Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing
The research activities of the AIM group encompass three broad areas of research: intelligent manufacturing and systems, robotics and automation, and bio-inspired computational intelligence.
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
Bio-inspired intelligent systems, modelling and design of distributed artificial intelligence (manufacturing shop floor, networks, supply chain management) and holonic manufacturing systems.
Robotics and Automation
Hybrid and parallel manipulators; robotic rehabilitation; hazardous environments; computer vision; visual servoing; bio-medical applications, tele-presence; human-robot interaction; medical implants.
Bio-inspired Computational Intelligence
Motor control, control systems optimisation, mechanical design, manufacturing cell formation, machine job scheduling, robotic team coordination, machine vision, etc.