Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | EP/D027403/1 | |
| Title | Pilot project: Smart Gut for Energetically Autonomous Robot | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Not Energy Related 85%; Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Fuel Cells) 15%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 50%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Applied Mathematics) 25%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Computer Science and Informatics) 25%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Professor C Melhuish No email address given Computing Engineering and Maths Science University of the West of England |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 October 2005 | |
| End Date | 31 January 2007 | |
| Duration | 16 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £61,924 | |
| Industrial Sectors | No relevance to Underpinning Sectors | |
| Region | South West | |
| Programme | Materials, Mechanical and Medical Eng | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor C Melhuish , Computing Engineering and Maths Science, University of the West of England (99.999%) |
| Other Investigator | Professor J Greenman , Applied Sciences, University of the West of England (0.001%) |
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| Recognised Researcher | Dr IAI Ieropuolos , University of the West of England (0.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | This Pilot project focuses on the vital issues, for an energetically autonomous robot, of ingesting natural raw substrate, converting (and storing) it into useful energy and removing waste build up. This study focuses on the development of further mechanisms to be used in conjunction with the Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) system developed in the IAS laboratory. An integrated system capable of extracting energy from food (waste or otherwise) will have tremendous potential in fields including autonomous robots and waste energy management.A robot (Ecobot III)will be constructed which incorporates the novel developments outlined in this proposal. This platform will enable us to demonstrate long term energy autonomy in a robot by carrying out tasks which require more energy than the robot starts off with. That is, the robot has to acquire energy from the environment to carry out its work | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 01/01/07 | |
