Marine technology: Renewable ocean energy: Marine, airborne systems and; land based robotics: Controller design; Controller and; payload sensor systems development and integration; Obstacle avoidance and; imaging sonar; Camera and vision systems, Seabed / Deep ocean mapping. Robot motion control - articulation of limbs and novel control approaches to their implementation. Intervention robotics (for inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) in challenging marine and remote environments.   The emphasis of the research application domain focus is in the marine environment and other remote and challenging environments where robot deployment will enable access where not possible before.

Subjects I teach and have taught include: Industrial Robotics; Industrial Automation; Avionics; Electronics for Built Environment; Electrical Automation; Sensors and Actuators; Spatial Robotics; Industrial Instrumentation; Instrumentation; Marine Operations and Robotics.