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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.

Cooperation in Repeated Rock-Paper-Scissors Games in Uncertain Environments (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Andras, P. (2018). Cooperation in Repeated Rock-Paper-Scissors Games in Uncertain Environments. In ALIFE 2018: The 2018 Conference on Artificial Life (404-411). https://doi.org/10.1162/isal_a_00078

Cooperation among selfish individuals provides the fundamentals for social organization among animals and humans. Cooperation games capture this behavior at an abstract level and provide the tools for the analysis of the evolution of cooperation. Her... Read More about Cooperation in Repeated Rock-Paper-Scissors Games in Uncertain Environments.

Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for Amplifying the Integration of BIM and Sustainability Principles in Construction Projects: A Delphi Study (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Olawumi, T. O., & Chan, D. W. (2018, April). Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for Amplifying the Integration of BIM and Sustainability Principles in Construction Projects: A Delphi Study. Presented at RICS Cobra 2018, London

In recent years, there have been significant calls for a more technologically driven construction sector which would not meet the expected standards in quality, time and cost but also integrate sustainable principles in delivering its final products.... Read More about Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for Amplifying the Integration of BIM and Sustainability Principles in Construction Projects: A Delphi Study.

Beneficial Factors of Integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Sustainability Practices in Construction Projects (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Olawumi, T. O., & Chan, D. W. (2018, January). Beneficial Factors of Integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Sustainability Practices in Construction Projects. Presented at Hong Kong International Conference on Engineering and Applied Science

The concepts of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and sustainability are relatively new concepts in the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. This paper aims to investigate the perceived benefits of integrating BIM and susta... Read More about Beneficial Factors of Integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Sustainability Practices in Construction Projects.

Zero-Liquid Discharge Desalination of Hypersaline Shale Gas Wastewater: Challenges and Future Directions (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Onishi, V. C., Reyes-Labarta, J. A., & Caballero, J. A. (2018). Zero-Liquid Discharge Desalination of Hypersaline Shale Gas Wastewater: Challenges and Future Directions. In Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surroun

Unconventional natural gas extraction from tight shale reservoirs, or “shale gas”, has recently emerged as an attractive energy resource to face the rising worldwide demand.

Multi-Port Power Conversion Systems for the More Electric Aircraft (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gu, C., Zhang, H., Buticchi, G., Sala, G., Galassini, A., Papadopoulos, S., & Degano, M. (2018). Multi-Port Power Conversion Systems for the More Electric Aircraft. . https://doi.org/10.1109/iecon.2018.8592915

In the framework of the More Electric Aircraft (MEA), weight reduction and energy efficiency constitute the key figures. In addition to these requirements, the safety and the continuity of operation is of critical importance. These sets of desired fe... Read More about Multi-Port Power Conversion Systems for the More Electric Aircraft.

The benefits of contextual information for speech recognition systems (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kinch, M. W., Melis, W. J., & Keates, S. (2018, September). The benefits of contextual information for speech recognition systems. Presented at The 10th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CEEC'18), University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom

This paper demonstrates the significance of using contextual information in machine learning and speech recognition. While the benefits of contextual information in human communication are widely known, their significance is rarely explored or discus... Read More about The benefits of contextual information for speech recognition systems.

A New Approach for Patent Use in Student Design Engineering Projects (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Maclachlan, R., Wodehouse, A., & Vasantha, G. (2018). A New Approach for Patent Use in Student Design Engineering Projects. In Design Education: Diversity or Conformity? Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design E

This paper presents a new philosophy for patent use in student design projects; patents are more valuable when viewed as creative and learning resources rather than as a list of prior art to be considered for infringement. A practical approach to pat... Read More about A New Approach for Patent Use in Student Design Engineering Projects.

A Probabilistic Design Reuse Index (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vasantha, G., Sherlock, A., Corney, J., & Quigley, J. (2018). A Probabilistic Design Reuse Index. In ASME 2018 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference

The benefits of being able to create a number of product variations from a limited range of components, or sub-assemblies, are widely recognized. Indeed it is clear that companies who can effectively reuse elements of existing designs when creating n... Read More about A Probabilistic Design Reuse Index.

A Tool for Modeling, Design and Applications of MetaSurfaces (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
La Spada, L., & Vegni, A. M. (2018). A Tool for Modeling, Design and Applications of MetaSurfaces. In Latin America Optics and Photonics Conference, OSA Technical Digest (Th3C.2). https://doi.org/10.1364/laop.2018.th3c.2

We present a new approach to model, design and realize MetaSurface structures for sensing and telecommunications. The method turns out to be versatile and has great potential to be used for practical electromagnetic applications.

Assessing correlation of human response to vibration through vibrotactile threshold shift with vibration exposure determined on the subject (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Maeda, S., Taylor, M. D., Anderson, L., & Mclaughlin, J. (2018). Assessing correlation of human response to vibration through vibrotactile threshold shift with vibration exposure determined on the subject. In 53rd UK Conference on Human Responses to Vibr

Existing risk assessment methodologies are based on fixed tool vibration magnitude emission data and tool usage time. The research evaluates the relationship between vibration dose assessment on subjects using wearable sensors with temporary threshol... Read More about Assessing correlation of human response to vibration through vibrotactile threshold shift with vibration exposure determined on the subject.

