About us
Cranfield University, Britain’s premier postgraduate, research intensive university and The Boeing Company launched the Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) Centre in 2008. It is located at Cranfield University’s Cranfield site.
The increasingly important area of IVHM technology informs existing concepts of vehicle maintenance, repair and overhaul by offering a total health check for high-tech, high-value vehicles such as aircraft, ships, high-speed trains and high performance cars. Additionally it is expected that there will be significant opportunity for application of this technology in the energy and health sectors.
The Centre has dedicated areas for research and development of IVHM, and capability for online communication between the Centre partners. Direct high-speed communication links the testing and hardware laboratories at Cranfield with those of partner organisations and industry test partners across the globe.
Vision
To deliver sustainable integrated vehicle health management solutions that industry cares about.
By researching and integrating technology, system and business solutions from a wide range of industries and institutions we provide a steady flow of incremental improvements as well as game changing opportunities that result in added shareholder value and competitive advantage for our partners.
Mission
Become a globally recognised centre developing innovative IVHM solutions through research, knowledge integration and coordination.
Working with leading IVHM players covering the value chain and across industry sectors, the centre creates added value for its partners by undertaking highly leveraged pre-competitive (core) research and demonstration as well as leveraged commercialisation support (applied research and technology transfer) enabling rapid introduction of sustainable solutions into the market.
Value Proposition
Deliver generic IVHM solutions based on highly leveraged research investment (Core Research) and support commercialisation (Applied Research & Technology Transfer) covering:
• Technology/System solutions
• Business solutions
• Tech Transfer solutions (Consultancy, Skills, Training, Education, Recruitment...)
ranging from incremental to potential ‘game changers’
...this will be done at regional, national and international levels
Core Competencies
• Business Modelling & Simulation
• Business Transformation & Culture Change
• Demonstration & Fast Prototyping
• Analysis & Algorithm Development (inc. Data Exploitation)
• Systems Engineering /Architecture & Systems Integration
• Knowledge Integration
Business Model
Strategic Aims
• Attract Investment – supplement launch funding by attracting additional investment from new core partners/members and research funding bodies
• World Recognition – working with industry and academic leaders
• Technology Transfer – implementation of concepts and technologies within the industry and develop the associated skills base
• Self Sustaining – after 5 years
• Delivery of Competitive Advantage – to the key stakeholders
