Aims and objectives
The aim of this project is to develop a world lead in acoustic sensing for condition detection of buried water supply pipes.
The objectives are:
- To develop a new theory for the behaviour of high-order acoustic pressure derivatives in waveguides with imperfections.
- To develop new micro-electromechanical sensors (MEMS) to measure high-order acoustic pressure derivatives.
- To deploy the new sensors on board a robot, configured for measurements in water in a pipe; to validate the new theory and the implementations via experiments and simulations.
- To engage with end users to iteratively develop and demonstrate the benefits of the new science and technology.
The objectives will be met through the interactive tasks in the following 4 work packages:
- WP1 – Theoretical research
- WP2 – Sensor fabrication
- WP3 – Implementation and validation
- WP4 – Field verification and demonstration
Core team
- Professor Kirill Horoshenkov, University of Sheffield (Project lead)
- Dr Anton Krynkin Project, University of Sheffield (Project Co-lead)
- Professor Joby Boxall, University of Sheffield (Project Co-lead)
- Dr Kristian Groom, University of Sheffield (Project Co-lead)
- Professor Michael Lowe, Imperial College London (Project Co-lead)
- Professor Richard Craster, Imperial College London (Project Co-lead)
- Dr Milos Nedeljkovic Project, University of Southampton (Project Co-lead)
More information
- Funder: EPSRC (project reference: UKRI1486)
- Funded value: £2,095,442
- Start date: 17th November 2025
- End date: 16th November 2028
- https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=UKRI1486