A study of cyclists hand-arm vibration exposure. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor, M., Oliver, C., & Bayram, J. (2018, September). A study of cyclists hand-arm vibration exposure. Presented at 53rd United Kingdom Conference on Human Responses to Vibration, Ascot, UK

Cycling infrastructure and, in particular, a well maintained pavement surface contributes to a safe and comfortable ride. However, defective pavement surfaces and insufficient maintenance can expose cyclists to excessive hand-arm vibration. Limited... Read More about A study of cyclists hand-arm vibration exposure..

Influence of parameters affecting the racking strength of partially anchored timber framed walls (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhang, B., Dohnju, R., Kermani, A., Porteous, J., & D'Amico, B. (2018). Influence of parameters affecting the racking strength of partially anchored timber framed walls. In WCTE 2018

A test-based assessment of the racking performance of partially anchored timber framed walls is described in this paper. The tested wall specimens were constructed and tested at the Centre for Timber Engineering (Edinburgh Napier University, UK) cons... Read More about Influence of parameters affecting the racking strength of partially anchored timber framed walls.

Dynamic behaviour of shredded rubber soil mixtures (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bernal-Sanchez, J., McDougall, J., Barreto Gonzalez, D., Miranda, M., & Marinelli, A. (2018, June). Dynamic behaviour of shredded rubber soil mixtures. Presented at 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki

Residential buildings in high population density areas are seismically vulnerable to the action of major seismic events. The high cost and technical difficulties related to the use of advanced seismic isolations systems precludes its installation to... Read More about Dynamic behaviour of shredded rubber soil mixtures.

Flexible ZnO Nanowires-Graphene Stack by Hot Lamination Method (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shakthivel, D., Yogeswaran, N., Manjakkal, L., & Dahiva, R. (2018). Flexible ZnO Nanowires-Graphene Stack by Hot Lamination Method. In 2018 IEEE Sensors. https://doi.org/10.1109/icsens.2018.8589818

Inorganic nanostructures on flexible substrates form key components for high performance flexible electronics. 1D (Nanowires) and 2D (graphene) nanostructures are inherently flexible, in addition to having attractive electronic properties. The utilit... Read More about Flexible ZnO Nanowires-Graphene Stack by Hot Lamination Method.

Optical Fiber Sensor Design for Ground Slope Movement Monitoring for Railway Safety Operations (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hook, D., Laing, W., Kerrouche, A., Barreto Gonzalez, D., & Alwis, L. S. (2018). Optical Fiber Sensor Design for Ground Slope Movement Monitoring for Railway Safety Operations. In 2018 IEEE Sensors Proceedings (1-4). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2018.8

Scour and slope instability are a major issue in keeping the railway structures safe and operational. Conventional measurement techniques do not allow real-time monitoring of slope movement and/or are time/resource consuming. Novel fiber optic techno... Read More about Optical Fiber Sensor Design for Ground Slope Movement Monitoring for Railway Safety Operations.

An Alternative Current-Error Based Control for VSC Integration to Weak Grid (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Givaki, K., Chen, D., Xu, L., & Xu, Y. (2018). An Alternative Current-Error Based Control for VSC Integration to Weak Grid. In IEEE PES General Meeting 2018. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2018.8586145

An enhanced current control strategy is proposed for voltage source converters for the integration to weak grids. The control derives from the current-error based vector control. By implementing simple close-loop compensations of both angle and magn... Read More about An Alternative Current-Error Based Control for VSC Integration to Weak Grid.

Analysis of integration of multi‐terminal HVDC network to weak grids (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Givaki, K., Rahman, M. H., Vozikis, D., & Giveki, A. (2019). Analysis of integration of multi‐terminal HVDC network to weak grids. Journal of Engineering, 2019(16), 3219-3224. https://doi.org/10.1049/joe.2018.8447

In this paper, the integration of multi-terminal HVDC systems to weak power grids is analysed under different grid strengths and control methods. In this paper, a modular multi-level converter based MTDC network is considered. The analysis showed the... Read More about Analysis of integration of multi‐terminal HVDC network to weak grids.

Comprehensive Review on Appropriate Sizing and Optimization Technique of Hybrid PV-Wind System (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nabipour-Afrouzi, H., Yii, S., Ahmad, J., & Tabassum, M. (2018). Comprehensive Review on Appropriate Sizing and Optimization Technique of Hybrid PV-Wind System. In 2018 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC). https://doi.o

The energy consumption is increasing at an alarming rate due to the growth of world population. Hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) is becoming more trending as the sources involved such as wind and solar radiation to generate energy is environment... Read More about Comprehensive Review on Appropriate Sizing and Optimization Technique of Hybrid PV-Wind System.