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Development of a new EDRNN procedure in control of human arm trajectories (2008)
Journal Article
Liu, S., Wang, Y., & Zhu, Q. (2008). Development of a new EDRNN procedure in control of human arm trajectories. Neurocomputing, 72(1-3), 490-499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2007.12.012

In this paper the trajectory tracking control of a human arm moving on the sagittal plane is investigated by an interdisciplinary approach with the combination of neural network mapping, evolutionary computation, and dynamic system control. The arm i... Read More about Development of a new EDRNN procedure in control of human arm trajectories.

Adaptive observer-based non-linear stochastic system control with sliding mode schemes (2008)
Journal Article
Liu, J., Qiao, F., Zhu, Q., & Zhang, F. (2008). Adaptive observer-based non-linear stochastic system control with sliding mode schemes. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 222(7), 681-690. https://doi.org/10.1243/09596518JSCE585

In this paper, an adaptive sliding mode observer is designed to reconstruct the states of non-linear stochastic systems with uncertainties from the measurable system output and the reconstructed states are employed to construct a sliding mode control... Read More about Adaptive observer-based non-linear stochastic system control with sliding mode schemes.

The k-tuple domination number revisited (2008)
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Zverovich, V. (2008). The k-tuple domination number revisited. Applied Mathematics Letters, 21(10), 1005-1011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aml.2007.10.016

The following fundamental result for the domination number γ (G) of a graph G was proved by Alon and Spencer, Arnautov, Lovász and Payan: γ (G) ≤ frac(ln (δ + 1) + 1, δ + 1) n, where n is the order and δ is the minimum degree of vertices of G. A simi... Read More about The k-tuple domination number revisited.

The fundamental solution of Mindlin plates with damping in the Laplace domain and its applications (2008)
Journal Article
Wen, P. H., Adetoro, M., & Xu, Y. (2008). The fundamental solution of Mindlin plates with damping in the Laplace domain and its applications. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 32(10), 870-882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2007.12.005

In this paper, a fundamental solution for the Mindlin plate theory with damping is derived in the Laplace transform domain first time. The applications of this fundamental solution are demonstrated by the method of fundamental solution (MFS). All var... Read More about The fundamental solution of Mindlin plates with damping in the Laplace domain and its applications.

Unmanning UAVs: Addressing challenges in on-board planning and decision making (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Narayan, P. P., Wu, P. P., & Campbell, D. A. (2008, September). Unmanning UAVs: Addressing challenges in on-board planning and decision making. Paper presented at First International Conference on Humans Operating Unmanned Systems HUMOUS'08, Brest, France

Planning and decision making, especially the planning of dynamically negotiable collision free paths, is an integral part in the operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Effective path planning ensures that the UAV operates safely, and conforms... Read More about Unmanning UAVs: Addressing challenges in on-board planning and decision making.

Combinação de abordagens GLSP e ATSP para o problema de dimensionamento e sequenciamento de lotes de produção de suplementos para nutrição animal (2008)
Journal Article
Toso, E. A. V., Morabito, R., & Clark, A. (2008). Combinação de abordagens GLSP e ATSP para o problema de dimensionamento e sequenciamento de lotes de produção de suplementos para nutrição animal. Pesquisa Operacional, 28(3), 423-450

In this paper we study the combination of GLSP (General Lot Sizing and Scheduling Problem) and ATSP (Asymmetric Travelling Salesman Problem) approaches with sub-tour elimination and patching to a lot sizing and sequencing problem in the animal nutrit... Read More about Combinação de abordagens GLSP e ATSP para o problema de dimensionamento e sequenciamento de lotes de produção de suplementos para nutrição animal.

Numerical investigation of system pressure effect on heat transfer of supercritical water flows in a horizontal round tube (2008)
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Shang, Z., Yao, Y., & Chen, S. (2008). Numerical investigation of system pressure effect on heat transfer of supercritical water flows in a horizontal round tube. Chemical Engineering Science, 63(16), 4150-4158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2008.05.036

The system pressure effect on heat transfer of supercritical water (SCW) flows in a horizontal round tube has been studied by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique, aiming for extending previous researches on the buoyancy effect by furth... Read More about Numerical investigation of system pressure effect on heat transfer of supercritical water flows in a horizontal round tube.

