PhD Position in Mechanical Engineering
(ref. BAP-2023-263)
We are pleased to offer a fully-funded 4-year PhD position in the field of digital manufacturing. You will become a member of the Manufacturing Processes and Systems (MaPS) division of the Mechanical Engineering Department at KU Leuven. The division MaPS is active in academic research but has also a very strong focus on application-driven research and development in close collaboration with industry. The knowledge gained from steady research over the years has resulted in multiple spin-off companies. In the past few years, Reuters has consistently ranked KU Leuven as Europe's most innovative university.
Project
Performance variability of nominally identical gearboxes is often observed in industry after production and/or assembly of a gearbox. One of the main reasons for this variability is the presence of manufacturing variations. Traditional gear design manuals and/or software based on international standards lack the resolution required to include the influence of factors such as (within-tolerance) surface roughness or (within-tolerance) geometrical deviations. In this context, the proposed thesis will focus on developing manufacturing variations measurement methodologies and prediction models to be used for robust design with respect to manufacturing variations and assembly conditions.
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The Arenberg Doctoral School requires a cum laude for admission to the doctoral program and provides ample attractive opportunities to develop scientifically, personally, and professionally while pursuing your PhD. Interested?For more information please contact Prof. Sylvie Castagne, tel.: +32 16 37 74 23, mail: sylvie.castagne@kuleuven.be or Dr. Jun Qian, tel.: +32 16 32 25 24, mail: jun.qian@kuleuven.be. You can apply for this job no later than July 31, 2023 via the
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