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After finishing an apprenticeship as a machine tool mechanic, Robert studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Paderborn at Soest, Germany, obtaining the degree Diplom Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing. FH) in 1999. He stayed at the University as a research assistant, working at the Laboratory for Machine Tools on a number of projects covering the areas of machine tool design, analysis and optimisaion, machining process optimisation, as well as environmental benign machining. During this time Robert gained an MSc in Electronic Engineering and Engineering Management from the University of Paderborn/Bolton University in 2001 and a PhD from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 2004.
He then continued as a Research Associate at The University of Manchester, working on various aspects of metal cutting, with a particular interest in drilling technology, preventive tool condition monitoring for drilling, evaluation of carbon-based coatings for the machining of titanium, as well as machine tool design and evaluation.
In 2009, Robert was awarded a 3-year Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship, to conduct research on omni-directional drilling for orthopaedic surgery.
Since April 2013 Robert is a lecturer at the School of MACE.
Research interests
- Drilling and reaming technology
- Process and tool development for Minimally Invasive Surgery (Keyhole Surgery)
- Diamond-like carbon coatings for cutting tools
- (Preventive) tool and process condition monitoring in drilling
- Environmental benign machining, in particular dry and minimal quantity lubrication drilling
- Design, analysis and evaluation of machine tools
- Metrology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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EBPC: a deep learning cloud computing framework for hybrid stack drilling monitoring
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Knot-TPP: A Unified Deep Learning Model for Process Incidence and Tool Wear Monitoring in Stacked Drilling
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Minimum sufficient signal condition of identifying process incidence in stacked drilling through deep learning
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In-process tool incidence identification based on temporal pyramid pooling and convolutional neural network
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Process incidence monitoring in material identification during drilling stacked structures using support vector machine
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LPRC: Laser Processing Research Centre Impact
Allegre, O. (PI), Crosby, D. (PI), Domingos, M. (PI), Francis, J. (PI), Gillen, D. (PI), Guo, W. (PI), Li, L. (PI), Mativenga, P. (PI), Rogers, B. D. (PI), Whitehead, D. (PI), Wilson, D. (PI), Zhong, S. (PI), Mirhosseini, N. (Researcher), Ouyang, J. (Researcher), Huang, Y. (Researcher), Wei, C. (Researcher), Cheng, D. (PGR student), Suryo Pratomo, E. (PGR student), Zhang, Z. (PGR student), Li, Z. (PGR student), Mo, H. (PGR student), Zhu, M. (PGR student), Li, Q. (PGR student), Liu, W. (PGR student), Wang, L. (PGR student), Guo, H. (PGR student), Heinemann, R. (PI) & Liu, Z. (PI)
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Prizes
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Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship
Heinemann, R. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively