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COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

• System Design and Analysis Software
• Digital and Analogue Satellite Receivers
• Video Encoding Systems
• HF, VHF and UHF Transceivers
• Communications Test Equipment
• Microwave Equipment

COMPUTER SYSTEMS

• In-Circuit Emulators.
• Microcontroller systems.
• Computer Network Modelling Software.

SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS

• Speech and Vision Software and Hardware
• Motion Control DSPs
• Other DSP Hardware
• Acoustic Measurement Software and Hardware.
  

IMAGE PROCESSING

• Solid-State Cameras.
• Frame Grabber.
• Machine Vision Lighting Equipment.
• Thermal Imager.

INSTRUMENTATION AND CALIBRATION

• Electronic Calibration Systems
• High precision electronics measurement equipment.
• Metrological Equipment including CMMs and Surface Texture Measurement
• Calibration of Metrology Equipment in Roundness, Linear and Angular Measurements

ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DEVELOPMENT

• Digital and Analogue IC Design
• IC Probing Station and Testing Equipment
• PCB Design, Manufacturing and Testing
• FPGA Development
• Electronics bench equipment for electronic system design and analysis

CONTROL SYSTEMS

• Control Systems Design Software.
• Analogue and Digital Control System Development Tools.
• Programmable Logic Control (PLC) Systems.
• Robotic Manipulators.
• Pneumatic/Hydraulic Control Rigs.

POWER ELECTRONICS

• Harmonic Voltage and Current Measurement Set-up.
• Inverter Operated Interconnected PV Grid Systems.
• High voltage and current DC supplies.
• Passive/Active Filters for Power Factor Improvement.

ELECTRICAL DRIVES

• High Performance Machine Control.
• Vector controlled Induction Motor, Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor and Switched Reluctance rigs.
• Medium Power DC Machine Loading Units.
• Electrical Drives and Control Simulation Software.
• 200V AC 28KVA 3-phase and 200V DC 20KW Supply for Testing Purposes.

PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

• CAD Systems (2D, 3D, Animation).
• CAD/CAM Systems.
• Concurrent Engineering Research Facilities.
• Thermoplastic Design Guidelines.
• ProE, Mechanical Desktop, 3D Studio, AutoCAD.

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION

• PUMA 260 Industrial Robot.
• DVT SmartImage Sensor and Accessories
• Various Actuators and Sensors
• PLCs.
• Automation Training and Prototyping Facilities for Pneumatic and Hydraulic Systems.
• Interfacing Hardware.

MECHANICAL TESTING AND DESIGN

• Tensile Testing Equipment.
• Impact Testing Equipment.
• Fatigue Testing Equipment.
• Sub-sonic Wind Tunnel.
• Finite Element Methods Software ANSYS.

METALLURGY AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING

• High Pressure Quench Vacuum Furnace.
• Plasma Nitriding, Nitro Carburizing and Gas Nitriding Furnace.
• Ion Beam Assisted Deposition Equipment.
• Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) Plant.
• 9kW CO2 Laser with 4-axis CNC system and wire and powder delivery systems.
• Pin on Disc Wear Testing Equipment, Coating Adhesion - Scratch Tester.
• Macro and Micro Hardness, Coating Thickness Measuring Equipment.
• Tensile and Compression Testing Equipment.
• Fatigue Testing Equipment.
• Creep Testing Equipment.
• Microscopes, Specimen Preparation, Image Analysis.
• Scanning Tunnelling Microscope.
• Corrosion Testing Cabinet.
• X-ray Diffraction

MANUFACTURING FACILITIES

• Conventional Machine Tools.
• Non-conventional Machine Tools, including Electric Discharge Machining, Water Jet Cutting, Ultrasonic Machining, and Abrasive Flow Machining.
• CNC Vertical Milling Machine
• CNC Vertical Machining Centre

GENERAL

• Networked Computer Laboratories.
• Mail and Web Servers.
• 100Mbits Switched Network in all offices and laboratories.
• MATLAB and Simulink Simulation Software.
• C, C++ and Fortran Programming Language Development.