Institute for Innovation Education with the personal touch

Institute for Innovation Education with the personal touch in Sustainable Engineering (IISE) Director: Professor Paul Stewart www. derby. ac. uk

Based at Lonsdale House “Creating a stimulating environment for innovation, learning, problem solving & creativity” Significant investment by University Working collaboratively with industry and developing core themes: §Advanced Manufacturing §New product & process development §Control, instrumentation, smart & embedded devices §High Quality Research, innovation, skills development §Knowledge exchange (KTP’s) §Supporting regional strategy – competitiveness & growth agenda (linked to 3 European funded programmes and the Innovation Centre projects)

Sustainable design and innovation • • CAE/CAD/CAM Advanced manufacturing strategy and systems Additive Layer Manufacturing and 3 d printing Measurement, materials analysis and testing • Novel composite materials and design analysis • • • Virtual reality design and programming Embedded systems, smart sensors Energy harvesting and self-powering sensors

Sustainable power, energy and systems § § § § Electrical machines, drives and servo control Renewable energy systems and power architectures Complex power and energy system design, modelling and simulation Power generation and transient energy storage Remote Monitoring and Sensing, Prognostics and Diagnostics Low Carbon and Low Emissions Operations Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Infrastructure and Fuels Control Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Multiobjective Optimisation

Industry Sectors § § § Rail transport infrastructure and rolling stock Aerospace including more electric aircraft, airframe and engines Automotive applications including powertrains, electric vehicles and advanced control Manufacturing and process engineering Renewable energy, storage and distribution

Collaborator Industry Partners

Resources Overview § § § Product Development and Lightweight Materials Advanced Manufacturing Electronics/Automation & Sensors Energy & Environment Staff expertise & skills development

Advanced Manufacturing

Chesterfield Equipmentbeing tendered New IISE Equipment Plan to support ERDF funded Enabling Innovation § § § Compact Multi-axis CNC Wire-Cut Machine with accessories Mechanical testing of materials Bench Top Scanning Electron Microscope Articulated arm scanning and reverse engineering Multi-material 3 D printer with 500 x 500 mm workspace Dynamometer and charge amplifier

Some Current Projects at IISE § ERDF – 3 large Programmes to improve competitiveness of the regions SMEs § Rolls-Royce - several projects in advanced manufacturing (machining, 3 D printing and metrology) § 12 KTP projects partnered with local businesses (3 additive manufacturing) § Developing long term research collaborations with NG in additive manufacturing and HS Marston Aerospace in advanced machining and joining § Rolls-Royce Civil Nuclear – 5 funded Ph. Ds focused on standardization of Small Modular Reactors § Rolls-Royce Submarine Propulsion – 4 funded Ph. Ds on themes data analytics, VR/AR & Horizon Scanning