University of Leeds
Research School of Engineering
Leeds, UK


Key person involved in the project

Professor Gurvinder Singh Virk Professor Virk is very experienced in a range of areas related to mobile robotics and control; these include, wheeled and legged systems, pneumatic and electrical drives, tele-operation and autonomous machines. He is coordinating the EC’s thematic network for this area of technology which is developing a range of solutions to widen the application base for Climbing and walking robots (CLAWAR). This project has recently been funded for its second phase under the EC’s GROWTH programme with a consortium comprising 38 organisations. He has received a number of research contracts totaling over £7m from UK’s EPSRC councils, Industry and the EC. He has produced over 170 publications including 3 books in the areas of control and applications.

Dr Martin C. Levesley Following on from his Ph.D. in 1992, Dr Martin Levesley remained at the University of Southampton as a senior research fellow, where his research continued to focus on the nonlinear control of motion in aero-engine rotor structures. In 1997 he moved to the University of Leeds where his research interests broadened to include the analysis and control of motion in smart structures, smart self-sensing actuators, automotive suspension systems, and robotic devices. He currently holds grants from, EPSRC investigating motion control in smart structures using distributed sensing and actuation and from Rolls Royce/BMW continuing his work on the control of motion within aero-engine rotor structures. He is also leader of the dynamics and control research laboratories within the School.

Patrick Sim

Xunxiang Wang

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