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Advanced scheduling methodologies for flexible manufacturing systems using Petri nets and heuristic search (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moro, A., Yu, H., & Kelleher, G. (2000, April). Advanced scheduling methodologies for flexible manufacturing systems using Petri nets and heuristic search. Presented at 2000 ICRA. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, San Francisco, CA, USA

The combination of Petri net (PN) and AI to solve flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) scheduling problems has been proven to be a promising approach. However, the NP-hard nature of the problem prevents the PN capability of reasoning about the behavi... Read More about Advanced scheduling methodologies for flexible manufacturing systems using Petri nets and heuristic search.

The Prometheus taxonomic database (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Raguenaud, C., Kennedy, J., & Barclay, P. (2000). The Prometheus taxonomic database. In Proceedings IEEE International Symposium on Bio-Informatics and Biomedical Engineering (63-70). https://doi.org/10.1109/bibe.2000.889590

M.R. Pullen et al. (2000) have designed a new model of plant taxonomy (called Prometheus); it supports multiple overlapping classifications, and distinguishes the process of naming from classifying. The concepts identified in this taxonomic model nec... Read More about The Prometheus taxonomic database.

A query mediation approach to interoperability of heterogeneous databases (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Huang, H., Kerridge, J., & Chen, S. (2000). A query mediation approach to interoperability of heterogeneous databases. In Proceedings 11th Australasian Database Conference. ADC 2000 (Cat. No.PR00528). https://doi.org/10.1109/adc.2000.819812

The need to transform queries between heterogeneous databases arises in many circumstances, including query transformation between a global and a local query. This paper describes a query mediation approach to the interoperability of heterogeneous da... Read More about A query mediation approach to interoperability of heterogeneous databases.

Investigating the use of force feedback for motion-impaired users (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., Langdon, P., Clarkson, J., & Robinson, P. (2000). Investigating the use of force feedback for motion-impaired users. In P. L. Emiliani, & C. Stephanidis (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th ERCIM Workshop on User Interfaces for All (207-212)

For users with motion impairments, the standard keyboard and mouse arrangement for computer access often presents problems. Other approaches have to be adopted to overcome this. There is evidence to suggest that increasing the degrees-offreedom, and... Read More about Investigating the use of force feedback for motion-impaired users.

Investigating industry attitudes to universal design. (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., Lebbon, C., & Clarkson, J. (2000). Investigating industry attitudes to universal design. In J. Winters (Ed.), Proceedings of the RESNA 2000 Annual Conference: Technology for the New Millennium (276-278)

The general population in most countries is getting older. With increasing age comes increasing variability in physical capability and hence a greater requirement for products and services to be designed for a broader user base. However, the products... Read More about Investigating industry attitudes to universal design..

A model for inclusive design (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, P. J., Keates, S., Coleman, R., Lebbon, C., & Johnston, M. (2000). A model for inclusive design. In S. Sivaloganathan, & P. T. J. Andrews (Eds.), Design for Excellence: Engineering Design Conference 2000 (203-212)

No abstract available.

Using haptic feedback to enhance computer interaction for motion-impaired users (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Langdon, P., Keates, S., Clarkson, P. J., & Robinson, P. (2000, September). Using haptic feedback to enhance computer interaction for motion-impaired users. Presented at 3rd international conference on disability, virtual reality and associated technologies (ICDVRAT 2000), Alghero, Sardinia, Italy

For users with motion impairments, the standard keyboard and mouse arrangement for computer access often presents problems. Other approaches have to be adopted to overcome this. There is evidence to suggest that increasing the degrees-of-freedom, and... Read More about Using haptic feedback to enhance computer interaction for motion-impaired users.

An Integrated approach to street canyon pollution modelling. (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Addison, P. S., Currie, J., Low, D. J., & McCann, J. M. (1999, March). An Integrated approach to street canyon pollution modelling. Presented at Second International Conference on Urban Air Quality: Measurement, Modelling and Management, Madrid

An integrated method for the prediction of the spatial pollution distribution within a street canyon directly from a microscopic traffic simulation model is outlined. The traffic simulation package Paramics is used to model the flow of vehicles in re... Read More about An Integrated approach to street canyon pollution modelling..

On the uncontrollable damped triple Inverted pendulum. (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Woodham, C. A., & Su, H. (2000). On the uncontrollable damped triple Inverted pendulum.

The balancing of an inverted pendulum is a classic control problem of some thirty years or so standing, which has been revisited of late in the light of recent developments in symbolic computation. The controllability of the damped double inverted... Read More about On the uncontrollable damped triple Inverted pendulum..

DISCOVERing the impact of reality (poster session) (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dawson, L., Turner, S., Turner, P., Dawson, L., & Munro, A. (2000, September). DISCOVERing the impact of reality (poster session). Presented at Proceedings of the third international conference on Collaborative virtual environments - CVE '00

In this poster paper, we introduce the DISCOVER project, which is developing a CVE for teams to practice managing emergencies in offshore and maritime domains. Many factors constrain design in such contexts. Here we describe just one of them, the... Read More about DISCOVERing the impact of reality (poster session).

HCI 2000 Volume II (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, S., & Turner, P. (2000). HCI 2000 Volume II.

Small group design activity and requirements on collaborative technologies. (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, S., & Cross, N. (2000). Small group design activity and requirements on collaborative technologies. In S. A. R. Scrivener, L. J. Ball, & A. Woodcock (Eds.), Collaborative Designing (253-260). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0779-8_24

In the last decade or so, many collaborative technologies have been developed which aim to allow people in geographically distributed locations to work together as if sharing the same space. Such tools range from the simple asynchronous resources of... Read More about Small group design activity and requirements on collaborative technologies..

Uncovering the context for collaboration. (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, P., & Turner, S. (2000). Uncovering the context for collaboration. In Proceedings of the 7th UK VR-SIG Conference

Cui Bono? (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, P., & Turner, S. (2000). Cui Bono?. In Proceedings of the 1st French-British Virtual Reality International Workshop

No abstract available.

Requirements are in the eyes of the beholders (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, P. (2000). Requirements are in the eyes of the beholders. In S. McDonald, Y. Waern, & G. Cockton (Eds.), People and Computers XIV - Usability or Else!: Proceedings of HCI 2000 (29-44). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0515-2_3

It will be demonstrated that the perceived attributes or characteristics of information artefacts can act as constraints on the ways in which people use and interact with them. This is particularly true when the information artefacts behave as bounda... Read More about Requirements are in the eyes of the beholders.

Supporting decision making in design using shape grammars. (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smyth, M. (2000). Supporting decision making in design using shape grammars. In Proceedings of DMUCE 00, Second International Conference on Decision Making in Urban and Civil Engineering (1171-1182)

This paper describes part of the development process of a system aimed at supporting the work of interior architects. Two prototype systems are described together with detailed interviews conducted with a professional design practitioner. It will be... Read More about Supporting decision making in design using shape grammars..

Truly distributed control systems using fieldbus technology. (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Scott, A., & Buchanan, W. J. (2000, April). Truly distributed control systems using fieldbus technology

This paper outlines the three main field bus type standards: FOUNDATION Fieldbus; WorldFIP; and the CAN bus, each of which have great advantages over traditional instrumentation networking technology. The paper shows, using their specification, how t... Read More about Truly distributed control systems using fieldbus technology..