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Low‐gain integral control for a class of discrete‐time Lur'e systems with applications to sampled‐data control (2022)
Journal Article
Guiver, C., Rebarber, R., & Townley, S. (2023). Low‐gain integral control for a class of discrete‐time Lur'e systems with applications to sampled‐data control. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 33(3), 1410-1437. https://doi.org/10.1002/rnc.6455

We study low-gain (P)roportional (I)ntegral control of multivariate discrete-time, forced Lur’e systems to solve the output-tracking problem for constant reference signals. We formulate an incremental sector condition which is sufficient for a usual... Read More about Low‐gain integral control for a class of discrete‐time Lur'e systems with applications to sampled‐data control.

An adaptive large neighbourhood search metaheuristic for hourly learning activity planning in personalised learning (2022)
Journal Article
Wouda, N. A., Aslan, A., & Vis, I. F. (2023). An adaptive large neighbourhood search metaheuristic for hourly learning activity planning in personalised learning. Computers and Operations Research, 151, Article 106089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2022.106089

Personalised learning offers an alternative method to one-size-fits-all education in schools, and has seen increasing adoption over the past several years. Personalised learning’s focus on learner-driven education requires novel scheduling methods. I... Read More about An adaptive large neighbourhood search metaheuristic for hourly learning activity planning in personalised learning.

Long run productivity and profitability in the British bus industry (2022)
Journal Article
Cowie, J. (2023). Long run productivity and profitability in the British bus industry. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 46, Article 100911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2022.100911

The passing of the Transport Act 1985 deregulated and privatised the bus industry in Great Britain outside of London, however failed to address the prime specified aim of reversing the long run decline in patronage. Review of the literature suggests... Read More about Long run productivity and profitability in the British bus industry.

Modelling of a Large Solar PV Facility: England’s Mallard Solar Farm Case Study (2022)
Journal Article
Muneer, T., Gul, M. S., & Alam, M. (2022). Modelling of a Large Solar PV Facility: England’s Mallard Solar Farm Case Study. Energies, 15(22), Article 8609. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15228609

With reference to energy generation, the global society has to urgently address three factors that are now critical: sustainability in terms of climate change, security in terms of the war that is currently raging in Europe with consequences that are... Read More about Modelling of a Large Solar PV Facility: England’s Mallard Solar Farm Case Study.

Preparation of flexible dielectric nanocomposites using nanocellulose and recycled alum sludge for wearable technology applications (2022)
Journal Article
Sun, D., Saw, L., Onyianta, A., O'Rourke, D., Lu, Z., Wilson, C., See, C. H., Popescu, C., Dorris, M., & Shyha, I. (2022). Preparation of flexible dielectric nanocomposites using nanocellulose and recycled alum sludge for wearable technology applications. Materials, Methods & Technologies, 16, 149-159

With the rapid development of wearable technology, flexible dielectric materials with environmental-friendly, low-cost and high-energy efficiency characteristics are in increasing demand. In this work, a flexible dielectric nanocomposite was develope... Read More about Preparation of flexible dielectric nanocomposites using nanocellulose and recycled alum sludge for wearable technology applications.

Q-learning driven routing for aeronautical Ad-Hoc networks (2022)
Journal Article
Bilen, T., & Canberk, B. (2022). Q-learning driven routing for aeronautical Ad-Hoc networks. Pervasive and Mobile Computing, 87, Article 101724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmcj.2022.101724

The aeronautical ad-hoc network (AANET) is one of the critical methodologies to satisfy the Internet connectivity requirement of airplanes during their flights. However, the ultra-dynamic topology and unstable air-to-air link characteristics increase... Read More about Q-learning driven routing for aeronautical Ad-Hoc networks.

Evaluating the effect of drunk driving on fatal injuries among vulnerable road users in Taiwan: a population-based study (2022)
Journal Article
Lin, H.-A., Chan, C.-W., Wiratama, B. S., Chen, P.-L., Wang, M.-H., Chao, C.-J., Saleh, W., Huang, H.-C., & Pai, C.-W. (2022). Evaluating the effect of drunk driving on fatal injuries among vulnerable road users in Taiwan: a population-based study. BMC Public Health, 22(1), Article 2059. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14402-3

Background: Most studies have focused on injuries sustained by intoxicated drivers themselves, but few have examined the effect of drunk driving on injury outcomes among VRUs (vulnerable road users) in developing countries. This study aims to evaluat... Read More about Evaluating the effect of drunk driving on fatal injuries among vulnerable road users in Taiwan: a population-based study.

