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Job Description
This project aims to automate the design of origami-based deployable building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) to mitigate the energy consumption of skyscrapers. Buildings worldwide account for a third of energy consumption, BIPV offers a sustainable solution, embedding solar panels into building exteriors. However, the complexity of BIPV installation and a lack of skilled professionals impede their broader adoption. To overcome the challenge in installation, we’re introducing deployable BIPVs and developing a dedicated design tool tailored for origami-based BIPVs on skyscrapers.
The main research tasks for the project include but will not be limited to:
• Origami Pattern Design: To devise a comprehensive tool that facilitates the design of origami-based deployable BIPVs
• Thickness Accommodation: To establish a general thickness accommodation model that converts origami patterns into tangible BIPV prototypes;
• Prototyping and Testing: To fabricate a scaled laboratory prototype of the envisioned BIPVs
• Research & Documentations: document all research findings, tool development stages, and pattern designs for reference and publication
• Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with research fellow, Ph.D. students, masters, and undergraduates in the group.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Origami Engineering, Structural Optimization, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related disciplines.
- Experience in developing origami patterns, structural optimization, robotics, mechatronics, etc.;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good teamwork abilities, self-motivation, and self-reflection.
- Proficiency in the English language, both in oral and written form.
