Division of Mechanical Engineering, Robotics and Design
Current research funding in the Division of Mechanical Engineering, Robotics and Design totals £1,501,038
Research Funding
The following are current funded research projects taking place within the research division:
| Early Career Fellowship
Principal Investigator: Andrew BUCHAN Funding source: EPSRC Engineering and Physcial Sciences Research Council |
| Launch & Recovery Enhanced Sea States Principal Investigator: Guang LI Funding source: E.P.S.R.C. |
| WormBot Principal Investigator: Kaspar ALTHOEFER Co-investigator(s): Jelizaveta KONSTANTINOVA Funding source: Innovate UK In this project, in collaboration with our partner, Q-bot, a London-based robotic company, we aim to design, manufacture and validate robust, soft robots to remotely apply insulation below the ground floor of domestic dwellings. |
| Organic Rankine Cycle Principal Investigator: Huasheng WANG Funding source: Royal Society |
| Adaptive hierarchical model predictive control of wave energy converter Principal Investigator: Guang LI Funding source: WES Wave Energy Scotland |
| iGrasp Principal Investigator: Kaspar ALTHOEFER Co-investigator(s): Jelizaveta KONSTANTINOVA Funding source: Innovate UK In this project we focus on developing the miniaturised tactile and proximity sensing capabilities for a low-cost and robust way of grasping. We focus on a system that keeps learning the best way to grasp a multitude of different objects. Starting from a good grasp configuration, our system will refine autonomously that configuration each time an object is grasped. |
| Thermally Driven Heat Pump Based on Integrated Thermodynamic Cycles for Low Carbon Domestic Heating Principal Investigator: Huasheng WANG Co-investigator(s): John ROSE Funding source: E.P.S.R.C. |
| Newton Advanced Fellowship: Professor Wei He Principal Investigator: Guang LI Funding source: The Royal Society |
| International Exchanges Scheme - 2015 China Principal Investigator: Guang LI Funding source: The Royal Society wave energy |
| Proof of Concept Fund 2013/14
Principal Investigator: Hasan SHAHEED Funding source: HEFCE Higher Education Funding Council for England |