Warwick Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre Phase II

华威IMRC将活跃在以下两个重点领域：智能和环保车辆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，并有助于通过更高效的车辆动力学将对环境的影响降至最低。智能的应用将使车辆的结构发生重大变化，并减轻空载重量，因为如果安装了防撞系统，吸收碰撞损害的结构将变得多余。这项研究将调查智能系统对车辆设计的影响、所需的技术、制造工艺的变化、最终测试影响以及整个产品生命周期内的车辆维护和升级。此外，还将研究驾驶员-车辆接口的各个方面，以最大限度地减少此类技术对驾驶员满意度的影响。在这项工作的同时，还将对材料、燃料和推进方案进行研究，以提供更环保的车辆解决方案。现有的混合动力车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。其他团队将调查利用农业废弃物或非粮食作物在节能过程中生产新的化学食品库存的可能性，并继续确定使用这些化学物质为下一代汽车制造材料和燃料的最有效方法。因此，研究将与TSB/EPSRC/DFT/AWM低碳汽车示范计划计划的活动相结合。下一代医疗保健医疗行业的主要挑战是在需要的时候以最低的成本提供高质量的医疗服务，并获得最大的客户/供应商(患者/医疗从业者)满意度。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应对这些挑战，尤其是精益生产中使用的工艺被认为特别相关。这一领域的项目将包括以医院为基础的举措，如机器人辅助康复、健康中心和医生手术的初级保健研究、适用于长期在家生活的病人的远程诊断系统，以及在新产品推出方面应用最佳做法，以提高医疗保健行业对创新的推出和接受程度。机会领域包括与GE Healthcare和医院等公司密切合作，开发预防性早期健康(而不是目前的回溯性诊断驱动系统)，在诊断设备中纳入先进的分析方法，以及探索扫描技术在非医疗和精神健康应用中的应用。WIMRC将在与战略卫生管理局发展伙伴关系的基础上，通过技术驱动的变革和位于沃里克校区的NHS创新与改进研究所的共同议程。

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.