PhD Studentship: Investigating Laser Transparent Ceramics for use as moulds in the Superplastic Form - http://info.uwe.ac.uk/vacancies/job_details.asp?ref=PHD/030807 - Since 1997, scientists working in the Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) at UWE have been investigating novel ways of developing the phenomena of Superplastic Forming and Diffusion Bonding (SPF/DB). SPF provides extraordinary ductility to many metals allowing complex shapes to be produced, whilst DB joins components without using fasteners, welding or adhesives but with strengths similar to the parent material. The work has led to the vision of an integrated cell in which laser(s) will be used to perform, not only the SPF/DB operations, but most of the pre and post forming work as well. Central to fulfilling the vision is the use of ceramic moulds in which the components will be directly heated by a laser beam(s) and subsequently formed.

The Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), is a research body within the Faculty of CEMS.

The Objectives of the research is to provide pragmatic and applied solutions that meet the needs of both industry and the environment.

· Primary aerospace processes such as Ultra-High Speed Machining (UHSM), grinding, superplastic forming and diffusion bonding, laser drilling and powder metallurgy.

· Advanced assembly systems including automated assembly of aircraft wiring looms and use of vision systems.

· IT tools to support the aerospace design process. These include cost modelling tools, project management tools, materials analysis tools.

This centre has established itself as a leading research group of national significance. Since its inception in 1994, the Centre has been involved in a large number of substantive research projects. These vary from EPSRC funded projects to research funded directly by aerospace companies, many from the local region as well as from further afield including mainland Europe and the United States. The aim of the group is to provide a national centre of expertise for aerospace manufacturing research. The focus of the research is on providing pragmatic solutions that meet the needs of industry.

As its name suggests, the Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre focuses on research to help the aerospace industry to improve production techniques and processes. Global competition among aerospace manufacturers is fierce and with ever more demanding environmental legislation presenting aircraft designers with further challenges, AMRC has assumed an invaluable role. Thus, through a wide range of research projects, the Centre has helped organisations to achieve efficiency gains and cost reductions in aircraft manufacturing with finished products of a consistently high standard. The research has been characterised by its focus on manufacturing, stimulated by the need to reduce costs. This is particularly relevant, as the aim of the Centre is to provide a national centre of expertise for aerospace manufacturing research, the focus being on providing pragmatic solutions that meet the needs of industry.

Based in the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at the University of the West of England (UWE), AMRC's staff combine practical experience of aerospace manufacturing with academic excellence. UWE is based in one of the three aerospace regions in the UK designated by the Department of Trade and Industry, which has enabled AMRC to develop close links with neighbouring companies. These include international giants, such as Airbus UK, Rolls-Royce and Augusta/Westland Helicopters, as well as a plethora of small and medium sized companies. These links with companies of local and global significance have enabled AMRC to forge a national and international reputation for its work. With the benefit of highly specialised facilities - including the innovative Superplastic Forming and Diffusion Bonding and High Velocity Machining Laboratories - the Centre has won a high reputation for a wide range of projects.

AMRC is located in a dedicated Engineering Research Centre in the Du Pont Centre building at the Frenchay campus. This consists of both a fully equipped, modern research laboratory and modern research study areas with a considerable amount of space for further expansion. The work undertaken varies from EPSRC government funded projects to research tasks funded directly by Aerospace companies, many from the local region as well as from further afield including mainland Europe and the United States.

AMRC Titanium Demonstrators Titanium 6A14V demonstrator component

UWE on Top Gear - Sunday 18th February 8pm

This Sunday night, the long awaited programme which engineers from our Faculty were involved in will be aired at 8pm. It features a Robin Reliant rocket powered car, sort of modified to resemble a NASA space shuttle! Mike Ackerman and Chris Hart both worked with UK Rocket Association and the Top Gear team to help make the stunt happen (but you'll have to watch on Sunday to see if it actually works!) -

UWE News - http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWENews/article.asp?item=1002&year=2007 - See http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/production_notes/shuttle.shtml - for details of Top Gear programme.

The benefits of this research include an extension in the life of milling cutters, a reduction, or even elimination of the amount of coolant needed, and significant reductions in induced stress in the metal structure. These new methodologies are considerably more environmentally-friendly than existing techniques, with the potential to lengthen aircraft life and achieve substantial increases in productivity with a consequent reduction in costs.

Other research conducted by the AMRC in collaboration with the University of Central Florida is exploring the use of lasers in the process of Superplastic Forming and Diffusion Bonding, which has great potential for use in aircraft manufacturing and a wide variety of other manufacturing sectors. Other research work with lasers has produced new methods of drilling holes in airframes and gas turbine engines that, by reducing thermal gradients and thereby stress, are more accurate, producing a safer product with a longer life.

The Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Terry Flower examines component

Guiding the Design Process

The design of new aircraft has, necessarily, been guided primarily by the quest for increased standards in performance and safety so that basic aircraft design now incorporates sophisticated safety and performance elements. Cost, however, cannot be ignored in design considerations, especially in the face of intense global competition.

AMRC with its SEEDS (Systems Engineering Estimation and Decision Support) group is among the leaders in the development of software packages to guide aircraft designers, such as the Affordable Composites Evaluation System. Such packages give an immediate indication of the costs of designs, enabling these to be kept to a minimum without compromising performance or safety. In another project, the Implied Cost Evaluation System (ICES), a dynamic software package has been developed enabling companies to take cost into account at the early 'conceptual' stage of the design process when major, and expensive, elements of the design process are evolving.

A further project, the Design Analysis tool for Unit-cost Modelling project (DATUM), applies the ICES technology using commercial, web based tools.

Aircraft large and small

AMRC's researchers have been involved in the design of a wide spectrum of aircraft types and sizes. For example, they were consulted about the design of the A380 Airbus, the biggest civil aircraft the world has ever seen.

At the other end of the scale, they have also been involved in the design of the revolutionary advanced autogyros.

The Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)

AMRC Centre on the Faculty Information System - Faculty Information System - AMRC Listing

Overview of AMRC - Overview

Top level index of AMRC - Top level index

AMRC Details - Details

UWE News - http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWENews/article.asp?item=1002&year=2007

Association of Aerospace Universities (AAU) - University of the West of England - http://www.aau.ac.uk/west_of_england.htm.

Association of Aerospace Universities (AAU) - University of the West of England - Research - http://www.aau.ac.uk/west_of_englandresearch.htm.

More Information - engineeringstafftopgear.html

Top Gear - http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/production_notes/shuttle.shtml

Recent Projects Include:

Improving Manufacturing Techniques

An aeroplane incorporates a vast array of component parts, many of which must be machined to very high standards. Research conducted in our million pound Revolutionary Aerospace Machining Project (RAMP) laboratory opens up opportunities for new methodologies for Ultra High Performance Machining (UHPM).

Pump Housing

Pump Housing UHPM (Ultra High Performance Machining) reduces manufacturing time from 17 minutes to 70 seconds

Our Location is - Location on Multimap UWE Frenchay Campus Information Map of Frenchay Campus - Microsoft Live Local - created as part of the FOLD project.

AMRC and UWE involvement with the Association of Aerospace Universities (AAU) - AAU and UWE

AAU - UWE Research - http://www.aau.ac.uk/west_of_england.htm.

Centre staff and collaborators - Centre staff and collaborators

AMRC Main Pages - http://www.squidoo.com/uweamrc

News and Events

Computing or Aerospace events - Events

Space Horizons Project

Space Horizons - http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/amrc/JANS/spacehorizons/ - Space Horizons is a project that aims to deliver ideas on space and any other related information. Based in the South-West of England, Space Horizons also promotes the idea of space tourism which we are very much involved with. It's the place to be for any space related news, events and information in the South West of England! - Information Technology Management for Business - Year 2.

Space Horizons - UWE - JANS Student Group Project

4th February 2008 - The A380 - Managing a large distributed project from cradle to market place

18.00 for 18.30

IET Bristol

HH Wills Laboratory

University of Bristol

Tyndall Avenue

Bristol BS8 1TL

The lecture will cover the A380 project from cradle to marketplace, and in particular the following aspects:

The reasons why Airbus decided to make the A380 from a market point of view.

The design of the A380 and the hurdles faced by the project team.

Where the programme is now and the plans for the future.

The lecture will primarily be from an engineering point of view but will also address some of the more significant Project Management issues.

Further Information - http://www.theiet.org/local/uk/s-west/brist/calendar/a380.cfm - Events.

World Space Week -

The Largest Annual Public Space Event on Earth - Celebrated in some 50 Nations every October 4-10 - http://www.spaceweek.org/.

CPD in Engineering Newsletter Summer 2007

CPD in Engineering Newsletter Summer 2007 - Adobe PDF File - University of the West of England, University of Bristol, and University of Bath - The Newsletter of the Bristol and West of England Consortium for Continuing Professional Development in Aerospace (CPDA).

More Information about CPDA - (Continuing Professional Development in Aerospace) - http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/amrc/#ContinuingProfessionalDevelopmentinAerospace.

23 August 2007 - UWE leads the way in Research Council success

Research Funding - UWE News 2007 The University of the West of England won more Research Council grants last year than any other modern university and more than many of the traditional universities.

"New Business Opportunities in Space"

One-day space conference. Organised by the West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF).

Tuesday 24 July 2007 at Exeter, Devon

Details http://www.weaf.co.uk

Space is a fast-growing business. Data from satellites of various kinds is finding ever wider applications. ESA and NASA have ambitious plans for new programmes involving human spaceflight. Space tourism is within sight of becoming a serious business. - WEAF is offering its members an opportunity to discuss the latest developments in this one-day conference. - The major players of the space industry will outline new opportunities, SMEs will be able to market themselves, and space tourism companies will outline their plans. - This is a conference for both aviation and space companies, because space tourism blends current space technology with carrying passengers safely, and this requires aviation skills and experience.

The New Space Age - Presentation to WEAF Space Conference - http://www.weaf.co.uk/documents/NewSpaceAgeWEAF.pdf - 24 July 2007 by David Ashford, Bristol Spaceplanes Limitedand - Fabian Eilingsfeld, Price Systems.

SME Presentation - Scisys - http://www.weaf.co.uk/documents/SCISYS_Space_2007.pdf - with a focus on Space Exploration... - Presentation to WEAF Space Conference - July 2007 - Chris Lee, SciSys Space - Chair of UKspace Space Science Industrial Committee.

SME Presentation - IGG Components - http://www.weaf.co.uk/documents/IGGSpacepresentationWEAF.pdf - Roger Buckley - IGG - ALTER Technology Group.

SME Presentation - SEA - Making a living in space - http://www.weaf.co.uk/documents/ChrisChalonerSEA.pdf - perspectives from the viewpoint of a South-West SME - Dr Chris P Chaloner - Business Development Executive, Aero-Space Division.

Vacancy - PhD Studentship: Investigating Laser Transparent Ceramics

Eagles Flying Visit

From UWE Bulletin July 2007 Page 10 - http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/amrc/eaglesflyingvisit.html - Sacha the eagle recently spent a day being filmed in the UWE's wind tunnel by Oxford Scientific Films for a natural history feature film they are making about the meerkats of the Kalahari. Mike Ackerman (CEMS) and colleagues had been approached by the company who were looking for a suitable venue to film the eagle for a special effects sequence where they will superimpose the bird over specially shot helicopter footage that they shot over the Kalahari desert. - The producers had seen the wind tunnel in use on a recent BBC Top Gear programme and were impressed by the level of equipment and expertise of the staff involved. - July 2007.

Monday 14 May 2007

University of the West of England

Aerospace Machining - new approaches and materials

Dr Farid Dailami - Head of school of Mechanical Manufacturing and Aerospace

Developments and techniques have been developed at the University for the high speed machining of new materials including, Titanium, Aluminium and Composites. New techniques developed, and models designed, to overcome the challenges and issues associated with this technology will be described.

The IEE and IIE have merged to form the Institution of Engineering and Technology IET. The IET Bristol are holding this event.

Institution of Engineering and Technology IET - Bristol Local Network - http://www.iee.org/OnComms/Branches/UK/England/West/Bristol/.

Laser Induced Superplasticity Technology Article - Western Daily Press

Western Daily Press Article - We have a vision, we know it will work... so why won't Britain invest in the Future? - Daniel Evans - Interview with Professor Alan Jocelyn - 27 April 2007.

BAE Systems/EPSRC Strategic Partnership:

BAE Systems/EPSRC Strategic Partnership: Service and Support Engineering Solutions http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/CallsForProposals/BAESystems.htm.

· How can the life-cycle costs associated with the sustainment/ support of complex delivery systems be minimised?

· How can the business proposition and the relationship across several product and service providers be structured?

· How can the entire operation be transformed to embed a service culture - 'servitisation'?

· How can modelling visualisation technology be applied to meet the service and support challenge?

· How can capability be accurately modelled?

DTI - Spring 2007 Competition

DTI (Department of Trade & Industry) - Spring 2007 Competition - http://www.dti.gov.uk/innovation/technologystrategy/competitions-for-funding/page37788.html#Technology_areas - Key Dates - Background to the Spring 2007 Competition - Technology Priority Areas (PDFs) - Guidance for Applicants.

