PhD in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - 32nd cycle

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1 PhD in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - 32nd cycle Research Area n. 3 - Engineering Design and Manufacturing for the Industry of the Future Number of scholarship offered 5 Department DIPARTIMENTO DI MECCANICA Description of the Research Area Industrial production in Europe accounts for the 16% of the European GPD and is a keydriver for innovation, productivity and job creation. As stated in the road map of the PPP Factory of the Future "future factory will be clean, highly performing, environmentally friendly andsocially sustainable". This research area focuses on improving the performance of the industry of the future through the innovative application of technologies, processes and methods to the design and manufacturing of industrial products. The entire life cycle of the product is considered and in particular: R&D&I activities for product and process innovation product ideation and development manufacturing process investigation, optimisation, planning and control manufacturing system design and planning product service and disposal Hence, all the activities required to transform ideas into final products making use of zero defect, affordable, personalised, and eco-efficient manufacturing processes are integrated and investigated within the context of a highly competitive and globalized world from prototyping to mass production. PhD candidates working in this area will be involved in research activities that address the above targets through projects possibly involving other universities and research institutes, as well as Italian and international companies interested in the same topics. Generic scholarships available in this area: 1 Scholarship - Research Field: Manufacturing for the fourth industrial revolution 1 Scholarship - Research Field: Design and validation of advanced measurement systems 1 Scholarship in one of the following Research Fields: Methods and Tools for New product development Reverse Engineering and virtual prototyping for user customizable products Stampato il 21/04/ / 2

2 Two thematic scholarships are also available on the following topics: Laser Cutting of Metals Spatial Augmented Reality as a Key for co-creativity Applicants may apply for thematic scholarships following the instructions provided in the call for application. Stampato il 21/04/ / 2

3 PhD in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - 32nd cycle Research Area n. 3 - Engineering Design and Manufacturing for the Industry of the Future Research Field: LASER CUTTING OF METALS Monthly net income of PhDscholarship (max 36 months) In case of a change of the welfare rates during the three-year period, the amount could be modified. Motivation and objectives of the research in this field Context of the research activity Laser cutting of metals is today the most diffused application of high power lasers, and it is one of the main drivers of innovation. Research is needed to continuously find new processes, to define new components, starting from the laser sources, to define new strategies to monitor, model, and eventually control both the process in itself, and the status of the system and its components. The research has a modern approach, starting from the knowledge base related to the process, but connecting this knowledge base to the most recent concept and architectures of Industry 4.0 referring to the digitization of the manufacturing technologies. Doctoral activities will involve building a (personal) robust experience in the cutting and piercing process and can specifically focus on one of the following research fields: Methods and techniques that will be developed and used to carry out the research 1. Modeling the laser cutting process with experimental and numerical approaches; 2. Assessing the performances of new components (sources, heads, lens mirrors, sensors); 3. Investigating new architectures of cutting systems; 4. Building a model of data set to be logged and analysed in order to increase the level of automation on performance and upgrade of the system 1 / 3

4 Educational objectives The methodology of the research will involve rigorous experimental approaches and physical models applied to design, investigate and evaluate laser cutting process. Moreover LT9 Combo machine will be available at SITEC Lab as well as all the resources and equipment of Mechanical Engineering Department necessary to asses laser cutting process quality. The PhD course provides doctoral candidates with highlevel scientific training, fostering and refining research and problem solving abilities by focusing on both theoretical and experimental skills. At the end of his/her phd course the candidate will be one of the main experts in the European context of laser cutting process and will be able to offer his/her skills and knowledge both to industrial companies or research institutes. Job opportunities List of Universities, Companies, Agencies and/or National or International Institutions that are cooperating in the research: BLM Group ( SITEC, Laboratory for Laser Applications (sitec.mecc.polimi.it) Fraunhofer IWS Dresden Composition of the research group Name of the research directors 6 Full Professors 6 Associated Professors 5 Assistant Professors 15 PhD Students Barbara Previtali barbara.previtali@polimi.it Contacts tecnologie.mecc.polimi.it 2 / 3