Real-Time Vibration Measurement and Inverse Analysis for Dynamic Properties of an Axisymmetric Masonry Structure (2022)
Journal Article
Buachart, C., Hansapinyo, C., Tantisukumal, N., Miyamoto, M., Matsushima, M., Limkatanyu, S., Imjai, T., & Zhang, H. (2023). Real-Time Vibration Measurement and Inverse Analysis for Dynamic Properties of an Axisymmetric Masonry Structure. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 22(4), 2237-2246. https://doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2022.2145212

Historic buildings are public symbols, standing as a sacred reminders. Many of them have been recognized as World Heritage Sites. In this study, real-time vibration measurement of an im-portant axisymmetric masonry pagoda was performed. With the meas... Read More about Real-Time Vibration Measurement and Inverse Analysis for Dynamic Properties of an Axisymmetric Masonry Structure.

Towards Predictive Design: Tracking a CNC Fixture Design Process to Identify the Requirements (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vasantha, G., Purves, D., Corney, J., Canavan, M., Quigley, J., & Sherlock, A. (2022, September). Towards Predictive Design: Tracking a CNC Fixture Design Process to Identify the Requirements. Presented at International Conference on Manufacturing Research ICMR 2022, Derby, UK

Training novice production engineers to design manufacturing fixtures is a time-consuming process involving significant input from experienced experts. Motivated by the vision of providing an intelligent support system for general mechanical design,... Read More about Towards Predictive Design: Tracking a CNC Fixture Design Process to Identify the Requirements.

Digital Twin for 6G: Taxonomy, Research Challenges, and the Road Ahead (2022)
Journal Article
Masaracchia, A., Sharma, V., Canberk, B., Dobre, O. A., & Duong, T. Q. (2022). Digital Twin for 6G: Taxonomy, Research Challenges, and the Road Ahead. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 3, 2137-2150. https://doi.org/10.1109/OJCOMS.2022.3219015

The concept of digital twin (DT) is constantly revealing as a key enabling technology for the deployment of mobile communication services envisaged for the sixth-generation (6G) Internet-of-Things (IoT). This paper aims at providing a comprehensive r... Read More about Digital Twin for 6G: Taxonomy, Research Challenges, and the Road Ahead.

Strategies to promote the acceptance of sandbag building technology for sustainable and affordable housing delivery: the South African case (2022)
Journal Article
Adetooto, J., Windapo, A., Pomponi, F., Companie, F., Alade, K., & Mtya, A. (2024). Strategies to promote the acceptance of sandbag building technology for sustainable and affordable housing delivery: the South African case. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 22(5), 1505-1522. https://doi.org/10.1108/jedt-06-2022-0290

Purpose
Sandbag building technologies (SBTs) have been offered as a cost-effective and sustainable alternative building technology (ABT) capable of accelerating house construction in South Africa, but its acceptance remains low. However, knowledge a... Read More about Strategies to promote the acceptance of sandbag building technology for sustainable and affordable housing delivery: the South African case.

Ionic selective occupation, lattice modulation and photoluminescence properties of garnet typed orange-yellow phosphors for White-Light-Emitting Diodes (2022)
Journal Article
Yang, C., Chen, X., Mao, M., Luo, X., Sheng, W., Lu, Z., Sun, S., He, H., Su, W., & Song, K. (2023). Ionic selective occupation, lattice modulation and photoluminescence properties of garnet typed orange-yellow phosphors for White-Light-Emitting Diodes. Ceramics International, 49(5), 7683-7691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.10.264

Orange-yellow luminescent Y2-xSr1-yAl4SiO12: xCe3+, yMn2+ (x = 0.04–0.06, y = 0.1–0.6, abbreviated as YSAS: xCe3+, yMn2+) phosphors with garnet structure were prepared by the high temperature solid-phase method. The matrix energy band is calculated b... Read More about Ionic selective occupation, lattice modulation and photoluminescence properties of garnet typed orange-yellow phosphors for White-Light-Emitting Diodes.

Aizerman Conjectures for a class of multivariate positive systems (2022)
Journal Article
Drummond, R., Guiver, C., & Turner, M. (2023). Aizerman Conjectures for a class of multivariate positive systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 68(8), 5073 - 5080. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2022.3217740

The Aizerman Conjecture predicts stability for a class of nonlinear control systems on the basis of linear system stability analysis. The conjecture is known to be false in general. Here, a number of Aizerman conjectures are shown to be true for a cl... Read More about Aizerman Conjectures for a class of multivariate positive systems.

