Propulsive Power : Exploring propulsive power concepts enabling autonomous vehicles to perform extreme missions

Electrical Power Generation : Exploring novel power generation concepts, including innovative electrical machine topologies, generation systems with multiple components and alternative means of power generation, such as fuel cells, solar or thermo-electric power

Electrical Management : Research towards efficient power management and providing energy autonomy, allowing the electrical system to continue to meet the demands placed upon it regardless of the state of the power system and the environment

Power System Integration : Exploring how to move towards true systems integration within the physical and functional propulsion, power and vehicle context

Energy Distribution : Examining architectures and concepts for overall energy distribution networks in order to understand optimal arrangements, to quantify benefits, and to put intelligence within the distribution system in order to manage the energy usage around the vehicle

Energy Conversion : At present the primary conversion of energy occurs in the various actuation systems around the vehicle. For autonomous vehicles with fully integrated systems advanced actuation research would be expected to include systems which embody their own local processing and intelligence

Vehicle Systems : Investigating novel vehicle arrangements, and also vehicle / system topologies for the miniaturisation of platforms, including component technologies required for these concepts