All Outputs (123)

A survey on wearable sensor modality centred human activity recognition in health care (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Cang, S., & Yu, H. (2019). A survey on wearable sensor modality centred human activity recognition in health care. Expert Systems with Applications, 137, 167-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2019.04.057

Increased life expectancy coupled with declining birth rates is leading to an aging population structure. Aging-caused changes, such as physical or cognitive decline, could affect people's quality of life, result in injuries, mental health or the lac... Read More about A survey on wearable sensor modality centred human activity recognition in health care.

Intelligent swarm firefly algorithm for the prediction of China's national electricity consumption (2019)
Journal Article
Zhang, G., Chen, Y., Li, Y., Yu, H., Hu, H., & Wu, S. (2019). Intelligent swarm firefly algorithm for the prediction of China's national electricity consumption. International Journal of Bio-Inspired Computation, 13(2), 111-118. https://doi.org/10.1504/ij

China's energy consumption is the world's largest and is still rising, leading to concerns of energy shortage and environmental issues. It is, therefore, necessary to estimate the energy demand and to examine the dynamic nature of the electricity con... Read More about Intelligent swarm firefly algorithm for the prediction of China's national electricity consumption.

Performance Optimization of the IEEE 802.15.4-Based Link Quality Protocols for WBASNs/IoTs in a Hospital Environment Using Fuzzy Logic (2019)
Journal Article
Akbar, M. S., Yu, H., & Cang, S. (2019). Performance Optimization of the IEEE 802.15.4-Based Link Quality Protocols for WBASNs/IoTs in a Hospital Environment Using Fuzzy Logic. IEEE Sensors Journal, 19(14), 5865-5877. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2019.290

The link quality protocols of the IEEE 802.15.4 show low performance in terms of reliability in a hospital environment. To achieve the optimal performance of these protocols, this paper proposes a fuzzy logic-based solution using a detailed empirical... Read More about Performance Optimization of the IEEE 802.15.4-Based Link Quality Protocols for WBASNs/IoTs in a Hospital Environment Using Fuzzy Logic.

Energy-Efficient Design and Control of a Vibro-Driven Robot (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Liu, P., Neumann, G., Fu, Q., Pearson, S., & Yu, H. (2018). Energy-Efficient Design and Control of a Vibro-Driven Robot. In 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). https://doi.org/10.1109/iros.2018.8594322

Vibro-driven robotic (VDR) systems use stick-slip motions for locomotion. Due to the underactuated nature of the system, efficient design and control are still open problems. We present a new energy preserving design based on a spring-augmented pendu... Read More about Energy-Efficient Design and Control of a Vibro-Driven Robot.

Optimization RFID-enabled Retail Store Management with Complex Event Processing (2018)
Journal Article
Peng, S., Liu, C., He, J., Yu, H., & Li, F. (2019). Optimization RFID-enabled Retail Store Management with Complex Event Processing. International Journal of Automation and Computing, 16(1), 52-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-018-1164-5

Radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled retail store management needs workflow optimization to facilitate real-time decision making. In this paper, complex event processing (CEP) based RFID-enabled retail store management is studied, particular... Read More about Optimization RFID-enabled Retail Store Management with Complex Event Processing.

Improved Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm and its Application in Classification (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, H., Wei, J., Wen, S., Yu, H., & Zhang, X. (2018). Improved Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm and its Application in Classification. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, 30(6), 921-926. https://doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2018.p0921

For improving the classification accuracy of the classifier, a novel classification methodology based on artificial bee colony algorithm is proposed for optimal feature and SVM parameters selection. In order to balance the ability of exploration and... Read More about Improved Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm and its Application in Classification.

Gait Evaluation Using Procrustes and Euclidean Distance Matrix Analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Anwary, A. R., Yu, H., & Vassallo, M. (2019). Gait Evaluation Using Procrustes and Euclidean Distance Matrix Analysis. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 23(5), 2021-2029. https://doi.org/10.1109/jbhi.2018.2875812

Objective assessment of gait is important in the treatment and rehabilitation of patients with different diseases. In this paper, we propose a gait evaluation system using Procrustes and Euclidean distance matrix analysis. We design and develop an an... Read More about Gait Evaluation Using Procrustes and Euclidean Distance Matrix Analysis.

