All Outputs (263)

Cost-effective sensors and sensor nodes for monitoring environmental parameters (2018)
Journal Article
Vasiljevic, D., Zlebic, C., Stojanovic, G., Simic, M., Manjakkal, L., & Stamenkovic, Z. (2018). Cost-effective sensors and sensor nodes for monitoring environmental parameters. Facta Universitatis, Series: Mechanical Engineering, 31(1), 11-23. https://doi

This paper reviews the design and characterization of humidity and pH sensors manufactured in the printed circuit board (PCB), ink-jet, and screen printing technologies. The first one (PCB technology) provides robust sensors with PET film which can b... Read More about Cost-effective sensors and sensor nodes for monitoring environmental parameters.

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.

Social learning and cultural evolution in artificial life (2018)
Journal Article
Marriott, C., Borg, J. M., Andras, P., & Smaldino, P. E. (2018). Social learning and cultural evolution in artificial life. Artificial Life, 24(1), 5-9. https://doi.org/10.1162/ARTL_a_00250

We describe the questions and discussions raised at the First Workshop on Social Learning and Cultural Evolution held at theArtificial Life Conference 2016 in Cancún, Mexico in July 2016. The purpose of the workshop was to assemble artificial life re... Read More about Social learning and cultural evolution in artificial life.

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.

Assessment of Clients’ Perception and Satisfaction with Project Quality Delivery in Nigeria (2018)
Journal Article
Ayegun, O. A., Abiola-falemu, J. O., & Olawumi, T. O. (2018). Assessment of Clients’ Perception and Satisfaction with Project Quality Delivery in Nigeria. Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering and Project Management, 1(1), 27-44

Construction projects are embarked upon with multiple but specific objectives to be achieved, one of which is to fulfill the client’s needs and meet their expectations. The aim of the study is to evaluate and compare the current and desired level of... Read More about Assessment of Clients’ Perception and Satisfaction with Project Quality Delivery in Nigeria.

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.

The Relationships between Social Deprivation, Pedestrian and Driver Actions and Exposure in Road Casualty Accidents at Mid-Block Crossings (2018)
Journal Article
Downey, L., Saleh, W., Kharbeche, . M., & Muley, D. (2018). The Relationships between Social Deprivation, Pedestrian and Driver Actions and Exposure in Road Casualty Accidents at Mid-Block Crossings. Smart Highways, 6(1), 46-52

In July 2002, the UK Department for Transport enhanced its road safety targets to specifically tackle the significantly higher number of casualty accidents that occur in disadvantaged areas (DfT 2004). It is desirable, for practitioners, to consider... Read More about The Relationships between Social Deprivation, Pedestrian and Driver Actions and Exposure in Road Casualty Accidents at Mid-Block Crossings.

Design of solar powered charging backpack (2018)
Journal Article
Taverne, J., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ayub, A. S., Sellami, N., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Bani, N. A., …Iyi, D. (2018). Design of solar powered charging backpack. International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 9(2), 848-858. https://doi.org/10.11591/i

This paper demonstrated a step by step process in designing a solar powered charging backpack that is capable of charging a mobile phone efficiently. A selection of existing products available on the market were reviewed and compared to ascertain the... Read More about Design of solar powered charging backpack.

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.

Effect of hydrogen content on the double oxide film defects and properties of aluminium castings: A review (2018)
Journal Article
El-Sayed, M. A., Shyha, I., & Basuny, F. H. (2018). Effect of hydrogen content on the double oxide film defects and properties of aluminium castings: A review. Journal of Engineering Technology, 6, 225-244

Entrapped double oxide films are known to be the most detrimental defects in cast aluminium alloys. In addition, hydrogen dissolved in the aluminium melt was suggested to pass into the defects to expand them and cause hydrogen porosity. This paper pr... Read More about Effect of hydrogen content on the double oxide film defects and properties of aluminium castings: A review.

The generalised singular perturbation approximation for bounded real and positive real control systems (2018)
Journal Article
Guiver, C. (2019). The generalised singular perturbation approximation for bounded real and positive real control systems. Mathematical Control and Related Fields, 9(2), 313-350. https://doi.org/10.3934/mcrf.2019016

The generalised singular perturbation approximation (GSPA) is considered as a model reduction scheme for bounded real and positive real linear control systems. The GSPA is a state-space approach to truncation with the defining property that the trans... Read More about The generalised singular perturbation approximation for bounded real and positive real control systems.

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.

Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2019 (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
Brechin, S., & Currie, J. Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2019. Performed at Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh. 31 December 2018 - 31 December 2018. (Unpublished)

Experience the best of Scotland at the Ceilidh under the Castle. Whirl or jig, fling or be flung under Edinburgh Castle. Join hands with old friends and new to dance in the New Year with a full ceilidh band and plenty of local food and drink to keep... Read More about Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2019.

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..