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Aspects of diagnostic schemes for biomedical and engineering systems (2000)
Journal Article
Jones, N., Pont, M., Spurgeon, S., Goh, K., Parikh, C., Lim, C., & Twiddle, J. (2000). Aspects of diagnostic schemes for biomedical and engineering systems. IEE proceedings. Science, measurement and technology, 147(6), 357-362. https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-smt%3A20000859

The paper considers aspects of work carried out on projects in medical diagnostics and engineering fault detection and control, and shows the development of some ideas in signal processing and diagnostic techniques; in particular regarding models, es... Read More about Aspects of diagnostic schemes for biomedical and engineering systems.

Second Order Sliding Mode Control of a Diesel Engine (2003)
Journal Article
Khan, M. K., Goh, K., & Spurgeon, S. K. (2003). Second Order Sliding Mode Control of a Diesel Engine. Asian Journal of Control, 5(4), 614-619. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1934-6093.2003.tb00177.x

A 2nd order sliding mode algorithm is applied to control the speed of a diesel power generator set. Tuning guidelines are given. The robustness of the controller is investigated and the performance of the 2nd order sliding mode controller is compared... Read More about Second Order Sliding Mode Control of a Diesel Engine.

The application of sliding mode control algorithms to a deisel generator set (2004)
Book Chapter
Goh, K., Spurgeon, S., & Jones, B. (2004). The application of sliding mode control algorithms to a deisel generator set. In Variable structure systems : from principles to implementation. Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). https://doi.org/10.1049/PBCE066E_ch

This chapter demonstrates the application of both standard, first order sliding mode control and higher order sliding mode control techniques to a specific diesel power generator. The specific first order methods considered are sliding mode integral... Read More about The application of sliding mode control algorithms to a deisel generator set.

Wind resource assessment in the Edinburgh region (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Irshad, W., Goh, K., & Kubie, J. (2009, September). Wind resource assessment in the Edinburgh region. Presented at 2009 World Non-Grid-Connected Wind Power and Energy Conference, Nanjing, China

In recent years, a growing number of manufacturers have produced small wind turbines that are suitable for utilization of wind energy by individual householders or small businesses. These small wind turbine systems are unavoidably installed close to... Read More about Wind resource assessment in the Edinburgh region.

Optimising a Waste Heat Recovery System using Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mokhtar, M., Hunt, I., Burns, S., & Ross, D. (2016, July). Optimising a Waste Heat Recovery System using Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm. Presented at Proceedings of the 2016 on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion - GECCO '16 Companion

A waste heat recovery system (WHRS) on a process with variable output, is an example of an intermittent renewable process. WHRS recycles waste heat into usable energy. As an example, waste heat produced from refrigeration can be used to provide hot w... Read More about Optimising a Waste Heat Recovery System using Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm.

Taking Action to Unlock Business Resources Into Communities using SSM (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M., Tan, H., Crossan, K., & Paxton, S. (2016). Taking Action to Unlock Business Resources Into Communities using SSM. In Proceedings of OR58, Annual Operations Research Conference

This session presents three system conceptual models that have been brought to action as a result of an SSM study with the Voluntary Action Fund (a Scottish grant-maker). VAF aim is to unlock and bring about more business resources into communities i... Read More about Taking Action to Unlock Business Resources Into Communities using SSM.

Bringing pupils into building energy performance: school design, construction and operation (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pomponi, F., Medina Campos, L., Moncaster, A., & Smith, S. (2017, July). Bringing pupils into building energy performance: school design, construction and operation. Presented at PLEA 2017 - Passive and Low Energy Architecture

Colegio Rochester is school in Colombia with a strong vision for sustainability. This vision permeates the new school building which was the first school in Latin America to be awarded a LEED Gold certification. This article uses Colegio Rochester as... Read More about Bringing pupils into building energy performance: school design, construction and operation.

Recruiting, developing and supporting Committee/Board members (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M. (2017, March). Recruiting, developing and supporting Committee/Board members. Presented at Share (Training for Housing Associations) Annual Conference

In the aftermath of the Birmingham riots of 2011 Miles Weaver led a group of defiant citizens with brooms in the clean-up operation and an idea was born. Get young people off the streets, train them and place them on boards of local charities. A wild... Read More about Recruiting, developing and supporting Committee/Board members.

