Lucas Kirschbaum
PhD Student
Earl Mountbatten Building, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS
Supervisor: David Flynn
Secondary Supervisor: Valentin Robu
Sponsoring Company: Baker Hughes, a GE company
Lucas is a PhD Researcher of the CDT in Embedded Intelligence, he is conducting research within the field of Prognostics and Health Management of Critical Assets.
His PhD projects targets the key elements of Condition Based Monitoring (CBM) and Prognostics and Health Management (PHM). Various approaches are utilised and applied to the critical assets of the drill string, which is particularly exposed to a harsh environment making prognostics a decisive factor to allow for undisturbed operations.