Doctor of Philosophy [Ph.D] (EPSRC iCase PhD in Engineering: Multidisciplinary robust optimization of early-stage aircraft wing design under uncertainty)
4 years
Full Time
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University allocates places on a first-come, first-served basis, so students are recommended to apply as early as possible.
- Early aircraft design must cope with uncertainties that exist due to lack of design maturity, lack of knowledge about aerodynamic loads and constraints as well as model form uncertainties due to lack of confidence in the underlying physics simulation models.
- The ability to properly account for these uncertainties in early stage aircraft design optimisation becomes a key enabler for industry to properly trade optimum performance against the risks of achieving the performance and meeting the constraints (including key constraints on time to market).
- The project aims to build a Bayesian inference-based data-driven optimisation framework for robust design and optimisation of aircraft structures under a set of stringent design constraints imposed by considerations of weight penalty, flexibility in flight conditions, flight envelopes and risk minimisation.
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Scholarship Grants & Financial Aids
Name | Scholarship Per Student | Level of Study | Type | |
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Commonwealth Rutherford Fellowship | Scholarship per student£ 3,105/Yr$3,105 | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based | |
Monica Cole Research Grant | Scholarship per student£ 1,291/Yr$1,291 | Level Of StudyApprenticeship | TypeMerit-Based | |
Commonwealth Professional Fellowship | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based | |
JN Tata Endowment Scholarship | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based | |
Commonwealth Scholarship | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based | |
Forktip Women’s- Innovation Scholarship | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeCollege-Specific |
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