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Enhanced online programming for industrial robots
Thesis

The use of robots and automation levels in the industrial sector is expected to grow, and is driven by the on-going need for lower costs and enhanced productivity. The manufacturing industry continues to seek ways of realizing enhanced production, an... Read More about Enhanced online programming for industrial robots.

Written evidence submitted to the UK Parliamentary Select Committee on Science and Technology Inquiry on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Preprint / Working Paper

This paper was submitted in response to question 4 of the Parliamentary Science and Technology Committee Inquiry on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence* on: 'The social, legal and ethical issues raised by developments in robotics and artificial inte... Read More about Written evidence submitted to the UK Parliamentary Select Committee on Science and Technology Inquiry on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.

Mathematics, statistics and operational research project B: Book of Abstracts 2014-2016
Report

This collection of abstracts represents student work over the course of two academic years. It highlights the wide variety of project topics that are run under the banner of MSOR (b) projects.
The motivation behind the research topics chosen by stu... Read More about Mathematics, statistics and operational research project B: Book of Abstracts 2014-2016.

Investigating real world issues in human robot interaction: Physical and cognitive solutions for a safe robotic system
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In service robotics, safety is of primary importance. In the EU funded INTRO project1 , safety has been considered from the perspectives of both ‘cognitive’ and physical HumanRobot Interaction (cogHRI and pHRI for brevity). INTRO project researchers... Read More about Investigating real world issues in human robot interaction: Physical and cognitive solutions for a safe robotic system.

Implementation of an IR approach for autonomous docking in a self-configurable robotics system
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents an IR approach to the development of a sensor system which enables robots to autonomously dock with each other to form complex morphologies.
The system includes three sub-units with different operational ranges: a short range pro... Read More about Implementation of an IR approach for autonomous docking in a self-configurable robotics system.

Evaluating description and reference strategies in a cooperative human-robot dialogue system
Presentation / Conference Contribution

We present a human-robot dialogue system that enables a robot to work together with a human user to build wooden construction toys. We then describe a study which assessed the responses of na¨ıve users to output that varied along two dimensions: the... Read More about Evaluating description and reference strategies in a cooperative human-robot dialogue system.

Investigation of CAI combustion with positive valve overlap and enlargement of CAI operating range
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Controlled Auto-Ignition (CAI) combustion was investigated in a Ricardo E6 single cylinder, four-stroke gasoline engine. CAI combustion was achieved by employing positive valve overlap in combination with variable compression ratios and intake air te... Read More about Investigation of CAI combustion with positive valve overlap and enlargement of CAI operating range.

Magnetic field characteristics of a magneto-biosensor detection coil
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This study describes numerical modelling of a magneto-biosensor detection coil using a Boundary Element Method (BEM). The Z and X axis magnetic profiles of the coil have been analysed. The model was extended to incorporate paramagnetic particles to e... Read More about Magnetic field characteristics of a magneto-biosensor detection coil.

Embedding general constraint resolution into a CAD system
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Computer aided design (CAD) has facilitated designer's task by automating many of the activities involved in a conventional design process. This can be further augmented by use of constraints in CAD systems. However there is still need for incorporat... Read More about Embedding general constraint resolution into a CAD system.

A primer on validity and design terminology in comparative designs
Other

An overview of terminology (independent and dependent designs, dependent and independent variables) and validity (internal, external, and measurement) is given using six different scenarios. For simplicity of exposition, all examples have factors at... Read More about A primer on validity and design terminology in comparative designs.