5 sitec.mecc.polimi.it For further information visit Additional support - Financial aid per PhD student per year (gross amount) Housing - Foreign Students -- Housing - Out-of-town residents (more than 80Km out of Milano) -- Additional information: educational activity, teaching assistantship, computer availability, desk availability, any other informations Educational activities (purchase of study books and material, funding for participation in courses, summer schools, workshops and conferences): financial aid per PhD student per year: 2nd year: euro per student 3rd year: euro per student Teaching assistantship: availability of funding in recognition of supporting teaching activities by the PhD student. There are various forms of financial aid for activities of support to the teaching practice. The PhD student is encouraged to take part in these activities, within the limits allowed by the regulations. Computer availability: 2nd year: individual use Desk availability: 2nd year: individual use 3 / 3

6 PhD in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - 32nd cycle Research Area n. 3 - Engineering Design and Manufacturing for the Industry of the Future Research Field: REVERSE ENGINEERING AND VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING FOR USER CUSTOMIZABLE PRODUCTS Monthly net income of PhDscholarship (max 36 months) In case of a change of the welfare rates during the three-year period, the amount could be modified. Context of the research activity Motivation and objectives of the research in this field In this era of economical crisis, many productive activities have been moved out of Europe to countries with ultra low labour cost, with the intent of making more competitive European products. Especially in luxury and hi-cost Made in Italy products, this strategy has been demonstrated faulty, and many companies are thinking to re-locate their production in the original countries, providing costreductions by optimizing the production process. The purpose of this thesis is to develop a methodological and technological approach for the production of personalized fashion goods (shoes, bags, clothing, accessories) by reverse engineering existing modular elements, recombining and re-designing them with the help of virtual prototyping approaches. The final products will then be generated with highly automated processes, minimizing the investments on raw materials. Methods and techniques that will be developed and used to carry out the research Metrological characterization of the 3D capturing devices for properly digitizing the involved industrial products; Developing a full digital pipeline for generating new products starting from digitized base modules, customizable by the end-user; Defining a production process including additive manufacturing, starting from the digital output of the 1 / 3

7 virtual prototyping step. Educational objectives Reverse Engineering and Computer Vision techniques. Development, metrological characterization and adaptation to specific purposes; Virtual prototyping and computer graphics from meshes originated by 3D digitized data Additive manufacturing; production time and cost analysis Recent reports and direct contacts with companies involved both in the field of 3D digitization devices and Virtual Prototyping have provided evidences of an extremely good potential in this field ( with the need of several novel professional figures for managing this new productive era. Nikon Instruments has also shown interest in developing new metrological standards for characterizing 3D devices for luxury industry applications. Job opportunities List of Universities, Companies, Agencies and/or National or International Institutions that are cooperating in the research: - MIUR - ELSE Corp Srl (A PoliHub startup), with no economic support; Via Durando 39, Milano, ITALY. Composition of the research group Name of the research directors 2 Full Professors 4 Associated Professors 4 Assistant Professors 6 PhD Students Gabriele Guidi, Monica Bordegoni 2 / 3

8 Contacts For further information visit Additional support - Financial aid per PhD student per year (gross amount) Housing - Foreign Students -- Housing - Out-of-town residents (more than 80Km out of Milano) -- Additional information: educational activity, teaching assistantship, computer availability, desk availability, any other informations Educational activities (purchase of study books and material, funding for participation in courses, summer schools, workshops and conferences): financial aid per PhD student per year: 2nd year: euro per student 3rd year: euro per student Teaching assistantship: availability of funding in recognition of supporting teaching activities by the PhD student. There are various forms of financial aid for activities of support to the teaching practice. The PhD student is encouraged to take part in these activities, within the limits allowed by the regulations. Computer availability: 2nd year: individual use Desk availability: 2nd year: individual use 3 / 3

