Publications

The AgriRover : a reinvented mechatronic platform from space robotics for precision farming

Yan Xiu Tian, Bianco Alessandro, Niu Cong, Palazzetti Roberto, Henry Gwenole, Li Youhua, Tubby Wayne, Kisdi Aron, Irshad Rain, Sanders Stephen, Scott Robin

Reinventing Mechatronics Developing Future Directions for Mechatronics (2019) (2019)

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29131-0_5

Systems and infrastructures to implement future building blocks in space exploration and development - future space missions with reconfigurable modular payload modules and standard interface – an overview of the SIROM project

Vinals Javier, Urgoiti Eduardo, Guerra Gonzalo, Valiente Ignacio, Esnoz-Larraya Judit, Ilzkovitz Michel, Cetin Dogu, Letier Pierre, Yan Xiu, Henry Gwenole, Quaranta Albino, Brinkmann Wiebke, Jankovic Marko, Bartsch Sebastian, Kollias Vangelis, Pogkas Nikos, Fumagalli Alessandro, Doermer Manfred

69th International Astronautical Congress (2018)

Multi-functional interface for flexibility and reconfigurability of future European space robotic systems

Vinals Javier, Urgoiti Eduardo, Guerra Gonzalo, Valiente Ignacio, Esnoz-Larraya Judit, Ilzkovitz Michel, Franćeski Mario, Letier Pierre, Yan Xiu-Tian, Henry Gwenole, Quaranta Albino, Brinkmann Wiebke, Jankovic Marko, Bartsch Sebastian, Fumagalli Alessandro, Doermer Manfred

Advances in Astronautics Science and Technology Vol 1, pp. 119–133 (2018)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s42423-018-0009-1

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Professional Activities

NMIS Hackathon: Embracing the future of digital manufacturing

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17/11/2023

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Projects

Designing a factory for energy renovations - Indu-Zero

Yan, Xiu (Principal Investigator) Clarke, Joseph Andrew (Co-investigator) Millar, Richard (Co-investigator) Tuohy, Paul Gerard (Co-investigator) Henry, Gwenole (Researcher) Preiss, Karl (Researcher) Li, Youhua (Researcher) Duncan, William (Researcher) Li, Mutian (Researcher)

The problem

The North Sea Region (NSR) contains 22 million houses built in 1950-1985 that are causing 79 Mton CO2 of emissions annually. Current home renovations are being carried out on a limited-scale and many are not to nZEB standard, with three consequences:

The pace of renovations is too low.
Renovation costs are too high.
Properties not renovated to nZEB standard will continue emitting CO2, and reduce the time frame for a large uptake of deep retrofits.

So, the targets of the Climate Agreement to achieve near zero energy (nZEB) for all buildings by 2050 will not be attained if we continue with current means.

The solution with INDU-ZERO

Mass uptake of home renovations towards energy-neutral in the NSR is needed to meet EU energy and climate targets. The building sector in Europe is not creating the necessary production facilities. INDU-ZERO’s solution is to design a factory blueprint, based on Smart Industry and Circular Economy, with capacity to manufacture renovation packages suitable for all NSR countries, at a high volume (15.000 renovation packages/factory/year) and at 50% lower cost.

This blueprint, together with INDU-ZERO’s project adoption activities, will lead investors, building materials groups, housing owner associations, municipalities, governments and public authorities to bring about initiatives that will result in the needed factory developments. These factories, and the 50% cost reduction in renovation packages, will lead to a mass market uptake of home renovation packages towards energy-neutral and will ultimately reduce the environmental footprint of the NSR countries to meet EU energy and climate targets. So the project focuses on:

1. Redesigning and adapting existing renovation technology for next-generation Industry4 manufacturing.

2. Upscaling of renovation manufacturing such that the pace goes up and the costs go down.

3. Developing a blueprint for Smart Renovation Factory to manufacture the renovation packages. The blueprint will be available to all factory developers. The renovation packages will consist of an external insulated envelope, heat-recovery ventilation, renewable energy generation, and all will be recyclable (circular). The Smart Renovation Factory will have production capacity 15,000 house renovation packages per annum, and will achieve 50% reduction of renovation co

01-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2022

Smartfarm1.0

Yan, Xiu (Principal Investigator) Andonovic, Ivan (Co-investigator) Henry, Gwenole (Researcher) Li, Youhua (Researcher)

This project is the flagship challenge project between UK-China in their first ever joint science and technology innovation flagship challenge programme. In its first year of joint innovation, both countries agreed to collaborate in agricultural technologies. The project is a pilot funded by InnovateUK through Agri-EPI.

02-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2019

Development of an integrated soil quality sensing capability and a haptic robotic arm system for an agriculture rover (AgriRover)

Yan, Xiu (Principal Investigator) Post, Mark (Academic) Palazzetti, Roberto (Researcher) Donaldson, Karen (Researcher) Bianco, Alessandro (Researcher) Henry, Gwenole (Researcher) Li, Youhua (Researcher)

01-Jan-2015 - 30-Jan-2017

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