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Haptic human-robot collaboration for walker-assisted navigation based on admittance controllers (2023)
Journal Article

In recent years, advances in robotics and the constant growth of gait-related pathologies led to the development of different assistive devices. Smart walkers provide natural and intuitive strategies for gait assistance, such as path-following and gu... Read More about Haptic human-robot collaboration for walker-assisted navigation based on admittance controllers.

Soft-sensor system for grasp type recognition in underactuated hand prostheses (2023)
Journal Article

This paper presents the development of an intelligent soft-sensor system to add haptic perception to the underactuated hand prosthesis PrHand. Two sensors based on optical fiber were constructed, one for finger joint angles and the other for fingerti... Read More about Soft-sensor system for grasp type recognition in underactuated hand prostheses.

Development of a triboelectric nanogenerator for joining of silver nanorods (2023)
Journal Article

On account of their excellent properties, 2D nanostructures beyond graphene, such as MoS2, have extensive applications. Given their quantum confinement effects, MoS2 monolayers could efficiently trap electrons as an intermediate layer between frictio... Read More about Development of a triboelectric nanogenerator for joining of silver nanorods.

Investigating the challenges of engineering project managers in achieving sustainability in the UK construction industry (2023)
Journal Article

Aim: The essential purpose of the current research was to identify the challenges faced by project engineering managers in the UK construction industry while seeking to achieve sustainability. Study Design: The current study was built upon six import... Read More about Investigating the challenges of engineering project managers in achieving sustainability in the UK construction industry.

Numerical shape, thickness and stacking sequence optimisation and experimental study of hybrid composite plates under in-plane shear loading (2023)
Journal Article

Shape, thickness and stacking sequence optimisation of a damage tolerant hybrid (GFRP-CFRP) composite laminate is performed using the commercial Optistruct solver. The results of the optimisation study are compared to both a benchmark non-damage tole... Read More about Numerical shape, thickness and stacking sequence optimisation and experimental study of hybrid composite plates under in-plane shear loading.

DETI Inspire Final Report (2023)
Report

Inspiring a future generation of engineers has never been more important, as we seek urgent solutions to the Climate Crisis. The West of England is leading the way developing sustainability solutions with academia and industry collaborating to reach... Read More about DETI Inspire Final Report.

Negative Poisson's ratio: A ubiquitous feature of wood (2023)
Journal Article

Most materials contract laterally when stretched axially i.e. they have a positive Poisson's ratio. Negative Poisson's ratios (NPR, also auxetic) are largely limited to single crystals or to artificial meta-materials such as honeycombs, foams and com... Read More about Negative Poisson's ratio: A ubiquitous feature of wood.

A multimodal teleoperation interface for human-robot collaboration (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Human-robot collaboration provides an effective approach to combine human intelligence and the autonomy of robots, which can improve the safety and efficiency of the robot. However, developing an intuitive and immersive human-robot interface with mul... Read More about A multimodal teleoperation interface for human-robot collaboration.

Improving health and safety promotion with a robotic tool: A case study for face mask detection (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Social robots have been shown to effectively promote healthy behaviour in humans. In the context of the pandemic, these robots have been used to encourage the use of face masks and other biosafety measures. However, human perception in these scenario... Read More about Improving health and safety promotion with a robotic tool: A case study for face mask detection.

Transformers and human-robot interaction for delirium detection (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

An estimated 20% of patients admitted to hospital wards are affected by delirium. Early detection is recommended to treat underlying causes of delirium, however workforce strain in general wards often causes it to remain undetected. This work propose... Read More about Transformers and human-robot interaction for delirium detection.