9 PhD in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - 32nd cycle Research Area n. 3 - Engineering Design and Manufacturing for the Industry of the Future Research Field: SPATIAL AUGMENTED REALITY AS A KEY FOR CO-CREATIVITY Monthly net income of PhDscholarship (max 36 months) In case of a change of the welfare rates during the three-year period, the amount could be modified. Context of the research activity The PhD position is part of the H2020 ICT European Project SPARK (Spatial Augmented Reality as a Key for co-creativity). Motivation and objectives of the research in this field The SPARK project aims at realizing a responsive ICT platform that exploits the potential of Spatial Augmented Reality for supporting and fostering collaborative creative thinking in the design process by reducing language barriers due to diversity of background and sketching skills of the design team members. Spatial Augmented Reality enhances the innovation capabilities of creative industries through the facilitation of brainstorming and the early assessment of design solutions in a Co-Design environment. This empowers the conception of new ideas, especially in the fields of product and packaging design, where the need to reduce the realization of physical prototypes is strongly felt. The project aims also at validating the effectiveness and efficiency of the SPARK platform on a real operational environment and at fostering its deployment by the SME creative industries. 1 / 4

10 Methods and techniques that will be developed and used to carry out the research The PhD candidate will be involved in WP2 activities (Development of SPARK modules related to visualization, interaction, data management, etc.; these modules will provide the user with an intuitive and easy-to-use working environment) and related testing in WP4 (collaborative design sessions and related assessment in terms of creativity enhancement). Educational objectives Operational competences on up-to-date methodologies and tools for the development and exploitation of Augmented Reality technologies. Theoretical and operational competences on design creativity assessment.interaction and collaboration in a EU project Consortium. Soft skills about delivery of scientific talks, drafting of project reports and scientific papers, delivery of presentations to industry. The research experience in this area will nurture the ability to develop research activities within an academic and/or an industrial context, according to the specific objectives of the thesis. Therefore, career opportunities will be related to university research and educational position, industrial R&D departments, key roles in the product development cycle such as product manager, process manager etc. Job opportunities List of Universities, Companies, Agencies and/or National or International Institutions that are cooperating in the research: Partners of the SPARK Consortium ( Further universities involved in complementary activities such as: Univ. of Kobe, Luleå University of Technology) Further Design companies involved in the testing and demonstration sessions. 2 / 4

11 Composition of the research group Name of the research directors 1 Full Professors 2 Associated Professors 2 Assistant Professors 4 PhD Students Gaetano Cascini, Giandomenico Caruso gaetano.cascini@polimi.it Contacts phd-dmec@polimi.it For further information visit Additional support - Financial aid per PhD student per year (gross amount) Housing - Foreign Students -- Housing - Out-of-town residents (more than 80Km out of Milano) -- Additional information: educational activity, teaching assistantship, computer availability, desk availability, any other informations Educational activities (purchase of study books and material, funding for participation in courses, summer schools, workshops and conferences): financial aid per PhD student per year: 2nd year: euro per student 3rd year: euro per student Teaching assistantship: availability of funding in recognition of supporting teaching activities by the PhD student. There are various forms of financial aid for activities of support to the teaching practice. The PhD student is encouraged to take part in these activities, within the limits allowed by the regulations. Computer availability: 2nd year: individual use Desk availability: 3 / 4

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13 PhD in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - 32nd cycle Research Area n. 3 - Engineering Design and Manufacturing for the Industry of the Future Research Field: MANUFACTURING FOR THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Monthly net income of PhDscholarship (max 36 months) In case of a change of the welfare rates during the three-year period, the amount could be modified. Context of the research activity The fourth industrial revolution (namely Industry 4.0) calls for a paradigm shift to address various challenges including digital production, big data analysis, global production and competition, manufacturing at multiple scales, green manufacturing. In this framework, innovative manufacturing processes and systems act as key enabling technologies for providing high-precision, highvalue and high-performance custom-designed components at minimum waste. The research activity carried out with this scholarship can specifically focus on one or more subtopics within these main research frameworks: Motivation and objectives of the research in this field Advanced manufacturing processes: among others, additive manufacturing (SLM and EBM) for metals, micromachining, laser and waterjet based technologies are the available technological platform where production digitalisation and self-consciousness can be pursued. Research at this level can concern new process development as well as innovative hybrid solutions conception. Intelligent process monitoring inspection and control: advanced solutions for sensing and inspection and innovative strategies for intelligent data fusion, big data analysis, quality process monitoring, control and inspection are key factors to achieve sustainable zerodefect manufacturing. 1 / 4

