Three (3) PhD Scholarships in Machine Design, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (2015 - 2016)

Almost all car and truck manufacturers are today developing and demonstrating vehicle concepts for autonomous driving. Beyond the hype, autonomy promises to improve transport safety, performance and cost-efficiency. Autonomy is often described on a scale, from driving controlled by a human, over scenario specific autonomy (e.g. on a certified road), to full autonomy, where the driver is no longer in charge, nor expected to take over control.

This project focuses on how to achieve full autonomy for heavy vehicles while guaranteeing that the vehicle performs safely. Autonomous vehicles have to be trusted to behave correctly; current methods for ensuring system safety are however very costly and effectively block the introduction of fully autonomous systems. The project therefore addresses the development of new methods and techniques in the following three areas: safety analysis, system architecture, and test and verification.

We are seeking three PhD students that will join the Mechatronics and Embedded control systems unit at KTH, to form a new team (including senior researchers) that addresses safety, architecture, test and verification for autonomous vehicles, where one specific emphasis will be placed on heavy vehicles. The team will be working in close collaboration with the industrial partner, Scania, with other researchers involved in autonomous systems at KTH and with our international collaboration partners.

We offer a stimulating research and engineering environment, encompassing theoretical and practical applications of research.

Qualifications
A suitable candidate have a degree of master of science in engineering. Suitable specializations include physics, electrical engineering, mechatronics, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, software engineering, computer science or similar.

The applicant must have excellent English skills, both written and verbal.

We will place great emphasis on personal characteristics for this position.

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