The purpose of this progress report is to describe the aims of the thesis project and to outline the project plan. The report will discuss the originality of the project through a review of current research. The literature review will present current technologies in the research area and the relevance to the thesis project will be assessed. Current commercial products will also be discussed. Finally the aims and objectives of the project and a project plan will be presented. The project plan will form the most significant part of the report as it will cover the resources required and the techniques to be used for the project as well as a time scale for project milestones and the expected outcomes of the project.