All Outputs (681)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Development of the viscous plane damper applicable in limited space within structures subjected to dynamic loads (2024)
Journal Article

Shipping impact and wave loads impose dynamic loads on jetties and platforms in the sea, which cause the vibration of structures. Recently, many advanced viscous damper devices have been developed for implementation in structures to diminish structur... Read More about Development of the viscous plane damper applicable in limited space within structures subjected to dynamic loads.

Innovations in wind turbine blade engineering: Exploring materials, sustainability, and market dynamics (2024)
Journal Article

This manuscript delves into the transformative advancements in wind turbine blade technology, emphasizing the integration of innovative materials, dynamic aerodynamic designs, and sustainable manufacturing practices. Through an exploration of the evo... Read More about Innovations in wind turbine blade engineering: Exploring materials, sustainability, and market dynamics.

Noise-robust modal parameter identification and damage assessment for aero-structures (2024)
Journal Article

Purpose
Ground vibration testing is critical for aircraft design and certification. Fast relaxed vector fitting (FRVF) and Loewner framework (LF), recently extended to modal parameter extraction in mechanical systems to address the computational cha... Read More about Noise-robust modal parameter identification and damage assessment for aero-structures.

URHAND: Hand prosthesis for identifying objects for activities of daily living (2024)
Journal Article

This work introduces URHAND, an innovative prosthetic hand designed to succeed in the identification of objects used in daily life activities, addressing a critical gap in the field of hand prosthetics and artificial intelligence. By leveraging advan... Read More about URHAND: Hand prosthesis for identifying objects for activities of daily living.

Interleukins in urine and blood as markers of infection and as risk factors for systemic conditions (2024)
Journal Article

Interleukins are a diverse group of cytokines that play a crucial role in controlling immune responses and have potential as biomarkers. This mini review evaluates 12 recent papers linking urinary interleukins to both urinary infection and systemic d... Read More about Interleukins in urine and blood as markers of infection and as risk factors for systemic conditions.

Cooperative adaptive cruise control for connected vehicle systems under composite attacks (2024)
Journal Article

This paper investigates the cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC) problem under composite attacks. A novel resilient scheme is proposed for connected vehicle systems to deal with several types of attacks, including denial of service (DoS), camou... Read More about Cooperative adaptive cruise control for connected vehicle systems under composite attacks.

Experimental investigation of buckling and post-buckling behaviour of repaired composite laminates under in-plane shear loading (2024)
Journal Article

The performance of Ramped Scarf (RS) and Stepped Scarf (SS) repair schemes for highly loaded composite structures has been extensively studied under compressive, tensile, and flexural loadings. However, there is a lack of research on the buckling and... Read More about Experimental investigation of buckling and post-buckling behaviour of repaired composite laminates under in-plane shear loading.