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The phenomenon of gimbal lock rose in prominence during the time  of NASA's Apollo program. Inside the inertial measurement unit of the Apollo spacecraft was a stable (inertial) platform about which the spacecraft rotated. The hinged platform was suspended in two gimbals to give it three degrees of freedom. Its role was to give an accurate measure of the spacecraft's orientation. At a particular orientation of the spacecraft, the gimbals became coplanar and control torques became ineffective at stabilizing the platform.

https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/283244

We present a numerical method which exploits the biorthogonal interpolating wavelet family, and second-generation wavelets, to solve initial–boundary value problems on finite domains. Our predictor-corrector algorithm constructs a dynamically adaptive computational grid with significant data compression, and provides explicit error control. Error estimates are provided for the wavelet representation of functions, their derivatives, and the nonlinear product of functions.

Two PhD positions (research assistants) are available in the Department of Mechanical Engineering within the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The full-support position is available for Fall 2018. The projects are focused on conducting computational modeling and simulations of various materials, including atomistic and multiscale simulations.

From 3D Computed Tomography Images (NSI) to Simulation-Ready Models (Simpleware)

Date/Time: Thursday, March 22, 2018 / 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Location: North Star Imaging UK, High Wycombe, UK

Fee: Free-to-attend. Pre-registration is required as places are limited

Who should attend

One postdoc position within the field of biomechanical modeling/biomedical engineering for the cardiovascular system is available at Department of Structural Engineering at NTNU, Trondheim, Norway.  The position will be organized under the cardiovascular modeling project headed by professor Leif Rune Hellevik in the Biomechanics group.

We are pleased to announce the invited speakers for the 4th International Conference on BioTribology (ICoBT 2018), which will take place 26-29 September 2018 in Montreal, Canada.

The aim of the ICoBT meetings is to bring together researchers from across the scientific, clinical and engineering spectrum, to promote communication across the different disciplines and to provide a platform for the presentation of new work in one meeting focused solely on Biotribology.