RAINDROP: tRansforming Acoustic SensINg for leak detection in trunk mains and water DistRibutiOn Pipelines

Staff

Lead researcher

Doctor Jen Muggleton BSc (Eng), ACGI, PhD, MA

Principal Research Fellow

Research interests

Detection & location of buried infrastructure using vibration techniques.Acoustic leak detection in pipes.Vibration of fluid-filled pipes.Vibration of automotive tyres.

Connect with Jen

Email: jmm@isvr.soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Paul White

Professor of Statistical Signal Processi

Research interests

Paul has research interests which include signal processing, underwater acoustics and bioacoustics (the way animals, especially marine mammals, use sound). He is primarily concerned with developing tools to assist in the computer-aided analysis of underwater sounds and understanding the role of those sounds in the marine environment.
Acoustics, in the form of sonar, is an important tool for the exploration of the marine environment. It is used by the seismic industry to locate oil and gas reserves, by the military to detect objects, by oceanographers to make measurements and by marine mammals to survive.

Connect with Paul

Email: p.r.white@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Dynamics Group

The group's research covers a range of topics including fundamental theoretical studies, the development of numerical tools and experimental measurement techniques.

Acoustics Group

Our group’s research topics range from the protection of marine mammals to the medical use of ultrasonics and the environmental effects of aircraft noise.

Signal Processing Audio and Hearing Group

Our aims are to understand and develop technological innovation in complex signaling and human acoustics.