Designing Sustainable Systems

Background

The research area has two branches;

Sustainable socio-technical systems is a response to the changing environments within which business and society operate.  Our research focuses on challenges businesses are facing in moving from the delivery of products to supporting them through their lives; and on issues surrounding digital inclusion in the emerging digital economy.

The design of energy efficient products is a response to the need for society to use less energy.  Current activities include design issues in energy efficient vehicles and products for limited resources.  A key aspect of this research lies in optimising the design of automotive and aerospace vehicles through the application of advanced materials and optimisation algorithms that result in lighter weight vehicles which , in turn, consume less energy during the operational phases of the lifecycles.

Current Research Projects