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Sensorless second-order sliding-mode speed control of a voltage-fed induction-motor drive using nonlinear state feedback (2005)
Journal Article
Rashed, M., Goh, K. B., Dunnigan, M. W., MacConnell, P. F. A., Stronach, A. F., & Williams, B. W. (2005). Sensorless second-order sliding-mode speed control of a voltage-fed induction-motor drive using nonlinear state feedback. IEE proceedings. Electric power applications, 152(5), 1127. https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-epa%3A20050042

A high-performance and robust sensorless speed-control scheme of a voltage-fed
induction motor has been developed in which the control of speed and flux is decoupled. A robust
control strategy, specifically a sliding-mode technique, is considered h... Read More about Sensorless second-order sliding-mode speed control of a voltage-fed induction-motor drive using nonlinear state feedback.

Time-series Explorer: An Animated Information Visualisation for Microarray Time-course Data (2005)
Journal Article
Craig, P., Kennedy, J., & Cumming, A. (2005). Time-series Explorer: An Animated Information Visualisation for Microarray Time-course Data. BMC Bioinformatics, 6(Suppl 3), P8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-6-S3-P8

Microarray technologies are a relatively new development that allow biologists to monitor the activity of thousands of genes (normally around 8,000) in parallel across multiple stages of a biological process. While this new perspective on biological... Read More about Time-series Explorer: An Animated Information Visualisation for Microarray Time-course Data.

Analysis of an agent-based metric-driven method for ad-hoc, on-demand routing (2005)
Journal Article
Buchanan, W. J., Migas, N., Sinclair, G., & McArtney, K. (2006). Analysis of an agent-based metric-driven method for ad-hoc, on-demand routing. Ad hoc networks, 4(2), 147-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adhoc.2004.04.009

Ad-hoc networks could bring many benefits over traditional, fixed networks. Unfortunately, they have many difficulties, including the selection of the optimal route, the availability of routes as mobile nodes move around the physical space, and probl... Read More about Analysis of an agent-based metric-driven method for ad-hoc, on-demand routing.

A plane-based broadcast algorithm for multicomputer networks (2005)
Journal Article
Al-Dubai, A., Ould-Khaoua, M., & Mackenzie, L. (2005). A plane-based broadcast algorithm for multicomputer networks. Journal of Systems Architecture, 51(10-11), 617-632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sysarc.2005.01.003

Maximising the performance of parallel systems requires matching message-passing algorithms and application characteristics with a suitable underling interconnection network. Broadcast algorithms for wormhole-switched meshes have been widely reported... Read More about A plane-based broadcast algorithm for multicomputer networks.

Extending Taxonomic Visualisation to Incorporate Synonymy and Structural Markers (2005)
Journal Article
Graham, M., & Kennedy, J. (2005). Extending Taxonomic Visualisation to Incorporate Synonymy and Structural Markers. Information Visualization, 4(3), 206-223. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.ivs.9500096

The visualisation of taxonomic hierarchies has evolved from indented lists of names to techniques that can display thousands of nodes and onto hundreds of thousands of nodes over multiple taxonomies. However, challenges remain within multiple hierarc... Read More about Extending Taxonomic Visualisation to Incorporate Synonymy and Structural Markers.

Perception of Sign Language and its application to visual communications for deaf people. (2005)
Journal Article
Muir, L. J., & Richardson, I. E. G. (2005). Perception of Sign Language and its application to visual communications for deaf people. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 10, 390-401. https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/eni037

Video communication systems for deaf people are limited in terms of quality and performance. Analysis of visual attention mechanisms for sign language may enable optimization of video coding systems for deaf users. Eye-movement tracking experiments w... Read More about Perception of Sign Language and its application to visual communications for deaf people..

Effect of attribute perceptions on mode choice behavior in a transit market. (2005)
Journal Article
Wan, Q., & Lo, H. K. (2005). Effect of attribute perceptions on mode choice behavior in a transit market. Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 6, 1740-1750. https://doi.org/10.11175/easts.6.1740

Random utility models are often used to model traveler mode choice behavior in the demand analysis of a transit system. Transit operators might base their policy and operations planning on these estimates. The choice probability of these models is ex... Read More about Effect of attribute perceptions on mode choice behavior in a transit market..

Electromechanical analysis of a prosthetic arm (EMAS). (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Binnie, D., Gow, D. J., & Hill, S. S. (2005, August). Electromechanical analysis of a prosthetic arm (EMAS). Presented at Myoelectric Control '05

A characterisation of a complete arm prosthesis is necessary to develop effective control. This is a description of the use of Lagrange methodology to describe the system and to optimise for motion control.
The Lagrange equations of motion are deriv... Read More about Electromechanical analysis of a prosthetic arm (EMAS)..

