Research Capabilities
5 Key Research Thrusts
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Materials Development
• Carbon-fibre Composites
• Enhancing Matrix-fibre Interface
• Hollow Silica Nanocomposite for Light Weight Composite
Application
• Carbon Nano-tube Reinforced Composites
• Nanocomposite Development
• New E-beam Curable Polymer Matrices
• Stealth/ Graded Materials
Coatings
• Corrosion-resistant Coatings
• EMI Shielding
• Erosion Resistant Coatings
• De-icing Coatings
• Scratch-resistant/Hydrophobic Coatings
• Self-regenerating Composites and Polymer Coatings
• Surface Plasma Treatment of Composites
• Thermal Barrier Coatings
• UV Curable Coatings
• Self Cleaning External Paint for Aircraft Topcoat
• Sol-gel to Improve Wear-resistant Coating
• Adhesive Bonding Preparation
• Optical Sensor Development Based on Sol-gel Waveguide
(Potentially useful in structural health monitoring)
• High-temperature Resistant Cutter Coating for Dry Machining of
Aero-engine Material. (Includes cutter geometry &
edge preparation)
Automation
• Computational Intelligence for High Mix Low
Volume Production
• Intuitive Teaching and Rapid Programming for Industrial Robots
• Force-controlled Multi-axis Tool Modules
• Robotic On-wing NDT Inspection
• Robotic Large Work Piece Polishing
• Transducers
• Automated 3D Profile Measurement
• Low Cost Automation to Reduce Labour Content
Laser Processing & Machining
• Difficult-to-machine Materials
• Laser Material Build-up
• Surface Cleaning
• Laser Processing of Composites
• Laser Surface Texturing/Enhancement
• Deterministic Vibratory Finishing
• Abrasive Flow Machining
Welding & Bonding
• Laser Welding of Engine and Fuselage Components
• Arc Welding and Repair
• High Strength Aluminium Bonding
• Polymer Composite Joining
• Polymer Ultrasonic Welding
• Hybrid Joining
• Fast Curing Techniques
• UV Curable Adhesives
Forming
• Cold Rotary Forming
• Fabrication of Sandwich Panel by Hot Press or
Autoclave
• Microforming from Sheet and Bulk Stock
including Microforging and Push Forming
• MIM/ Forming of Light-weight Alloys
• Net Shape Intermetallics Processing
• Pore Free Forming
• Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM)
• Vacuum Infusion Process (VIP)
• Hybrid Superplastic Forming
Supply Chain Management
• Cross-docking Planning & Scheduling for
Inventory Control
• Inter-enterprises Supply Chain Planning &
Configuration
• Multi-sites Inter-enterprises Capacity Planning
• Secured & Real-time RFID Track & Trace with
Reader/Tag Security
• Decision Support for MRO Repair Cost
Estimation
• Lean Service Chain for MRO
• Part Integration through RTM, VIP
Security
• Cryptography
• Digital Rights Management
• Object, Scene and Event Recognition
• Privacy Protection
• RFID Security
• Security Protocols
• Sensor Network Security
• Speaker Identification & Verification
• Video/ Voice Surveillance
• Real-time Location System-based Camera Surveillance
Wireless Communication
• Ad-hoc / Wireless Sensor Networking
• Cognitive Radio
• In-plane Wireless Audio-video Code
• Real-time Object Tracking
• Ultra-wide Band (UWB) Communication
• UH-speed Optical Fibre Transmission/FBG
Sensors
Human-Machine
• Audio & Video Signal Process,
Scalable Coding
• Context-aware System/Speaker & Language
Recognition
• Data Mining/Text Mining/Graph Mining
• Interactive/Multi-modal Interface
• Multilingual Information Retrieval &
Management
• Messaging & Language Translation
• 3D Modelling & Animation
Inspection
• Composite Inspection
• Degradation Monitoring for Composites
and Composite Repairs
• Eddy Current/ Ultrasonic Inspection
• Optical Inspection
• Remote Monitoring for Health
Management of Electro-mechanical
Machines
• Structural Health Monitoring
• Vibration Detection
• 3D CT, 2D X-RAY Imaging
• Sonic Testing
• Non-contact Mass Finishing Surface Condition Monitoring
• Wireless Large Holes and Surface Integrity Degradation Detection
• Vibratory Polishing Integrity Monitoring for Aero-engine Alloys
Modelling & Simulation
• Computational Electromagnetics
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Fluid/Structure Dynamics with Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI)
• Fluid/Structural Dynamics
• Modelling of Mechanical Property of
Nanocomposite Structures
• Visualisation and Digital Modelling
• Advanced Software and Architecture
• Collaborative Computing
• Evidence-based Cutting-edge Geometrical Integrity Modelling for
Aero-engine Alloys
• Sub-surface Integrity Reference Modelling for Aero-engine Alloys
• Cutter Stability, Sub-surface Integrity and Vibratory Finishing
Relationship Modelling
• Flow forming & Vibropolishing
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