Knowledge West Cost Engineering Study

Cost Engineering Capability Study (South West Aerospace & Defence) - http://www.knowledgewest.org.uk/news/archive.asp?id=42 - A scoping report into Cost Engineering practices in the South West region discussing the issues of moving towards open book tendering and cost estimating practices within the supply chain. - Knowledge West - 12/12/2006 - Researchers - Mr David Evans (University of the West of England, Bristol) - Dr Richard McIntosh (University of Bath) from the Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre - With assistance from: Professor A R Mileham and Dr L B Newnes (University of Bath) - Dr J Lanham and Dr R Marsh (University of the West of England, Bristol)

Overview of the UK Aerospace Sector - UK Trade and Investment

Aerospace Industry Overview - UK Trade and Investment - http://www.ukinvest.gov.uk/10505/en_GB/0.ppt.

Aerospace students learn principles of rotorflight at Fleet Air Arm Museum

UWE News - Aerospace students learn principles of rotorflight at Fleet Air Arm Museum - studentsatfleetairarm.html.

Russian professor collaborates with aerospace researchers

UWE News - Russian professor collaborates with aerospace researchers - russianprofessorcollaborates.html.

UWE on Top Gear - Sunday 18th February 8pm

UWE News - http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWENews/article.asp?item=1002&year=2007 - See http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/production_notes/shuttle.shtml - for details of Top Gear programme.

More Information - engineeringstafftopgear.html

Top Gear - http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/production_notes/shuttle.shtml

UWE experts investigate markets for satellite information

UWE News - Bristol Business School UWE experts investigate markets for satellite information - http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWENews/article.asp?item=989&year=2007.

The Innovation in Procurement Research Group - http://www.uwe.ac.uk/bbs/research/iresearch/.

Discovering Bristol Science City

South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWERDA) - Discovering Bristol Science City - http://www.southwestrda.org.uk/news/release.asp?ReleaseID=1839 - 2nd February 2007.

26 January 2007

UWE experts investigate markets for satellite information - http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWENews/article.asp?item=989 - UWE News 2007 - Business and Environmental experts from the University of the West of England have been allocated a funding of 332, 280 euros to forecast future public sector markets for information and intelligence provided by satellites.

5th and 6th December 2006

Analysing Machining Processes: 5 and 6 December - Details - http://www.uwe.ac.uk/cems/research/centres/amrc/ramp/esf-amp.html - Subsidized by the European Social Fund this two day course is specifically aimed at small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The subsidy means that we are able to offer this course at only £300, a third of the normal price. The ESF helps development employment by promoting employability, the business spirit and equal opportunities and by investing in human resource. Note that this course is planned to run three times during 2006.

CPDA in Engineering Newsletter Autumn 2006

CPDA in Engineering Newsletter Autumn 2006 - Adobe PDF File - University of the West of England, University of Bristol, and University of Bath - The Newsletter of the Bristol and West of England Consortium for Continuing Professional Development in Aerospace (CPDA).

AMRC High Speed Machining paper published

A review of research related to Salomon's hypothesis on cutting speeds and temperatures - HTML - Adobe - PDF - Science Direct - International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture - Vol. 46 Issue 14. pp 1740-1747.

AMRC Paper recieves Outstanding Paper Award

Cutting temperature measurement while machining - a review - Article Request - Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: An International Journal - Volume 77 Number 2 2005 pp. 122-130 - Adobe - PDF - Martin Longbottom, John Lanham - Winner of Outstanding Paper Award for 2006 from Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology - Outstanding papers - Materials science and engineering.

Machine Processes Course

Analysing Machining Processes: 10 and 11 October; 14 and 15 November and 5 - 6 December 2006 - http://www.uwe.ac.uk/cems/research/centres/amrc/ramp/esf-amp.html - Subsidized by the European Social Fund this two day course is specifically aimed at small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The subsidy means that we are able to offer this course at only £300, a third of the normal price. The ESF helps development employment by promoting employability, the business spirit and equal opportunities and by investing in human resource. Note that this course is planned to run three times during 2006.

Innovate 2006 - November 2nd

Innovate 2006 - http://www.innovate2006.co.uk/ - QEII conference centre - 2 November 2006 - Innovate 2006 provides UK business with a major opportunity to engage with and understand the Technology Strategy and the role that Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTNs) are playing in supporting its development.

General Electric Release ACUITy software - Open Source

Adaptive Work-Centered User Interface Technology (ACUITy) is an open-source framework and architecture for developing semantically-enabled mixed initiative user interfaces. Adaptive Work-Centered User Interface Technology (ACUITy) - September 22 2006

AMRC News Archive

News Archive Archive.

Knowledge Transfer and Collaboration

Vacancy - PhD Studentship: Investigating Laser Transparent Ceramics

AMRC Knowledge Exchange and Consultancy activities and Links.

Centre staff and collaborators - Centre staff and collaborators.

Experts required for national media work - http://www.etechb.co.uk/page.asp?id=415&pg=13 - ETB - Promoting the vital contribution of scientists, engineers and technologists - Engineering and Technology Board - Wednesday 27th September 2006

Innovate 2006 - November 2nd

Relevant Agencies

Collaboration and Proposal Links - Bid, Consultancy and KTP Information.

Relevant Papers

Optimising the Development of a Medical Device Using Formal Engineering Design Techniques and the CODA-System - Max Woolley, James Scanlan, William Eveson - Word PDF HTML

The use of Formal Design Techniques in the Development of a Medical Device - Max Woolley, James Scanlan, William Eveson - Word PDF HTML

Continuing Professional Development in Aerospace

"Two key areas currently established are the CPDA (Aerospace) and FLIC - Flexible Learning in Context. Both programmes operate in close collaboration with industrial partners and users. Furthermore, the IGT - Institute of Grinding Technology, historically based on face to face training either at UWE or in company, is now developing distance/e-learning material to be piloted with IGT steering group. Future areas under development include and Statistics, E-skills – web design and related web-technology, Electronics and Control." (Prof. Colin Fudge, UWE). - From - CPDA in Engineering Newsletter Summer 2007 - Adobe PDF File - University of the West of England, University of Bristol, and University of Bath - The Newsletter of the Bristol and West of England Consortium for Continuing Professional Development in Aerospace (CPDA).

Continuing Professional Development in Aerospace - CPDA D4

Continuing Professional Development - CPDA - Aerospace - IGDS.

CPDA in Engineering Newsletter Summer 2007

CPDA in Engineering Newsletter Summer 2007 - Adobe PDF File - University of the West of England, University of Bristol, and University of Bath - The Newsletter of the Bristol and West of England Consortium for Continuing Professional Development in Aerospace (CPDA).

CPDA in Engineering Newsletter Summer 2006 - Adobe PDF File - University of the West of England, University of Bristol, and University of Bath - The Newsletter of the Bristol and West of England Consortium for Continuing Professional Development in Aerospace (CPDA).

University Collaboration

Vacancy - PhD Studentship: Investigating Laser Transparent Ceramics

Aerospace Industry Overview - UK Trade and Investment - http://www.ukinvest.gov.uk/10505/en_GB/0.ppt.

Aerospace Innovation Networks

Aerospace Innovation Networks - Aerospace Innovation Networks - List of Subjects.

Association of Aerospace Universities (AAU) - http://www.aau.ac.uk

Association of Aerospace Universities (AAU) - University of the West of England - http://www.aau.ac.uk/west_of_england.htm

Association of Aerospace Universities (AAU) - University of the West of England - Research - http://www.aau.ac.uk/west_of_englandresearch.htm

Continuing Professional Development - CPDA - Aerospace - IGDS. CPDA - Aerospace - IGDS. West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF) - WEAF CPDA - KTP, CPDA - Course Information.

CPDA in Engineering Newsletter Summer 2007

CPDA in Engineering Newsletter Autumn 2006

CPDA Newsletter Summer 2006 - University of Bristol University of the West of England - Newsletter of the Bristol and West of England Consortium for Continuing Professional Development in Aerospace (CPDA).

Knowledge West - Knowledge West - Welcome to Knowledge West

Other Continuing Professional Development Information

HERDA-SW - University Aerospace Expertise in South West England - Regional higher education association for South West England.

Knowledge West - Flood and stormwater control - UWE, Hydro International - KTP.

Salford provides new Chairman for the AAU - 1st November 2006 - University Aerospace Expertise in South West England - Dr Thurai Rahulan of Salford University takes over from his predecessor, Professor Alan Jocelyn who held the term of office for 10 years. The AAU boasts a membership of 25 universities and 8 companies. Its main focus is teaching of aerospace disciplines at universities and conducting research helpful to industry.

UWE consultancy and KTP

Consultancy - The Academic Consultancy Unit - RBI (Research, Business and Innovation) - UWE.

Information Systems Practice 3 Student Consultancy Projects - UWE's student consultancy scheme.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships - UWE Knowledge Transfer Partnerships - RBI (Research, Business and Innovation) - UWE.

The QuickMark Market Research - Pilot Project - Market research can help to reduce uncertainty and risk, and aid decision-making before developing new products and services. This can help to move businesses closer to making effective decisions and gain a competitive advantage.

UWE News November 2004 Page 6 - UWE, Bristol, Bath Business Plan Competition - AMRC UWE Win for Business Plan Competion.

UWE News - Russian professor collaborates with aerospace researchers - russianprofessorcollaborates.html.

WEAF - KTP - Knowledge Transfer Partnerships - UWE / EXETER University - West of England Aerospace Forum.

WEAF - WEAF Competitiveness Improvement Programme - WEAF Site.

WEAF - WEAF Competitiveness Improvement Programme - Graph of Results and Link to WEAF Programme.

UWE consultancy and KTP

Consultancy - The Academic Consultancy Unit - RBI (Research, Business and Innovation) - UWE.

Information Systems Practice 3 Student Consultancy Projects - UWE's student consultancy scheme.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships - UWE Knowledge Transfer Partnerships - RBI (Research, Business and Innovation) - UWE.

About Laser induced superplasticity technology

Laser induced superplasticity technology - Laser induced superplasticity technology LisTech - Superplastic Forming (SPF) and Diffusion Bonding (DB).

Managing investment uncertainty through cost modelling

A discussion of how universities can collaborate more closely with businesses in raising the standard of cost modelling, management and prediction practices. Knowledge West

Knowledge Sharing Networks

Relevant Agencies

Collaboration and Proposal Links - Bid, Consultancy and KTP Information.

Aerospace and Defence KTN - http://ktn.globalwatchonline.com/epicentric_portal/site/defaero/ - The KTN acts as a platform to disseminate and promote knowledge and information. It will enable interaction and coordination between the UK civil and defence requirements. Knowledge transfer will be covered through meetings, Internet server exchange, dissemination of studies and conferences.

Aerospace Innovation and Growth Team (AeIGT) - AeIGT Home Page - The AeIGT is made up of industry, Government and academia representatives working together to ensure the competitiveness of UK Aerospace over the next twenty years. - Working Group 3 - Alan Jocelyn Representing - Association of Aerospace Universities (AAU).

Aerospace Innovation Networks - Aerospace Innovation Networks - List of Subjects.

NATS - National Aerospace Technology Strategy - NATS Explanation - The National Aerospace Technology Strategy (NATS) is the result of an important partnership between industry, Government and academia to address UK competitiveness in aerospace technology.

DTI - Manufacturing Advisory Service - Welcome to the Manufacturing Advisory Service - MAS.

Great Western Research - http://www.greatwesternresearch.ac.uk/business.php - A new driving force behind high-level collaborative research in South West England. UWE success with Great Western Research PhD studentships under the £14m Great Western Research (GWR) programme AMRC successful studentship - Laser transparent ceramics Vacancy - http://info.uwe.ac.uk/vacancies/job_details.asp?ref=PHD/030807 - Alan Jocelyn with LisTechnology Ltd - UWE News 2006. June 13 2006

IGT (Institute of Grinding Technology) - IGT training

Knowledge West - Knowledge West - Welcome to Knowledge West

Materials Knowledge Transfer Network - DTI - Manufacturing Advisory Service - MAS.

Materials KTN - DTI - Global Watch Online - Welcome to the Materials KTN.

South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) - South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) - Inspire SW Projects.

West of England Aerospace Forum - http://www.weaf.co.uk/

Research

Vacancy - PhD Studentship: Investigating Laser Transparent Ceramics

This page links to more in depth details of the research being undertaken within AMRC. Not every area of research we have undertaken is covered yet as pages are still being added. The link to the SEEDS page navigates to the Systems Engineering Estimation and Decision Support within AMRC. The Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) link allows navigation to further information about AMRC and other groups within it.

Association of Aerospace Universities (AAU) - University of the West of England - Research - http://www.aau.ac.uk/west_of_englandresearch.htm.

Russian professor collaborates with aerospace researchers

UWE News - Russian professor collaborates with aerospace researchers - russianprofessorcollaborates.html.