Novel visual crack width measurement based on backbone double-scale features for improved detection automation (2022)
Journal Article
Tang, Y., Huang, Z., Chen, Z., Chen, M., Zhou, H., Zhang, H., & Sun, J. (2023). Novel visual crack width measurement based on backbone double-scale features for improved detection automation. Engineering Structures, 274, Article 115158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.115158

State-of-the-art machine-vision systems have limitations associated with crack width measurements. The sample points used to describe the crack width are often subjectively defined by experimenters, which obscures the crack width ground truth. Conseq... Read More about Novel visual crack width measurement based on backbone double-scale features for improved detection automation.

Roles of Medicinal Mushrooms as Natural Food Dyes and Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells (DSSC): Synergy of Zero Hunger and Affordable Energy for Sustainable Development (2022)
Journal Article
Ahmad, N., Vunduk, J., Klaus, A., Dahlan, N. Y., Ghosh, S., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Dufossé, L., Bani, N. A., & Wan-Mohtar, W. A. A. Q. I. (2022). Roles of Medicinal Mushrooms as Natural Food Dyes and Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells (DSSC): Synergy of Zero Hunger and Affordable Energy for Sustainable Development. Sustainability, 14(21), Article 13894. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142113894

In 2015, approximately 195 countries agreed with the United Nations that by 2030, they would work to make the world a better place. There would be synergies in accomplishing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Synergy using a single sustaina... Read More about Roles of Medicinal Mushrooms as Natural Food Dyes and Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells (DSSC): Synergy of Zero Hunger and Affordable Energy for Sustainable Development.

Editorial and Career Development (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhammad Sukki, F. (2022, October). Editorial and Career Development. Presented at 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics Circuits and Systems (ICECS2022), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

A three-stage criterion method for extracting local vibration modes of tensioned cables in beam string structures (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, T., Zhang, Y., & Zhang, H. (2022). A three-stage criterion method for extracting local vibration modes of tensioned cables in beam string structures. Frontiers in Materials, 9, Article 1055635. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2022.1055635

As light and efficient large-span space structures, beam string structures have been widely used since the 1980s. Within them, cables are the main force-bearing component; their level of tension determines the overall stiffness, performance and struc... Read More about A three-stage criterion method for extracting local vibration modes of tensioned cables in beam string structures.

Very Accurate Time-Frequency Representation of Induction Motors Harmonics for Fault Diagnosis Under Arbitrary Load Variations (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bonet-Jara, J., Fernandez-Cavero, V., Vedreno Santos, F., & Pons-Llinares, J. (2022, September). Very Accurate Time-Frequency Representation of Induction Motors Harmonics for Fault Diagnosis Under Arbitrary Load Variations. Presented at 2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM), Valencia, Spain

Induction motors work under steady state in many applications. Nevertheless, in some cases (e.g., wood cutting machine or pulp mixer in paper industries), the load continuously varies. In these cases, time-frequency transforms are needed to detect th... Read More about Very Accurate Time-Frequency Representation of Induction Motors Harmonics for Fault Diagnosis Under Arbitrary Load Variations.

6E analyses of a new solar energy-driven polygeneration system integrating CO2 capture, organic Rankine cycle, and humidification-dehumidification desalination (2022)
Journal Article
Khani, N., Khoshgoftar Manesha, M., & Onishi, V. (2022). 6E analyses of a new solar energy-driven polygeneration system integrating CO2 capture, organic Rankine cycle, and humidification-dehumidification desalination. Journal of Cleaner Production, 379, Article 134478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134478

Integrated solar-assisted polygeneration systems have emerged as an effective and sustainable alternative for meeting thermal, power and freshwater demands through decentralized generation. In this framework, this study introduces a new design and dy... Read More about 6E analyses of a new solar energy-driven polygeneration system integrating CO2 capture, organic Rankine cycle, and humidification-dehumidification desalination.

Barriers and opportunities of fast-growing biobased material use in buildings (2022)
Journal Article
Göswein, V., Arehart, J., Phan-huy, C., Pomponi, F., & Habert, G. (2022). Barriers and opportunities of fast-growing biobased material use in buildings. Buildings and Cities, 3(1), 745-755. https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.254

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires immediate and drastic reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A significant contributor to anthropogenic global GHG emissions is the production of building materials. Biobased materials offer the potent... Read More about Barriers and opportunities of fast-growing biobased material use in buildings.