The DigiTwin project is looking to recruit a passionate researcher to join a multi-institution project as a Research Associate, tenable for 1 year with the potential of an extension subject to satisfactory progress and funding availability.
The Bristol component of this project is focussed on the interaction of numerical models and physical experiments in so-called hybrid tests where two substructures (one physical and one numerical) are coupled together in real-time. This novel approach to testing provides a great deal of flexibility in the design process since it enables poorly modelled (or externally supplied) parts of the structure to be tested physically while retaining the freedom to rapidly change and test different numerical models. Of particular interest within this testing framework is the investigation and exploitation of nonlinear behaviours and how uncertainties manifest and propagate through the system.
This position is ideal for a researcher with an interest in uncertainty quantification, nonlinear behaviour, and control. You should have good computational skills (MATLAB and/or Julia are commonly used) and experience of working with experimental data. You will be part of a vibrant Dynamics and Control research group, working alongside researchers dealing wide variety of application areas. In addition, there will be regular meetings of the full project team from each of the universities with an emphasis on cross-fertilisation of ideas and collaborative working.