Agile Production

Twin-arm manipulator system for the assembly of large products- Assembly Automation - Farid Dailami, Alan Redford - Mar 1998 Volume: 18 Issue: 1 Page: 48 - 56 - The continuous need for agility coupled with increasing labour costs and improvements in reliability and capability of automation has meant a renewed interest in the application of robots to many manufacturing activities. Research at the University of the West of England, Bristol has focused on the design of an integrated, modular system for the assembly of large products. The work under the ALASCA project has resulted in a number of technologies that will significantly affect assembly automation. The paper discusses the latest results from this work and presents the experimental conclusions thus far. - PDF - HTML.

UWE experts help high-tech Bath engineering firm - UWE News - Bath engineering manufacturers Polamco Ltd is set to benefit from the input of technical expertise from the University of the West of England. The family-owned business, employing 90 people, already has a well-earned reputation for designing and manufacturing high-precision components for important industries such as aerospace, military communications and mass transportation. It runs a sophisticated manufacturing facility on the western side of Bath, including a modern, highly-computerised machine shop.

Grinding

The Institute of Grinding Technology (IGT@UWE) is involved in fundamental research activities and specialises in technology transfer activities aimed at assisting all industries involved in abrasive machining processes.

It was set up in 1986 at the University of Bristol, specifically to work closely with industry, following a major 10 year programme of fundamental research into the grinding process as part of a national programme across a number of universities. DTI funded applied research projects were carried out in the areas of creep feed grinding and internal grinding with CBN wheels. Technology transfer activities evolved out of these projects, particularly the Annual IGT Seminar, Training Programmes and the Grinding Manual. Consultancy services are provided, including monitoring of grinding processes, advice on coolant application and measurement of vibration. An industrial Membership scheme is available and Members sit on an advisory council.

At the start of 2004, the IGT transferred to the University of the West of England, Bristol to share the facilities of the RAMP Laboratory, which was opened in April 2003. This brings together machining and grinding activities under the umbrella of the AMRC, so that both groups can benefit from the synergy.

Publications

Advances in Abrasive Technology VI - Trans Tech Publications Inc - Publishers in Science and Engineering - Thomas Pearce, Yongsheng Gao, Jun'ichi Tamaki and Tsunemoto Kuriyagawa

Automated Processing of Data Monitored During Grinding - 15th Int. Conference Process Control 2005 - June 7-10, 2005, Strbske Pleso, Slovakia - M Stianko, G Trmal, Z Zaruba

Workpiece Speed Control for Minimisation of Surface Waviness in Cylindrical Grinding - XV International Scientific Symposium TU Liberec - TU Dresden 2005 - M Stianko, G Trmal, Z Zaruba

Institute of Grinding Technology

IGT (Institute of Grinding Technology) - Faculty Information System - IGT Listing

IGT (Institute of Grinding Technology) - IGT@UWE

IGT (Institute of Grinding Technology) - IGT training

IGT (Institute of Grinding Technology) - DTI - Department of Trade and Industry - (DTI) - Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS)

ISAAT 2003 - The Sixth International Symposium on Advances in Abrasive Technology - List of Papers - 18-20 November 2003, Bristol, UK

High Speed Machining

UWE examination of machined airframe components - The Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)

The RAMP (Revolutionary Aerospace Machining Processes) project aims to investigate the further deployment of High Performance Machining (HPM) in the Aerospace industry, especially of new materials such as titanium, Waspalloy, and Jetheat. HPM technology is no longer novel but its utilisation within the aerospace industry is still limited, mainly for machining aluminium components.

UWE examination of high performance machining tool - The Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)

RAMP logo

RAMP Lab Ultra High Performance Machining seminar - RAMP seminar.

UWE micro hardness testing of aircraft components - The Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)

Publications

Cutting temperature measurement while machining - a review - - Article Request - Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: An International Journal - Volume 77 Number 2 2005 pp. 122-130 - Adobe - PDF - Martin Longbottom, John Lanham - Winner of Outstanding Paper Award for 2006 from Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology - Outstanding papers - Materials science and engineering.

High Speed Dry Machining of Aerospace Aluminium Alloys - Graduate School Conference 2005 page 16-21 - D.J. Richardson, F. Dailami and J.D. Lanham 2005

Modelling of Cutting Induced Workpiece Temperatures for Dry Machining - International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Journal Article - D Richardson, M Keavey, F Dailami 2005, ISSN 0890-6955, Accepted, Printed 4th August 2005, Refereed.

Temperature Measurement While Machining - Autumn Graduate School Poster - Martin Longbottom 2005

Other Information

RAMP (Revolutionary Aerospace Machining Processes) - RAMP

RAMP - Faculty Information System - RAMP Listing

RAMP Facility - News 2003 UWE at 'Cutting Edge' Of Aerospace Technology

RAMP Lab hosts Ultra High Performance Machining Seminar

RAMP Lab Ultra High Performance Machining Seminar RAMP seminar September 13 2005

University Aerospace Expertise in South West England - University Aerospace Expertise in South West England - RAMP - Page 7.

West of England Aerospace Forum - http://www.weaf.co.uk/news_events/documents/Spring2004.pdf - RAMP Spring 2004. - Page 10.

External Links

Dublin City University (DCU) - Materials processing research centre - http://www.dcu.ie/mechanical_engineering/mprc/machining.shtml - machining & forming processes.

Modelling

SEEDS Page

Cost Mapping

Cost Map - Cost Map Samples - Modelling and Visualisation of Cost

Cost Method Selection

Cost Method Selection - Cost Methods

Design Analysis Tool for Unit cost Modelling - http://argos.e-science.soton.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=project:project_description - Executive Summary - The DATUM project seeks to exploit work that was carried out by UWE for the EPSRC ICES (Implied Cost Evaluation System) project for which Rolls Royce was a research partner. - The DATUM project has prototyped a number of software architectures, user interfaces and data models. Furthermore, a thorough world-wide survey of possible software tools has been carried out and a short-list of these has been compiled. All of the tools on this short-list have been evaluated. - In addition, an extensive evaluation of existing RR tools has been carried out (including CAPPe).

DATUM Project: Cost Estimating Environment for Support of Aerospace Design Decision Making - JOURNAL OF AIRCRAFT - 2006 vol. 43 no. 4 - James Scanlan and Abhijit Rao - Southampton University - Christophe Bru, Peter Hale, and Rob Marsh - UWE. - September 15 2006

Energy modelling page - http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/amrc/seeds/Energy.htm - Ways to reduce energy usage, pollution, and better management of supply chains.

Engineering Examples - Aerospace - http://wiki.vanguardsw.com/bin/browse.dsb?dir/Engineering/Aerospace/ - These examples illustrate creation of component tree definitions that are then transformed to Web based representations. The information is translated from Protege to DecisionPro (Vanguard System) to other software as required. Another type of transformation performed is that from a tree based to interactive diagrammatic representation. Further calculations can then be performed in whatever software represents the results to the user.

Examples and Explanations - Visualisation and Interaction

User Driven Modelling

User Driven Modelling - Explanation and Examples - Visual Creation of Models

Visualisation

Flash - Flash Wing Box - Interactive Diagrams

SVG - SVG Wing Box - Interactive Diagrams

Internal

SEEDS home page

Modelling - SEEDS Home Page - Cost Mapping, Costing, Decision Support, Information Management.

External

General Electric Release ACUITy software - Open Source

General Electric - ACUITy enterprise modelling tool - Paper

Modelling - ACUITy semantic web application - An Ontology-Based Architecture for Adaptive Work-Centered User Interface Technology - A Aragones, J Bruno, A Crapo, M Garbias.

General Electric - ACUITy enterprise modelling tool - Presentation

Modelling - Adaptive Work-Centered User Interface Technology (ACUITy) - Adaptive Work-Centered User Interface Technology (ACUITy) - Hewlett-Packard Jena Conference Presentation - Andrew W Crapo.

AMRC assist with Knowledge West Cost Engineering Study

Vanguard System (formerly DecisionPro) Server

Vanguard Iris Project - Cost Modelling Network

Vanguard Global Knowledge Portal - http://wiki.vanguardsw.com/ - Vanguard - Global Knowledge Portal - network of example models - to provide solutions to common problems.

Modelling Links

Internal

Advanced Computation in Design and Decision-making (ACDDM) - Home Page - ACDDM Information.

Alistair Clark - Principal Lecturer in Operational Research (OR) - http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/~arclark/ - Production Planning and Scheduling.

Free (or nearly-free) software for OR - http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/%7Earclark/free_or_software.htm - Compiled and maintained by Alistair Clark.

Institute for End-User Programming - IEUC - Welcome to The IEUC Homepage.

Institute for People-Centred Computation (IP-CC) - http://www.ip-cc.org.uk/ - IP-CC Information.

OntoREM: Ontology-driven Requirements Engineering Methodology - This research aims to investigate and develop an Ontology driven Requirements Engineering Methodology (OntoREM) that addresses the needs of complex, trans-national and multidisciplinary fields with particular reference but not limited to the aerospace industry.

SoAgile: Adaptive Model-Driven Service-Oriented Architectures for Agile Cyber-Enterprise Processes - The SoAgile project aims to design, develop, demonstrate, and disseminate a service-adaptable virtualisation layer and an encompassing evolutionary service-oriented and model-driven engineering environment.

Software Engineering Research Group - http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/cccs/researchgroup.php?menu=off&group=serg - SERG's mission is to bridge the gap between software engineering research and its application to different disciplines.

External

General Electric - ACUITy enterprise modelling tool - Paper about ACUITy semantic web application - An Ontology-Based Architecture for Adaptive Work-Centered User Interface Technology - A Aragones, J Bruno, A Crapo, M Garbias

Integrating Aircraft Cost Modeling into Conceptual Design - Centre of Excellence for Integrated Aircraft Technologies (CEIAT), School of Aeronautical Engineering Queens University Belfast - R. Curran, M. Price, S. Raghunathan, E. Benard , S. Crosby , S. Castagne, P. Mawhinney.

Learning inexpensive parametric design models using an augmented genetic programming technique - PETER C. MATTHEWS, DAVID W.F. STANDINGFORD, CARREN M.E. HOLDEN, KEN M. WALLACE, - AI EDAM (2006), 20: 1-18 Cambridge University Press.

Model-Driven Program Transformation of a Large Avionics Framework - http://www.cis.uab.edu/gray/Pubs/gpce-2004.pdf - Jeff Gray1, Jing Zhang1, Yuehua Lin1, Suman Roychoudhury, Hui Wu, Rajesh Sudarsan, Aniruddha Gokhale, Sandeep Neema, Feng Shi, and Ted Bapty.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Process Specification Language (PSL) - A Few PSL Basics....

Rolls-Royce - Securing the Future at Rolls-Royce - http://www.e-steel.com/resources/pdfs/Rolls-Royce_A_Closer_Look.pdf - Managing Materials Risk for the Extended Supply Chain.

Vanguard Home Page - http://www.vanguardsw.com/

Vanguard Global Knowledge Portal - http://wiki.vanguardsw.com/ - Iris - Global Knowledge Portal - network of example models - to provide solutions to common problems.

Vanguard Global Knowledge Portal - Spar Example - Wing Spar Example - Spar - Translated from Protégé Ontology - outputs results to other languages - e.g. XML, SVG, Java.

Vanguard System performs costing and decision support calculations based on equations entered in Protégé. The resultant calculated tree is then output into a variety of visualation tools that read and display semantic XML based languages, or translated into other languages such as Java for Cost Estimator.

Visualization and the process of modeling: a cognitive-theoretic view - Conference on Knowledge Discovery in Data - Proceedings of the sixth ACM SIGKDD international conference on Knowledge discovery and data mining - Andrew W. Crapo, Laurie B. Waisel, William A. Wallace, Thomas R. Willemain.

Superplastic Forming

Vacancy - PhD Studentship: Investigating Laser Transparent Ceramics

About Laser induced superplasticity technology

picture of component for laser induced superplasticity

Since 1997, scientists working in the Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) at UWE have been investigating novel ways of developing the phenomena of Superplastic Forming and Diffusion Bonding (SPF/DB). SPF provides extraordinary ductility to many metals allowing complex shapes to be produced, whilst DB joins components without using fasteners, welding or adhesives but with strengths similar to the parent material. The work has led to the vision of an integrated cell in which laser(s) will be used to perform, not only the SPF/DB operations, but most of the pre and post forming work as well. Central to fulfilling the vision is the use of ceramic moulds in which the components will be directly heated by a laser beam(s) and subsequently formed.

Laser-drilled ceramic coated engine component

A key feature of the new technology is the ability to heat the component from both sides which requires ceramic moulds that are transparent to laser beams. Although it is known that a number of ceramics possess this quality, their ability to withstand the rigors of the process have still to be investigated. Conversely, ceramics that are known to be inert in character, an important quality when heating alloys, and able to withstand the heat and pressure used in SPF, will have to be tested for their optical transparency.

Superplastic Forming allows complex shapes to be produced and Diffusion Bonding joins components without using fasteners, welding or adhesives and with a strength similar to the parent material. These techniques have permitted the manufacture of some remarkable structures from alloys of titanium, aluminium and nickel, primarily for use in aircraft. Until now the production process has used conventional equipment, such as hot platen presses or furnaces, but new research has discovered that by using a combination of lasers and ceramic moulds a particularly fast, cost effective and energy-efficient process is possible which is far superior to methods currently used. Great Western Research funding assisted us with this research.

