Systems Engineering Research Group (SERG)
Head of Group:
Staff
Academic:
Dr M Adda, Dr A Gegov, Dr B Gremont, Dr A Little, Dr Honghai Liu, Dr L Pevy, Dr D Ndzi, Professor C Ross, Dr Nick Savage, Dr GE Tewkesbury
Research:
Dr D Robinson, Dr S Chester, Mr Nils Bausch, Ms MBB Butar, Mr V Kanakaris, Mr G Lambert, Mr Martin Langner, Mr Andy Painting, Mr A Paraskelidis, Mrs A Peart, Dr Shalini Ramlall, Mr Ian Rogers, Mr P Smith, Mr S Toautachone
Recent staff:
Dr H Cawte, Dr J Bergasa, Dr D Cook, Dr M Goodwin, Dr J Graham-Jones, Dr J Hinks, Dr AD Hudson, Dr MWS Jaques, Ms Katarzyna Konieczna, Dr A Lausseniere, Mr R Lewis, Dr E Noussi, Dr S Onuh, Dr GA Poland, Dr A de-Souza, Dr YC Tan, Mr S Urwin-Wright, Mr A Alabdulkarim, Mr D Alenezi, M Al Hubail, Ms Anas Bournai, Dr IJ Stott, Ms Nabil Chaoui, Mr Henry Powell
Research Activities
Dr David Sanders established the Systems Engineering Research Group in 1991. The research group aims to create an atmosphere of openness and academic study in which those attributes that are needed for research work at a high level of excellence can flourish in our three overlapping areas:
The Systems Engineering Research Group has extensive experience in energy and efficiency, sustainable development, environmental engineering, sensors, manufacturing, modelling, heat-recovery and sensor networks; most funded by industry, NATO, Research Councils, European Union and British Council. Expertise available for research includes the academics listed, the other associate members of the Research Group the researchers in the group (including the Institute of Industrial Research within the group) and the RCMI / SEKE.
Specifically the group seeks to create a centre of excellence in inter-disciplinary Systems Engineering and Ambient Intelligence & Cognitive Systems Engineering, and our objectives are to:
- Advance the frontiers of knowledge and enhance academic study in the three group areas.
- Disseminate the new knowledge acquired by the group through presentations and publications.
- Establish and strengthen links with industry and other research groups.
- Secure funding for research activities within the group.
- Underpin our Knowledge Transfer activity with high quality research.
Successfully completed projects have included:
- Sensors in industry projects: Sensory based robotics with Tube Investments; Image processing & welding sensing with Ford Motor Company; Improving machinery motions using dynamics models with Portech Ltd; Sensor fusion, task oriented automata and sensor integration with Eftech Ltd and the National Health Service / Chailey Heritage.
- Knowledge Management for Manufacturing projects: Modular design & knowledge management with Motiontouch Ltd; Managing knowledge with Counterpoint MTC Ltd; CAD for manufacture with QED Ltd; UNIQUE project ESPRIT EP6559 to investigate knowledge based quality control for manufacturing); and the TIQS project (Intelligent Quality System), ESPRIT EP8180 which resulted in a quality systems and Knowledge Management software suite for industry.
- Energy projects: Computer modelling of wastewater systems with EffTech Ltd; Computer control and automation of energy systems with Sewtech Ltd; Techniques in the control of advanced production machinery with Tube Investments; Automation and hydraulic design with Anglian Water; Modelling of refrigeration processes with Zeneca; Modelling of fluid flow processes with Effluent Technology Ltd; and Design, manufacture & control of heat exchangers with Rose Environmental Ltd and the design of passive cooling systems for buildings with BuroHappold.
Our Research has been sponsored by EPSRC, Action Research, DTI, The British Council, NATO, Ford Motor Company, Research Disclosure, Chailey Heritage, Key Industrial Software, Motiontouch Ltd, Kenneth Mason Publications, National Health Service, Anglian Water, QED LTD, Wessex Technology, Zeneca BioProducts, Possum Controls, Roke Manor Reseach, Cold Chain Instruments Ltd, Eden Origin Ltd and Flight Services Data Ltd, Heason Technologies Group Ltd, Feedback Instruments Ltd, Infranor and DSTL.
