Project Details
Description
The research associated with this project is part of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme undertaken through collaboration between PSM Instrumentation Ltd and the University of Brighton. PSM is a specialist in the design, manufacture and supply of marine control instrumentation and marine protection systems for the marine transportation industry. The project was concerned with developing new sensor capabilities in marine environments.
The collaboration was established for the purpose of the enhancement of a novel level gauge, developed by PSM for use in ships, saving on a previous requirement for typically 30 metric tonnes of cabling per ship. The technology developed through this partnership will also dramatically reduce the risk of fuel-oil spillages at sea.
PSM Instrumentation Limited – based in Haywards Heath, design, manufacture and supply measurement and control instrumentation, specialising in marine markets, globally. Their existing product range includes sensors, transmitters, systems and controls to measure level, pressure, flow, temperature and density.
The three-year project, valued at £225k, enhanced a novel level gauge, developed by PSM for use in ships, and involved two associates - Ayodele Lawal and Daniel Rodriquez Sanmartin.
The aims of the project were
> To establish a capability in advanced transducer interfacing and data communications to enable the introduction of innovative features such as wireless connectivity into marine sensor systems. Implementation will dramatically reduce the amount of cabling associated with ship fuel and cargo monitoring, whilst making monitoring more intelligent. This work was undertaken by Ayodele Lawal
> To develop and embed a transducer research and design capability enabling the ongoing development of a family of advanced networkable sensors. This will allow the latest transducer and interface technology to be applied to new markets. This work was undertaken by Daniel Rodriquez Sanmartin
The collaboration was established for the purpose of the enhancement of a novel level gauge, developed by PSM for use in ships, saving on a previous requirement for typically 30 metric tonnes of cabling per ship. The technology developed through this partnership will also dramatically reduce the risk of fuel-oil spillages at sea.
PSM Instrumentation Limited – based in Haywards Heath, design, manufacture and supply measurement and control instrumentation, specialising in marine markets, globally. Their existing product range includes sensors, transmitters, systems and controls to measure level, pressure, flow, temperature and density.
The three-year project, valued at £225k, enhanced a novel level gauge, developed by PSM for use in ships, and involved two associates - Ayodele Lawal and Daniel Rodriquez Sanmartin.
The aims of the project were
> To establish a capability in advanced transducer interfacing and data communications to enable the introduction of innovative features such as wireless connectivity into marine sensor systems. Implementation will dramatically reduce the amount of cabling associated with ship fuel and cargo monitoring, whilst making monitoring more intelligent. This work was undertaken by Ayodele Lawal
> To develop and embed a transducer research and design capability enabling the ongoing development of a family of advanced networkable sensors. This will allow the latest transducer and interface technology to be applied to new markets. This work was undertaken by Daniel Rodriquez Sanmartin
Key findings
"The close-knit KTP team considered emerging ideas against PSM’s commercial ideals at every stage…The partnership used academic and commercial expertise to prove the technology base of the project so effectively that a strategy for continued development of the core product could be defined to future-proof its competitiveness and route to market." Geoff Taylor, Managing Director, PSM Instrumentation Limited.
As well as the two associates, PSM Instrumentation Ltd was able to draw on the expertise of Dr Graeme Awcock (Lead Academic and supervisor of Ayodele Lawal) and Dr Simon Busbridge (supervisor of Daniel Rodriquez Sanmartin) to achieve the aims.
The final report for the project was awarded Grade A (Outstanding) when reviewed by the Technology Strategy Board although the contents remain confidential and cannot be reported here. In September 2015 it was announced that the project had been selected as a national finalist in the “Engineering Excellence” category of the 2015 KTP “Best of the Best” awards. On completion of the project Ayodele Lawal was employed by the company.
As part of the project Daniel Rodriguez Sanmartin used his remit to investigate new market opportunities to explore the application of PSM’s level measurement technology in the environmental management sector. The project team attended the “Sussex Wetlands Conference” at the University of Brighton in January 2012 in order to develop an understanding of the market potential for their level-sensing technologies in the wetlands research arena with a further seminar presented, in March 2012, on the KTP project and the possible extension to wetland monitoring.
Subsequent to completion of the KTP there has been further application of the technologies to environmental monitoring. PSM have donated 19 sensors to establish a network of piezometers at the wetland long-term research project site at Amberley in West Sussex.