PhD Studentships - http://info.uwe.ac.uk/vacancies/job_details.asp?ref=PHD/030807 - http://www.uwe.ac.uk/cems/graduateschool/news/more/page01.html - From October 2006.

Laser induced superplasticity technology - Laser induced superplasticity technology LisTech - Superplastic Forming (SPF) and Diffusion Bonding (DB).

Western Daily Press Article - We have a vision, we know it will work... so why won't Britain invest in the Future? - Daniel Evans - Interview with Professor Alan Jocelyn - 27 April 2007.

Publications

Generic Ceramic Tooling (GenCerT) for the SPF/DB Process - Scientific.net - Materials Science and Engineering - Preview - Alan Jocelyn, Aravinda Kar, Martin Jonik, Allan Keevil, Mike Ackeman, Jerome Way, Terry Flower

Use of Laser(s) in the Process of Superplastic Forming and Diffusion Bonding - Scientific.net - Materials Science and Engineering - Preview - Alan Jocelyn, Terry Flower, Doug Nash

Other Information

4th European Conference on Superplastic Forming - Euro SPF'05 - Programme.

AMRC pilot experiments with University of Central Florida - CREOL School of Optics/CREOL Highlights page 4.

BBC News - Metal technology team wins prize - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4011097.stm.

Euro-SPF - Euro-SPF - The website of the European SuperPlastic Forming group.

Extended brief - Superplastic Forming - Materials World reviews the commercial growth of the technique in the UK and its use in the transport sector. - Professor Roger Grimes, Department of Materials, Imperial College London.

Extended brief 2 - Superplastic Forming - Materials World reviews the commercial growth of the technique in the UK and its use in the transport sector. - Dr Richard Curtis, Chairman of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Superplasticity Committee.

Great Western Research - http://www.greatwesternresearch.ac.uk/business.php - A new driving force behind high-level collaborative research in South West England - Case Study - Materials Theme.

Heat Transfer Aspects of Laser Induced Superplasticity - Fourth European Conference on Superplastic Forming EuroSPF05, 22-24 June 2005, Midland Manchester Hotel, UK, ISBN 1-86125-163-7, pp161-166, Published by IOM Communications Ltd., 1 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5DB, Accepted, Published, Conference Proceedings A Jocelyn, M Ackerman, A Fanourakis, T Flower, A Kar 2005 - 4th European Conference on Superplastic Forming - Euro SPF'05 - Programme.

ICSAM 2006 - 9th International Conference on Superplasticity in Advanced Materials - Harbin Institute of Technology - ChengDu China - June 23-26 2006.

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Superplasticity Committee - IOM3 Superplasticity.

Laser Induced Superplastic Forming: Preliminary Feasibility Tests and Anisothermal Finite Element Simulation - Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, M Ackerman, A Jocelyn, T Flower, M Keavey 2005 Awaiting review, Refereed Journal Article.

LisTechnology - Laser Induced Superplasticity Technology - To commercialise a technology called Superplastic Laser Induced Component Equipment (SPLICE), pioneered at the University of the West of England, Bristol, in collaboration with the University of Central Florida, enabling the lightest, strongest, most corrosion resistant and fatigue enduring, complex structures ever to be produced.

LisTechnology - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Christen Svendsen - He is also President and CEO of Central Florida International Investments.

Other Interests - Superplastic Forming.

UK SPF 06 - Conference on Superplastic Forming - 14th - 15th Sept. 2006 Civil and Computational Engineering Centre - Swansea University.

West of England Aerospace Forum News 2003-4 - Page 7

Related Research

Bristol business School

UWE News - UWE experts investigate markets for satellite information - http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWENews/article.asp?item=989&year=2007.

The Innovation in Procurement Research Group - http://www.uwe.ac.uk/bbs/research/iresearch/.

CEMS Graduate School conference - 2005 Page 62-79 Hovering control of a helicopter simulator with fuzzy sliding mode scheme - F. Qiao, Q. M. Zhu, A. Winfield and C. Melhuish.

Laser Sintering

Selective Laser Sintering for the rapid manufacture of fully dense components - Graduate Poster Presentation - Tushar Dhavale, Dr. John Kamalu, Mr. Farid Dailami, Dr. Sagar Midha. - Summer 2006

Wind Turbines

1. 'Investigating the Effect of Elastic Coupling in Wind Turbine Blades on the Wind Turbine Aerodynamic Performance WTAB, a computer code for coupled-aero-structure simulation of Wind Turbines utilising bend-twist Adaptive Blades.' - Graduate Poster Presentation - Ali Maheri. - Autumn 2005

2. 'Investigating the Effect of Elastic Coupling in Wind Turbine Blades on the Wind Turbine Aerodynamic Performance WTAB, a computer code for coupled-aero-structure simulation of Wind Turbines utilising bend-twist Adaptive Blades.' - Graduate Poster Presentation - Ali Maheri. - Autumn 2005

Simulation of Wind Turbines Using Anisotropic Composite Blades Simulation of Wind Turbines Using Anisotropic Composite Blades and Aero and Aero-structural Analysis by CFX / ANSYS structural Analysis by CFX / ANSYS - Graduate Poster Presentation - Ali Maheri. - Autumn 2006

Research and Study

Research News

Vacancy - PhD Studentship: Investigating Laser Transparent Ceramics

UWE leads the way in Research Council success - 23 August 2007

Research Funding - UWE News 2007 The University of the West of England won more Research Council grants last year than any other modern university and more than many of the traditional universities.

Continuing Professional Development in Aerospace (CPDA)

Funding

Funding Agencie Links and Calls - http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/amrc/seeds/proposallinks.htm.

Graduate School and Applying

Degrees: What Uni/College? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/education/18/which_uni.shtml

Graduate School - Graduate Research

How to Apply - Applying for Research Study

Nasa Aircraft Engines - Simulation - Requires Java Virtual Machine (free download)

Nasa Engine Simulation - EngineSim Version 1.7a .

Nasa - Aircraft Propulsion Propulsion Index - Glenn Research Center.

Placements

Taking a Placement Year

Spinnoff Companies

BBC News - University tech spinoffs 'better' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6978605.stm By Gary Eason - Education editor, BBC News website - How good are UK universities at commercially exploiting their technical innovations? - 6 September 2007.

Student Advice

British Council - Creating Opportunity Woldwide - Student Advice and International Relations

New students 2007

The following sections contain important information and instructions for students joining Bristol UWE in 2007. Please choose from the following options and read all the information provided: http://www.uwe.ac.uk/newstudents07/ - Information for new undergraduate students - Information for new postgraduate students - Information for new international students.

Student Options Advice and Programmes Information - Studentsonline

Studying with UWE BSc information - Which Degree?

Studying with UWE CEMS PhD and MSc information - Research Study

Students and Space Research

UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space - www.uk.seds.org.

Facilities

Testing an aircraft model on the Merlin MP521 simulator at UWE - The Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)

Our aerospace related facilities include our new Revolutionary Aerospace Machining Project Laboratory (RAMP) the aim of which, is to provide an Advanced Manufacturing Technology for the benefit of the Global aerospace industry. Our MP521Merlin Flight Simulator which is the first of a new generation of simulators from the Merlin Flight Simulation Group equipped with a very sophisticated flight software offering six degrees of freedom. Our supersonic wind tunnel can operate, up to a maximum speed of Mach1.8. Our subsonic wind tunnel is equipped with two working sections, a high and low speed section. Both wind tunnels are linked to a computerised data acquisition and instrumentation facility. Other facilities include fully equipped research laboratories for superplastic forming and diffusion bonding, laser drilling, conventional machining centres, vision systems, powder metallurgy, metrology, mechanical testing, metallurgical analysis, and automated assembly.

Association of Aerospace Universties (AAU) UWE overview - http://www.aau.ac.uk/west_of_england.htm

Association of Aerospace Universties (AAU) UWE research - http://www.aau.ac.uk/west_of_englandresearch.htm

Aerospace Engineering

Computer Aided Design and Manufacture (CAD/CAM) Suites

Eagles Flying Visit - http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/amrc/eaglesflyingvisit.html - Sacha the eagle recently spent a day being filmed in the UWE's wind tunnel by Oxford Scientific Films for a natural history feature film they are making about the meerkats of the Kalahari. Mike Ackerman (CEMS) and colleagues had been approached by the company who were looking for a suitable venue to film the eagle for a special effects sequence where they will superimpose the bird over specially shot helicopter footage that they shot over the Kalahari desert. - The producers had seen the wind tunnel in use on a recent BBC Top Gear programme and were impressed by the level of equipment and expertise of the staff involved. - July 2007.

Manufacturing Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Product Design

UWE News Flight Simulation - Flight simulation competition hosted by UWE - UWE - News 2005.

UWE News - UWE on Top Gear - Sunday 18th February 2007 - engineers from our Faculty were involved in was aired at 8pm. It featured a Robin Reliant rocket powered car, sort of modified to resemble a NASA space shuttle! Mike Ackerman and Chris Hart both worked with UK Rocket Association and the Top Gear team to help make the stunt happen - UWE News - http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWENews/article.asp?item=1002&year=2007 - See http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/production_notes/shuttle.shtml - for details of Top Gear programme.

More Information - engineeringstafftopgear.html

Courses

Vacancy - PhD Studentship: Investigating Laser Transparent Ceramics

Our specialist staff lecture on subjects such as aerospace and mechanical engineering, manufacturing, information systems, electronics, business decision analysis and statistics. Modern technology is the link bringing these diverse disciplines together into practical solutions.

Association of Aerospace Universties (AAU) UWE overview - http://www.aau.ac.uk/west_of_england.htm

Aerospace Engineering

IGT Training

IGT (Institute of Grinding Technology) - Staff and remit.

Mechanical Engineering

UWE News - Aerospace students learn principles of rotorflight at Fleet Air Arm Museum - studentsatfleetairarm.html.

Staff Contacts

Mechanical, Manufacturing and Aerospace Engineering School - Staff and Courses.

Placements

Taking a Placement Year

UWE student wins regional heat for 'flight' presentation

Marc Konrad, a third year aeronautical engineering student at the University of the West of England, has beaten strong competition to win the 2006 Royal Aeronautical Society Bristol Branch Rowe Prize for his presentation on 'Short Take-off and Landing Aircraft'. July 6 2006

The Rowe Prize - UWE student wins regional heat for 'flight' presentation - UWE News 2006.

Publications

AMRC Publications - Publications list

EMER Publications - Engineering and Medicine Elastomers Research Centre (EMER) - Also has Aerospace Related Papers

SEEDS Publications - Publications list

People

Centre staff and collaborators - Centre staff and collaborators.

Member Home Pages

Research Director

Alan Jocelyn Home Page - Alan Jocelyn Home Page

Profile - Alan Jocelyn

Members

Mike Ackerman Profile Mike Ackerman

Christophe Bru Cost Map Samples - Christophe Bru Home Page

Profile Christophe Bru

Farid Dailami

Profile Farid Dailami

Tushar Daine Research Information - Tushar Daine Home Page

Profile Tushar Daine

Abhishek Dixit Profile Abhishek Dixit

David Evans Research Information - David Evans Home Page

Profile David Evans

Alex Fanourakis Profile Alex Fanourakis

Terry Flower Profile Terry Flower

Peter Hale Semantic Web Samples - Peter Hale Home Page

Peter Hales' Blog Weblog

Profile Peter Hale

Colin Jefferson Profile Colin Jefferson

Martin Jonik Research Information - Martin Jonik Home Page

Profile Martin Jonik

Mike Keavey Profile Mike Keavey

Allan Keevil Profile Allan Keevil

John Lanham Research Information - John Lanham Home Page

Profile John Lanham

Martin Longbottom Research Information - Martin Longbottom Home Page

Profile Martin Longbottom

Rob Marsh Research Information - Rob Marsh Home Page

Profile Rob Marsh

Tony Pipe Profile Tony Pipe

David Richardson Research Information - David Richardson Home Page

Profile David Richardson

Jerome Way Profile Jerome Way

Don Weston Profile Don Weston

Max Woolley Research Information - Max Woolley Home Page

Profile Max Woolley

Member Profile Viewer

Profile Viewer Member Profile Viewer - (Not all members have a profile yet)

Members - emails

Aerospace - Further Information

Space Horizons Project

Space Horizons - UWE - JANS Student Group Project

Aerospace - http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/amrc/aerospace.htm.

Conferences - recent and future

4th European Conference on Superplastic Forming - Euro SPF'05 - Programme

Aero Exhibition - AERO-ENGINE EXPO 2006 - featuring the - 15th Annual International Aero Engine Conference - 27-28 September 2006 - London Earls Court, Brompton Hall, UK - in conjunction with Gas Turbine O&M Expo 2006.

ATC Maastrict - http://www.atcmaastricht.com/page.cfm/Link=1/t=m/trackLogID=60235_C21AC9F916 - World's leading event for the air traffic control and management industry - Maastricht, Netherlands - 13-15th February 2007.

Avionics Exhibition and Conference - http://www.avionics-event.com/index.html - Avionics Exhibition and Conference is the annual European meeting place where suppliers and manufacturers of avionics kit and testing equipment can meet Avionics professionals from the major airlines, manufacturers and integrators - 7-8th March 2007.

