI is to become the international knowledge and research hub for the next generation of advanced offshore mechatronic systems for autonomous operation and condition monitoring of topside drilling system under the control of land-based operation centers, to ensure safe and efficient operation in deeper water and in harsh environments. 

Description of the PhD study

Marine operations are becoming more and more demanding. The complexity increases even further taking into account that these operations require a much greater coordination between professionals during e.g. ship maneuvering and crane, winch and ROV operations, often in coordinated operations with a rig and other ships.

Currently a number of studies conducted by various maritime organizations reported that more than 75 % of accidents of ships worldvide are due to human and organizational errors. As a result, it is a matter of prority to look into the human element in order to ensure safety and efficiency during marine operations. Mitigating risk due to the human element is of vital importance.

There is an urgent need to develop methods and tools that will help us understand human operator's working situation with greater accuracy and therefore a more reliable modelling and simulation of risk assessment during a demanding marine operation.This is the most important knowledge that needs to be dentified in this PhD study. Multiple sensors are preferred for monitoring different body parts of the operator, from where fatigue or loss of concentration can easily manifest. Furthermore, multi-sensor fusion, as the core of this study, will be used to increase the quality and the usefulness of sensor data, generating more accurate and complete model description for marine operation performance assessment. Note that the system is application oriented. Therefore, the system should be expandable according to demands.

For this PhD study, it will mainly focus on applications for marine operations, including

• Real-time behaviour monitoring
• Fatigue/risk assessment
• Behaviour analysis

Qualifications

• MSc in automation, or computer science, with an average grad B or better measured in ECTS (European Credit Tranfer System) grades, or an education at the equivalent level
• Good programming skills
• Good theoretical and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently as well as in team
• Keen interest in the wider context of own research and ability to engage in cross-diciplinary teams

Written and oral fluency in English. The following tests can be used as such documentation: TOEFL, IELTS or Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). Minimum scores are:

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelig

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Larsgårdsveien 2 6009 ÅLESUND

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Møre og Romsdal

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Hvordan søke: Annet - se fritekst

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år

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