Transforming challenges into opportunities in social housing: a case study from Italy (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pomponi, L., Sablone, E., Rusconi Clerici, L., Consalez, L., & Pomponi, F. (2017, July). Transforming challenges into opportunities in social housing: a case study from Italy. Presented at PLEA 2017 - Passive and Low Energy Architecture

Social housing often aims to provide sheltering for people on low incomes or with particular needs. This results in a constraints-dominated context where environmental and social sustainability find little room. Neglecting environmental and social is... Read More about Transforming challenges into opportunities in social housing: a case study from Italy.

The value and opportunites of community-and citizen-based approaches to tropical forest biodiversity monitoring (2016)
Book Chapter
Chandler, M., See, L., Andrianandrasana, H., Becker, D., Berardi, A., Bodmer, R., de Araujo Lima Constantino, P., Cousins, J., Crimmins, T. M., Danielsen, F., Paula Giorgi, A., Huxham, M., Leslie, A., Mistry, J., Mora, B., Nelson, M., Poulsen, M. K., Kumar Pratihast, A., Theilade, I., Vakil, T., & Williams, J. N. (2016). The value and opportunites of community-and citizen-based approaches to tropical forest biodiversity monitoring. In M. Gill, R. Jongman, S. Luque, B. Mora, M. Paganini, & Z. Szantoi (Eds.), A Sourcebook of Methods and Procedures for Monitoring Essential Biodiversity Variables in Tropical Forests with Remote Sensing

Introduction - Earth Observation (EO) refers to the direct and indirect measurement of the Earth’s surface that can be undertaken using satellites, aircraft, on the ground and underwater using active and passive sensors (O’Connor et al., 2015). EO pr... Read More about The value and opportunites of community-and citizen-based approaches to tropical forest biodiversity monitoring.

Port governance in the UK: Planning without policy (2016)
Journal Article
Monios, J. (2017). Port governance in the UK: Planning without policy. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 22, 78-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2016.10.006

The UK's highly privatised port system means that, while many of the issues in the port governance literature relevant to port concessions do not arise here, the respective roles of harbour authorities and port operators continue to be questioned. Th... Read More about Port governance in the UK: Planning without policy.

Zooming in on biomimicry: the potential of tensegrity structures (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pomponi, F., & Inzitari, G. (2017, July). Zooming in on biomimicry: the potential of tensegrity structures. Presented at PLEA 2017 - Passive and Low Energy Architecture

The foundations of biomimicry lie with the idea that Nature can inspire solutions to complex human problems. Biomimicry in Architecture is a rapidly growing field which also echoes the new paradigm of a circular economy. Recent applications of biomim... Read More about Zooming in on biomimicry: the potential of tensegrity structures.

Guidelines for sustainable-value creation within the context of German automotive industry’s strategic carbon crisis management (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Legl, C., & Weaver, M. (2017, July). Guidelines for sustainable-value creation within the context of German automotive industry’s strategic carbon crisis management. Paper presented at EurOMA, Edinburgh, UK

The continuing debate on the global environmental progress through achievement of smarter clean/green-policies, reasoned with the need for carbon-emissions’ reduction/prevention (The Economist, 2015a; 2016a), has reached a higher level of interaction... Read More about Guidelines for sustainable-value creation within the context of German automotive industry’s strategic carbon crisis management.

Unusual Venues as Conference Facilities (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leask, A., & Hood, G. (2000, February). Unusual Venues as Conference Facilities. Paper presented at Convention/Expo VII, Las Vegas, USA

No abstract available.

Scottish Visitor Attractions - Projections for the Millennium (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fyall, A., Leask, A., & Garrod, B. (2000, September). Scottish Visitor Attractions - Projections for the Millennium. Paper presented at Tourism 2000 Conference, Sheffield, UK

No abstract available.

World Heritage Site Designation and Implications (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leask, A., & Fyall, A. (2000, September). World Heritage Site Designation and Implications. Paper presented at Tourism 2000 Conference, Sheffield, UK

No abstract available.