All Outputs (19)

User modelling and the design of computer-based assistive devices (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., & Dowland, R. (1997, March). User modelling and the design of computer-based assistive devices. Presented at IEE Colloquium on Computers in the Service of Mankind: Helping the Disabled, London, UK

User models are well represented in the field of human-computer interaction. They afford designers of interfaces detailed quantitative knowledge of the user for improved design, both in terms of the final end-product and the time taken to achieve thi... Read More about User modelling and the design of computer-based assistive devices.

The role of user modelling in rehabilitation robotics. (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., & Robinson, P. (1997, April). The role of user modelling in rehabilitation robotics. Presented at ICORR '97: International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, Bath, UK

No abstract available.

User performance modelling and cognitive load (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., & Robinson, P. (1997, June). User performance modelling and cognitive load. Presented at RESNA '97 Annual Conference: let's tango : partnering people and technology, Pittsburgh, PA

No abstract available.

Gesture recognition - Research and clinical perspectives. (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., Potter, R., Perricos, C., & Robinson, P. (1997, June). Gesture recognition - Research and clinical perspectives. Presented at RESNA '97 Annual Conference: let's tango : partnering people and technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This paper provides an overview of an existing gesture recognition system from both research and clinical perspectives. Developing a gestural input system needs not only a gesture recognizer but also the identification of appropriate clinical conditi... Read More about Gesture recognition - Research and clinical perspectives..

Environmental impact analysis of energy efficient windows. (1997)
Book Chapter
Muneer, T., Han, B., & Truslove, T. E. (1997). Environmental impact analysis of energy efficient windows. In V. Bentivegna, P. S. Brandon, & P. Lombardi (Eds.), Evaluation of the Built Environment for Sustainability. Taylor & Francis

Role of on-line urban signal control in congestion and incident detection and management (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bielefeldt, C., Bretherton, D., & Toomey, C. (1997, June). Role of on-line urban signal control in congestion and incident detection and management. Presented at IEE Colloquium on Incident Detection and Management

COSMOS - Congestion management strategies and methods in urban sites. (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wood, K., Bielefeldt, C., Biora, F., & Kruse, G. (1997, October). COSMOS - Congestion management strategies and methods in urban sites. Presented at 4th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems

The paper describes the strategies for Congestion and Incident Management (CIM) on the basis of Automatic Congestion and Incident Detection (ACID) that COSMOS will develop, implement in SCOOT, UTOPIA and MOTION, and validate and demonstrate in London... Read More about COSMOS - Congestion management strategies and methods in urban sites..

Parallel genetic algorithms for optimised fuzzy modelling with application to a fermentation process (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Soufian, M., & Soufian, M. (1997, September). Parallel genetic algorithms for optimised fuzzy modelling with application to a fermentation process. Presented at Second International Conference on Genetic Algorithms in Engineering Systems

This paper reports the construction and application of an evolution program to a computational intelligence system used as a software 'sensor' in state-estimation and prediction of biomass concentration in a fermentation process. A fuzzy logic system... Read More about Parallel genetic algorithms for optimised fuzzy modelling with application to a fermentation process.

Cytokines and nitric oxide as effector molecules against parasitic infections (1997)
Journal Article
Liew, F. Y., Wei, X.-Q., & Proudfoot, L. (1997). Cytokines and nitric oxide as effector molecules against parasitic infections. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 352(1359), 1311-1315. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1997.0115

Nitric oxide (NO) derived from L-arginine by the catalytic action of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) plays an important role in killing parasites. Many cell types express high levels of iNOS when activated by a number of immunological stimuli which incl... Read More about Cytokines and nitric oxide as effector molecules against parasitic infections.

Further investigation of flow in single inlet/outlet vessels (1997)
Journal Article
Tang, S., & Kubie, J. (1997). Further investigation of flow in single inlet/outlet vessels. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 23(4), 809-814. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0301-9322%2897%2900001-3

This paper presents an investigation of the flow of fluids into and out of vesels with a single opening. In such vessels the fluid leaving the vessel through the opening is replaced by another fluid entering
the vessel through the same opening. This... Read More about Further investigation of flow in single inlet/outlet vessels.