14 Manufacturing systems for sustainable manufacturing: innovative solutions for configuring and managing manufacturing and de-manufacturing systems are eventually needed to drive the whole production system toward high-performance and sustainable solutions. Methods and techniques that will be developed and used to carry out the research Rigorous experimental methods, physical models and numerical simulations will be combined to design, realize and validate the innovative solutions proposed. Teamworking will be also stimulated with the aim of providing appropriate solutions to actual challenges, which are usually complex and require multidisciplinary skills. Educational objectives Doctoral candidates with high-level scientific training, fostering and refining research and problem solving abilities by focusing on both theoretical and experimental skills will be provided. The doctoral candidate will acquire competences on design, optimisation and sensing/control of additive and subtractive manufacturing processes. Job opportunities Italy and the Lombardy region have leading positions in manufacturing worldwide. A recent survey showed that PhD candidates are 100% employed after one year, in national and international companies and academic and non-academic research institutions, engaged in innovation, research and technical development. On average, the survey showed that people earning our PhD title earn 30% more than the corresponding employers with a master title. List of Universities, Companies, Agencies and/or National or International Institutions that are cooperating in the research: MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology TUM- Technical University of Munich ESA-European Space Agency 2 / 4

15 BLM Group Marposs GF Machining Solution Consorzio MUSP (Macchine Utensili e Sistemi di produzione Machine Tool and Production Systems) CNR ITIA (Istituto di Tecnologie Industriali e Automazione) - Composition of the research group Name of the research directors 5 Full Professors 6 Associated Professors 5 Assistant Professors 14 PhD Students Proff. Colosimo, Monno, Moroni, Tolio, Semeraro Contacts MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS phd-dmec@polimi.it For further information visit Additional support - Financial aid per PhD student per year (gross amount) Housing - Foreign Students -- Housing - Out-of-town residents (more than 80Km out of Milano) -- Additional information: educational activity, teaching assistantship, computer availability, desk availability, any other informations Educational activities (purchase of study books and material, funding for participation in courses, summer schools, workshops and conferences): financial aid per PhD student per year: 2nd year: euro per student 3rd year: euro per student Teaching assistantship: availability of funding in recognition of supporting teaching activities by the PhD student. There are various forms of financial aid for activities of support to the teaching practice. The PhD student is encouraged to take part in these activities, within the limits allowed 3 / 4

16 by the regulations. Computer availability: 2nd year: individual use Desk availability: 2nd year: individual use 4 / 4

17 PhD in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - 32nd cycle Research Area n. 3 - Engineering Design and Manufacturing for the Industry of the Future Research Field: METHODS AND TOOLS FOR NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Monthly net income of PhDscholarship (max 36 months) In case of a change of the welfare rates during the three-year period, the amount could be modified. Motivation and objectives of the research in this field Context of the research activity Recent statistics reveal that two out of three New Product Development (NPD) initiatives turn out into market failures despite in most cases the new product fulfils the design specification. This research field concerns the methods and tools providing systematic support to product innovation from idea generation to concept verification and development, with the overall goal of increasing innovation success rates. The specific research objective of the thesis will concern at least one of the followings: design creativity enhancement, early concept evaluation through functional digital mock-ups,design automation for improving the efficiency and robustness of the design process. Methods and techniques that will be developed and used to carry out the research The research will be developed by referring to both emerging and established methodologies and technologies such as: Collaborative creativity, Bio- Inspired Design, TRIZ, Interactive Virtual Prototyping, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Reverse Engineering, Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE), multi-objective optimization. Educational objectives Operational competences on up-to-date methodologies and technologies for the development of innovative and user-friendly products. Capability to interpret technology evolution and the dynamics of product innovation. R&D 1 / 3

