PhD: Soft Robotics & Variable-Stiffness Control

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet; København; On-site; DKK 379,000 - 469,000; Full time

Job summary

DTU Electro invites applications for a PhD position focused on soft and adaptive robotics, aiming to design, model, and control robotic systems with compliant structures and variable stiffness to improve interaction and stability. The research will be conducted within the RESSORT project and validated on robotic platforms, including morphing aerial systems.

The appointment is for 3 years, full-time, with enrolment in a DTU degree programme.

Qualifications

• Two-year master's degree (120 ECTS) or equivalent.
• Strong background in mechatronics, robotics, mechanical engineering, and control engineering.
• Experience with CAD tools, actuators, embedded systems and experimental prototyping.
• Proficient in MATLAB/Simulink, C++, and/or Python.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop compliant and variable-stiffness mechanisms for robotic applications.
• Develop mathematical and dynamic models of robotic systems with flexible structures.
• Investigate control strategies for changes in configuration, stiffness and interaction forces.
• Integrate actuators, sensors and embedded control into experimental platforms.
• Develop methods for stable and efficient operation under varying conditions.
• Validate technologies through simulations and experiments on robotic systems.
• Collaborate with international research and industrial partners and disseminate results.

Skills

Robotics

Mechatronics

Control engineering

Dynamic modelling

Experimental validation

Education

Two-year master's degree (120 ECTS)

Tools

CAD tools

Actuators

Embedded systems

MATLAB/Simulink

C++

Python

Job description

DTU Electro invites applications for a PhD position focused on soft and adaptive robotics, aiming to design, model, and control robotic systems with compliant structures and variable stiffness to improve interaction and stability. The research will be conducted within the RESSORT project and validated on robotic platforms, including morphing aerial systems.

The appointment is for 3 years, full-time, with enrolment in a DTU degree programme.