Current research funding in the Division of Mechanical Engineering, Robotics and Design
£1,907,927
£1,907,927
Division of Mechanical Engineering, Robotics and Design
Research Projects
The following are current funded research projects taking place within the research division:
Using machine learning techniques to optimise the motion performance of soft robots physically interacting with their environmentPrincipal Investigator: Kaspar ALTHOEFER Funding source: Defence Science and Technology Lab.-GOV UK Start: 04-10-2021 / End: 03-10-2024 Amount: £99,076 |
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System-level Co-design and Control of Large Capacity Wave Energy Converters with Multiple PTOsPrincipal Investigator: Guang LI Funding source: EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Start: 01-05-2021 / End: 30-04-2024 Amount: £522,970 |
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STREAM - Snake robotics for on-engine advanced thermal mappingPrincipal Investigator: Kaspar ALTHOEFER Funding source: Innovate UK Start: 01-05-2021 / End: 31-10-2022 Amount: £89,835 |
Improve performance of onshore wave energy converters by control system designPrincipal Investigator: Guang LI Funding source: British Council Start: 31-05-2021 / End: 30-05-2022 Amount: £19,060 |
LianaBotPrincipal Investigator: Kaspar ALTHOEFER Funding source: Innovate UK Start: 01-04-2021 / End: 31-03-2022 Amount: £74,313 |
GrowBot - Eversion robot for the construction sectorPrincipal Investigator: Kaspar ALTHOEFER Funding source: Innovate UK Start: 01-04-2021 / End: 31-03-2022 Amount: £149,549 |
Computational Design and Control of Quadruped Robots with Bio-inspired Leg Mechanisms for Dynamic Locomotion in Challenging TerrainPrincipal Investigator: Ketao ZHANG Funding source: Royal Society Start: 31-03-2021 / End: 30-03-2022 Amount: £20,000 |
Drinking Water from Rain: a standalone green energy powered rainwater purification systemPrincipal Investigator: Hasan SHAHEED Co-investigator(s): PETER MCOWAN and Pankaj VADGAMA Funding source: Royal Society Start: 01-12-2019 / End: 30-11-2021 Amount: £74,000 |