A minimal jerk prosthesis control system. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hill, S. S., Binnie, D., & Gow, D. J. (2005, August). A minimal jerk prosthesis control system. Presented at Myoelectric Control (MEC 05) 15-19th August 2005

The Prometheus Description Model: an examination of the taxonomic description-building process and its representation (2005)
Journal Article
Pullan, M. R., Armstrong, K. E., Paterson, T., Cannon, A., Kennedy, J. B., Watson, M. F., McDonald, S. M., & Raguenaud, C. (2005). The Prometheus Description Model: an examination of the taxonomic description-building process and its representation. Taxon, 54(3), 751-765. https://doi.org/10.2307/25065431

A model for representing taxonomic descriptive data is presented. The model has been developed in response to the growing requirement for the global exchange of descriptive data. Meaningful exchange of data requires that data be represented in a form... Read More about The Prometheus Description Model: an examination of the taxonomic description-building process and its representation.

Implementing a wireless network of PDAs in a hospital setting (2005)
Journal Article
Turner, P., Milne, G., Kubitscheck, M., Penman, I., & Turner, S. (2005). Implementing a wireless network of PDAs in a hospital setting. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 9, 209-217. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-004-0322-7

This paper discusses the introduction of a wireless network of personal digital assistants into a specialist unit of a hospital in Edinburgh. All of the technology has been used ‘off-the-shelf’ and ‘out-of-the-box’. While we are able to report that t... Read More about Implementing a wireless network of PDAs in a hospital setting.

Animated interval scatter-plot views for the exploratory analysis of large scale microarray time-course data. (2005)
Journal Article
Craig, P., Kennedy, J., & Cumming, A. (2005). Animated interval scatter-plot views for the exploratory analysis of large scale microarray time-course data. Information Visualization, 4(3), 149-163. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.ivs.9500101

Microarray technologies are a relatively new development that allow biologists to monitor the activity of thousands of genes (normally around 8,000) in parallel across multiple stages of a biological process. While this new perspective on biological... Read More about Animated interval scatter-plot views for the exploratory analysis of large scale microarray time-course data..

Online assessment and checking of SQL: detecting and preventing plagiarism. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Russell, G., & Cumming, A. (2005, July). Online assessment and checking of SQL: detecting and preventing plagiarism

The automatic checking of online assessments and tutorials offers a significant advantage to students. Such students can work out-of-hours, from home or work, managing their own time allocation. This allows formal practical sessions to concentrate on... Read More about Online assessment and checking of SQL: detecting and preventing plagiarism..

Evolutionary scheduling: a review. (2005)
Journal Article
Hart, E., Ross, P., & Corne, D. (2005). Evolutionary scheduling: a review. Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines, 6, 191-220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10710-005-7580-7

Early and seminal work which applied evolutionary computing methods to scheduling problems from 1985 onwards laid a strong and exciting foundation for the work which has been reported over the past decade or so. A survey of the current state-of-the-a... Read More about Evolutionary scheduling: a review..

Achieving seamless component composition through scenario-based deep adaptation and generation (2005)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Wang, B. H. (., & Kerridge, J. (2005). Achieving seamless component composition through scenario-based deep adaptation and generation. Science of Computer Programming, 56(1-2), 157-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scico.2004.11.010

Mismatches between pre-qualified existing components and the particular reuse context in applications have been a major factor hindering component reusability and successful composition. Although component adaptation has acted as a key solution of el... Read More about Achieving seamless component composition through scenario-based deep adaptation and generation.

Conceptual exploration of semantic mirrors. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Priss, U., & Old, L. J. (2005, February). Conceptual exploration of semantic mirrors. Presented at Third International Conference on Formal Concept Analysis, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 3403

The "Semantic Mirrors Method" (Dyvik, 1998) is a means for automatic derivation of thesaurus entries from a word-aligned parallel corpus. The method is based on the construction of lattices of linguistic features. This paper models the Semantic Mirro... Read More about Conceptual exploration of semantic mirrors..

Automatic checking of SQL: Computerised grading. (2005)
Journal Article
Cumming, A., & Russell, G. (2005). Automatic checking of SQL: Computerised grading. IntInternational Journal of Learning: Annual Review, 12, 127-134

Undergraduates are taught the database language SQL using internet based tools. The managed learning environment includes assessment.

Exploring and examining assessment data via a matrix visualisation (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Graham, M., & Kennedy, J. (2004, May). Exploring and examining assessment data via a matrix visualisation. Presented at Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces - AVI '04, Gallipoli, Italy

OPAL (Online PArtner Lens) is an application designed to match project requirements with suitable teams and individuals, and as part of its matching process features an evaluation mechanism designed to elicit measures of trust between potential partn... Read More about Exploring and examining assessment data via a matrix visualisation.

IP mobile multicast: Challenges and solutions (2004)
Journal Article
Romdhani, I., Kellil, M., Lach, H.-Y., Bouabdallah, A., & Bettahar, H. (2004). IP mobile multicast: Challenges and solutions. Communications Surveys and Tutorials, IEEE Communications Society, 6(1), 18-41. https://doi.org/10.1109/comst.2004.5342232

This article outlines the challenges of IP multicast over Mobile IP. Then it provides a comprehensive overview of existing multicast solutions to handle mobile sources and
receivers in both the Mobile IPv4 and the Mobile IPv6 environments. The solut... Read More about IP mobile multicast: Challenges and solutions.