A Ph.D. position is available beginning as early as Fall 2022 in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA. The research encompasses topics of Guidance and Control with application to unmanned air and space vehicles. The research group that the applicant would work in focuses on autonomous and semi-autonomous control of surface and flight vehicles with focus on nonlinear control systems (e.g., nonlinear plant dynamics, saturated control signals).
Qualifications: The applicant must have a strong background in control systems and/or robotics. Applicants with experience in robust and/or nonlinear control are encouraged to apply. The applicant must be experienced with the Matlab/Simulink programming environment.
Dates: Beginning as early as Fall 2022.
How to apply: Applications should be emailed to Dr. Chris Richards (chris.richards@louisville.edu), as soon as possible. Please include a CV, PDFs of relevant publications, and names and email addresses of at least two references.
