Modern military conflicts are producing dramatic increases in a new class of "silent" injuries, in part due to the changing manners by which war is waged and better protective equipment. Foremost among these are traumatic brain injury (TBI), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),…
High velocity oxyfuel (HVOF) thermal spraying is one of the most significant developments in the thermal spray industry since the development of the original plasma spray technique. The first investigation deals with the combustion and discrete particle models within the general…
New Approach Directives now govern the health and safety of most products whether destined for workplace or domestic use. These Directives have been enacted into UK law by various specific legislation principally relating to work equipment, machinery and consumer products. This …
A heterogeneous research partnership (HRP) is one in which industry, academia and government collaborate to conduct research, typically of national importance. Whilst most HRPs complete their planned duration and deliver their agreed tasks, it is not uncommon for participants to…
Multi-Attribute Optimisation (MAO) is proposed as a tool for delivering high value products within the systems engineering approach taken in the automotive industry. This work focuses on MAO methods that use Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) analyses to build a metamodel of syste…