UK : PhD Studentships Institute of Engineering Surveying & Space Geodesy

PhD Studentships Institute of Engineering Surveying & Space Geodesy

Closing date: *31 August 2006*.

The University of Nottingham is one of the most popular universities in the
UK and the IESSG is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in
research and teaching across a range of positioning, navigation and
surveying disciplines. The staff, students and extensive facilities of the
IESSG are housed in excellent purpose-built accommodation, in the centre of
the University Park campus. Personal staff web pages and lists of recent
publications are available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/iessg. The
Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy (IESSG) has three fully
funded PhD studentships available now in the following research areas:

*Developing A High-Performance, Low-Cost Mobile 3D Laser Scanner*
In collaboration with Riegl UK Ltd. There are many applications where
mobile, vehicle-based laser scanners are starting to be used, such as city
modelling, coastal surveying and 3D surveillance. This project will
undertake research to integrate a low-cost Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)
with GPS to enable positioning and orientation; integrate the GPS-IMU
package with a suitable, vehicle-based laser scanner; develop novel data
processing techniques that will utilise data from the laser scanner to aid
the tracking solution; undertake appropriate trials on a vehicle and
evaluate system performance.

Please quote ref. *IESSG/01*.

*Local Augmentation Differential Integrity*
A Pinpoint Faraday Industrial CASE studentship in collaboration with EADS
Astrium. Galileo will provide worldwide real-time integrity data via
satellite transmissions with performance that is adequate for some safety of
life applications. Certain applications will, however, demand higher
performance through local augmentation. The proposed study will examine and
quantify the benefits of local augmentation differential and integrity
services. This will include assessment of different integrity mechanisms
making use of fixed local infrastructure, and including protection
level-based and integrity risk-based approaches. The work will analyse the
performance achievable through use of different algorithms and will propose
optimal solutions for defined service requirements. Due to the restrictions
imposed by the scheme, this opportunity is limited to UK/EU students who
have been resident in the UK for three years.

Please quote ref. *IESSG/02*.

*Development of a Personal, Low-Cost, Integrated Positioning System for
Security Applications*
A Pinpoint Faraday Industrial CASE studentship in collaboration with
QinetiQ. The research topic focuses on the development of a low cost,
portable, real time navigation solution (principally based on the
integration of GPS and inertial sensors) that maintains accuracy and
availability under the low dynamic environment of human movement and during
extended periods when GPS coverage is denied (especially inside buildings,
under trees or in the urban canyon). Due to the restrictions imposed by the
scheme, this opportunity is limited to UK/EU students who have been resident
in the UK for three years.

Please quote ref. *IESSG/03*.

These fully funded PhD studentships cover fees (at the UK/EU student rate)
and a generous stipend for three years. Other PhD and MSc studentships are
also available in the IESSG.

Further details are available from the Admissions Secretary, Nicola
Gudelajtis, Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy, The
University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD. Tel: 0115
951 3882. Email:
iessg@Nottingham.ac.uk.

Please quote relevant reference number.

For all vacancies see our Internet page http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/hr