Mobile systems research is closely linked to the evolution to multimedia, third generation digital systems, and the development of highly efficient algorithms to make maximum use of the restricted resources available. The Department also participates in the UK Virtual Centre of Excellence in Mobile and Personal Communications. The mission for the division is to maintain a world-class lead in the subject, and close collaboration with industry and academia throughout the world. The activities at Strathclyde encompass fundamental research on advanced algorithms, strategic work on novel architectures, and leading effort on signal processing applications in aerospace, biomedical engineering, defence, geophysics, and telecommunications. The Department also hosts the Texas Instruments DSP Elite Centre.
Studies are well developed, particularly in fibre sensors and optical measurement techniques.
This work has produced a number of new optical waveguide devices for commercial application. The Division also works closely with the Communications Division in research into optical broadband networks. The Industrial Control Centre was founded in 1981, focusing its international control research and collaborative industrial applications as a Centre of Excellence activity. The Centre has continued to develop its twin theoretical and applications aspirations to become a leading centre for Industrial Control, imitated by new Centre activities worldwide. Industrial collaboration remains a highly effective route for technology transfer in many areas of control engineering and is followed vigorously by the Centre s staff.