Sensor Technology Research Centre

Teaching

The Flexible Electronics Laboratory is involved in teaching undergraduate and master students at the University of Sussex.

Undergraduate modules:

 

Student projects:

We offer numerous opportunities for third year Individual projects and MSc Individual projects related to semiconductor manufacturing technology, electronic circuits, sensor systems, and wearable electronics.

Past projects:

     Undergraduate Projects

2018/2019

  • Victoria Lim: Wearable eye movement detector for REM sleep monitoring (BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
    Awarded the Eurotherm by Schneider Electric company prize for an Outstanding Electrical, Electronic or Computer Systems Engineering BEng Project
  • Alvaro Diez Hernandez: Adaptive fin gripper (MEng Mechanical Engineering)
  • Andrew Jones: Electroreceptive communication (MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
  • Hamish Robertson: Impact of FrostDefrost cycles on the performance of flexible transistors (MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
  • Mahdi Amouzadi: Electroreceptive communication (BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
  • Morgan White: Adaptive fin gripper (MEng Mechanical Engineering)
  • Nicholas Ruud: One-hand nail clipper (MEng Mechanical Engineering)
  • San Myat Ko Ko: Wearable eye movement detector for REM sleep monitoring (BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

2017/2018

  • Christabel Choi: Electrostatic simulation of flexible oxide thin-film transistors (BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
    Awarded the Rohde & Schwarz prize for the best engineering project
  • Hoi Kei (Natalie) Fung: Magnetic levitation system (BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
  • Daniel Bishop: Inductive Coupling in Flexible Electronics (BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
  • Nicholas Ellis: Foldable Graphite and Paper Scale (MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
  • Mohammed Alhebsi: GPIB interface for characterization equipment (BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
  • Shahzad Naseer: JIRA Software (BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

2016/2017

  • Roderick Spender: Sensor glove (BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
    Awarded the Eurotherm by Schneider Electric company prize for an Outstanding Electrical, Electronic or Computer Systems Engineering BEng Project
  • Capacitance tester (BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
  • Soft Pneumatic Gripper (BEng Mechanical Engineering)
  • 2D stretching setup (BEng Mechanical Engineering)
  • Stretching tester (BEng Mechanical Engineering)
  • Liquid metals (BEng Mechanical Engineering)

2015/2016

  • Stretchable conductive patches for electronic skin (BEng Mechanical Engineering)

     MSc Projects

2019

  • Philip Etienne Reynes Matter: Wearable flexible sensors by thin film deposition (MSc Robotics and Autonomous Systems)

2018

  • Abdulrahaman Alyousef: Smart solar oven (MSc Engineering Business Management)
  • Fengyao Hu: Capacitive music instrument (MSc Engineering Business Management)
  • Nafis Rownak: Micro ship with wirelessly powered magnetohydrodynamic drive (MSc Robotics and Autonomous Systems)

2017

  • Circuits for flexible displays (MSc Digital Communication Systems)
  • Long-term stability of flexible transistors (MSc Engineering Business Management)
  • Filippo Spina: Soft gripper with liquid metal sensor (MSc Robotics and Autonomous Systems)

2016

  • Electronic filters made from paper (MSc Engineering Business Management)