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Evolutionary robotics as a modelling tool in evolutionary biology (2024)
Journal Article

The use of evolutionary robotic systems to model aspects of evolutionary biology is well-established. Yet, few studies have asked the question, “What kind of model is an evolutionary robotic system?” This paper seeks to address that question in sever... Read More about Evolutionary robotics as a modelling tool in evolutionary biology.

Insights and experiences of sustainability decision-making by construction clients (2024)
Journal Article

Sustainable practices can only be successful when key stakeholders (e.g. client, designer, main contractor, subcontractors, etc.) are in support of achieving them as shared values. The common goal of improving sustainable practices can be embedded in... Read More about Insights and experiences of sustainability decision-making by construction clients.

Prediction of ultimate strain in anchored CFRP laminates using machine learning (2024)
Journal Article

Anchorage of carbon fibre-reinforced polymers (CFRP) laminates externally bonded to concrete by CFRP spike anchors effectively prevents the unfavourable debonding failure mode in strengthened concrete beams. However, the strain and strength enhanceme... Read More about Prediction of ultimate strain in anchored CFRP laminates using machine learning.

Editorial: Human-centered solutions and synergies across robotic and digital systems for rehabilitation (2024)
Journal Article

Editorial on the Research Topic Human-centered solutions and synergies across robotic and digital systems for rehabilitation s The growing need for effective, personalized, clinically compliant, and engaging rehabilitation-based on methodologies for... Read More about Editorial: Human-centered solutions and synergies across robotic and digital systems for rehabilitation.

Development and validation of a new approach to assess the seismic vulnerability of masonry structures based on the CARTIS form (2024)
Journal Article

From feature importance to natural language explanations using LLMs with RAG (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

As machine learning becomes increasingly integral to autonomous decision-making processes involving human interaction, the necessity of comprehending the model's outputs through conversational means increases. Most recently, foundation models are bei... Read More about From feature importance to natural language explanations using LLMs with RAG.

Towards a unified framework for software-hardware integration in evolutionary robotics (2024)
Journal Article

The discrepancy between simulated and hardware experiments, the reality gap, is a challenge in evolutionary robotics. While strategies have been proposed to address this gap in fixed-body robots, they are not viable when dealing with populations and... Read More about Towards a unified framework for software-hardware integration in evolutionary robotics.

Transcranial direct current stimulation associated with visual and auditory cueing during gait training: A case study with a Parkinson's Disease patient (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to motor dysfunctions and restricts walking independence. Approaches such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and cueing gait are potential rehabilitation strategies th... Read More about Transcranial direct current stimulation associated with visual and auditory cueing during gait training: A case study with a Parkinson's Disease patient.

Integrating vision and learning-based method for dexterous grasping (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Robotic grasping and manipulating objects with varying properties pose significant challenges. This paper presents an approach integrating vision-based object detection using You Only Look Once (YOLO, version 8) with learning from demonstration (LfD)... Read More about Integrating vision and learning-based method for dexterous grasping.

Variable stiffness hip joint for lower-limb exoskeletons (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The use of robotics in rehabilitation is a growing area of research, with the potential to greatly improve the quality of life for individuals with impairments. Robotic exoskeletons, in particular, have shown promise for enhancing mobility and indepe... Read More about Variable stiffness hip joint for lower-limb exoskeletons.

Cable-driven exosuit to assist affected upper-limb users with hemiparesis (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Neurological impairments such as stroke cause muscular weakness in several joints in the human body. As a result, the development of activities of daily living (ADL) is affected. Particularly, upper limb movements executed with external loads are res... Read More about Cable-driven exosuit to assist affected upper-limb users with hemiparesis.

Towards safer mobility: Developing and evaluating a fall detection system for a smart walker (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Fall detection and prevention is a key issue for healthcare in older adults since it prevents the development of multiple cognitive and physical disorders. This study aims to evaluate multiple falls and near-fall detection algorithms to be integrated... Read More about Towards safer mobility: Developing and evaluating a fall detection system for a smart walker.

Synergistic Orthopaedic Fatigue Tracking glove: SOFT glove (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a major health issue with 200,000 new cases being reported per year within the UK alone, and common symptoms include cramping, prolonged pain, stiffness and weakness. This is especially prevalent within electrical as... Read More about Synergistic Orthopaedic Fatigue Tracking glove: SOFT glove.

Strength and environmental performance evaluation of weathered hydrocarbon contaminated soil treated with modified plantain peels - A low carbon remediation solution (2024)
Journal Article

This study investigated the structural and environmental recovery of weathered hydrocarbon-contaminated soils using low-carbon solutions and aimed to ascertain the suitability of the remediated soils for engineering purposes. 25% (w/w) of ground ripe... Read More about Strength and environmental performance evaluation of weathered hydrocarbon contaminated soil treated with modified plantain peels - A low carbon remediation solution.

Dynamic inversion-enhanced U-control of quadrotor trajectory tracking (2024)
Journal Article

This study proposes a universal (U)-control enhanced with dynamic inversion for a class of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) quadrotor flight tracking operations. In the technique, a robust compensator is integrated with the U-controller to achie... Read More about Dynamic inversion-enhanced U-control of quadrotor trajectory tracking.

Influence of drying rate on carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The relative humidity (RH) in concrete pores has a major influence on the rate of carbonation of concrete.
Since carbonation is a reaction-diffusion process, the favourable moisture condition for carbonation is in
the range of 50-70% RH. At higher... Read More about Influence of drying rate on carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials.

Customisation’s impact on strengthening affective bonds and decision-making with socially assistive robots (2024)
Journal Article

This study aims to fill a gap in understanding how customising robots can affect how humans interact with them, specifically regarding human decision-making and robot perception. The study focused on the robot’s ability to persuade participants to fo... Read More about Customisation’s impact on strengthening affective bonds and decision-making with socially assistive robots.

Machine learning models for the spatial prediction of gully erosion susceptibility in the Piraí Drainage Basin, Paraíba Do Sul Middle Valley, Southeast Brazil (2024)
Journal Article

Soil erosion is a global issue—with gully erosion recognized as one of the most important forms of land degradation. The purpose of this study is to compare and contrast the outcomes of four machine learning models, Classification and Regression (CAR... Read More about Machine learning models for the spatial prediction of gully erosion susceptibility in the Piraí Drainage Basin, Paraíba Do Sul Middle Valley, Southeast Brazil.

Airborne microplastic monitoring: Developing a simplified outdoor sampling approach using pollen monitoring equipment (2024)
Journal Article

A novel, yet simple, airborne microplastic (MP) sampling approach using global pollen monitoring equipment was applied to identify, characterise and quantify outdoor airborne MPs for the first time. Modification of Burkard spore trap tape adhesive pr... Read More about Airborne microplastic monitoring: Developing a simplified outdoor sampling approach using pollen monitoring equipment.

Seismic performance of deficient reinforced concrete frames in developing countries: A case study in Ramallah City (2024)
Journal Article

Buildings in developing regions with moderate to high seismicity are more vulnerable to earthquakes. This increased vulnerability is primarily due to the lack of appropriate seismic design guidelines and limited control of construction technologies.... Read More about Seismic performance of deficient reinforced concrete frames in developing countries: A case study in Ramallah City.