CE 2006 Conference Website - http://www.ce2006.org/ - 13th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications Antibes France 18 - 22 September, 2006.

Composites Europe - European Trade Fair & Forum for Composites, Technology and Applications - September 20th-22nd 2006 - Exhibition Centre - Essen.

Global Watch Project - http://www.globalwatchservice.com/Pages/ThreeColumns.aspx?PageID=670&SeminarID=1747 - Missions - Seminar Details.

HYBRIDMAT 3 and 4

Seminar Date: 13 July 2006

Venue: The Royal Aeronautical Society, 4 Hamilton Place, London

This mission seminar will focus on the findings of two recent DTI Global Watch Missions, both of which were led by the National Composites Network. The first mission, HYBRIDMAT 3, focused on the manufacture of advanced structural composites in aerospace and visited leading aerospace organisations including Spirit Aerospace Systems, Raytheon, Goodrich, and Boeing, in Kansas, California and Washington State.

ICE - http://www.ice-conference.org/2006/ - 12th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising - Palazzo delle Stelline, Milan, Italy, 26-28 June 2006.

ICEC and IPMA - Global Congress on Project Management - ICEC and IPMA - Ljubljana - Slovenia.

ICSAM 2006 - 9th International Conference on Superplasticity in Advanced Materials - Harbin Institute of Technology - ChengDu China - June 23-26 2006.

IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing - http://www.cmis.brighton.ac.uk/vlhcc/ - 2006 - Brighton, UK - September 4th-8th.

IET International Conference on Agile Manufacturing (ICAM) 2007 - http://conferences.theiet.org/icam07/ - ICAM07 - Durham University - Because agility is defined as the ability of a system to adapt itself to rapid and unexpected changes, the concept soon was applied to fields beyond manufacturing. The entire production process, starting from the customer order, and passing through product development, procurement, manufacturing, supply chain management, delivery and services, should be agile in order to be competitive. Also, for the software development industries, process industries and services industries, agility either is or will be essential. Agility covers both technical and managerial aspects.

IGT@UWE Annual Seminar 2006 - A seminar presenting recent developments in grinding and associated technologies, aimed at an industrial audience. - Wednesday 26th April 2006. - University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.

Int'l Industrial control & Automation Technology Exhibition and Conference - Automation Technology Egypt 2007 - http://www.smbegypt.com/ - 8th to 11th March 2007. Cairo - Egypt - contact info@smbegypt.com.

Leaders of Industry Conference - London 25th September 2007 - http://www.eiil.net/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=216&Itemid=40 - Conference to be held at IMechE Headquarters, 1 Birdcage Walk, London - The European Engineer - An Endangered Species ? - 25th September 2007 [12.00 - 18.00] - Both European business and society in general have an obligation to ensure a home-grown supply of innovators to allow manufacturing and other technology-led business sectors to lead the world towards ever higher standards of operational efficiency and lower consumption of natural resources whilst at the same time meeting the increasing demands of global consumers. This requires an increase in the number of young people pursuing school and university choices that will enable them to pursue a career in science, engineering or related disciplines.

National Composites Network NCN - NCN 2nd Annual Forum - 3M Innovation Centre, Bracknell - 28 September 2006.

National Science and Engineering Week - http://www.the-ba.net - The BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science) - 9-18 March 2007.

"New Business Opportunities in Space". One-day space conference. Organised by the West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF). Details http://www.weaf.co.uk - Tuesday 24 July 2007 at Exeter, Devon - Space is a fast-growing business. Data from satellites of various kinds is finding ever wider applications. ESA and NASA have ambitious plans for new programmes involving human spaceflight. Space tourism is within sight of becoming a serious business. - WEAF is offering its members an opportunity to discuss the latest developments in this one-day conference. - The major players of the space industry will outline new opportunities, SMEs will be able to market themselves, and space tourism companies will outline their plans. - This is a conference for both aviation and space companies, because space tourism blends current space technology with carrying passengers safely, and this requires aviation skills and experience.

Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference - http://www.informs-cs.org/wsc05papers/297.pdf - Simulation and the Semantic Web - M. E. Kuhl, N. M. Steiger, F. B. Armstrong, and J. A. Joines, eds.

Sustainable Use of Materials Conference, Sept 2006 - Faraday Advance - St Catherine's College, Oxford,17-19th September 2006 - The first call for participation in a special 2 day conference dedicated to the Sustainable Use of Materials is now available.

UK SPF 06 - Conference on Superplastic Forming - 14th - 15th Sept. 2006 Civil and Computational Engineering Centre - Swansea University.

Virtual Concept Conference - http://www.virtualconcept.estia.fr/2006/index.php - Cancun, Mexico - From 26th of November to 1st of December 2006.

WMSCI 2007 11th. World Multi-Conference - Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: - http://www.iiis-cyber.org/wmsci2007/website/default.asp?vc=1 - July 8-11, 2007 - Orlando, Florida, USA.

WWW 2006 - Edinburgh Conference - May 23-26.

XML Prague Conference - Prague Conference - June 17-18 Prague.

XTech Conference - Building Rich, Encapsulated Widgets Using XBL, XForms and SVG - Mark Birbeck, x-port.net Ltd.

XVIII Workshop on Supervising and Diagnostics of Machining Systems - http://www.itma.pwr.wroc.pl - MANUFACTURING INTELLIGENT DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION - 12 - 15 March 2007, Karpacz, Poland.

Conferences - Computing and Aerospace

http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/~phale/Events.htm.

External Sites

British Computer Society - BCS Events - Events Calendar.

IMECHE Events 2006 - IMECHE EVENTS - Events - 2006.

INCOSE - International Council on systems Engineering - Bristol - http://www.incose.org.uk/bristol.htm - Welcome to the homepage of the Bristol Local Group of INCOSE UK. Information related to the purpose of the group, forthcoming events and contact details.

IP-CC (Institute for People Centred Computing) - http://www.ip-cc.org.uk/activities.html - IP-CC Activities.

WEMMA (West of England Metals and Materials Association) - http://www.bath.ac.uk/mrc/seminars/wemma/ - WEMMA Events.

West of England Aerospace Forum - Events Page - http://www.weaf.co.uk/news_events/events.html - WEAF Events.

Events Lists

Some of these events have already happened and I will add future ones when I have find out about these.

BCS (British Computer Society) - BCS Events.

IMECHE (Institution of Mechanical Engineers) Events 2006 - IMECHE Events.

SMRG (Systems Modelling Research Group) - SMRG Events

WEMMA (West of England Metals and Materials Association) - WEMMA Events.

West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF) - http://www.weaf.co.uk/news_events/events.html - WEAF Events.

Links

Internal Links

Airbus UWE Collaboration - http://card.joncaves.com/ - Complexity in Aerospace Reliability and Design.

AMRC (Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre) - Index

AMRC (Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre) - Overview

AMRC Details - Details.

IGT (Institute of Grinding Technology) - Faculty Information System - IGT Listing

IGT (Institute of Grinding Technology) - IGT@UWE

IGT (Institute of Grinding Technology) - IGT training

Other Interests - Superplastic Forming, Cable Preparation, Vision System, FEM

Philip Lawrence (Aerospace Strategy Research Centre UWE) - article for leeham on history of Boeing

Protege SEEDS Page - http://protege.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UserDrivenProgramming

RAMP (Revolutionary Aerospace Machining Processes) - RAMP

SEEDS (Systems Engineering Estimation and Decision Support) - SEEDS page

System Modelling research Group - http://www.uwe.ac.uk/cems/research/groups/smrg.html

External Links

Aerospace and Composites

Aerospace Innovation Networks - Aerospace Innovation Networks - List of Subjects.

Airbus - http://www.airbus.com/.

Airbus A380 - A380 Airbus - News and demonstrations.

Association of Aerospace Universities (AAU) - http://www.aau.ac.uk.

Association of Aerospace Universities (AAU) - University of the West of England - http://www.aau.ac.uk/west_of_england.htm.

Association of Aerospace Universities (AAU) - University of the West of England - Research - http://www.aau.ac.uk/west_of_englandresearch.htm.

Bath University - Aeronautics and Space Innovation Technology Panel.

BNSC - http://www.bnsc.gov.uk/default.aspx?nid=3193 - The British National Space Centre (BNSC) is at the heart of UK efforts to explore and exploit space. Formed from 11 Government Departments and research councils.

Boeing - http://www.boeing.com/.

Bristol Spaceplanes - http://www.bristolspaceplanes.com/ - Bristol Spaceplanes Limited, based in Bristol, England, was formed in 1991 to provide technical assistance and consultancy to commercial organisations and aerospace companies interested in commercial opportunities in space. Since then it has prepared plans to develop the Ascender sub-orbital spaceplane, designed in-house from off-the-shelf technology by our experienced design team. Ascender operates like an aeroplane, however its rocket motor propels it to an altitude of 100km. During your Ascender flight, you will experience several minutes of weightlessness, see the earth below you, and bright stars against a black sky: a truly transforming experience.

British Interplanetary Society - http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/ - "From Imagination to Reality" - The British Interplanetary Society serves both space flight professionals and those with a general interest in space flight and astronautics.

Cranfield University - AERADE Services - Aerospace and defence companies.

ESA - http://www.esa.int/esaCP/index.html.

Express Composites Group and Racing Technology Norfolk - http://www.expresscompositesgroup.co.uk/ and http://www.racingtechnologynorfolk.co.uk/ - Advanced composites design and niche car design.

HERDA-SW - University Aerospace Expertise in South West England - Regional higher education association for South West England.

IGG Component Technology Ltd - http://www.igg.co.uk/ - IGG Component Technology is an independent British company providing High Reliability electronic components and related services for space, defence, aviation and other harsh environment applications where reliability is critical.

JRA Aerospace Technology - http://www.jratech.com/JRA/h4_Homepage.aspx - PRACTICAL APPROACH - ROBUST SOLUTIONS - JRA Aerospace Ltd was established in 1988 and provides consultancy support to the Aerospace and Defence Industry and to the Ministry of Defence. We are a member of the Sitec Group, which is one of the world's largest independently owned engineering services companies providing support, including recruitment, for clients in the aerospace, defence, nuclear, petro-chemical, building services and utilities sectors.

Leeham - Intelligence for the Aerospace Industry.

National Space Society - http://nss.org/ - The National Space Society (NSS) is an independent, educational, grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation of a spacefaring civilization.

Reaction Engines Ltd - http://www.reactionengines.co.uk - Designers and Developers of Advanced Space Transportation and Propulsion.

Rolls-Royce - http://www.rolls-royce.com/.

Royal Aeronautical Society - http://www.raes.org.uk.

Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund - http://www.rafbf.org/ - The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund exists to provide assistance to those of the extended Royal Air Force Family who need support as a consequence of poverty, sickness, disability, accident, infirmity or other adversity.

SBAC - Society of British Aerospace Companies - http://www.sbac.co.uk/ - SBAC is the UK's national trade association representing companies supplying civil air transport, aerospace defence, homeland security and space. SBAC encompasses the British Airports Group and UKspace. Together with its regional partners, SBAC represents over 2,600 companies, assisting them in developing new business globally, facilitating innovation and competitiveness and providing regulatory services in technical standards and accreditation.

Scaled Composites - http://www.scaled.com/ - Scaled Composites, LLC, is an aerospace and specialty composites development company located in Mojave, California (about 80 miles north of Los Angeles).

SciSys - http://www.scisys.co.uk/ - supplier of bespoke software systems, IT based solutions and support services to the space and defence industries.

SEA (Group) - http://www.sea.co.uk/ - SEA is a UK-based systems company delivering advanced surveillance systems and products for demanding environments. The Company, which was founded in 1988, remains independent and continues to enjoy substantial year-on-year growth.

Space Tourism Society - http://www.spacetourismsociety.org/Home.html - To Stimulate a Profitable and Expanding Space Tourism Industry.

Starchaser Industries - http://www.starchaser.co.uk/ - Commercial Space Access.

Start.managementfirst.com - AMRC article - AMRC article - Association of Aerospace Universities.

Stirling Dynamics Ltd - http://www.stirling-dynamics.com/ - Stirling Dynamics is an independent company specialising in structures, aerodynamics, dynamics and control engineering in the aerospace, marine and other industries.

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited - http://www.sstl.co.uk/ - SSTL.

Teachers in Space - http://www.teachersinspace.org/.

Technology Forum - The Virtual Marketplace - http://www.technology-forum.com/frameset.htm - ESA's Technology Transfer Network.

Thales - The Space activity at the heart of Europe - Thales Alenia Space is a major actor on the space market, particularly in Europe since the European Union is today a full-fledged player in the global space business.

The Mars Society - http://www.aeroindustry.co.uk/ - To further the goal of the exploration and settlement of the Red Planet.

The Planetary Society - http://www.planetary.org/home/ - the world's largest space-interest group, is dedicated to inspiring the public with the adventure and mystery of space exploration.

The Sir Arthur Clarke Awards - http://www.clarkeawards.org/ - Recognising UK achievements in Space.

The Society of British Aerospace Companies - http://www.marssociety.org/portal - Representing companies supplying civil air transport, aerospace defence and space.

