Research into model integration in support of the virtual engineering of organisations, with particular emphasis on manufacturing systems design and change
People; director(s); senior researchers
Head of Institute: Prof. Richard Weston
Senior Researcher: Dr. Robert Harrison, Dr. Andrew West, Dr. Aysin Rahimifard, Dr. Joseph Ajaefob
List of recent & current key projects
EPSRC projects
Unified Modelling of Complex Systems - to facilitate ongoing organisation design and change (Mar 2006 - Aug 2008)
Study of the interplay between role dynamics and organisational performance (Mar 2004 - Nov 2006)
A multimedia environment for the global engineering of manufacturing machines (GEMM, Jul 2000 - Dec 2002)
UK Centre of Excellence for Customised Assembly (CECA)
Exploitation and development of state of the art Virtual Engineering methods and tools to life-cycle engineer customised assembly systems used by both multi-national clients and SMEs including: Ford, British Aerospace, Rolls Royce, Airbus, Boeing, Goodrich, Shenling Group, Artform & ACM
People; director(s); senior researchers
Academic Director: Prof. Richard Weston
Senior Researcher: Prof. Keith Case, Dr. Robert Harrison
List of recent & current key projects
HEFI 3 UK Government funds of value circa £5M over 2009 to 2009 has funded CECA exploitation of Virtual Engineering research at Loughborough, Sheffield and Nottingham Universities.