Research Activities
We aim to provide the wide range of core competencies and application capabilities that lie at the heart of mechatronic systems. It is this wide range of activities that combine to provide the system synergy that characterises the nature of the research. Mechatronic systems comprises a range of disciplines in computer simulations, imaging, mechanisms, electronics, real time computing and control, all working together as an integrated whole. In addition to medical applications (e.g. Mechatronics in Medicine) the main mechatronics research is in:
Geometric modelling and manufacturing
The overall aim of the research in this area is improvement in flexibility and reduction of lead times during design, process development and manufacture of complex engineering products. A particular focus has been in dealing with free-form engineering parts defined using NURBS, as the main modelling entity in modern CAD/CAM systems. Further information: www.imperial.ac.uk/geometricmodelling