Warwick Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre Phase II

华威国际汽车研究中心将在以下两个重点领域积极开展：智能和环保汽车道路交通的未来无疑将要求车辆变得更加智能。这将有助于减少事故数量，提高基础设施利用率，从而减少拥堵，并通过更有效的车辆动态来帮助最大限度地减少对环境的影响。智能的应用将使车辆的结构发生重大变化，并减少空载重量，因为如果安装了防撞系统，吸收冲击损伤的结构将变得多余。该研究将调查智能系统对车辆设计的影响、所需的技术、制造过程的变化、最终测试的影响以及车辆在整个产品生命周期中的维护和升级。此外，将研究驾驶员-车辆界面的各个方面，以尽量减少这种技术对驾驶员满意度的影响。与此同时，还将研究材料、燃料和推进方案，以提供更环保的汽车解决方案。现有的混合动力小组将研究有助于定义和优化下一代推进系统的计算机模型。其他小组将调查利用农业废物或非粮食作物在节能过程中生产新的化学食品库存的潜力，并继续确定使用化学品制造下一代车辆材料和燃料的最有效方法。因此，研究将与TSB/EPSRC/DfT/AWM低碳汽车示范项目计划的活动相结合。下一代医疗保健行业面临的主要挑战是以最低的成本在需要的时候提供高质量的医疗服务，并使客户/供应商（患者/医疗保健从业人员）最大程度地满意。有许多挑战可以通过设计、技术和管理流程的应用来解决。在其他行业中吸取的许多经验教训可以用来解决这些挑战，特别是精益生产中使用的过程被认为是特别相关的。该领域的项目将包括以医院为基础的倡议，如机器人辅助康复、保健中心的初级保健研究和医生手术、适用于长期在家患病的远程诊断系统，以及在新产品引进中应用最佳实践，以改善医疗保健行业创新的推广和接受程度。机会领域包括与GE医疗等公司和医院密切合作，开发预防性早期健康（而不是目前的回顾性诊断驱动系统），在诊断设备中结合先进的分析方法，探索扫描技术在非医疗和精神健康应用中的应用。WIMRC将与战略卫生管理局建立不断发展的伙伴关系，共享技术驱动变革的议程，并将NHS创新与改进研究所设在华威校园。

Warwick IMRC will be active in two focus sectors as follows:Intelligent and Eco-Friendly VehiclesThe future of road transport will undoubtedly require vehicles to become more intelligent. This will facilitate the reduction in the number of accidents, improve infrastructure utilization, thereby reducing congestion, and help to minimize environmental impact through more efficient vehicle dynamics. The application of intelligence will allow significant changes to the construction of vehicles and the reduction of unladen weight, since structures to absorb impact damage will become redundant if collision avoidance systems are installed. The research will investigate the impact of intelligent systems on vehicle design, the technologies required, changes in manufacturing processes, final test implications and vehicle maintenance and upgrade throughout the product lifetime. In addition, aspects of the driver -vehicle interface will be researched to minimize the impact of such technology on driver satisfaction . In parallel with this work research will be conducted on materials, fuels and propulsion schemes that will offer more eco-friendly vehicle solutions. The existing hybrids group will investigate computer models that can help in the definition and optimization of next generation propulsion systems. Other teams will investigate the potential for using agricultural waste or non food crops to produce new chemical food stocks in energy efficient processes and go on to determine the most effective ways of using the chemicals to manufacture materials and fuels for next generation vehicles. Thus research will be integrated with activities planned for the TSB/EPSRC/DfT/AWM low-carbon vehicle demonstrator programme.Next Generation HealthcareA major challenge for the healthcare industry is to deliver high quality care at the time of need at minimum cost and with maximum customer/supplier (patient/healthcare practitioner) satisfaction. There are many challenges that can be addressed through the application of design, technology and management processes. Many of the lessons learnt in other industries can be adapted to address these challenges and in particular the processes used in lean manufacturing are thought to be especially relevant. Projects in this area will include hospital based initiatives such as robotically assisted rehabilitation, primary care research in health centres and doctors' surgeries, remote diagnostic systems applicable to the long-term ill living at home and the application of best practice in new product introduction to improve the roll-out and acceptance of innovation in the healthcare industry. Areas of opportunity include working closely with companies such as GE Healthcare and hospitals in the development of preventative early health (rather than the current retrospective diagnosis driven system), incorporation of advanced analysis approaches in diagnostic equipment and exploring the application of scanning technologies in non-medical and mental health applications. The WIMRC will build on the developing partnership with the Strategic Health Authority with a shared agenda of technology driven change and the location of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement on the Warwick campus.