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some of TTP s markets 2
why do companies work with TTP? Core technologies Specialist expertise Access to flexible R&D teams able to start and stop rapidly Business, technology and IP landscaping across diverse sectors Bridge the gap between R&D and production 3
sensor solutions 4
example: Smiths Detection Bio-Seeq 5
example: Biotrace Clean-Trace 6
example: Well Cow Ltd
bringing technologies together Herbicide dispense module Spray head Herbicide cartridge Sensor solution Modem, GPS link, control electronics, etc. 8
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key areas of expertise at TTP - Technology scouting and IP search - Multi-physics modelling - Sensor technologies - Optics and lasers - Spectroscopy - Electronics - Micro-devices - Cost reduction - Machine vision - Fluid handling - Fluid deposition - Machine learning - Embedded firmware - Design for manufacture - Industrial control systems 12
example: Cadbury s mouth feel 13
vision : vegetable processing - novel automated process - developed from concept - 550 parts per min - fuzzy logic vision algorithms 14
optical : Uster yarn sensor - senses thickness, colour and mass - 80mph,2mm samples,7µm accuracy - >100 variants in pre-existing product - TTP system design & cost reduction - Innovative system design - reduced to 4 variants only - mixed-mode ASIC plus DSP - extra features while halving cost - 12 month development - medium volume industrial unit - ~200,000 units per annum 15
vision : Uster Fabriscan - offline fabric inspection using high speed image processing and self learning techniques - inspection is faster and more accurate - Cloth speeds up to 90 m/min - Flaw detection to 0.3 mm - Cloth widths up to 3.6 m 16
data transfer : F1 sensor - two sensors: - both are fast moving components - no wires - both within engine - temperature >120 C - vibration: 5000g - oil, smoke & soot - no batteries environment too harsh - both embedded in structural components - enhances engine - higher performance - greater reliability - better understanding of complex system 17
data transfer : implantable nail - wireless implantable orthopaedic titanium nail - no wires, no batteries - miniature (5mm x 20mm) - hermetically encapsulating Faraday cage - sensor powered and read by reader device brought close to patient - nail modifications do not compromise mechanical integrity 18
Internet of Things Smart City - TTP & lighting provider Mayflower - TTP: full system design - turns dumb street lights into wireless network nodes - 10 s k devices can be controlled by central management system (CMS) - largest single lighting CMS in the world in Hampshire, UK Smart Home - TTP & M2M / IoT provider Arkessa + consortium - 3M project commissioned by Energy Technologies Institute - TTP: design & integration of sensor network technology - low power wireless comms - captures energy usage / behavioural data 19
electromagnetic : inductive temperature sensing temperature profile sensing geometry-tolerant T sensing sensing through metal barrier f 1 f 2 output 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 1mm 1.6mm 2.2mm 2.9mm 3.5mm 4.1mm 4.7mm 35mm 150 100 50 f 3 0 230 225 57 C (cooling) 220 45 C (cooling) 215 32 C (cooling) output 210 205 200 45 C (heating) 195 190 185 180 operating condition 20
wireless, comms, DSP - Bespoke cell phones for user trials - Innovative use of white space - Ultra low power protocols - DAB radio 21
consumer products 22
modelling and simulation: capabilities - fluid dynamics and microfluidics - acoustics and ultrasonics - chemical and bio-chemical reactions - convective flow - electrical conduction - electrochemistry - diffusive transport - porous transport - heat transfer - piezoelectric and SMA devices - optical devices - electronics 23
machine vision and data mining 24
portable gas monitor - portable personal gas protection - 4 gas OFCH portable detector - hazardous area approvals - robust and rugged design (IP65) - smart replaceable sensor cartridge - integral gas sampling pump - CANbus buddy-link - range of accessories - Far East and UK manufacture 25
chemical : Zellweger gas detector - measurement, monitoring and sample testing for process industry - intrinsically safe, explosion-proof design - multiple gas detection products - sample chemical analysis devices - communications and battery options 26
SonicSense gas composition - immunity to poisoning - built-in thermal compensation - suitability for long-term operation - low power (for battery operation) - compact, low cost operation - TTP proprietary technology 27
electromagnetic : position micro-sensor - position detection based on novel magnetic sensing technique - concept developed and demonstrated by TTP - employed state-of-the-art microscale magnetic field detectors 28
how we work Understand the challenges Technology scouting Integration and optimisation Equipment customisation Novel technology development Tech transfer (to client or OEM) Engineering scale-up 29