UK Aeronautical Information Service - http://www.ais.org.uk/aes/login.jsp - UK Aeronautical Information Package (AIP) - UK AIP Supplements (SUPs) - Aeronautical Information Circulars (AICs) - Notices to Airmen (NOTAM).

UKSEDS Students for the Exploration and Development of Space - http://www.uk.seds.org/ - UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (UKSEDS) is a volunteer youth organisation aimed at promoting space and related activities to a wider audience.

UKspace - http://www.sbac.co.uk/pages/43611913.asp - UKspace is the trade association of the British space industry. Founded in 1975, UKISC is sponsored jointly by the SBAC.

Universities Space Research Association — USRA - http://www.usra.edu/ - an entity in and by means of which universities and other research institutions may cooperate with one another, with the Government of the United States, and with other organizations toward the development of knowledge associated with space science and technology.

University Aerospace Expertise in South West England - University Aerospace Expertise in South West England - RAMP page 7.

Vega - http://www.vega-group.com/ - VEGA is an independent consulting, technology and managed solutions company that specialises in Programme and System Assurance.

Westland - http://www.whl.co.uk/ - Welcome to the Westland website. It is designed to provide visitors with an insight into the global breadth and scope of the company's many activities in international aerospace and defence markets.

West of England Aerospace Forum - http://www.weaf.co.uk/.

West of England Aerospace Forum - http://www.weaf.co.uk/competitiveness/lean_exc.html - Lean Manufacturing Excellence Course.

West of England Aerospace Forum - http://www.weaf.co.uk/news_events/documents/Spring2004.pdf - RAMP Spring 2004. - Page 10.

West of England Aerospace Forum - http://www.weaf.co.uk/export_partners/documents/TecnologiesfortheFutureBooklet.pdf - Technologies for the Future. - Booklet.

Semantic Web Organisations in Bristol

Hewlett-Packard - HP Labs Semantic Web Research - http://www.hpl.hp.com/semweb/.

Koala Publishing Ltd - http://www.koalapub.co.uk/.

Engineering and Technology Partnerships

BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science) - http://www.the-ba.net.

Composite Web News - http://www.compositeswebnews.com.

DTI - Manufacturing Advisory Service - Welcome to the Manufacturing Advisory Service - MAS.

Emerald Insight.com - Article about AMRC.

Engineering and Technology Board - http://www.etechb.co.uk/ - etb - Promoting the vital contribution of scientists, engineers and technologists.

European Institute for Industrial Leadership (EIIL) - http://www.eiil.net/mambo/ - The European Institute for Industrial Leadership (EIIL) is a not-for-profit membership organisation dedicated to developing future leaders of technology-led and manufacturing industry in Europe.

Global Watch - Materials KTN - Knowledge Transfer Network - Welcome to the Materials KTN.

Great Western Research - http://www.greatwesternresearch.ac.uk/business.php - A new driving force behind high-level collaborative research in South West England.

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining - Welcome to the Materials Science and Technology Division Website - Materials Science and Technology Division.

Institution of Mechanical Engineers - http://www.imeche.org.uk/.

Knowledge West - Knowledge West - Welcome to Knowledge West.

LisTechnology - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Christen Svendsen - He is also President and CEO of Central Florida International Investments.

Materials Knowledge Transfer Network - DTI - Manufacturing Advisory Service - MAS.

Materials KTN - DTI - Global Watch Online - Welcome to the Materials KTN.

Dublin City University (DCU) - Materials processing research centre - http://www.dcu.ie/mechanical_engineering/mprc/ - Introduction.

Metalworking Production Magazine - Blue sky thinking.

National Composites Network - http://www.ncn-uk.co.uk/.

NIST - Advanced Technology Program - National Insitute of Standards and Technology - What's New in ATP.

NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology - Process Specification Language (PSL) - A Few PSL Basics....

The Planetary Society - http://www.planetary.org/home/ - The Planetary Society, the world's largest space-interest group, is dedicated to inspiring the public with the adventure and mystery of space exploration.

Scenta - http://www.scenta.co.uk/scenta.cfm - Scenta - Careers and More in Science and Technology.

Smart.mat - http://www.iom3.org/news/smart.htm - SMART Boost for UK Business - SMART.mat, the new DTI initiative to help UK industry to exploit 'Smart' technology.

South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) - South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) - Inspire SW Projects.

South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWERDA) - Discovering Bristol Science City - http://www.southwestrda.org.uk/news/release.asp?ReleaseID=1839 - 2nd February 2007.

South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWERDA) - Innovation Initiatives - http://www.southwestrda.org.uk/what-we-do/innovation/innovationinitiative/inspire-sw-projects.shtm#eef- Inspire SW - Projects.

The Sir Arthur Clarke Awards - http://www.clarkeawards.org/ - Recognising UK achievements in Space.

VE Forum.org - http://www.ve-forum.org/ - the open forum for all who are active or interested in the field of networks and virtual organizations.

Vulcan to the Sky - http://www.tvoc.co.uk/index2.php - Reaching for Roll Out - Supported by the National Heitage Lottery Fund.

West of England Metals and Materials Association - http://www.bath.ac.uk/mrc/seminars/wemma/.

Software Projects

Institute for End-User Programming - IEUC - Welcome to The IEUC Homepage.

FIPER and Cost Estimator - http://www.engineous.com/product_FIPER_specifications.htm.

General Electric - ACUITy enterprise modelling tool - Paper - ACUITy semantic web application - An Ontology-Based Architecture for Adaptive Work-Centered User Interface Technology - A Aragones, J Bruno, A Crapo, M Garbias.

General Electric - ACUITy enterprise modelling tool - Presentation - Adaptive Work-Centered User Interface Technology (ACUITy) - Adaptive Work-Centered User Interface Technology (ACUITy) - Hewlett-Packard Jena Conference Presentation - Andrew W Crapo.

General Electric Release ACUITy software - Open Source - Adaptive Work-Centered User Interface Technology (ACUITy) is an open-source framework and architecture for developing semantically-enabled mixed initiative user interfaces - Adaptive Work-Centered User Interface Technology (ACUITy) - September 22 2006.

GKN Aerospace - http://www.engineous.com/product_FIPER_specifications.htm.

Protege Home - http://protege.stanford.edu/.

Vanguard System Home Page - http://www.vanguardsw.com/.

Aerospace Articles

Aerospace Page - http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/amrc/aerospace.htm.

A380 delay leads to Airbus loss - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6433401.stm - BBC News - Business - 9 March 2007.

BBC News - A380 prepares for tour around US - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6469563.stm - The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger plane, is preparing for a tour of the US after touching down in the country for the first time. - 20 March 2007.

A380 starts passenger flight test - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5312020.stm - BBC News - Business - September 4th 2006.

Adobe demo of Airbus - Interactive Airbus A380 based on SVG graphics format.

Airbus A380 - A380 Airbus - News and demonstrations.

Airliners.net - http://airliners.net/ - The Wings of the Web - Airliner photos and aricles.

BBC Bristol - Airbus A380 over Bristol - A380 pictures - 27 March 2007.

BBC Horizon - Moon for Sale - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/broadband/tx/moonsale/ - After 40 years, man is preparing to return to the Moon. But this time the astronauts won't just land on the Moon - they plan to stay - 10 April 2007 - Surviving on the Moon - BBC News - Making a mint out of the Moon - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6533169.stm - BBC News Science/Nature - 9 April 2007.

BBC Horizon - The Six Billion Dollar Experiment - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/broadband/tx/universe/ - Tuesday 1 May 2007, 9pm, BBC Two - In the coming months the most complex scientific instrument ever built will be switched on. The Large Hadron Collider promises to recreate the conditions right after the Big Bang. By revisiting the beginning of time, scientists hope to unravel some of the deepest secrets of our Universe.

BBC News - Aero industry readies for Farnborough - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5171746.stm - Farnborough - By Will Smale Business reporter, BBC News, Somerset 13 July 2006.

BBC News - Aeroflot commitment lifts Airbus - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6221890.stm - Russian airline Aeroflot has committed itself to using the new Airbus A350 XWB plane in a major boost to the European aircraft maker. - 20 June 2007.

BBC News - Aeroflot contract to boost Airbus - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6455105.stm - 15 March 2007.

BBC News - Airbus A380 jet lands at Heathrow - First flight - to Heathrow - 18 May 2006.

BBC News - Airbus A380 Pictures - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4994314.stm - Readers Pictures - 18 May 2006.

BBC News - Airbus confirms 10,000 job cuts - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6402859.stm - Troubled planemaker Airbus has announced it is to cut 10,000 jobs across Europe over the next four years. France will be worst hit with 4,300 job losses. Germany will see 3,700 jobs go while the UK and Spain will see 1,600 and 400 jobs cut respectively - 28 February 2007.

BBC News - Airbus crisis is over, says boss - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6766473.stm - Airbus says it has turned the corner after a year-long crisis linked to production problems and boardroom turmoil at its A380 superjumbo project. - 19 June 2007.

BBC News - Airbus given clearance for A380 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6173247.stm - 12th December 2006.

BBC News - Airbus 'must spread any cutbacks' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6387671.stm - 23 February 2007 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac have agreed to spread the pain of job cuts and restructuring at Airbus.

BBC News - Airbus order revives Boeing rivalry - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6765461.stm - Airbus order revives Boeing rivalry - Having just signed a deal that could signal the recovery of troubled aircraft maker Airbus, the chief executive of Qatar Airways knows full well he has thrown the cat among the pigeons. - Jorn Madslien - Business reporter, BBC News, Paris air show - 18 June 2007.

BBC News - Airbus receives Qatar order boost - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6704567.stm - Airbus has signed a $16bn (£8.1bn) deal to supply 80 of its forthcoming A350 aircraft to Qatar Airways. - 30 May 2007.

BBC News - Airbus secures Aer Lingus order - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6727493.stm - 6 June 2007.

BBC News - Airbus shows off 'super-jumbo' - First flight - to Heathrow - 18 May 2006.

BBC News - Airbus solves A380 wiring glitch - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6284449.stm - 21 January 2007.

BBC News - Airbus superjumbo for private use - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6768237.stm - An unnamed buyer at the Paris air show has placed an order for an Airbus A380 superjumbo to use as a private jet. 19 June 2007.

BBC News - A380 to make its maiden US trip - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6465383.stm - 19 March 2007.

BBC News - Airbus enjoys bumper Paris orders - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6762733.stm - Airbus has seen its order book bolstered with a string of high-value orders at the Paris air show. - 18 June 2007.

BBC News - Airbus upbeat on superjumbo sales - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6338031.stm - 7 February 2007.

BBC News - Amazon boss shows off spacecraft - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6230245.stm - 4 January 2007 - The billionaire founder of Amazon.com has released the first images of the launch of a private spacecraft that could bring space travel to the masses.

BBC News - Ariane sends satellites to orbit - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6163817.stm - The European heavy-lift rocket Ariane 5 has been launched from French Guiana to put two satellites in orbit - 8 December 2006.

BBC News - Asteroid mission concept unveiled - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6452311.stm - A Nasa scientist has proposed using the replacement to the space shuttle to land on a near-Earth asteroid. - Paul Rincon - 14 March 2007.

BBC News - Beagle 2 'could go to the Moon' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6459581.stm - The scientists behind the Beagle 2 mission, which was lost on Mars in 2003, want to send a nearly identical spacecraft to the Moon. - Paul Rincon - 16 March 2007.

BBC News - Boeing unveils Dreamliner plane - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6282820.stm - US plane manufacturer Boeing has unveiled its 787 Dreamliner - the firm's first all-new jet since 1995. - 9 July 2007.

BBC News - Boost to Galileo sat-nav system - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5286200.stm - Science/Nature and Technology - 25 August 2006.

BBC News - Branson unveils Virgin spaceship - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5388482.stm - 28th September 2006.

BBC News - 'Bridget' gets Farnborough eyeful - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5186596.stm - European Space Agency (ESA) - Exomars Robot Lander - 17 July 2006.

BBC News - Britain plans first Moon mission - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6246513.stm - Pallab Ghosh - BBC science correspondent - 10 January 2007.

BBC News - Brits in space - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6268313.stm - Sean Blair - 17 January 2007.

BBC News - Brown 'planning science shake-up' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6766625.stm - There will be a governmental shake-up by Gordon Brown as part of his drive to enhance the profile of science, says Education Secretary Alan Johnson. - Sean Coughlan - BBC News education reporter.

BBC News - Buoyant industry cheers as Paris kicks off - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6761809.stm - There is a mood of almost cocky confidence as the world's largest air show kicks off at Le Bourget airport on the outskirts of Paris. - Jorn Madslien - Business reporter, BBC News, Paris air show - 18 June 2007.

BBC News - Carbon moves 'may boost airlines' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6189025.stm - 18 December 2006.

BBC News - Car company collapse hits science - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6384499.stm - 22 February 2007.

BBC News - 'Cave entrances' spotted on Mars - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6461201.stm - 17 March 2007.

BBC News - Contract signed on Earth observer - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6765247.stm - The European Space Agency (Esa) has ordered up the first bespoke spacecraft in its new global monitoring programme. Paul Rincon - Science reporter, BBC News, Paris Air Show - 18 June 2007.

