Robotics Engineer (M/F) – Reducing Physical Strain in Construction

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Robotics Engineer (M/F) – Reducing Physical Strain in Construction

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Offer DescriptionIn the construction industry, operators frequently handle loads (under 50 kg) and transport them from one area to another on different floors of a building. These strenuous tasks are detrimental to their health. The project aims to develop a robot that can replace them in these difficult tasks. A cable-driven parallel robot appears well-suited for moving loads in large volumes (e.g., width = 40 m, height = 20 m, depth = 5 m).
This robotics engineering position is part of the TITANBOT project, which aims to make a robotic system fully operational and easy to implement and use. To achieve this, it will be necessary to mature research results on cable-driven parallel robots (CDPRs) from two leading French research laboratories (LIRMM in Montpellier and LS2N in Nantes).
The objective of TITANBOT is to develop CDPR technological building blocks to meet the needs of the construction and nuclear decommissioning sectors. This project is led by a consortium consisting of the CNRS (LS2N and LIRMM), end users (VINCI Energies France and ORANO), CETIM, and IRT Jules Verne for technology evaluation, as well as ACTEMIUM Paris TRS, which will be the integrator of the solutions developed in two use cases (construction and nuclear). The research results that will be matured in the first phase of TITANBOT come from collaborative research projects conducted by the LS2N and LIRMM teams for over 15 years.
The corresponding technological building blocks relate to design and modeling, control methods and interfaces, calibration, and trajectory planning for CDPRs. Two industrial CDPR prototypes will be developed to address the use cases in construction and nuclear. A second phase of the TITANBOT project will be dedicated to the industrialization of these two solutions.
The project methodology, starting from the results of the two research laboratories (LS2N and LIRMM) and going all the way to the factory and the construction site, will take place in three steps:
1. Collaborative engineering: selection and combination of academic technological building blocks in the form of preliminary models;
2. Simulation: maturation of building blocks and combination in digital mock-ups;
3. Experimentation: realization of two physical demonstrators. Evaluations will be carried out at each stage of the project according to technical, economic, environmental, regulatory, human, and operational criteria. The impacts of the final robotic solution are multiple, including reducing the physical strain on operators and improving their working conditions. It will be environmentally friendly (energy efficient, easily recyclable, reusable, and transferable). The development of this new robotic solution, based on CDPRs, will also make it possible to capitalize on academic research investments by aggregating its results to develop new products and associated services.
Two teams will work in parallel on the use of CDPRs for the two targeted applications: transporting small loads for construction and testing the irradiation of buildings to authorize their decommissioning. The interactions between the two teams will be a source of enrichment.Your primary mission will be to select, evaluate, dimension, and implement a CDPR for the use case in the construction sector defined by VINCI Energies France. To this end, you will contribute to Work Package 1 of the TITANBOT project and, in particular, to two tasks of the latter. The first task aims to select different CDPR technological building blocks and combine them in several ways to propose solutions that can meet the use case defined by VINCI. The second task is devoted to defining the architecture of the demonstrators. In addition, you will also contribute to Work Package 2: design and manufacturing of the CDPR demonstrator (physical prototype) for the use case, and Work Package 3: evaluation of models and demonstrator.
Mission Details

• Contributions to the selection of CDPR technological building blocks to meet a use case in the construction sector.
• Geometric and kinematic modeling.
• CDPR design software.
• Calculation of workspaces.
• Performance evaluation.
• Representation of collision zones between cables, cable/platform, cable/environment, platform/environment.
• Local optimization of CDPR geometric parameters.
• Monitoring of simulation results (performed by an engineer at LIRMM) to adapt the robot design.
• Management of safety in case of contact between an operator and the CDPR.
• Contributions to the design and manufacturing of the CDPR demonstrator for the use case defined by VINCI (WP2).
• Writing reports summarizing the developed models and test results.

What we offer:

• The opportunity to work on an innovative project with a high impact, in collaboration with academic and private partners.
• A stimulating and collaborative work environment.
• Opportunities for professional development.

Join us to revolutionize the construction sector!Where to apply WebsiteRequirementsResearch Field Engineering Education Level Master Degree or equivalentResearch Field Computer science Education Level Master Degree or equivalentResearch Field Mathematics Education Level Master Degree or equivalentLanguages FRENCH Level BasicResearch Field Engineering Years of Research Experience NoneResearch Field Computer science Years of Research Experience NoneResearch Field Mathematics Years of Research Experience NoneAdditional InformationEligibility criteria

• Education: You hold a PhD, Master’s, or Engineering degree in robotics, mechatronics, or a related field.
• Technical Skills: Mastery of calculation techniques applied to mechatronics (mechanics and automation), and more particularly to robotics, and associated software (e.g., Matlab/Simulink). Mastery of kinematic modeling in robotics or mechatronics. Knowledge of cable-driven robotics. General knowledge of algorithms used in robotics for the evaluation of workspaces, performance evaluation. General knowledge of sensors (cameras, force sensors, encoders, inertial unit) and actuators used in robotics and their implementation. Programming skills (C++, Python, …).
• Personal Qualities: Rigor and method. Team spirit and ability to collaborate. Creativity and innovation. Interest in industrial transfer.

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Nantes, Loire-Atlantique

Job date

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:44:11 GMT

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