Targeted Project -Priority 3 (Under development) -

'A Novel 3D Location System of High Accuracy'

Investigating radio wave, optical wave, and ultrasound wave technology in order to produce an innovative non-contact location system, accurate to within 1 part in a million. Potential applications will include revolutionary designs for industrial Coordinate Measuring Machines. Other high-accuracy, non-contact 3-D location applications will be investigated.

Current partnership -

5 European partners:

University of Warwick (UK),

LK Group (UK) Ltd,

University of Rome 3 (Italy),

National University of Ireland – Cork (Ire)

Institute of Photonics & Nanotechnology (Italy),

2 Subcontracted Partners:

Southampton Institute (UK),

University of Limerick (Ire)

Initial submission March 2003 (FW6 Call 1 NMP) – Met all requirements, but not supported due to Call 1 being over-budget. Other funding sought, pending further calls for FW6

Total Project cost - 4 MEuro

SMART Award (£320,000) -

Developing photogrammetry technology for non-contact measurement of manufactured tube - in collaboration with The Optical Metrology Centre. Highly commended finalists in 'Metrology for World Class Manufacturing Awards 2000'.