Modelling and analysis of dynamic frictional interactions of vibro-driven capsule systems with viscoelastic property (2018)
Journal Article
Liu, P., Yu, H., & Cang, S. (2019). Modelling and analysis of dynamic frictional interactions of vibro-driven capsule systems with viscoelastic property. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids, 74, 16-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2018.10.01

This paper studies the dynamic frictional interactions of the underactuated vibro-driven capsule systems with the viscoelastic property. Frictional dynamics of the capsule systems is an active research domain, while the online implementation and cont... Read More about Modelling and analysis of dynamic frictional interactions of vibro-driven capsule systems with viscoelastic property.

Micro flying robot for autonomous agricultural pollination (2018)
Patent
Yu, H. (2018). Micro flying robot for autonomous agricultural pollination. WO2018133241A1, US20190104699. State Intellectual Property Office of the P. R . China

Disclosed is a micro flying robot for autonomous pollination, comprising a robot body, an intelligent control portion, an intelligent sensor portion, a battery, a pollination apparatus and an emitter, wherein the robot body comprises a body portion a... Read More about Micro flying robot for autonomous agricultural pollination.

Trajectory Synthesis and Optimization of an Underactuated Microrobotic System with Dynamic Constraints and Couplings (2018)
Journal Article
Liu, P., Yu, H., & Cang, S. (2018). Trajectory Synthesis and Optimization of an Underactuated Microrobotic System with Dynamic Constraints and Couplings. International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems, 16(5), 2373-2383. https://doi.org/10.1007/s

Motivated by the desire to optimally control the friction-induced stick-slip locomotion and sufficiently improve the energy efficacy, a novel trajectory synthesis and optimization scheme is proposed in this paper for a underactuated microrobotic syst... Read More about Trajectory Synthesis and Optimization of an Underactuated Microrobotic System with Dynamic Constraints and Couplings.

Optimized adaptive tracking control for an underactuated vibro-driven capsule system (2018)
Journal Article
Liu, P., Yu, H., & Cang, S. (2018). Optimized adaptive tracking control for an underactuated vibro-driven capsule system. Nonlinear Dynamics, 94(3), 1803-1817. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-018-4458-9

This paper studies the issue of adaptive trajectory tracking control for an underactuated vibro-driven capsule system and presents a novel motion generation framework. In this framework, feasible motion trajectory is derived through investigating dyn... Read More about Optimized adaptive tracking control for an underactuated vibro-driven capsule system.

Impact evaluation of assistive technology support for the people with dementia (2018)
Journal Article
Asghar, I., Cang, S., & Yu, H. (2019). Impact evaluation of assistive technology support for the people with dementia. Assistive Technology: The Offical Journal of RESNA, 31(4), 180-192. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2017.1411405

This study explores important factors of assistive technology (AT) and evaluates their relative impact on AT effectiveness and retention. Questionnaire based survey is used for data collection from 327 people with dementia (PWD). This empirical study... Read More about Impact evaluation of assistive technology support for the people with dementia.

Mechanical design and trajectory planning of a lower limb rehabilitation robot with a variable workspace (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, H., Feng, Y., Yu, H., Wang, Z., Vladareanuv, V., & Du, Y. (2018). Mechanical design and trajectory planning of a lower limb rehabilitation robot with a variable workspace. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 15(3), Article 17298814187

The early phase of extremity rehabilitation training has high potential impact for stroke patients. However, most of the lower limb rehabilitation robots in hospitals are proposed just suitable for patients at the middle or later recovery stage. This... Read More about Mechanical design and trajectory planning of a lower limb rehabilitation robot with a variable workspace.

A Data Fusion-Based Hybrid Sensory System for Older People’s Daily Activity and Daily Routine Recognition (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Cang, S., & Yu, H. (2018). A Data Fusion-Based Hybrid Sensory System for Older People’s Daily Activity and Daily Routine Recognition. IEEE Sensors Journal, 18(16), 6874-6888. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2018.2833745

Sensor-based human activity recognition (HAR) has received considerable attention due to its wide applications in health care. Each sensor modality has its advantages and limitations. Single sensor modalities sometimes may not cope with complex situa... Read More about A Data Fusion-Based Hybrid Sensory System for Older People’s Daily Activity and Daily Routine Recognition.

