Industrial Doctorate Centre in Machining Science

机械加工科学工业博士中心

• 批准号: EP/I01800X/1
• 负责人: Keith Ridgway
• 金额: $ 152.9万
• 依托单位: University of Sheffield
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Training Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2011 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FI01800X%2F1
• 关键词: Industrial; Doctorate; Centre; Machining; Science

The proposed Industrial Doctorate Centre aims to provide Research Engineers (Engineering Doctorates) with skills and expertise at the forefront of knowledge in machining science. These individuals will enable UK industry to develop and maintain a world-leading capability in high value manufacturing sectors that involve machining processes. Furthermore the unique training experience that is provided will enable the Research Engineers to foster a stronger collaboration between the UK's fundamental engineering science research, and the manufacturing engineering community.Machining, in particular metal removal processes, are sometimes perceived as a 'traditional' manufacturing process that have been evolving for many decades and rely upon mature technology. However, this view is short-sighted as it fails to consider the significant developments in engineering science that have taken place over the past few decades and the impact that they can make to step-changes in machining performance. In almost every sphere of engineering science - from nonlinear dynamics to electrical machines and tribology - there are recent significant developments that are of direct relevance to machining applications, which could contribute further step changes in productivity and profitability. A failure to successfully translate these technology developments into machining applications would hinder the future competitiveness of the UK manufacturing sector.The proposed IDC will address this central vision by combining the world class research in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sheffield, with the well proven and unique industry-facing activities at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing (AMRC). The expertise of the proposal investigators who form the supervisory pool for the IDC can be applied to a wide spectrum of research problems in the field of machining science. Examples include: Machine tool designCutting tool geometryTool and work-piece characterisationStandard features machiningAdaptive control of cutting processesMetal cutting tribologyCoatings technologyMachine and machining dynamicsWork-holding dynamicsElectrical machines and drivesMachine visionStress analysis of machining Fluid mechanics of coolantsDigital control systems The core engineering science behind these machining-focussed issues (tribology, dynamics, experimental mechanics, control) are all areas where the faculty of engineering has demonstrated world leading or internationally excellent research activity. Meanwhile, the AMRC's track record for industrial collaboration allows this research to be tailored and applied to the needs of manufacturing industry. An IDC provides a unique opportunity for the University of Sheffield to offer industrially-focussed research training at an Engineering Doctorate level. In particular, the IDC will have, from its outset, the most comprehensive network of companies involved in all aspects of machining worldwide via the existing AMRC membership.The proposed IDC complements existing UK training centres, where there is no existing capability that specifically focuses on training manufacturing engineers on advanced aspects of machining. The IDC would align fully with the University's strategic aim to foster research collaborations across the Engineering disciplines, following the recent implementation of a Faculty based management system.

拟议的工业博士学位中心旨在为研究工程师（工程博士学位）提供技能和专业知识，这是加工科学知识的最前沿。这些人将使英国行业能够在涉及加工过程的高价值制造业领域发展和维护世界领先的能力。此外，提供的独特培训经验将使研究工程师能够在英国的基本工程科学研究与制造工程社区之间建立更强大的合作。手机，特别是金属拆卸过程，有时被认为是一种“传统”制造过程，这些过程已经发展了数十年，并且依靠成熟的技术。但是，这种观点是短视的，因为它未能考虑过去几十年来工程科学的重大发展以及它们对加工性能的逐步变化所产生的影响。在几乎每个工程科学领域（从非线性动力学到电机和摩擦学）中，最近有许多与加工应用具有直接相关的重要发展，这可能会导致生产率和盈利能力的进一步变化。未能成功将这些技术发展转化为加工应用程序将阻碍英国制造业的未来竞争力。拟议的IDC将通过将Sheffield大学工程学院的世界一流研究与Boeing（Amrc amrc of Boeing of Boeing of Boeing of Boeing of Boeing of Boeing of Boeing of Boeing of Boeing of Boeing of Sheffield的工程学院）结合来解决这一中心愿景。构成IDC监督池的提案调查员的专业知识可以应用于加工科学领域的各种研究问题。示例包括：机床设计切割工具几何图形和工作插件特征标准标准特征特征的加工性控制，切割过程的适应性控制，用于计算方法，切割摩擦学技术机械和加工动态工作 - 固定机器和动态机器和动力学动态动态动态动态动态的动态分析核心控制系统的机械化机制的机械化机械化的机械化技术问题，使技术机械化的机械化问题（机械化）问题（机械化）问题（涉及机械化），该机械化（机械化）是构造的（机械化），该机械化（机械化）（机械化（这是工程学院展示世界领先或国际优秀研究活动的所有领域。同时，AMRC的工业合作记录使这项研究可以量身定制并适用于制造业的需求。 IDC为谢菲尔德大学提供了一个独特的机会，可以在工程博士学位上提供以工业为重点的研究培训。特别是，从一开始，IDC将通过现有的AMRC成员资格从全球加工的各个方面涉及的最全面的公司网络。拟议的IDC补充了现有的英国培训中心，没有现有的能力专门针对培训制造工程师在高级加工方面的培训制造工程师。在最近实施基于教职员工的管理系统之后，IDC将与大学的战略目标完全保持一致，以促进整个工程学科的研究合作。