BBC News - Critical review for Mars rover - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6675287.stm - Europe's plans to send a robotic rover to the Red Planet in 2013 face a critical review this week. - 21 May 2007.

BBC News - Crowds watch A380 land at Filton - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6494881.stm - 26 March 2007.

BBC News - Days ahead crucial for Mars rover - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6693879.stm - Talks to resolve the design of Europe's rover mission to Mars are converging on a "best solution for science", a senior space official has told the BBC. Paul Rincon - 25 May 2007.

BBC News - Design boost for European rover - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6745177.stm - Jonathan Amos and Paul Rincon The European Space Agency (Esa) is pushing forward with its design for a rover mission to send to Mars in 2013. - 12 June 2007.

BBC News - Engineers unveil China moon rover - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6521443.stm - 3 April 2007.

BBC News - Esa, Nasa team up on key missions - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6767183.stm - Paul Rincon - Science reporter, BBC News, Paris Air Show - The US and European space agencies are to co-operate on two missions considered vital for efforts to create a new understanding of the Universe - 19 June 2007.

BBC News - Europe mulls human launch system - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6260724.stm - Industrial groups in Europe are about to look in detail at ideas for a new launch system to put humans in space. Jonathan Amos Science reporter, BBC News - 2 July 2007.

BBC News - Europe prepares huge space truck - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6251428.stm - At almost 20 tonnes, the ATV will be the biggest spacecraft Europe has ever flown when it launches in January. Jonathan Amos Science reporter, BBC News - 29 June 2007 - Mission Guide: Jules Verne - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6249578.stm - The "Jules Verne" is Europe's first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) to fly to the International Space Station.

BBC News - Eyes in the sky grow dim - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6590333.stm - At a time when climate change impacts are accelerating, our ability to observe those impacts from space is deteriorating. Molly Bentley - San Francisco - 25 April 2007.

BBC News - Eyes on Boeing at Paris air show - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6766473.stm - The second day of the Paris air show is expected to see Boeing unveil a number of orders for its 787 Dreamliner, one of the US planemaker's best sellers. 19 June 2007.

BBC News - Fighter-controlled jet is tested - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6514413.stm - Pallab Ghosh - The defence technology spin-out company Qinetiq has successfully completed the world's first flight of a plane remotely controlled by a fighter aircraft. - 2 April 2007.

BBC News - Final frontier Marking 45 years of UK space exploration - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/07/sci_nat_exploring_space/html/1.stm - 25 April 2007.

BBC News - Firm rockets into space tourism - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6749873.stm - The European aerospace giant EADS is going into the space tourism business. - 13 June 2007.

BBC News - Foreigners 'power space industry' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6212830.stm - 6th December 2006.

BBC News - Galileo challenges sat-nav firms - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6897944.stm - Entrepreneurs are being urged to look to the future of satellite navigation. - Entrepreneurs are being urged to look to the future of satellite navigation. - 17 July 2007.

BBC News - Galileo companies given deadline - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6479879.stm - The companies hoping to run Europe's satellite-navigation system will have to settle their differences soon or risk being shut out of the project. - 22 March 2007.

BBC News - Galileo sat-nav in decisive phase - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6450367.stm - Europe's proposed satellite-navigation system, Galileo, faces big delays and cost overruns unless major obstacles to its development are removed - and fast. Jonathan Amos 14 March 2007.

BBC News - 'Green eye' tech centre launched - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6613061.stm - A new space innovation centre in the UK will lead the development of novel technologies to monitor our planet. 2 May 2007.

BBC News - Hawking set for weightless flight - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6594821.stm - The British physicist Stephen Hawking is to embark on a zero-gravity flight in a specially modified plane. 26 April 2007.

BBC News - Hawking: Space is our future - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6595521.stm - Why would a man who has been stripped of the use of his legs, arms and voice go through a rollercoaster-style jet aeroplane ride that simulates weightlessness and often leaves even the young and virile sick to their stomachs? By Irene Klotz - Cape Canaveral - 26 April 2007.

BBC News - Icy map to probe Europa's secrets - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6454039.stm - Scientists have produced a global geological map of Jupiter's moon Europa, which has been proposed as a destination for a future space mission.

BBC News - In pictures: Paris air show - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6221820.stm - Wednesday, 20 June 2007.

BBC News - In the A380 Cockpit - http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6340000/newsid_6347800/6347803.stm?bw=bb&mp=rm - 11th February 2007.

BBC News - Jules Verne - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6249578.stm - Mission Guide: Jules Verne - The "Jules Verne" is Europe's first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) to fly to the International Space Station. - Europe prepares huge space truck - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6251428.stm - At almost 20 tonnes, the ATV will be the biggest spacecraft Europe has ever flown when it launches in January. Jonathan Amos Science reporter, BBC News - 29 June 2007.

BBC News - 'Jules Verne' set for sea voyage - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6898269.stm - The Jules Verne cargo ship has been packed up ready for despatch to the European spaceport in French Guiana. - Jonathan Amos Science reporter BBC News - 14 July 2007.

BBC News - Major space missions move ahead - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6442827.stm - Paul Rincon - The European and US space agencies are moving ahead on their next major missions to explore the Solar System - 12 March 2007.

BBC News - Making a mint out of the Moon - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6533169.stm - BBC News Science/Nature - 9 April 2007.

BBC News - Mars chip to test for life signs - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5072668.stm - Article and Video of Robot Lander Testing - 12 June 2006.

BBC News - Mars-probe failure 'human error' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6554525.stm - The US space agency, Nasa, has said that human error was to blame for the failure of the $247m (£124m) Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft (MGS). - 13 April 2007.

BBC News - Martian moon 'could be key test' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6324923.stm - Jonathan Amos Science reporter, BBC News - 9 February 2007.

BBC News - Minister in Moon talks with Nasa - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6196310.stm - 30 November 2006.

BBC News - Ministers agreed on Galileo funds - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6734507.stm - EU governments have agreed that the troubled Galileo satellite navigation network needs to be built with public funds if it is to get off the ground. - 8 June 2007.

BBC News - Mission guide: Corot - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6213150.stm - 25 December 2007.

BBC News - More turbulence ahead for Airbus - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5004380.stm - Robert Plummer - 22 May 2006.

BBC News - Movies provide new view of Mars - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6449031.stm - Science/Nature and Technology - Paul Rincon - 14 March 2007.

BBC News - MPs urged to back space tourism - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6382533.stm - Space company Virgin Galactic has urged the government to allow it to launch passenger flights from the UK. - BBC News Technology - 21 February 2007.

BBC News - Nasa readies for asteroid mission - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6247222.stm - The Dawn spacecraft is scheduled for launch in July - A Nasa spacecraft set for launch early next month will explore the two biggest asteroids in the Solar System. - BBC News Technology - 27 June 2007.

BBC News - Nasa 'rejects Russia Moon help' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6607809.stm - The head of Russia's space agency says that the US has rejected a Moscow proposal that the two countries join forces to explore the Moon. - BBC News Technology - 30 April 2007.

BBC News - Net reaches out to final frontier - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6551807.stm - A programme to kick-start the use of internet communications in space has been announced by the US government. - 13 April 2007.

BBC News - New look A350 unveiled by Airbus - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5185036.stm - Farnborough 17 July 2006.

BBC News - New 'super-Earth' found in space - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6589157.stm - Astronomers have found the most Earth-like planet outside our Solar System to date, a world which could have water running on its surface. - 25 April 2007.

BBC News - Planet shine 'gives clue to life' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5010936.stm - Planet shine 'gives clue to life' - By Jonathan Amos - 24 May 2006.

BBC News - Planemakers confront green issues - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6223834.stm - Carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft are a significant and growing contributor to harmful global warming. It is time for the industry to sort it out, says Scott Carson, chief executive of Boeing's commercial planes division. By Jorn Madslien - Business reporter, BBC News, Paris air show - 21 June 2007.

BBC News - Plastic planes 'set to rule sky' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5185910.stm - Farnborough - 16 July 2006.

BBC News - Polar water 'would blanket Mars' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6459967.stm - Paul Rincon - Science reporter - Enough water is locked up at Mars' south pole to cover the planet in a liquid layer 11m (36ft) deep - 16 March 2007.

BBC News - Private rocket rides into space - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6474021.stm - Privateer Elon Musk has launched his budget rocket, Falcon-1, from the Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific. - 21 March 2007.

BBC News - Probe crashes into Moon's surface - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5309656.stm?ls - Science/Nature and Technology - Sunday, 3 September 2006.

BBC News - Probe reveals seas on Saturn moon - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6449081.stm - Science/Nature and Technology - Paul Rincon - 14 March 2007.

BBC News - 'Proof' of methane lakes on Titan - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6230381.stm - Science/Nature and Technology - Thursday, 4 January 2007.

BBC News - Rolls-Royce wins $1.3bn contract - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6281070.stm - Business - Rolls-Royce has secured a $1.3bn (£646m) engine deal for Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner long-haul aircraft. - 7 July 2007.

BBC News - Smiths in £2.5bn aerospace sale - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6262145.stm - Business - 15 January 2007.

BBC News - Space agencies will 'co-ordinate' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6708661.stm - Fourteen space agencies have agreed to co-ordinate future space exploration of the Moon and Mars. - 31 May 2007.

BBC News - Spacecraft returns Jupiter images - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6613717.stm - Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft has returned stunning views of the Jupiter system captured during a recent flyby. Sci/Nature - 2 May 2007.

BBC News - 'Space hotel' test craft launched - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6253054.stm - An experimental spacecraft designed to test the viability of a hotel in space has been successfully sent into orbit. - 29 June 2007.

BBC News - Space probe performs Mars fly-by - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6394141.stm - Sci/Nature - 25 February 2007.

BBC News - Space tourist makes safe return - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6578835.stm - Sci/Nature - 21 April 2007.

BBC News - Success for Mars rover bag test - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6738585.stm - By Jonathan Amos - Science reporter, BBC News - 10 June 2007.

BBC News - Taxpayers 'should build Galileo' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6660629.stm - BBC News - Europe's satellite-navigation system, Galileo, will have to be built with public funds if it is to be built at all, says the European Commission (EC). - 16 May 2007.

BBC News - The birth of a quieter, greener plane - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6113418.stm - BBC News - 6 November 2006.

BBC News - Time and place for entrepreneurs - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5007162.stm - Jonathon Amos - 23 May 2006.

BBC News - Timeline - Airbus A380 'superjumbo' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4182641.stm - It's been a long, incident-packed journey from drawing board to reality, but the world's biggest passenger aircraft is finally here. - 26 October 2006.

BBC News - Tourist's spacecraft reaches ISS - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6539901.stm - A Russian spacecraft carrying two crew and billionaire space tourist Charles Simonyi has docked with the International Space Station (ISS). - 9 April 2007.

BBC News - UK looks to closer ties with Nasa - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6575627.stm - UK scientists and engineers look set for more and bigger roles in US space agency (Nasa) missions. - Science/Nature and Technology - 20 April 2007.

BBC News - UK 'needs clear space strategy' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6901835.stm - The UK government needs to develop a more coherent strategy on space, or risk falling behind other countries, a House of Commons committee has warned. - By Paul Rincon - Science reporter, BBC News - 17 July 2007.

BBC News - UK presses private Galileo role - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6266264.stm - The UK says it still believes the private sector should share the risk and the cost of developing Europe's satellite-navigation system, Galileo. - 3 July 2007.

BBC News - UK project to deliver rural net - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4773765.stm - Science/Nature and Technology - By Jonathan Amos BBC News science reporter - 15 May 2006.

BBC News - UK reaches deal over Airbus jobs - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5189896.stm - Farnborough - 18 July 2006.

BBC News - UK space enters 'critical period' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6242589.stm - 8 January 2007.

BBC News - UK space industry 'disadvantaged' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6247463.stm - 10 January 2007.

BBC News - UK space 'needs Nasa-like agency' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6583189.stm - Science/Nature and Technology - By Jonathan Amos BBC News science reporter - The Royal Society is calling for a new UK Space Agency to replace the existing British National Space Centre. 23 April 2007.

BBC News - UK tests Moon lander technology - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6573729.stm - British engineers are designing a Moon landing mission that would also test key technologies to take to Mars. Jonathan Amos - 20 April 2007.

BBC News - Up, up and away? - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6135598.stm - Seven decades after a series of catastrophes ended the age of the airship, the zeppelin remains an evocative image, and these floating giants could be due to return - By Finlo Rohrer BBC News Magazine - 10th November.

BBC News - US plans permanent base on Moon - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6208456.stm - 2nd December 2006.

BBC News - Volunteers sought for Mars test - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6221424.stm - The European Space Agency (Esa) is seeking volunteers for a simulated human trip to Mars, in which six crew spend 17 months in an isolation tank. - 20 June 2007.

BBC News - Wheels turn on Mars rover project - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4767403.stm - Science/Nature and Technology - By David Shukman BBC Science Correspondent, in Tenerife - 12 May 2006.

BBC Radio 4 - Archive Hour - Eyes in the Sky - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/archivehour/pip/g9n2u/ - Radio 4 Broadcast - Saturday 17 February 2007 20:00-21:00 (Radio 4 FM).

