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Design of a Cost Effective Off-Grid Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power System in an Island of Bangladesh (2011)
Journal Article
Nahid-Al-Masood, Mirza, R., Ahmed, J., Abedin, A. H., Deeba, S., Hafiz, F., …Chowdhury, A. H. (2011). Design of a Cost Effective Off-Grid Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power System in an Island of Bangladesh. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engine

Bangladesh is a developing country with large population. Demand of electrical energy is increasing day by day because of increasing population and industrialization. But due to limited resources, people here are suffering from power crisis problem w... Read More about Design of a Cost Effective Off-Grid Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power System in an Island of Bangladesh.

Assessing motor performance with PCA (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hammerla, N. Y., Plötz, T., Andras, P., & Olivier, P. (2011). Assessing motor performance with PCA. In Proceedings of the International Workshop on Frontiers in Activity Recognition using Pervasive Sensing (18-23)

Information about the motor performance, i.e. how well an activity is performed, is valuable information for a variety of novel applications in Activity Recognition (AR). Its assessment represents a significant challenge, as requirements depend on th... Read More about Assessing motor performance with PCA.

Optimisation of concentrator in the solar photonic optoelectronic transformer: Optical gain analysis (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhammad-Sukki, C., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., McMeekin, S., Stewart, B., & Clive, B. (2011). Optimisation of concentrator in the solar photonic optoelectronic transformer: Optical gain analysis. In IET Conference on Renewable Power Generation (RPG 2011). http

The Solar Photonic Optoelectronic Transformer (SPOT) is one of the components of the SolarBrane, a Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) system developed by SolarEmpower Ltd. Recently, an optimised design for the optical concentrator in the SPOT ha... Read More about Optimisation of concentrator in the solar photonic optoelectronic transformer: Optical gain analysis.

A novel dual band tunable balanced handset antenna for WLAN application (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Elfergani, I., Abd-Alhameed, R., Ali, N., Alhaddad, A., See, C., & Cabongomuqueba, E. (2011). A novel dual band tunable balanced handset antenna for WLAN application. In 2011 18th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (516-5

This paper presents a tunable balanced antenna covering WLAN frequency bands near 2.4 GHz (2.4-2.4835 GHz) and 5 GHz (5.15-5.35 GHz & 5.650-5.925 GHz), for mobile application. The design is based on loading two variable capacitors onto the planar bal... Read More about A novel dual band tunable balanced handset antenna for WLAN application.

New antenna designs for wideband harmonic suppression using adaptive surface meshing and genetic algorithms (2011)
Journal Article
Zhou, D., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C. . H., Bin-Melha, M., Zainal-Abdin, Z., & Excell, P. (2011). New antenna designs for wideband harmonic suppression using adaptive surface meshing and genetic algorithms. IET microwaves, antennas & propagation, 5(9), 1054

A novel design strategy for microstrip harmonic-suppression antennas is presented. The computational method is based on an integral equation solver using adaptive surface meshing driven by a genetic algorithm (GA). Three examples are illustrated, all... Read More about New antenna designs for wideband harmonic suppression using adaptive surface meshing and genetic algorithms.

Broadband dual planar inverted F-antenna for wireless local area networks/worldwide interoperability for microwave access and lower-band ultra wideband wireless applications (2011)
Journal Article
See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R., Zhou, D., Hraga, H., & Excell, P. (2011). Broadband dual planar inverted F-antenna for wireless local area networks/worldwide interoperability for microwave access and lower-band ultra wideband wireless applications. IET micr

An extension of the planar inverted F-antenna (PIFA) concept is proposed, combining two such antennas (one of them fed parasitically) to extend the usable bandwidth to cover the WiFi wireless local area network, worldwide interoperability for microwa... Read More about Broadband dual planar inverted F-antenna for wireless local area networks/worldwide interoperability for microwave access and lower-band ultra wideband wireless applications.

Meander-line filter for short range radio communications (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alqahtani, S., See, C., Abd-Alhameed, R., Hussaini, A., Abidin, Z., Excell, P., & Noras, J. (2011). Meander-line filter for short range radio communications. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Internet Technologies and Applications, IT

Filters and antennas play a significant part in many different RF and microwave transceiver systems. This paper describes the design and testing of two RF filters for use in narrow-band short-range radio communications. The structures of these filter... Read More about Meander-line filter for short range radio communications.

