The Aero-Structure Assembly and Systems Installation Research Group is a centre of excellence for research into the assembly of aero-structures, developing breakthrough technologies in partnership with industry. The Group’s expertise spans manufacturing engineering, robotics and automation, and human factors. A core expertise of the group is the application of automation to the assembly of large structures and the development of human and robot collaborative applications. The Group is also part of the EPSRC Centre in Intelligent Automation, a collaboration between Loughborough and Cranfield Universities. The Centre is jointly funded by industry and is developing advanced automation strategies and techniques. The focus at Cranfield is on human collaborative automation and skill capture to develop much closer synergies between manual and automated manufacturing systems.
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We are industry facing and have experience of developing near shop floor solutions - the majority of our work is typically Technology Readiness Levels 1-6. Engagements range from short-term feasibility studies to long-term secondments of staff into industry. Recent examples include a knowledge transfer partnership on automated sealant application and the development of new aircraft assembly technologies in collaboration with Airbus.