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6. Read your colleague's completed project summary. Then say what you think the commercial applications of her research might be.

Project summary

Provide a brief summary of aims, significance and expected outcomes of the research plan

A 3-D odour-compass for odour-detecting robots

Odour-sensing robots offer many benefits over the current use of animals in similar roles, including safety, efficiency and durability. [A] However, the robots which have been developed to date are limited by the fact that they can only accurately detect and navigate towards odour plumes if they are within direct ‘sight’ of the chemical source. Clearly, in real world situations, obstacles may well impede the robot’s detection ability, and at present, odour-sensing robots are therefore only of limited use. [B] The proposed research will concentrate on developing a robot which is able to gather readings in three dimensions and therefore overcome the limitations of current models in odour-detection. [C] This technology will make robots a more effective substitute for animals.

[D] This research aims to develop existing robotic technology to create a three-dimensional (3-D) odour compass to be used as a navigation tool in searching for an odour source. [E] This will then be tested experimentally in simulated environments where wind direction is not stable or where obstacles interfere with odour distribution. A second stage in the research will be to develop the robot’s environmental sensors, thus allowing it to safely negotiate the terrain to reach the source of the odour. [F] This should produce a robot which is able to both detect and move to the source of an odour, even on difficult terrain.

7. Match each highlighted section in the summary (a-f) to the correct function (1-6) from the list in Exercise 5.

8. Look at the highlighted sections a-f again. Underline the words that you could use in your own project summary.

9. Complete another project summary using the correct word or phrase from the box.

aims to however the initial phase

the proposed research the study will indicate

Consumer interest in wines produced in organic vineyards has increased significantly in the last few years (1) ______, to date it is unclear whether these production methods actually improve soil or grape quality. (2)_______ will be the first phase of a long-term study on a New Zealand vineyard. These results (3) _________ whether methods of viticulture improve grape quality.

The research (4)________ investigate the effects of organic agriculture on soil and grape quality. (5)_______ will consist of two treatments, organic and conventional (the control), each replicated four times in a randomised, complete block design. All organic practices will follow the standards set out by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ).

________(6) will assess soil quality using physical, chemical and biological indicators over six years. The next phase will then assess the physiology of the vines.

10. A team of researchers have written a project summary for a grant proposal to the National Science Foundation of the United States. Ignoring the words in bold, read the first sentence of each of the five paragraphs from the project summary (a-e). Then in pairs, say what you think the best order is:

1□ 2 □ 3□ 4□ 5□

a) Both teams for this project already have knowledge in various features of the problems described.

b) However there are very few outcomes and the methods that were developed have broken down.

c) The need for mathematical analysis of shell models is in response to a variety of technological demands, which call for more complex models.

d) This project will focus on stabilization and optimal control, particularly with boundary controls, of systems concerning dynamical shells.

e) We propose to carry out collaborative research between the French National Institute of Computer Science Research and the University of Ottawa in the general area of control theory for models illustrated by partial differential equations (PDEs).

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