Marie Curie Fellowship: Aerospace engineer, mechanical engineer, mechatronics engineer or similar (f/m/x)

You will do research on smart aircraft interior structures capable of reducing cabin noise with a minimum of weight. This will contribute to a more sustainable aviation in the future. The main objective of your thesis is the development of active noise control for aircraft interior parts to counteract noise close to the passengers. Key features of such an active component are the structure-based sensing scheme and the modularity. The structure-based modular concept avoids the distribution of microphones in the cabin and permits each active interior part to act independently and decentralized. The active component is also able to emit useful sound (e.g. passenger announcement) or improve sound quality through noise masking or psychoacoustic features.

Your mission is to contribute to a modular and robust aircraft interior part with active noise reduction capability. Major intermediate results for the development of such a part are the selection of a suitable structure-based sensing scheme, the optimization of actuators and sensors, the design and implementation of a controller and the structural integration of the active components. Each active part will facilitate the reduction of noise in a neighboring region of the cabin and their assembly will facilitate a global reduction in a dedicated section of the aircraft or even in the whole cabin.

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