Final Report
Final report awarded Grade A, Outstanding (Technology Strategy Board)
Selected as finalist in the “Engineering Excellence” category of the 2015 KTP “Best of the Best” awards. September 2015.
Conference Proceedings
Rodriguez Sanmartin, D, Lawal A, Awcock, G, Busbridge, S, Cooper, P. and Spenceley, J (2012). Adapting Optical Technologies for Low Pressure Measurements in the Marine Industry (1-10 Bar), Proc. OSAV’2012, Int. Topical Meeting in Optical Sensing and Artificial Vision, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 14-17 May 2012, State University ITMO.
Lawal, A, Cooper, P, Awcock, G, Busbridge, B, Spenceley, J, Rodriguez Sanmartin, D and Stipidis, E. (2012). Enabling Wireless Sensors for Shipboard Measurement Applications, Proc. KTP Associates Conference, University of Brighton, UK, 14th June 2012, pp 32-38. ISBN 978-1-905593-84-2.
Rodriguez Sanmartin, D, Lawal, A, Cooper, P, Awcock, G, Busbridge, B. and Spenceley, J. (2012). Introducing CAE Capabilities into SME’s: Commercial vs. Open Source Platforms, Proc. KTP Associates Conference, University of Brighton, UK, 14th June 2012, pp 55-60. ISBN 978-1-905593-84-2.
Rodriguez Sanmartin, D, Lawal, A, Cooper, P, Awcock, G and Busbridge, B. (2013). A mechanical design flow using open source tools: Development of pressure transducers as a case study, Proc. KTP Associates Conference, University of Brighton, UK, June 2013.
As well as the two associates, PSM Instrumentation Ltd was able to draw on the expertise of Dr Graeme Awcock (Lead Academic and supervisor of Ayodele Lawal) and Dr Simon Busbridge (supervisor of Daniel Rodriquez Sanmartin) to achieve the aims.
The final report for the project was awarded Grade A (Outstanding) when reviewed by the Technology Strategy Board although the contents remain confidential and cannot be reported here. In September 2015 it was announced that the project had been selected as a national finalist in the “Engineering Excellence” category of the 2015 KTP “Best of the Best” awards. On completion of the project Ayodele Lawal was employed by the company.
As part of the project Daniel Rodriguez Sanmartin used his remit to investigate new market opportunities to explore the application of PSM’s level measurement technology in the environmental management sector. The project team attended the “Sussex Wetlands Conference” at the University of Brighton in January 2012 in order to develop an understanding of the market potential for their level-sensing technologies in the wetlands research arena with a further seminar presented, in March 2012, on the KTP project and the possible extension to wetland monitoring.
Subsequent to completion of the KTP there has been further application of the technologies to environmental monitoring. PSM have donated 19 sensors to establish a network of piezometers at the wetland long-term research project site at Amberley in West Sussex.
Final Report
Final report awarded Grade A, Outstanding (Technology Strategy Board)
Selected as finalist in the “Engineering Excellence” category of the 2015 KTP “Best of the Best” awards. September 2015.
Conference Proceedings
Rodriguez Sanmartin, D, Lawal A, Awcock, G, Busbridge, S, Cooper, P. and Spenceley, J (2012). Adapting Optical Technologies for Low Pressure Measurements in the Marine Industry (1-10 Bar), Proc. OSAV’2012, Int. Topical Meeting in Optical Sensing and Artificial Vision, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 14-17 May 2012, State University ITMO.
Lawal, A, Cooper, P, Awcock, G, Busbridge, B, Spenceley, J, Rodriguez Sanmartin, D and Stipidis, E. (2012). Enabling Wireless Sensors for Shipboard Measurement Applications, Proc. KTP Associates Conference, University of Brighton, UK, 14th June 2012, pp 32-38. ISBN 978-1-905593-84-2.
Rodriguez Sanmartin, D, Lawal, A, Cooper, P, Awcock, G, Busbridge, B. and Spenceley, J. (2012). Introducing CAE Capabilities into SME’s: Commercial vs. Open Source Platforms, Proc. KTP Associates Conference, University of Brighton, UK, 14th June 2012, pp 55-60. ISBN 978-1-905593-84-2.
Rodriguez Sanmartin, D, Lawal, A, Cooper, P, Awcock, G and Busbridge, B. (2013). A mechanical design flow using open source tools: Development of pressure transducers as a case study, Proc. KTP Associates Conference, University of Brighton, UK, June 2013.
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 1/03/10 → 31/08/13 |
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