Postdoc Position in Neural Controls

[Eric Wan]

POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

The OGI School or Science and Engineering at OHSU has an opening for a
post-doctoral research associate to participate in an interdisciplinary UAV
neural controls project.

Project overview:

This project involves the design and implementation of nonlinear
reconfigurable controllers using neural networks that exploit the coupled
dynamics between a vehicle model (e.g., helicopter) and adaptive models of
the environment. New model-predictive neural control techniques are
developed to perform on-line optimization of vehicle control trajectories
under dynamic and situational constraints.

Now entering the 3rd year of this project, the main focus is on 1) increased
simulation realism for ship-based VTOL, and 2) demonstration of the
approaches using an instrumented RC helicopter.  The successful candidate
will work closely with an interdisciplinary team of software and control
engineers, with specific responsibility for various aspects pertaining to
control design, vehicle and aerodynamic modeling, and system integration.

Home page: http://www.cse.ogi.edu/PacSoft/projects/sec/

Requirements: Candidate should have a Ph.D. with an expertise in nonlinear
control and/or a strong background in flight dynamics modeling for
rotorcraft, including rotor and airframe aerodynamics.  Salary range
$45,000 - $55,000 plus benefits.

Location:  OHSU's OGI School of Science and Engineering campus is in
Hillsboro, Oregon, approximately 11 miles west of downtown Portland.

Sponsor: DARPA

Oregon Health & Science University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please send inquiries and background information to Prof. Eric A. Wan:
ericwan at ece.ogi.edu.

Eric A. Wan
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Center for Spoken Language Understanding
OGI School of Science and Engineering, OHSU
http://www.ece.ogi.edu/~ericwan/

Note: On July 1, 2001, the Oregon Graduate Institute merged with the Oregon
Health & Science University, becoming the OGI School of Science and
Engineering at OHSU.