18 skills for scientific and industrial applications. Soft skills about delivery of scientific talks, drafting of project reports and scientific papers, delivery of presentations to industry. The research experience in this area will nurture the ability to develop research activities within an academic and/or an industrial context, according to the specific objectives of the thesis. Therefore, career opportunities will be related to university research and educational position, industrial R&D departments, key roles in the product development cycle such as product manager, process manager etc. Job opportunities List of exemplary institutions that are cooperating in the research: University of Bath Grenoble Institute of Technology TU Delft IITB Mumbai University of Kobe Composition of the research group Name of the research directors 2 Full Professors 4 Associated Professors 4 Assistant Professors 6 PhD Students Monica Bordegoni, Gaetano Cascini monica.bordegoni@polimi.it Contacts gaetano.cascini@polimi.it phd-dmec@polimi.it For further information visit 2 / 3

19 Additional support - Financial aid per PhD student per year (gross amount) Housing - Foreign Students -- Housing - Out-of-town residents (more than 80Km out of Milano) -- Additional information: educational activity, teaching assistantship, computer availability, desk availability, any other informations Educational activities (purchase of study books and material, funding for participation in courses, summer schools, workshops and conferences): financial aid per PhD student per year: 2nd year: euro per student 3rd year: euro per student Teaching assistantship: availability of funding in recognition of supporting teaching activities by the PhD student. There are various forms of financial aid for activities of support to the teaching practice. The PhD student is encouraged to take part in these activities, within the limits allowed by the regulations. Computer availability: 2nd year: individual use Desk availability: 2nd year: individual use 3 / 3

20 PhD in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - 32nd cycle Research Area n. 3 - Engineering Design and Manufacturing for the Industry of the Future Research Field: DESIGN AND VALIDATION OF ADVANCED MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS Monthly net income of PhDscholarship (max 36 months) In case of a change of the welfare rates during the three-year period, the amount could be modified. Motivation and objectives of the research in this field Context of the research activity Measurements are essential in modern factories, in order to monitor the production process and to verify the compliance of the product with the design requirements. The production monitoring can be improved by developing new transducers and adopting novel data processing techniques for the minimization of the measurement uncertainty. Methods and techniques that will be developed and used to carry out the research In order to develop novel measurement systems, it is necessary to create analytical models of the thermomechanical systems. The implementation of novel measurement algorithms requires also developing the technical skills typical of programmers. Finally, the implementation of experimental setups for the model validation requires to develop a deep knowledge of the measuring instruments and of their interaction with the physical systems to minimize the experimental effort while achieving accurate measurements. Educational objectives The candidate, at the end of the PhD programme, will be able to design innovative measurement systems and to design experimental setups for the instrument calibration. Job opportunities The skills developed during the PhD programme allow the candidate to work in any R&D department of companies performing intensive experimental activities. The recent 1 / 3

21 PhD candidates have found positions in different sectors from the design and test of instruments for space to gas turbines. List of Universities, Companies, Agencies and/or National or International Institutions that are cooperating in the research: ESA ESTEC INAF IAPS CNR IIA ENI KAYSER ITALIA Composition of the research group Name of the research directors 2 Full Professors 3 Associated Professors 4 Assistant Professors 6 PhD Students Bortolino Saggin, Alfredo Cigada bortolino.saggin@polimi.it Contacts phd-dmec@polimi.it For further information visit Additional support - Financial aid per PhD student per year (gross amount) Housing - Foreign Students -- Housing - Out-of-town residents (more than 80Km out of Milano) -- Additional information: educational activity, teaching assistantship, computer availability, desk availability, any other informations Educational activities (purchase of study books and material, funding for participation in courses, summer schools, workshops and conferences): financial aid per PhD student per year: 2 / 3

22 2nd year: euro per student 3rd year: euro per student Teaching assistantship: availability of funding in recognition of supporting teaching activities by the PhD student. There are various forms of financial aid for activities of support to the teaching practice. The PhD student is encouraged to take part in these activities, within the limits allowed by the regulations. Computer availability: 2nd year: individual use Desk availability: 2nd year: individual use 3 / 3