AVRRC research projects

The following list examples of the many research projects undertaken by the AVRRC. These have all been undertaken in collaboration with industry and other academic institutions.

Current live projects 

A robotic welding arm skilfully fuses metal components while sparks fly in a high-tech manufacturing setting, showcasing advanced automation at work.

DELTA - Digitally Enhanced Low-cost Technology for Aerostructures

InnovateUK

Engineer working on aircraft wing in aircraft maintenance factory

Next Wing

InnovateUK (UKRI)/Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI)

Engineer working on an aircraft wing

Harnessing AI to Detect Anomalies during Aircraft Wing Manufacture and In Service Operation

Collaborative facility

Growing capacity and shaping capability in digitalization transformation

RAEng

Example completed projects

a graphic portraying drones flying over a city

Flying High – Shaping the Future of Drones in UK Cities

an aerospace engineer designing a supersonic aircraft wing, computational fluid dynamics simulation on screen

Agile Wing Integration (AWI)

InnovateUK (UKRI)/Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI)
A man sits at a desk in a contemporary office, intensely focused on designing transportation routes displayed on two large screens.

Designing for Adaptability and evolutioN in System of systems Engineering DANSE

a number of screens in an airport traffic control tower, in the background, the tower seen through the window

EU FP7 DANSE: Air Traffic Management

Busy airport terminal corridor filled with travellers moving towards bright sunlight through large windows

Environmentally Friendly Airport ATM Systems - EFAS

Abstract infographics visualization. Big data code representation.

Insight Benefits of Interaction in Visual Analytics

Military helicopter flying in the air

Augmenting Reality: Day, Night, All Weather Synthetic Vision Systems

Graphic showing an interconnected system of systems – each sphere represents a system that is operationally, managerially, geographically independent. The large sphere represents a specific system of interest.

Using architecture patterns to architect and analyze systems of systems