BBC Radio 4 - Arthur C. Clarke: The Science and the Fiction - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/arthurcclarke.shtml - Heather Couper meets the man behind the ideas.

BBC Radio 4 - Euro Everything - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/inbusiness/inbusiness_20060518.shtml - Radio 4 Broadcast - In Business - Peter Day - 18 May 2006.

BBC Radio 4 - FLY ME TO THE MOON - http://www.bbc.co.uk//radio4/science/flymetothemoon.shtml - It's been nearly 40 years since the first person set foot on lunar soil. But this push for human exploration of the Moon was cut short after only 3 years, when Apollo 17 left in 1972. No one has walked on the surface since. - Now we're going back to the Moon. A host of countries around the world are launching missions over the coming year. China, India and Japan are competing alongside the US to become the next nation to reach the surface. - In this two-part series, former NASA astronaut Jeff Hoffman looks at this new global space race. - Wednesdays 20th & 27th June 2007, 9.00pm - or listen again after.

BBC Radio 4 - In Business - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/inbusiness/inbusiness_20070503.shtml - Over the Moon - Journeys into space are catching the attention of a new bunch of private entrepreneurs. They have big ambitions but they insist they can do it cheaper than governments can. Peter Day asks if space travel is really rocket science. - Peter Day - 3 May 2007.

BBC Radio 4 - In Business - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/inbusiness/inbusiness.shtml - Research Party - Peter Day looks at US industry's 'secret sauce'. - The American economy may have a "secret sauce": billions of federal dollars spent on research projects doled out to corporate USA. Finland does something similar to boost Finnish innovation. - Are these are examples Britain ought to follow? - Peter Day - 21 June 2007.

BBC Radio 4 - Material World - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/thematerialworld_20070426.shtml - Radio 4 Broadcast - Venus - Quentin Cooper - 26 April 2007.

BBC Radio 4 - Material World - Space Exploration - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/thematerialworld_20070125.shtml.

BBC Radio 4 Pod Cast - Plane Truth - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/inbusiness/inbusiness_20060629.shtml - Plane Truth - Peter Day looks at the long-running battle between Airbus and Boeing - 29 June 2006.

BBC Radio 4 Pod Cast - The Silent Plane - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/inbusiness/inbusiness_20060601.shtml - The Silent Plane - Peter Day examines the progress of the Cambridge-MIT Institute and looks at one of its most ear catching projects, the silent plane - 1 June 2006. How it works - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6120132.stm - 6 November 2006.

BNSC - http://www.bnsc.gov.uk/content.aspx?nid=6223 - New consultation into UK civil space policy - 08 January 2007.

Bristol Observer - Concorde - Airbus Filton Autoclave - Bristol Observer Article - February 23rd 2007

Bristol Observer - World's largest pressure cooker to 'bake' wings - Airbus Filton Autoclave - Bristol Observer Article - March 31 2006

Bristol Science Park - http://www.southwestrda.org.uk/area-teams/west-of-england/bristol-science-park/index.shtm - South West of England Regional Development Agency.

Centauri Dreams - Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration - http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=1323 - Of Telescopes on the Moon - June 25th, 2007 - Putting an enormous radio telescope on the far side of the Moon has so many advantages that it's hard to imagine not doing it, once our technology makes such ventures possible. Whatever the time frame, imagine an attentuation of radio noise from Earth many orders of magnitude over what is possible anywhere on the near side, much less on Earth itself.

ESA - European Space Agency - Jules Verne ATV - http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMKL4QJNVE_index_0.html - 14 December 2006 - Jules Verne ATV, the most complex spacecraft ever developed in Europe, is due to make its inaugural flight atop an Ariane 5 in summer 2007 to re-supply the International Space Station.

Flightglobal.com - http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/02/21/212266/virgin-galactic-and-nasa-to-research-hypersonic-point-to-point.html - Virgin Galactic and NASA to research hypersonic point to point travel - By Rob Coppinger - Virgin Galactic has signed a memorandum of understanding with NASA to carry out feasibility studies into commercial spaceflight systems and hypersonic intercontinental travel with the help of the US space agency's Ames Research Center.

NASA - http://www.spacefuture.com/archive/general_public_space_travel_and_tourism.shtml - General Public Space Travel and Tourism - Volume 1 Executive Summary - Daniel O'Neil, Ivan Bekey,John Mankins, Thomas F Rogers, Eric W Stallmer - March 1998.

Pentagon Considering Study on Space-Based Solar Power - http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/070411_tech_wed.html - The Pentagon's National Security Space Office (NSSO) may begin a study in the near future on the possibility of using satellites to collect solar energy for use on Earth, according to Defense Department officials - 11 April 2007 - Jeremy Singer - Space.com.

Readers Digest - Plane Crazy - Plane Crazy - Readers Digest Article - Replica A380.

Scenta - Global space strategy revealed - http://www.scenta.co.uk/home/1699244/global-space-strategy-revealed.htm - Fourteen of the world's leading space agencies published their agreed vision for globally co-ordinated space exploration in a document called The Global Exploration Strategy: The Framework for Co-ordination. - 1st June 2007.

Scenta - New Perspective of Titan - http://www.scenta.co.uk/home/1699317/new-perspective-of-titan.htm - Two and a half years since landing on Saturn's largest Moon Titan, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Huygens probe has delivered a new set of observations - 4th June 2007.

Scenta - Space and innovation were the hot topics this week in Westminster. - http://www.scenta.co.uk/home/1699253/the-view-from-westminster---political-roundup.htm - In an unprecedented move, 14 of the world's leading space agencies yesterday revealed their agreed vision for globally co-ordinated space exploration to the Moon, Mars and beyond. - 1st June 2007.

Scientific Journals International - http://www.scientificjournals.org/ - SJI mission is to give every researcher, writer or artist a fair consideration to be published. The academic, creative and scientific developments depend on the effective, rapid and efficient dissemination of information and ideas from all disciplines and at all levels. This revolutionary project is an attempt to provide a one-stop efficient forum for publishing research and creative work from all disciplines. There is no other journal in the world that aims to have this scope. - Current Issue - http://www.scientificjournals.org/current_issue.htm.

Solar Power From Space: A Better Strategy for America and the World? - http://www.space.com/adastra/070517_adastra_solarpowersats.html - By Al Globus 17 May 2007 - Space.com.

South West RDA commits 2.7 pounds million to Integrated Wing technology programme - http://www.southwestrda.org.uk/news/release.asp?releaseid=1750 - 12 December 2006 - South West England is playing a key role in a 34 million pound research project led by Airbus UK at Filton, which will develop the technology for a new generation of aircraft.

Space Pragmatism - http://www.spacepragmatism.com/ - Whats in the news in public and private space programs.

Space Tourism: Exploring a New Industry - http://www.spacefuture.com/archive/space_tourism_exploring_a_new_industry.shtml - Barbara A Stone - Access to space has to date been limited to a select few individuals. When the frontiers of space are truly opened it will become a place where people live, work and, ultimately, choose as a tourist destination. This paper provides a broad overview of the concept of public access to space in the context of today's economic and technical environment. A survey of current initiatives to make space tourism a reality is presented, along with a discussion of the present issues related to the subject.

The London free Press - http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/National/2007/07/14/4338455-sun.html - Space tourism on tap, poll suggests - OTTAWA -- To boldly go where no one has gone before. - A lot of Canadians seem to think it will be possible in the not-too-distant future to travel as tourists in space. - Sat, July 14, 2007 - By TERRY PEDWELL, CP.

UniverseToday - Asteroid Sample Return Mission Proposed - March 14th, 2007.

UniverseToday - Be an Astronaut on a Simulated Mars Mission - Are you interested in traveling to Mars? Okay, maybe not actually going to Mars, but what about a simulated voyage? If you're interested, ESA is looking for a few volunteers to take part in a series of simulated missions to the Red Planet. - June 19th, 2007.

UniverseToday - Blue Origin's Rocket is Finally Revealed - January 3rd, 2007.

UniverseToday - Building an Engine that Can Throttle Down - A variable acceleration rocket would tremendously useful for landing on the Moon. Instead of firing the landing rockets in short bursts, astronauts could throttle down for a nice smooth landing. But building an engine like this is harder than it sounds. - July 16th, 2007.

UniverseToday - CryoSat Version 2 - March 14th, 2007.

UniverseToday - Earth-Sized Planet Discovered in the Habitable Zone - April 25th, 2007.

UniverseToday - Europe Approves its Mercury Mission - February 27th, 2007.

UniverseToday - European Space Jet Unveiled - The European aerospace firm EADS Astrium revealed its plans for space tourism on Wednesday at a special event in Paris. The company also showed plans for a new space plane that it hopes will take customers up to space as early as 2012. June 14th, 2007.

UniverseToday - ExoMars Rover on Track for 2013 Launch - June 13th, 2007 - European Space Agency (ESA) ExoMars - http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Aurora/SEM1NVZKQAD_0.html.

UniverseToday - Expedition 14 Returns to Earth - The two crewmembers of Expedition 14 returned to Earth on Saturday, with astro-tourist Charles Simonyi along for the ride. - April 24th, 2007.

UniverseToday - First Aurora Seen on Mars - March 6th, 2007.

UniverseToday - Genesis II Launches, Deploys Solar Panels - Along with your jetpack, flying car, and moving sidewalks, a hotel in space is one of the great, undelivered promises of the future. - July 2nd, 2007.

UniverseToday - GoogleNASA - Google and NASA Ames announced today that they'll be forming a new partnership to work together on several space-related projects - December 18th, 2006.

UniverseToday - Iapetus' Darker Side - Cassini photograph - 16 May 2006.

UniverseToday - Jules Verne Spends 21 Days in Space, Here on Earth - ESA's new Automated Transfer Vehicle, Jules Verne, has recently spent 21 days in a chamber that simulated the cold, radiation and vacuum of space - December 14th, 2006 .

UniverseToday - Large Lake Surrounds an Island on Titan.

UniverseToday - NASA Announces Long Term Plans for the Moon - One of the main problems with spacecraft is the cost to get them into orbit. For every kilogram you can shave off their weight, you get additional cost savings in launch expenses. A team of researchers from Georgia Tech think they have a solution to help spacecraft operate with 40% less fuel. - December 4th, 2006.

UniverseToday - New Engine Could Let Spacecraft Do More with Less Fuel - February 22nd, 2007.

UniverseToday - Podcast: Discovering Another Earth - What a week! Astronomers announced the discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting the nearby star Gliese 581. We talk about the technique used to discover the planet, the possibilities of finding even smaller planets, and what the future holds for finding another Earth.

UniverseToday - Possible Methane Volcano Discovered on Titan.

UniverseToday - Radioactive Core Might Explain Geysers on Enceladus - March 13th, 2007.

UniverseToday - Rosetta Gets an Amazing View as it Skims Past Mars - February 26th, 2007.

UniverseToday - Seas Discovered on Titan - March 13th, 2007.

UniverseToday - SMART-1 Smashed into the Moon - September 3rd, 2006.

UniverseToday - Solar System Shipping Routes - March 23rd, 2007. - MIT News Release for this article.

UniverseToday - SpaceX's Falcon-1 Briefly Reaches Space - Falcon-1 is a two stage rocket running liquid oxygen and kerosene. The first stage is designed to be reusable, returning to Earth by parachute. SpaceX's primary goal is to undercut traditional launch expenses, offering flights as cheaply as $7 million. - March 22nd, 2007.

UniverseToday - Steven Hawking Soars - It wasn't real spaceflight, but it was the next best thing. For a short time on Thursday, Professor Stephen Hawking got to experience weightlessness aboard a specially modified Boeing 727 jet. - April 30th, 2007.

UniverseToday - Titan and Epimetheus - Cassini photograph - 15 May 2006.

UniverseToday - Two Spacecraft will Image Venus Together - NASA's MESSENGER and ESA's Venus Express spacecraft are going to be at Venus together on June 6, giving scientists an opportunity to see our "evil" twin planet from two vantage points. - June 4th, 2007.

UniverseToday - Virgin Galactic Updates on Plans For SpaceShipTwo - June 16th 2006.

UniverseToday - Virgin Galactic Considering Hypersonic Airline Travel - Flightglobal.com is reporting that NASA and Virgin Galactic have signed a memorandum of understanding to work on commercial spaceflight and hypersonic airline travel. - February 21st, 2007.

UWE News - Aerospace students learn principles of rotorflight at Fleet Air Arm Museum - studentsatfleetairarm.html.

UWE News - Russian professor collaborates with aerospace researchers - russianprofessorcollaborates.html.

UWE News - UWE experts investigate markets for satellite information - http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWENews/article.asp?item=989&year=2007.

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WEAF (West of England Aerospace Forum) - REPORT ON PROGRESS WITH THE NATIONAL AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY - http://www.weaf.co.uk/documents/NATSprogressreportMarch2007.pdf - MARCH 2007.

Wikipedia - Gliese 581 c - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_581_c - Gliese 581 c - is an extrasolar planet orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 581. It appears to be in the habitable zone of space surrounding the star, where the surface temperatures of any planets present might maintain liquid water.