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Complexity Science and Design

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Work on this theme includes research by the Complex Systems Group.

Complexity in designs and their processes

Researchers include:

Jeff Johnson
Anthony Lucas-Smith
Chris Earl
Katerina Alexiou
Theodore Zamenopoulos

Recent Projects

Embracing Complexity in Design (Jeff Johnson)

Open Network of Centres of Excellence in Complex Systems (Jeff Johnson)

Planning for complex products (Chris Earl)

Complexity, Art and Design

Researchers include:

Jeff Johnson
Katerina Alexiou
Theodore Zamenopoulos

Recent Projects

Workshops and events have included More is More, Royal College of Art, 2006; Complex Embrace, Kingston University, 2006; Art in the Science of Complex Systems, Brighton University, 2007.

Complexity and Multi-Agent Behaviour

Researchers include:

Jeff Johnson
Joan Serras

Recent Projects

The analysis of large transport systems in complexity science (Jeff Johnson and Joan Serras)

Design of autonomous machine systems including machine vision

Researchers include:

Anthony Lucas-Smith
Jeff Johnson
Pejman Iravani

Recent Projects

Intelligent Geometry Compressor (Anthony Lucas-Smith)

Intelligent Robotics for Remote Exploration (James Law)

Robotics in the emergence of complexity science (Jeff Johnson and Pejman Iravani)

Robot Kinematic Design and Robot Applications

Researchers include:

Joe Rooney

Recent Projects

Commissioning and installing new Facility for Robotic Autonomous Systems (FRAS) laboratory

Developing designs for serial and parallel robot systems

 

 

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