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Modelling and Motion Analysis of a Pill-Sized Hybrid Capsule Robot (2020)
Journal Article
Huda, M. N., Liu, P., Saha, C., & Yu, H. (2020). Modelling and Motion Analysis of a Pill-Sized Hybrid Capsule Robot. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 100, 753–764. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-020-01167-3

This paper presents a miniature hybrid capsule robot for minimally invasive in-vivo interventions such as capsule endoscopy within the GI (gastrointestinal) tract. It proposes new modes of operation for the hybrid robot namely hybrid mode and anchori... Read More about Modelling and Motion Analysis of a Pill-Sized Hybrid Capsule Robot.

Overcome the Limitations of Performance Parameters of On-Chip Antennas Based on Metasurface and Coupled Feeding Approaches for Applications in System-on-Chip for THz Integrated-Circuits (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., Hwang See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2019, December). Overcome the Limitations of Performance Parameters of On-Chip Antennas Based on Metasurface and Coupled Feeding Approaches for Applications in System-on-Chip for THz Integrated-Circuits. Presented at 2019 IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), Singapore

This paper proposes a new solution to improve the performance parameters of on-chip antenna designs on standard CMOS silicon technology. The proposed method is based on applying the metasurface technique and exciting the radiating elements through co... Read More about Overcome the Limitations of Performance Parameters of On-Chip Antennas Based on Metasurface and Coupled Feeding Approaches for Applications in System-on-Chip for THz Integrated-Circuits.

Automated Reconfigurable Antenna Impedance for Optimum Power Transfer (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., Hwang See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2020). Automated Reconfigurable Antenna Impedance for Optimum Power Transfer. . https://doi.org/10.1109/APMC46564.2019.9038260

This paper presents an approach to implement an automatically tuning antenna for optimising power transfer suitable for software defined radio (SDR). The automatic tunability of the frequency selective antenna is achieved by a closed-loop automatic a... Read More about Automated Reconfigurable Antenna Impedance for Optimum Power Transfer.

A Novel 0.3-0.31 THz GaAs-Based Transceiver with On-Chip Slotted Metamaterial Antenna Based on SIW Technology (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., Hwang See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2019, December). A Novel 0.3-0.31 THz GaAs-Based Transceiver with On-Chip Slotted Metamaterial Antenna Based on SIW Technology. Presented at 2019 IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), Singapore

This paper presents a novel on-chip antenna with fully integrated 0.3-0.31 THz transceiver implemented on 0.5μm GaAs substrate. The transceiver consists of a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), a buffer, a modulator, a power amplifier, a frequency t... Read More about A Novel 0.3-0.31 THz GaAs-Based Transceiver with On-Chip Slotted Metamaterial Antenna Based on SIW Technology.

Appraisal of stakeholders' willingness to adopt construction 4.0 technologies for construction projects (2020)
Journal Article
Osunsanmi, T. O., Aigbavboa, C. O., Emmanuel Oke, A., & Liphadzi, M. (2020). Appraisal of stakeholders' willingness to adopt construction 4.0 technologies for construction projects. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 10(4), 547-565. https://doi.org/10.1108/bepam-12-2018-0159

Purpose
Construction 4.0 technology has the capabilities for improving the design, management, operations and decision making of construction projects. Therefore, this study aimed at examining the willingness of construction professionals towards ad... Read More about Appraisal of stakeholders' willingness to adopt construction 4.0 technologies for construction projects.

Experimental Investigation of a Novel Absorptive/Reflective Solar Concentrator: A Thermal Analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Dayanand, A., Aykapadathu, M., Sellami, N., & Nazarinia, M. (2020). Experimental Investigation of a Novel Absorptive/Reflective Solar Concentrator: A Thermal Analysis. Energies, 13(5), Article 1281. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13051281

This paper presents the experimental investigation of a novel cross-compound parabolic concentrator (CCPC). For the first time, a CCPC module was designed to simultaneously work as an electricity generator and collect the thermal energy present in th... Read More about Experimental Investigation of a Novel Absorptive/Reflective Solar Concentrator: A Thermal Analysis.

Identifying barriers to implementation of local transport policy – Lessons learned from case studies on bus policy implementation in Great Britain (2020)
Journal Article
McTigue, C., Rye, T., & Monios, J. (2020). Identifying barriers to implementation of local transport policy – Lessons learned from case studies on bus policy implementation in Great Britain. Transport Policy, 91, 16-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.03.002

Previous work by the authors has addressed the issue of local bus policy implementation in Britain outside London by studies of local transport documents, survey and interviews of local transport officers working in local authorities. The findings fr... Read More about Identifying barriers to implementation of local transport policy – Lessons learned from case studies on bus policy implementation in Great Britain.

High-Gain Metasurface in Polyimide On-Chip Antenna Based on CRLH-TL for Sub-Terahertz Integrated Circuits (2020)
Journal Article
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, . B. S., See, C. H., A. Abd-Alhameed, R., Falcone, . F., & Limiti, E. (2020). High-Gain Metasurface in Polyimide On-Chip Antenna Based on CRLH-TL for Sub-Terahertz Integrated Circuits. Scientific Reports, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61099-8

This paper presents a novel on-chip antenna using standard CMOS-technology based on metasurface implemented on two-layers polyimide substrates with a thickness of 500μm. The aluminium ground-plane with thickness of 3μm is sandwiched between the two-l... Read More about High-Gain Metasurface in Polyimide On-Chip Antenna Based on CRLH-TL for Sub-Terahertz Integrated Circuits.

Electromagnetic and thermal nanostructures: from waves to circuits (2020)
Journal Article
Donnelly, E., & La Spada, L. (2020). Electromagnetic and thermal nanostructures: from waves to circuits. Engineering Research Express, 2(1), 015045. https://doi.org/10.1088/2631-8695/ab7a78

Nanomaterials have become crucial to develop new technologies in several practical applications fields. Until now nanostructures have been mostly associated with electromagnetism and optics. The aim of this letter is to extend the applicability of su... Read More about Electromagnetic and thermal nanostructures: from waves to circuits.

Assessment of Renewable Air-Conditioning Using Economic Feasibility Procedures (2020)
Journal Article
Oye, T. T., Goh, K., Gupta, N., & Oye, T. K. (2020). Assessment of Renewable Air-Conditioning Using Economic Feasibility Procedures. International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 5(3), 1375-1381

The renewable energy utilization is attaining numerous recognition and diverse assessment is obligatory to be executed for several innovations which has in turn become a general system requirement. The increasing application of fossil fuels is virtua... Read More about Assessment of Renewable Air-Conditioning Using Economic Feasibility Procedures.