| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/N010523/1 |
| Title: |
Balancing the impact of City Infrastructure Engineering on Natural systems using Robots |
| Principal Investigator: |
Purnell, Professor P |
| Other Investigators: |
| Fuentes, Professor R |
Brown, Professor A |
Graham, Dr G |
| Kim, Dr J |
Dehghani-Sanij, Professor AA |
Merat, Professor N |
| Rogers, Professor CDF |
Chapman, Professor DN |
Basheer, Professor M |
| Somjit, Dr N |
Robertson, Professor I |
Dallimer, Dr M |
| Cohn, Professor AG |
Miodownik, Professor M |
Dymski, Professor GA |
| Prior, Dr SD |
Richardson, Professor R |
Cohen, Professor N |
| Metje, Professor N |
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| Department: |
Civil Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Leeds |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research |
| Starts: |
04 January 2016 |
Ends: |
01 July 2021 |
Value (£): |
4,217,380
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Building Ops & Management |
Design & Testing Technology |
| Robotics & Autonomy |
Urban & Land Management |
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
Our vision is that of a city where infrastructure is autonomously maintained and dynamically responsive, focused on: securing the health & wellbeing of its citizens; contributing to flourishing and sustainable natural systems in the city; and creating positive economic and societal outlooks.
Towards our vision we will tackle the Grand Challenge of: Zero disruption from Streetworks in UK Cities by 2050.
Our strongly interdisciplinary team aspires to fulfil our Grand Challenge through pioneering scientific research (and research methods) into: autonomous systems for minimally invasive infrastructure sensing, diagnosis and repair; development of advanced robots for deployment in complex live city environments; and the socio-technical intricacy of the robot - human - natural systems interfaces. We will develop pioneering robot designs, technical implementations and socio-economic impact cases linked to specific application requirements, starting with three case-study systems:
o "Perch and Repair" remote maintenance and modernisation of lighting columns to promote their use as multifunctional platforms for city communication nodes;
o "Perceive and Patch" Swarms of flying vehicles for autonomous inspection, diagnostics, repair and prevention of highway defects (e.g. potholes);
o "Fire and forget" hybrid robots designed to operate indefinitely within live utility pipes performing inspection, repair, metering and reporting tasks.
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| Organisation Website: |
http://www.leeds.ac.uk |