An investigation of the aerodynamic admittances and weighting functions of trains (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Sterling, M., Baker, C., Bouferrouk, A., O'Neil, H., Wood, S., Pearce, W., & Crosbie, E. (2008, July). An investigation of the aerodynamic admittances and weighting functions of trains. Paper presented at BBAA VI International Colloquium on Bluff Bodies Aerodynamics & Applications, Milano, Italy

Increasing train speeds combined with the predicted reduction in the weight of new trains ensures that the effect of crosswinds on train stability is of continued interest to the rail industry. Changes in the approaching wind velocity can in turn lea... Read More about An investigation of the aerodynamic admittances and weighting functions of trains.

Calculation of the crosswind displacement of pantographs (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Bouferrouk, A., Baker, C., Sterling, M., O'Neil, H., & Wood, S. (2008, July). Calculation of the crosswind displacement of pantographs. Paper presented at BBAA VI International Colloquium on Bluff Bodies Aerodynamics & Applications, Milano, Italy

The static crosswind displacements of a high speed pantograph and contact wire are studied. The aim is to assess the overall pantograph sway in crosswinds based on the relative movements of the pantograph and contact wire, taking into account the cro... Read More about Calculation of the crosswind displacement of pantographs.

Aerodynamic forces on multiple unit trains in cross winds (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Baker, C., Sterling, M., Bouferrouk, A., O'Neil, H., Wood, S., & Crosbie, E. (2008, July). Aerodynamic forces on multiple unit trains in cross winds. Paper presented at BBAA VI International Colloquium on Bluff Bodies Aerodynamics & Applications, Milano, Italy

Enhanced assumed strain (EAS) and assumed natural strain (ANS) methods for one-point quadrature solid-shell elements (2008)
Journal Article
Valente, R. A., de Sousa, R. J., Choudhry, S., Mahardika, M., Cardoso, R. P., Yoon, J. W., …Valente, R. (2008). Enhanced assumed strain (EAS) and assumed natural strain (ANS) methods for one-point quadrature solid-shell elements. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 75(2), 156-187. https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.2250

A reduced enhanced solid-shell (RESS) finite element concept has been suggested recently by Alves de Sousa et al. (Int. J. Numer Meth. Engng 2005; 62:952; Int. J. Numer Meth. Engng 2006; 67:160; Int. J. Plasticity 2007; 23:490). Developments on the '... Read More about Enhanced assumed strain (EAS) and assumed natural strain (ANS) methods for one-point quadrature solid-shell elements.

The CFD modelling of water injection flow in turbocharger (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Yao, J., Yao, Y., Mason, P., & Zhang, T. (2008, July). The CFD modelling of water injection flow in turbocharger. Paper presented at The Fifth International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ICCFD5), Seoul, Korea

An artificial intelligence approach for measurement and monitoring of pressure at the residual limb/socket interface - A clinical study (2008)
Journal Article
Amali, R., Noroozi, S., Vinney, J., Sewell, P., & Andrews, S. (2008). An artificial intelligence approach for measurement and monitoring of pressure at the residual limb/socket interface - A clinical study. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing & Condition Monitoring, 50(7), 374-383. https://doi.org/10.1784/insi.2008.50.7.374

A good-fitting prosthetic socket requires the pressure between the stump and socket to be distributed to ensure the load is carried by pressure tolerant regions of the limb. Transducers and Finite Element Analysis have been utilised to measure and mo... Read More about An artificial intelligence approach for measurement and monitoring of pressure at the residual limb/socket interface - A clinical study.

A generalised upper bound for the k-tuple domination number (2008)
Journal Article
Gagarin, A., & Zverovich, V. (2008). A generalised upper bound for the k-tuple domination number. Discrete Mathematics, 308(5-6), 880-885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.disc.2007.07.033

In this paper, we provide an upper bound for the k-tuple domination number that generalises known upper bounds for the double and triple domination numbers. We prove that for any graph G,γ× k (G) ≤ frac(ln (δ - k + 2) + ln (∑m = 1k - 1 (k - m) over(d... Read More about A generalised upper bound for the k-tuple domination number.

Lot sizing and furnace scheduling in small foundries (2008)
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Arenales, M. N., de Araujo, S. A., & Clark, A. (2008). Lot sizing and furnace scheduling in small foundries. Computers and Operations Research, 35(3), 916-932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2006.05.010

A lot sizing and scheduling problem prevalent in small market-driven foundries is studied. There are two related decision levels: (1) the furnace scheduling of metal alloy production, and (2) moulding machine planning which specifies the type and siz... Read More about Lot sizing and furnace scheduling in small foundries.