8/6/2019 PhD Candidates Marine Machinery Controls Operations

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 Aalesund University College (AAUC) is located in Aalesund and at the centre of the offshore ship industry in Norway. This

maritime cluster is quite comprehensive and consists of companies specialized in ship design, equipment design and  production, ship building, shipping, research and finance plus a highly diversified group of sub-contractors. The cluster 

comprises around 200 companies and has a turnover of more than 50 billion NOK. Rolls-Royce Marine, STX-OSV and 

Ulstein are among the major players. AAUC offers Bachelor and Master programs in Ship Design and Product and System

 Design. The cluster has been awarded the national status of Norwegian Centre of Expertise for the maritime industry –

 NCE Maritime.

PhD Candidates

Marine/Machinery/Controls/Operations

The maritime offshore cluster operates globally and is highly innovative and adaptive. Every new ship is more orless a prototype designed for unique advanced operations. Environmental demands, subsea operations atseveral thousand meters depth, rough climate challenges and the installation of wind turbines are examples ofoperations that continuously demands new solutions. The close cooperation between Aalesund UniversityCollege (AAUC), the companies in the region and NTNU/MARINTEK in Trondheim, provide the access toinnovative and challenging laboratory facilities, where main focus is on applied research activities. In thisacademic and industrial environment you will find numerous interesting and challenging research objectives.Aalesund University College can offer PhD Candidate positions in the following fields:

•  Environmental friendly (green) shipping (11-05ITN) Existing propulsion machinery must be optimized and new novel systems must be developed to meetfuture requirements. The main objective of this research is to adapt advanced energy andenvironmental technology from other fields, to be applied onboard maritime installations.

•  Machinery systems – modeling, simulation and optimization (11-10ITN) Machinery systems onboard advanced off-shore vessels have become more and more complex andintegrated, increasing the need for tools and methods to analyze and optimize. The main objective ofthis research is to develop knowledge, methods and tools for effective modeling and analysis.

•  Human factors – man/machine interactions (11-09ITN) As machines get more complex, operations more demanding, and need for risk reduction, we need tostudy and develop better and safer man/machine interaction. The main objective of this research is todevelop knowledge and methods to be used in effective design of operator interfaces such as shipbridge design.

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  Ship behavior under real operational loads and conditions (11-08ITN) Ship behavior under normal conditions, are well studied. However, the interaction between vessel andexternal factors such as sub-sea equipment under demanding operations requires new researchapproach. The main objective of this research is to develop knowledge and methods to analyze shipbehavior including external loads and conditions.

•  Remote control and monitoring of maritime operations (11-07ITN) The cost and availability of cheap and advanced instrumentation, microprocessors and data transfersolutions has opened for new possibilities for remote monitoring and control of systems in operation.The main objective of this research is to develop knowledge and methods to design effective remoteoperated condition monitoring systems including intelligent analysis for effective evaluation, and how toapply this technology to make extended laboratory facilities.

•  Complex marine operations management (11-06ITN) Ships and machines for demanding marine operations are getting more and more complex. Integratedcontrol systems and interacting crews challenges safety. Planning and executing high risk operationschallenge a safe and effective management. The objective of this research is to develop knowledgeand methods for effective and safe management of complex high risk operations off-shore. 

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All these research fields are linked together in the overall research programs at AAUC, and will be part of aresearch team. The research may be both theoretical and experimental, and in close cooperation with localindustry partners, NTNU/MARINTEK in Trondheim, and relevant international universities/research centers. Thecommon goal for the vacant positions is to build up research activity over a period of 5 years. The PhDcandidates will be part of the Research Centre for Marine Operations in Virtual Environment (MOVE) at AAUC.

Requirements:Master degree or similar in:

• Mechanical engineering

• Marine technology / naval architecture / ocean engineering

• Cybernetics / control engineering / electronic engineering

• Nautical science

• Industrial design

Terms and conditions:Each PhD candidate will be offered individual terms, related to background and competence. The normal period

of appointment is 4 years with integrated teaching assistance of master and bachelor students.

For more information please contact:

Hans Petter Hildre, hh@hials.no , +47 95993659Vilmar Æsøy, ve@hials.no , +47 91847089Karl Henning Halse, kh@hials.no , +47 95227613

For more information also visit:AAUC home page: http://www.hials.no/ MOVE: http://blog.hials.no/move/ NCE‐Maritime: http://www.ncemaritime.no/