Engineering Photonics: Sensor and Instrumentation Development and Application

该提案旨在为我们的研究计划提供一个平台，开发和应用先进的工程光子传感器和仪器，以提供创新的测量解决方案。这些测量使英国政府认为具有战略重要性的多个领域的工程和科学进步成为可能。这些领域包括航空航天、能源、制造业、卫生、环境和运输。克兰菲尔德在基于工程光子学的传感器和仪器方面的领先研究为所有这些主题提供了重要的附加值，而本平台资助将支持的研究领域是：（i）用于空气动力学应用的光学传感器和仪器，包括在克兰菲尔德拥有和飞行的飞行测试平台上进行评估;一架苏格兰航空斗牛犬飞机（ii）光学气体和化学传感（iii）用于复合材料过程监测的光学测量技术，健康监测和撞击探测（iv）用于护理点诊断的先进光学传感器和仪器（v）支持高附加值制造的新型光学仪器（vi）基于沉积在光纤装置上的纳米结构薄膜的传感器

This proposal is to provide a platform for our research programmes that develop and apply advanced engineering photonics sensors and instrumentation to provide innovative measurement solutions. These measurements enable advances in engineering and science across multiple areas recognised as strategically important by the UK government. These areas include aerospace, energy, manufacturing, health, environment and transport. Cranfield's leading research in engineering photonics based sensors and instrumentation, around which this Platform Grant is focused, provides significant added value to all these themes.The areas of research to be supported under this Platform Grant are:(i) Optical sensors and instrumentation for aerodynamic applications including evaluation on a flight test platform available owned and flown by Cranfield; a Scottish Aviation Bulldog aircraft(ii) Optical gas and chemical sensing(iii) Optical measurement technology for composite material process monitoring, health monitoring and impact detection(iv) Advanced optical sensors and instrumentation for point-of-care diagnostics(v) Novel optical instrumentation to support high added value manufacturing(vi) Sensors based on nano-structured films deposited on optical fibre devices