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Current potential research project list

• Manufacturing and technology management
• Supply Chain and Logistics
• Mechatronics/Robotics/Bio-Medical Engineering
• NanomAterials/NanoTechnology
• Automotive Engineering/Ergonomics
• Sustainable energy systems and green environment
• Design of Mechanical Structures

 

Manufacturing and technology management

• Development of holistic decision model for Collaborative Manufacturing Network (CMN) in Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises
• Development of a Dynamic Task Scheduling System for Manufacturing based SMMEs
• Development of a step-by-step decision support system for CIM investment
• An innovative decentralised approach to supply chain scheduling optimisation using discrete-event systems
• Social and Technical Systems Framework: Delivering Value to Multiple Stakeholders
• Impact of Lean and Just in time (JIT) Manufacturing
• Design of Products for Automatic Assembly
• Design of Products for Automatic Disassembly
• Design of Products for Upgradability
• Design of an Intelligent System to Separate Solid Contaminants from Composts Prior to Packaging
• Intelligent Design of Manufacturing Systems
• Design for Reliability and Six Sigma of Mechanical Structures
• Design of Manufacturing Processes for Six Sigma
• Intelligent Design of Automatic Assembly Line
• Design for Waste Recyclability

 

Supply Chain and Logistics

• Optimising supply chain processes using Design for six sigma and fuzzy logic
• Logistics and distribution networks
• Inventory management of perishable goods
• Technological management in the supply chain
• Procurement and purchasing
• The sustainable supply chain
• Development of a Knowledge Management Performance Evaluation systems for Supply Chains
• Supply Chain Management for Collaborative Manufacturing

 

Mechatronics/Robotics/Bio-Medical Engineering

• Development of an intelligent control System for Master-Slave Robots Configuration
• Development of a harvesting system for precision agriculture: development of intelligent machine vision system and multi-arm locomotion system
• Color imaging and multispectral analysis for non-destructive evaluation of agro-alimentary products
• Development of locomotive system for a gastro-shuttle for small intestine bacteria overgrowth diagnosis
• A micro-agitation device for DNA microarray hybridisation application
• The development of laser based micro-joining technology for micro-assembly applications

 

NanomAterials/NanoTechnology

• Sustainable Manufacturing for Industry-Scale Production of Nanomaterials
• Toughening epoxy using a nanomaterial
• Study on adhesive mechanisms of epoxy using a nanomaterial
• Development of polymer/metal nanocomposite
• 2-dimentional nanomaterials
• Development of Novel drug delivery platform
• Development of Novel antibacterial surfaces coatings
• Carbon nanotubes for enhancing the efficiency of solar cells
• Surface gradients for controlling the response of biological cells

 

Automotive Engineering/Ergonomics

• Development of a new platform for commercial Electrical Car
• Development of Muscular scaling model
• Development of ANYBODY full body static driver model
• Modelling driver-seat vibration
• Total steer-by-wire - Active joystick development
• Development of active vibration control
• Development of an integrated seat pressure sensor for motor car
• Development of Universal access method for motor car

 

Sustainable energy systems and green environment

• Development of a phase change thermal storage system for medium temperature applications
• Integrated solar heating and PV cooling system
• Development of an evaporative cooling system with thermal storage
• Energy efficient insulation solutions for buildings
• Low energy cooling using night time energy storage with phase change materials
• Development of liquid-fuelled booster for sea craft
• Optimising synergies between passive and active systems to achieve energy sustainability in buildings
• An integrated thermal system for the provision of hot water, space heating and cooling
• Residential application of liquid desiccant systems in South East Asian tropical climates
• Development of a phase change thermal storage system for medium temperature applications
• Integrated solar heating and PV cooling system
• Development of an evaporative cooling system with thermal storage
• Performance of large scale solar dish for solar electricity generation
• Integrated solar-biomass systems for regional areas
• Evaluation and monitoring of energy consumption and potential reduction strategies in existing housing
• Investigation of potential high temperature thermal energy storage technologies
• Optimisation and integration of waste heat and water desalination for large scale industry
• Integrated large scale industrial and commercial water/energy/waste synergies and management
• Energy efficient insulation solutions for buildings
• Low energy cooling using night-time energy storage with phase change materials
• Thermal energy performance and thermal comfort aspects of convective and radiant systems for space conditioning

 

Design of Mechanical Structures

• Intelligent Optimisation of Mechanical Structure
• Vibration Analysis of Mechanical Structures via Substructuring Technique
• Vibration Analysis of Mechanical Structures via Bond-Graphs

 

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