Cogent has published a number of internal reports exploring various research themes. These are available in the Cogent Repository.
The Cogent Computing Applied Research Centre, based at Coventry University, UK, is at the forefront of British research in the field of pervasive sensing. The Centre was established with the aim of becoming the West Midland region's premier facility for research in Pervasive Computing.
Our rigorous research approach blends an ambitious vision of theoretical future developments with highly grounded, practical experimentation. This ensures the reliability and usability of our advanced technical products today. For a look at our ongoing project download our brochure.
The Cogent Capabilities document details our vision for the centre's research programme. For details on ongoing projects download our brochure.
Cogent Computing's website is designed to allow you to learn more about who we are and what we do. If you are an educational institution or industrial organisation seeking a collaborator, you can tap into this rich seam of advanced technology.
Current Industrial Partners
NP Aerospace - one of the largest thermosetting moulding companies in Europe, manufacturing a wide range of products in engineering thermoset and composite materials for customers in the Aerospace, Electrical, Automotive, Defence and Textile Industries. Partnered with the Integrated Electronics Manufacturing Research Centre (IEMRC), UK they are funding a CASE studentship. The project aims to design, implement and embed into a bomb disposal suit a body sensor and actuation network that will produce an assessment of the subject's thermal comfort and predictively actuate the cooling system within the suit in an effort to maintain acceptable comfort levels. Go to the project page for more details.
TRW Conekt - part of TRW Automotive, Conekt has over 50 years experience in advanced product development, applications engineering and validation services. They offer engineering consultancy services specialising in a number of fields including aerospace and defence.
VibroMeter - part of Meggitt PLC, a multi-national high tech manufacturing company, Vibro-Meter UK produces a variety of sensors for aerospace applications. Together with the EPSRC, they are funding a CASE studentship, a project which focuses on developing a monitoring system for a gas turbine engine. More details of this project are available here.
Midland Heart - one of the top ten housing and regeneration groups in the country and the largest based in the Midlands. They invest over £100 million every year in improving and building new homes. They are currently part of a new project aiming to use wireless sensor technology to monitor environmental conditions in a number of occupied homes in the West Midlands. The goal being to provide tenants with useful information that can lead to an improvement in energy efficiency in the home and lower energy costs. For more details go to the project page.
Orbit Heart of England - one of the largest Midlands-based Registered Social Landlords, managing over 12,000 homes. They are also part of a new project whose goal is to use wireless sensor networks to monitor environmental conditions in a bid to improve energy efficiency in a number of homes. Details are available on the project page.
Consultancy and Training
The unique research approach of our multi-disciplinary team of experts blends forward-looking theory with practical experimentation. From innovative, industry orientated short-courses designed to rapidly and effectively bring pervasive capability to workforces large and small, to friendly, tailor-made consultancy solutions, we offer a range of ready-to-go professional products.
If you have something grander or more ambitious in mind, then take a look around and get in touch with us, or pay us a visit. Our facilities, both physical and intellectual, for realising the potential for technological capability solutions, have no national parallel.
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