Autonomous cars are one example of a compelling next-generation artificial intelligence technology. In order to safely navigate through the world, cars must plan long-range routes and short-range paths, perceive the world around them, and act according to a safety-first policy that takes into account the intent of agents in their surrounding world. While not strictly […]

This research is focused on understanding the microscopic mechanisms of lithium ion dynamics in novel solid-state electrolyte materials, which have a wide array of potential applications ranging from electric vehicle batteries to grid storage of renewable energy. A major gap in the development of all-solid-state batteries, which will be safer and more energy-dense than state-of-the-art […]

To achieve useful results in training deep neural network, one typically needs huge number of labelled images. In most practical cases, it is often time consuming, expensive and sometimes even near impossible to get the required numbers of labelled images. Data augmentation consists in a set of image processing techniques that can be applied to […]

Led by Prof. Steve Tsai from Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA, new methods to efficiently design, analyze, optimize and manufacture high-performance light weight panels made of carbon fiber reinforced composites and thermoset resins have been developed by an international consortium. The ideas already available give indication to massively reduce cost, maximize light weight efficiency and […]

Woven fabric-reinforced polymers (WFRP) are composite materials consisting of interwoven fibers dispersed in a continuous polymeric matrix phase. Lightweight and yet very strong mechanical characteristics of WFRPs are, however, often disadvantaged by poor quality due to manufacturing defects. The proposed project aims to exploit the simulation tools developed at University of Bristol to simulate the […]

For the realization of amplifiers with ultra-high control bandwidth, typically the series connection of high-frequency PWM H-bridges is considered in order to simultaneously achieve multi-level voltages and high effective switching frequency, which enables the required high cut-off frequency of the output filter and, thus, facilitates high control bandwidth. However, the approach is of high complexity, […]

Precision agriculture has many benefits especially for the developing world. Autonomous tractors and automatic planting systems have high accuracy, resulting in a substantially improved return on investment for growers, making food planting more economical. Moreover, the tractors can collect information on soil conditions, which can lead to improved maintenance of the crops, prevent blights, and […]

Thermal management of power electronic devices in an electric vehicle inverter is a critical factor influencing cost, size, efficiency and reliability of the system. Liquid cooling is a viable option; however, for peak power operation, the existing liquid cooling system must be optimized. A new impinging-jet-based liquid cooling system with enhanced heat transfer was designed […]

Air quality is a major issue worldwide and has both health and cost implications. Major concerns deal with health issues due to noxious effects of nanoparticles and gaseous pollutant emitted by road traffic (including cardiovascular diseases, enhancement of allergies, pulmonary diseases etc.).It is well-know that transportation systems are a major contributor to pollutant emissions, being […]

The purpose of the proposed research is to explore a deep sensor fusion framework for autonomous driving using a thermal camera and stereo camera. This is a useful driver assistance application for challenging environments such as night-time and rainy or snowy weather. Single sensor, such as monocular, stereo and thermal camera-based autonomous driving applications are […]

Utilizing geomatics sensors such as laser scanners, GNSS, Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), and photogrammetry cameras to provide mobile mapping solutions has been studied and utilized extensively in the past three decades. The data fusion between high-end mobile mapping systems such as laser scanning and imagery-based systems, and low-cost camera systems are still a fertile field […]

This project is aiming at the development of flywheel-based energy storage platform as integrated with power grid substation that will ensure sustainable and safe operation during normal and emergency conditions. It provides reduced operational costs with reduced GHG emissions in energy infrastructures. The design of a resilient energy storage platform is developed to be integrated […]