An Automatic Gait Feature Extraction Method for Identifying Gait Asymmetry Using Wearable Sensors (2018)
Journal Article
Anwary, A., Yu, H., & Vassallo, M. (2018). An Automatic Gait Feature Extraction Method for Identifying Gait Asymmetry Using Wearable Sensors. Sensors, 18(2), 676. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18020676

This paper aims to assess the use of Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensors to identify gait asymmetry by extracting automatic gait features. We design and develop an android app to collect real time synchronous IMU data from legs. The results from... Read More about An Automatic Gait Feature Extraction Method for Identifying Gait Asymmetry Using Wearable Sensors.

SAMADroid: A Novel 3-Level Hybrid Malware Detection Model for Android Operating System (2018)
Journal Article
Arshad, S., Shah, M. A., Wahid, A., Mehmood, A., Song, H., & Yu, H. (2018). SAMADroid: A Novel 3-Level Hybrid Malware Detection Model for Android Operating System. IEEE Access, 6, 4321-4339. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2018.2792941

For the last few years, Android is known to be the most widely used operating system and this rapidly increasing popularity has attracted the malware developer's attention. Android allows downloading and installation of apps from other unofficial mar... Read More about SAMADroid: A Novel 3-Level Hybrid Malware Detection Model for Android Operating System.

Optimal Foot Location for Placing Wearable IMU Sensors and Automatic Feature Extraction for Gait Analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Anwary, A. R., Yu, H., & Vassallo, M. (2018). Optimal Foot Location for Placing Wearable IMU Sensors and Automatic Feature Extraction for Gait Analysis. IEEE Sensors Journal, 18(6), 2555-2567. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2017.2786587

Our aim is to maximize the interpretable information for gait analysis. To achieve this, it is important to find the optimal sensor placement and the parameters that influence the extraction of automatic gait features. We investigated the effect of d... Read More about Optimal Foot Location for Placing Wearable IMU Sensors and Automatic Feature Extraction for Gait Analysis.

Kinematics, dynamics and control of a stabilized platform with a 6-RUS parallel mechanism (2017)
Journal Article
Zhao, Y., Yu, H., Zhang, J., Yang, J., & Zhao, T. (2017). Kinematics, dynamics and control of a stabilized platform with a 6-RUS parallel mechanism. International Journal of Robotics and Automation, 32(3), https://doi.org/10.2316/journal.206.2017.3.206-49

This paper proposes a new control scheme of a stabilized platform with a 6-revolution universal spherical (6-RUS) parallel mechanism in non-inertial. A kinematics model of the stabilized platform with a 6-RUS parallel mechanism is developed using the... Read More about Kinematics, dynamics and control of a stabilized platform with a 6-RUS parallel mechanism.

Smart manufacturing based on cyber-physical systems and beyond (2017)
Journal Article
Yao, X., Zhou, J., Lin, Y., Li, Y., Yu, H., & Liu, Y. (2019). Smart manufacturing based on cyber-physical systems and beyond. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 30(8), 2805-2817. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10845-017-1384-5

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) have gained an increasing attention recently for their immense potential towards the next generation smart systems that integrate cyber technology into the physical processes. However, CPS did not initiate either smart fa... Read More about Smart manufacturing based on cyber-physical systems and beyond.

Geometric analysis-based trajectory planning and control for underactuated capsule systems with viscoelastic property (2017)
Journal Article
Liu, P., Yu, H., & Cang, S. (2018). Geometric analysis-based trajectory planning and control for underactuated capsule systems with viscoelastic property. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 40(7), 2416-2427. https://doi.org/10.1177/

This paper proposes a novel geometric analysis-based trajectory planning approach for underactuated capsule systems with viscoelastic property. The idea is to reduce complexity and to characterize coupling by imposing a harmonic drive and then to com... Read More about Geometric analysis-based trajectory planning and control for underactuated capsule systems with viscoelastic property.