Aeronautical engineering

Supervisor: Dr Xiaofeng Wu

Eligibility: WAM>75 and Undergraduate candidates must have already completed at least 96 credit points towards their undergraduate degree at the time of application.

Project Description:

The university is developing novel technologies for in-orbit servicing, assembly and manufacturing (ISAM). ISAM is an emerging business in space industry that has attracted significant investment from both government and private sector internationally.

This project will develop autonomous capabilities for robotic close proximity operations. While in autonomous operation mode, this project will enhance the safety and reliability of robotics operations in orbit with on-board autonomy. It considers sensor failures by a fault-tolerant fusion of state-based and AI-based attitude determination algorithm. It also provides a safe reinforcement learning-based strategy for reactionless robotic operations.

The successful candidate is responsible for the dynamics and control of the robotic satellite simulator. The candidate will be collaborating with the chief investigators, postdocs and PhD students. We will work together to develop the technologies and spacecraft subsystems that are much needed by the Australian space industry to build the Australia in the ISAM business.

Requirement to be on campus: Yes *dependent on government’s health advice.