Endurance - Graphene based coatings for durable wear resistant low cost position sensors

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In recent years there has been an exponential increase in embedded electronics within cars as OEMs strive tosatisfy consumer demand for greater comfort, safety, convenience, reliability, fuel efficiency, infotainment andfun, and stringent legislative targets for automotive emissions. Position sensors represent a key enablingtechnology used for monitoring and control of systems throughout the car, from engine management throughto pedal position monitoring. Consumers demand intelligence as standard and at no extra cost. The state of theart provides two sensor types: i) contact based devices (low performance at low cost); and ii) non-contactdevices (high performance at high cost). Utilising the unique properties of graphene based coatings (wearresistance combined with customised conductivity and barrier) the ENDURANCE consortium will assess thefeasibility for development of a low cost high performance linear and encoder position sensors enablingrealisation of disruptive solutions meeting well defined user needs. The ENDURANCE technology has thepotential to extend far beyond the automotive market (£770m) to secondary markets worth >£7.4 billion.