The Engineering Photonics Group develops optical measurement solutions for wide range of problems in industry and research. This section of the site summarizes the different research areas we have been involved in and the specific projects worked on under each theme.
Research Themes
Transport Systems
The Engineering Photonics Group is currently located within the Transport Systems division of the School of Aerospace, Transport, and Manufacturing at Cranfield University, and we have worked on a number of projects encompassed by this theme. Examples of our activities include using our fibre Bragg grating instrumentation to assess service lifetimes of rail components on …
Manufacturing
Work that we are involved in under the manufacturing theme includes the application of our laser speckle correlation system for high accuracy positioning of robotic arms, and the use of optical coherence tomography in combination with planar imaging velocimtery for flow velocity meaasurement in microfluidic channels. Our development of multi-component speckle interferometry which allow full …
Healthcare
Improved post-operative vision using advanced optical techniques Optical fibre instrumentation for point-of-care diagnostics DIABLO - Detection of infectious agents by laser optics
Aerospace
FutureSky - Spectroscopic measurement of vapour from burning composites ADVITAC - Advanced integrated composite tailcone DDDTRMS - Damage detection and damage tolerance in rotating mechanical systems Speckle velocimetry for high accuracy and multi-dimensional odometry Two-frequency planar Doppler velocimetry
Environmental Technology
Mid-IR spectroscopy of atmospheric methane Future Sky - Spectroscopic measurement of vapour from burning composites Fibre-optic sensors for geotechnical applications