Critical evaluation of the battery electric vehicle for sustainable mobility (2017)
Thesis
Milligan, R. Critical evaluation of the battery electric vehicle for sustainable mobility. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/978220

Can Battery Electric Vehicles replace conventional internal combustion engine vehicles for commuting purposes when exposed to a busy corporate activity within the city of Edinburgh?
This thesis investigates the application of Battery Electric Vehicl... Read More about Critical evaluation of the battery electric vehicle for sustainable mobility.

Transport habits of travelers using new energy type modes: A random parameters hazard-based approach of travel distance (2017)
Journal Article
Anastasopoulos, P. C., Fountas, G., Sarwar, M. T., Karlaftis, M. G., & Sadek, A. W. (2017). Transport habits of travelers using new energy type modes: A random parameters hazard-based approach of travel distance. Transportation Research Part C : Emerging Technologies, 77, 516-528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2017.01.017

With environmental concerns on the rise, identifying the factors that affect travel demand for energy efficient and environmentally friendly means of transportation becomes critical. It is, thus, beneficial to identify the characteristics of new ener... Read More about Transport habits of travelers using new energy type modes: A random parameters hazard-based approach of travel distance.

Iterative control in automotive testing. (2007)
Journal Article
Hay, N. C., & Roberts, D. E. (2007). Iterative control in automotive testing. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 221(2), 223-233. https://doi.org/10.1243/09596518JSCE306

Road simulator test rigs investigate both the durability and the squeak and rattle characteristics of vehicle structures. The test specimens are the whole vehicle or a sub-structure taken from the vehicle. In laboratory simulation tests, random time... Read More about Iterative control in automotive testing..

Automotive design methods applied to marine transport design (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Owen, J. K., & Drummond, I. (2006, April). Automotive design methods applied to marine transport design. Presented at International Symposium on Marine Design

Coventry University has a successful three decade history in graduating industrial designers primarily in the automotive and transport sectors; increasingly these skills are being recognised as relevant to the design of marine vehicles. Primarily the... Read More about Automotive design methods applied to marine transport design.

Modelling how changes in the driving cycle affect fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emission rates: the first stage. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kirby, H. (2006, November). Modelling how changes in the driving cycle affect fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emission rates: the first stage

This paper describes a simplified procedure for estimating the fuel consumed and carbon dioxide emitted as a result of traffic demand management measures or other policy instruments. The usual methods may be based on second-by-second traffic simulati... Read More about Modelling how changes in the driving cycle affect fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emission rates: the first stage..

Dynamic response simulation through system identification. (2006)
Journal Article
Roberts, D., & Hay, N. (2006). Dynamic response simulation through system identification. Journal of sound and vibration, 295(3-5), 1017-1027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2006.02.004

Nonlinear dynamic systems, such as those associated with structural testing of vehicles, are considered. The vehicle, or a substructure, is mounted in a test rig that is normally driven by servo-hydraulic actuators. The specimen and test rig form a n... Read More about Dynamic response simulation through system identification..

Road Simulators: The iterative algorithm for drive file creation. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hay, N. C., & Roberts, D. E. (2006, April). Road Simulators: The iterative algorithm for drive file creation. Presented at SAE 2006 World Congress & Exhibition

Road simulators reproduce measured service environments in laboratory based test rigs and have contributed significantly to improving the structural integrity and quality of modern vehicles. These rigs are driven by data that are derived from a speci... Read More about Road Simulators: The iterative algorithm for drive file creation..

Dynamic response simulation for a nonlinear system. (2005)
Journal Article
Roberts, D., & Hay, N. (2005). Dynamic response simulation for a nonlinear system. Journal of sound and vibration, 281(3-5), 783-798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2004.02.016

Laboratory simulation testing has for many years contributed significantly to the durability and quality of motor vehicles. Most sophisticated test rigs use an iterative algorithm that generates the input drive files that reproduce service environmen... Read More about Dynamic response simulation for a nonlinear system..

Controlling a simulated Khepera with an XCS classifier system with memory. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Webb, A., Hart, E., Ross, P., & Lawson, A. (2003, September). Controlling a simulated Khepera with an XCS classifier system with memory. Presented at 7th European Conference on Artificial Life, ECAL 2003: Advances in Artificial Life

Autonomous agents commonly suffer from perceptual aliasing in which differing situations are perceived as identical by the robots sensors, yet require different courses of action. One technique for addressing this problem is to use additional interna... Read More about Controlling a simulated Khepera with an XCS classifier system with memory..

Requirements for getting a robot to grow up. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ross, P., Hart, E., Lawson, A., Webb, A., Prem, E., Poelz, P., & Morgavi, G. (2003, September). Requirements for getting a robot to grow up. Presented at 7th European Conference on Artificial Life, ECAL 2003: Advances in Artificial Life

Agent motion planning with GAs enhanced by memory models. (2001)
Journal Article
Bot, M., Urquhart, N. B., & Chisholm, K. (2001). Agent motion planning with GAs enhanced by memory models. Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, 227-234

The Tartarus problem may be considered a benchmark problem in the field of robotics. A robotic agent is required to move a number of blocks to the edge of an environment. The location of the blocks and position of the robot is unknown initially. The... Read More about Agent motion planning with GAs enhanced by memory models..