Robert James Knoyle Wood

Research

Research interests

Professor Robert Wood has research interests that span the application of lubrication, wear and friction science to current and next generation critical machine components such as bearings, transmissions, turbines, pumps, renewable energy systems and electrification of transportation. His research projects look at detecting wear, corrosion, friction and lubrication using these measurements to improve condition monitoring of machines including EVs and aeroengine fan blades and to optimise surface engineering for extended service life, energy efficiency and to drive tribology based digital twins and machine learning development.

Current research

His projects are aimed to create knowledge of future lubricants/ contact surface interactions, system degradation and contamination and their mitigation for seawater propulsion/tidal turbine, transmission systems, leading edges of aeroengine fan blades and wind turbine blades, electric vehicles and high power density engines. They use advanced and multimodal sensor technology, tribometer test facilities, advanced materials and coatings, data fusion and machine learning to detect degradation mechanisms, outliers and early wear.

Research projects

Active projects

Early detection of contact distress for Enhanced performance monitoring and predictive inspection of machines

Researchers:

Professor Robert Wood

Professor Nicholas Harris ,

Doctor Terence Harvey ,

Professor Mahesan Niranjan

Sponsor: EPSRC

Completed projects

R Wood Ep/D062373/1

Researchers:

Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor: EPSRC

R Wood - EPSRC EP/F004362/1

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Professor Robert Wood

Professor Julian Wharton

Sponsor: EPSRC

R Wood - EPSRC CATS EP/F034296

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Professor Robert Wood

Professor Philip Nelson

Sponsor: EPSRC

Wood - Impact and erosion resistant coatings

Researchers:

Professor Robert Wood

Emeritus Professor Frank Walsh ,

Professor Julian Wharton

Sponsor: EPSRC

Wood R - Summer school grant RCUK Surface Engineering

Researchers:

Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor: Medical Research Council

Green Tribology

Researchers:

Professor Robert Wood

Professor Philip Bartlett ,

Professor Julian Wharton ,

Emeritus Professor Frank Walsh

Sponsor: EPSRC

Small items of research equipment at the University of Southampton

Researchers:

Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor: EPSRC

R Wood - KTS/EPSRC with Perpetuum

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Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor: EPSRC

R Wood - KTS/EPSRC with Rolls Royce

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Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor: EPSRC

R Wood - KTS/EPSRC IAA with DSTL

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Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor: The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)

R Wood - Schlumberger - Reduction of downhole friction by electrochemical effects

Researchers:

Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor: Schlumberger Technology Corporation

Rj Wood Schlumberger

Researchers:

Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor: Schlumberger

Wood - Sponsored Research Agreement with UOS & Schlumberger Technology Corporation

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Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor: Schlumberger Technology Corporation

R Wood - EDA Project Antifouling coating for warships

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Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor: European Defence Agency

R Wood- Chevron Research Agreement

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Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor: Chevron Oronite Company LLC

Rj Wood Tribotex

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Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor: Tribotex (Japanese)

WINDTRUST EU FP7 Prof R Wood

Researchers:

Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor: European Union

A Bahaj - Reducing the costs of Marine Renewables via Advanced Structural Materials (ReC-ASM)

Researchers:

Professor AbuBakr Bahaj

Professor Robert Wood ,

Professor Julian Wharton ,

Doctor Luke Myers

Sponsor: EPSRC

S Wang - Royal Society International Exchange Scheme

Researchers:

Doctor Shuncai Wang

Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor: Royal Society

T Leighton 2015 - EPSRC NAMRA

Researchers:

Professor Robert Eason ,

Professor Robert Wood ,

Professor Robert Read ,

Professor Charles Keevil ,

Professor Emma Roe ,

Professor Jeremy Frey

Sponsor: EPSRC

Self-cleaning for sustainable engineering

Researchers:

Doctor Shuncai Wang

Professor Robert Wood ,

Doctor Zheng Jiang

Sponsor: EPSRC

Wood - Understanding Bearing Failure Modes

Researchers:

Professor Ling Wang

Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor: Vestas Wind Systems A/S

25 KN PUMP BEARING TRIBOLOGY STUDY

Researchers:

Professor Ling Wang

Professor Robert Wood

Sponsor:

External roles and responsibilities

Name: EPSRC (External organisation)

Role: Member

Year: 2001 -

Name: ‘Towards surface engineering to minimise Tribocorrosion’

Role: Keynote speaker

Year: 2013

Name: Wind Energy - Challenges for Materials, Mechanics and Surface Science

Role: Invited speaker

Year: 2010

Name: Invited Conference Address at the Gordon Research Conference USA – Tribology

Role: Invited speaker

Year: 2010

Name: Plenary talk at International conference on Tribocorrosion

Role: Keynote speaker

Year: 2012

Name: Plenary Lecture at the IFHTSE 19th Congress

Role: Keynote speaker

Year: 2011

Name: Plenary Speaker at the 6th Chinese International Symposium on Tribology

Role: Keynote speaker

Year: 2011

Name: "Electrostatic Condition Monitoring of Tribosystems"

Role: Invited speaker

Year: 2010

Name: Conference Address at the NATO conference: AVT-163 Specialists Meeting on Additive Technology For Repair of Military Hardware

Role: Invited speaker

Year: 2009

Name: Conference Address at the International Conference on Tribocorrosion

Role: Invited speaker

Year: 2009

Professor Robert Wood

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