Using motion sensing remote controls with older adults (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
von Bruhn Hinné, T., & Keates, S. (2011). Using motion sensing remote controls with older adults. In C. Stephanidis (Ed.), Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Design for All and eInclusion: 6th International Conference, UAHCI 2011, Proceedin

This paper examines how motion sensitive remote control devices can improve the usability of television sets for older adults. It investigates the use of a pointing remote control where the actions are read and selected on the TV screen by a group of... Read More about Using motion sensing remote controls with older adults.

Teaching the next generation of universal access designers: a case study (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S. (2011). Teaching the next generation of universal access designers: a case study. In C. Stephanidis (Ed.), Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Design for All and eInclusion: 6th International Conference, UAHCI 2011, Proceedings, Par

This paper describes the development of the ?Usability and Accessibility? course for M.Sc. students at the IT University of Copenhagen. The aim is to examine whether this course provides an effective and useful method for raising the issues around Un... Read More about Teaching the next generation of universal access designers: a case study.

Metamaterial-based Sensor Design Working in Infrared Frequency Range (2011)
Journal Article
La Spada, L., Bilotti, F., & Vegni, L. (2011). Metamaterial-based Sensor Design Working in Infrared Frequency Range. Progress in electromagnetics research B: PIER B, 34, 205-223. https://doi.org/10.2528/pierb11060303

In this paper, we propose the design of high sensitivity and selectivity metamaterial-based biosensors operating in the THz regime. The proposed sensors consist of planar array of resonant metallic structures, whose frequency response is modified thr... Read More about Metamaterial-based Sensor Design Working in Infrared Frequency Range.

An ontology for product-service systems (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Annamalai, G., Hussain, R., Cakkol, M., Roy, R., Evans, S., & Tiwari, A. (2011). An ontology for product-service systems. In Functional Thinking for Value Creation: Proceedings of the 3rd CIRP International Conference on Industrial Product Service System

Industries are transforming their business strategy from a product-centric to a more service-centric nature by bundling products and services into integrated solutions to enhance the relationship between their customers. Since Product- Service System... Read More about An ontology for product-service systems.

Conceptual Product-Service System CAD-An Application (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vasantha, G. A., & Roy, R. (2011). Conceptual Product-Service System CAD-An Application. In Interdisciplinary Design: Proceedings of the 21st CIRP Design Conference (46-54)

Product-Service System (PSS) provides an enhanced view about the functional aspects of value creation. Manufacturers are increasingly transforming their whole systems including processes in order to support the provision of PSS throughout its lifecyc... Read More about Conceptual Product-Service System CAD-An Application.

A framework for designing product-service systems (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vasantha, G. V. A., Hussain, R., Roy, R., Tiwari, A., & Evans, S. (2011). A framework for designing product-service systems. In DS 68-4: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 11), Impacting Society through Engineeri

In this competitive globalizing scenario, manufacturers are adopting a strategy of bundling products and services into an integrated solution to create sustainable competitive advantage. Servitizing manufacturers are increasingly transforming their p... Read More about A framework for designing product-service systems.

Intermodal freight corridor development in the United States. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Monios, J., & Lambert, B. (2011). Intermodal freight corridor development in the United States. In Proceedings of the European Conference on Shipping, Intermodality and Ports

This paper compares port hinterland access strategies in the form of intermodal freight corridors connecting ports and inland intermodal terminals. Interviews and site visits were conducted at a number of locations in the United States in order to co... Read More about Intermodal freight corridor development in the United States..

A theoretical framework for the evaluation of competition between container terminal operators (2011)
Journal Article
Yao, W. Y., Lam, J. S. L., & Cullinane, K. (2011). A theoretical framework for the evaluation of competition between container terminal operators. Singapore Economic Review, 56, 535-559. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217590811004456

This paper presents a conceptual framework for analyzing the outcomes of potential competitive strategies and their expected payoffs for container terminal operators in the container handling industry. The framework is based on the integration of Bow... Read More about A theoretical framework for the evaluation of competition between container terminal operators.

Determinants of liner shipping network configuration - a two region comparison (2011)
Journal Article
Wilmsmeier, G., & Notteboom, T. (2011). Determinants of liner shipping network configuration - a two region comparison. GeoJournal, 76, 213-228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-009-9333-2

The worldwide network of container transport services is becoming increasingly diffuse. The different strategies of shipping lines, the balance of power between shipping lines and shippers and constraints related to inland transportation all have a p... Read More about Determinants of liner shipping network configuration - a two region comparison.