High-Speed Optical Metrology for Hydrogen Tank Crash Tests

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft); Delft; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Delft University of Technology invites applications for a 12-month position focusing on full-field optical measurements of a cryogenic hydrogen tank drop test. You will plan and perform stereo DIC with high-speed cameras and connect results to crash simulations.

You will design the imaging setup, conduct measurements at TU Delft and on-site Italy, process displacements and strains, and contribute to the digital thread for design and certification.

Qualifications

• PhD in optics, computer vision, experimental mechanics, aerospace engineering or related field.
• Hands-on experience with digital image correlation (DIC), ideally high-speed stereo.
• Experience in correlating DIC data with finite element models for model validation.
• Experience with image processing and data analysis.
• Willingness to travel to the test facility in Italy for the test campaign (short period).

Responsibilities

• Designing the high-speed stereo imaging setup for DIC and marker tracking.
• Test measurements in the TU Delft laboratory and during the final drop test on site.
• Processing the image data into displacements, strains and motions of the test article.
• Linking the DIC results to the finite element models.
• Communicating results to academic and industrial audiences.

Skills

DIC experience

High-speed stereo

Image processing

Data analysis

Experimental mechanics

Education

PhD in optics

Tools

DIC software

Finite element software

Job description

Delft University of Technology invites applications for a 12-month position focusing on full-field optical measurements of a cryogenic hydrogen tank drop test. You will plan and perform stereo DIC with high-speed cameras and connect results to crash simulations.

You will design the imaging setup, conduct measurements at TU Delft and on-site Italy, process displacements and strains, and contribute to the digital thread for design and certification.