Ownership and control in the bus industry: the case of Hungary. (1997)
Journal Article
Nelson, J. D., Saleh, W., & Prileszky, I. (1997). Ownership and control in the bus industry: the case of Hungary. Journal of Transport Geography, 5(2), 137-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0966-6923%2897%2984102-6

In Hungary, the impending expiry of existing operating licences for both urban and interurban bus services is leading to considerable pressure for change in the current system of ownership and control. Furthermore, the transport sector in Hungary fac... Read More about Ownership and control in the bus industry: the case of Hungary..

Location of civil service jobs in Scotland in relation to the local economic impact of the Scottish Parliament (1997)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (1997). Location of civil service jobs in Scotland in relation to the local economic impact of the Scottish Parliament

The new Scottish Parliament will have potentially significant impacts upon economic, social and political development across Scotland. These issues and others such as the
relationship with the UK government and inter-government transfers are discuss... Read More about Location of civil service jobs in Scotland in relation to the local economic impact of the Scottish Parliament.

Enlargement of the European Union and the development of peripheral regions (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (1997, June). Enlargement of the European Union and the development of peripheral regions. Presented at Regional Science Association Summer Institute

Enlargement of the European Union (EU) to include Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) has significant economic, institutional, political, security, migration and social implications for the EU as a whole. The peripheral regions of the exis... Read More about Enlargement of the European Union and the development of peripheral regions.

Variable structure adaptive control of robot manipulators (1997)
Journal Article
Yu, H., & Lloyd, S. (1997). Variable structure adaptive control of robot manipulators. IET Control Theory and Applications, 144(2), 167-176. https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-cta%3A19970803

The two main problems with variable-structure control are control input chattering and the assumption of known parameter uncertainty bounds, the second of which is studied. The robustness of a recently proposed variable-structure control approach wit... Read More about Variable structure adaptive control of robot manipulators.

The financial aspects of property management: the case of Kiev City (1997)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (1997). The financial aspects of property management: the case of Kiev City. Journal of Property Finance, 8(1), 52-82. https://doi.org/10.1108/09588689710160516

Outlines the attempts made over the past few years to develop the financial services required by Kiev City Council to function as a privatization authority. Looks at the privatization programme, the authority responsible for the transfer of ownership... Read More about The financial aspects of property management: the case of Kiev City.

A fuzzy neural network sensor for fermentation processes (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Soufian, M., & Soufian, M. (1997, April). A fuzzy neural network sensor for fermentation processes. Presented at International Conference, 5th Fuzzy Days, Dortmund, Germany

In this paper computational intelligence has been considered as a tool (software sensor) in state- estimation and prediction of biomass concentration in a fermentation process. An optimised fuzzy system based on genetic algorithm, an artificial neura... Read More about A fuzzy neural network sensor for fermentation processes.

A semicustom IC for generating optimum generalized Reed-Muller expansions (1997)
Journal Article
Almaini, A. E. A. (1997). A semicustom IC for generating optimum generalized Reed-Muller expansions. Microelectronics Journal, 28(2), 129-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0026-2692%2896%2900087-0

The paper explains the theory and design of a semi-custom integrated circuit (IC) for the generation of optimum polarity of a given Boolean function. Given the minterm coefficients of all the fixed polarities of the generalized Reed-Muller expansions... Read More about A semicustom IC for generating optimum generalized Reed-Muller expansions.

Effect of induced vortices on liquid outflow from vessels (1997)
Journal Article
Chow, K. C., & Kubie, J. (1997). Effect of induced vortices on liquid outflow from vessels. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 211(2), 135-141. https://doi.org/10.1243/0954406971521719

This paper considers the influence of viscosity and circulation on the effect of vortices on the liquid outflow from open vessels. One of the simplest possible arrangements is investigated: an axisymmetric vertical cylindrical vessel with an outlet i... Read More about Effect of induced vortices on liquid outflow from vessels.

Combined direct and indirect adaptive control of constrained robots (1997)
Journal Article
Yu, H., & Lloyd, S. (1997). Combined direct and indirect adaptive control of constrained robots. International Journal of Control, 68(5), 955-970. https://doi.org/10.1080/002071797223154

The force tracking error is dependent on both the position tracking error and the estimated parameter error so that, in constrained adaptive robot control, the convergence of the estimated parameter error becomes more important than in unconstrained... Read More about Combined direct and indirect adaptive control of constrained robots.