Phase II WIMRC

沃里克IMRC将在以下两个重点领域发挥作用智能和环保车辆道路运输的未来无疑将要求车辆变得更加智能。这将减少事故，提高基础设施的利用率，从而减少拥堵，并通过更有效的车辆动力学将对环境的影响降至最低。智能的应用将允许对车辆的构造进行重大改变，并减少空载重量，因为如果实施防撞系统，吸收碰撞损坏的结构将变得多余。该研究将调查对车辆设计的影响，所需的技术，制造工艺的变化，最终测试的影响以及整个产品寿命期内的车辆维护和升级。此外，还将研究驾驶员-车辆界面的各个方面，以尽量减少对驾驶员满意度的影响。这项工作还将包括航空航天领域的应用，如军用和商用的自动驾驶飞机。精益医疗保健医疗保健行业面临的一个主要挑战是在需要的时候以最低的成本提供高质量的护理，并获得最大的客户/供应商（患者/医疗保健从业者）满意度。通过应用设计、技术和管理流程，可以应对许多挑战。其他行业的许多经验教训可以用来应对这些挑战，尤其是精益制造的成功经验。这一领域的项目将包括基于医院的举措，如机器人辅助手术，医疗中心和医生手术的初级保健研究，适用于长期在家生病的远程诊断系统，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出和接受。

The Warwick IMRC will be active in two focus sectors as followsIntelligent and Eco-Friendly VehiclesThe future of road transport will undoubtedly require vehicles to become more intelligent. This will reduce accidents, improve infrastructure utilisation thereby reducing congestion and minimise environmental impact through more efficient vehicle dynamics. The application of intelligence will allow major 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 implemented. The research will investigate the impact 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 minimise the impact on driver satisfaction . The work will also encompass aerospace applications in areas such as autonomous planes for military and commercial use.Lean 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 successes in lean manufacturing are especially relevant. Projects in this area will include hospital based initiatives such as robotically assisted surgery, 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.