Brunel Composites Centre sits between the knowledge base and industry, supporting partners in industry by transferring academic research in novel composites processing and joining technologies into industrial application. Who we are Contact our experts Our capabilities From composite processing to vehicle dynamics modelling and beyond Core research areas Composites modelling and manufacturing manufacturing performance sensor implementations NDT Novel simulations methods ML, AI and Big Data numerical/analytical methods novel sensors Life cycle analysis of composites Browse our research projects View all View all Modular multi-material crash box for tailored impact energy absorption Completed Development of smart and sustainable wind turbine blades Completed Repurposing waste heat in composite manufacturing processes Ongoing Joint Industrial Data Exchange Platform (JIDEP) Ongoing CoPropel: Next-generation marine vessel propellers Ongoing ESENSE: Tooling enabling temperature homogeneity and embedded graphene sensors Completed Implementation of photovoltaics through innovative mini-grid expansion model Completed Breakthrough reinforcement for added chassis efficiency Completed End-effectors development and industrialisation for aviation Completed High-performance pultrusion for advanced composites Completed AI model to optimise composites material through thickness reinforcement design Completed Cost effective acoustic liners for jet engines Completed Smart self monitoring composite tool Completed Composite hybrid joints with electromagnetic compatibility Completed Graphene sensor for defect detection in composite materials Completed Novel multi-zone self-heated out-of-autoclave composite tool Completed Pause In partnership with Brunel Innovation Centre Innovative environment focused on non-destructive testing, condition and structural health monitoring, power ultrasonics and allied technologies covering a range of materials, sensors, electronics and software systems.