Projects

Robot

Search & Rescue

Autonomous and Tele-operated tracked robot platforms designed to navigate a simulated collapsed building.
Functionality includes thermal vision, two way communication, CO₂ sensing and illumination.

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UAV

Unmanned Aerial Inspection

An ongoing PhD project to develop an UAV to internally inspect buildings.
This project is sponsored by Sellafield Ltd to help with their task of safely decommissioning the old Sellafield site.

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Quadcopter

Raspberry Pi Powered Quadcopter

A research project by a 3rd year electronics student investigating the viability of using a Raspberry Pi for autonomous flight.
Current progress including reading flight path from Google Earth, tracking and direction correction.

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FIRA

FIRA MiroSot: Robot Football Competition

Autonomous five aside 7.5cm robot football team.
Multiple achievements including 1^st place in the 2006 UK MiroSot Simulation Championship, qualifying for the FIRA International Quarter Finals (Singapore), 2^nd place in the 2007 UK MiroSot Championship

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Autonomous Mower Robot

A PhD project to develop an autonomous vehicle for grass cutting tasks.
A ride-on greens mower that has been modified to be controlled by a computer and fitted with low-cost GPS.

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