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Underactuated fingers controlled by robust and adaptive trajectory following methods (2012)
Journal Article

Choosing an appropriate control scheme to alleviate nonlinearities and uncertainties is not a trivial task, especially when models are not easily available and practical evaluation provides the only means for actual performance assessment. Various fa... Read More about Underactuated fingers controlled by robust and adaptive trajectory following methods.

Managing air quality in the Niger delta (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

3D face recognition using photometric stereo (2012)
Thesis

Automatic face recognition has been an active research area for the last four decades. This thesis explores innovative bio-inspired concepts aimed at improved face recognition using surface normals. New directions in salient data representation are e... Read More about 3D face recognition using photometric stereo.

Fire fighters, neighbourhoods and social identity: The relationship between the fire service and residents in Bristol (2012)
Thesis

Although sporadic attacks on fire crews have long been acknowledged as an occupational hazard facing the fire service, in the mid 2000s, attacks seemed to be increasing in both prevalence and severity, accompanied by a feeling that fire safety messag... Read More about Fire fighters, neighbourhoods and social identity: The relationship between the fire service and residents in Bristol.

Managing transport induced urban air quality – A review of British experience (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Building visual memories of video streams (2012)
Journal Article

A real-time method that automatically creates a visual memory of a scene using the growing neural gas (GNG) algorithm is described. The memory consists of a graph where nodes encode the visual information of a video stream as a limited set of represe... Read More about Building visual memories of video streams.

The use of new technology in module delivery to large cohorts (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Teaching mathematics to level 1 engineers is a difficult task due to the size of the cohort, the diversity of ability and the limit on both space and staff resources. Modern equipment provision in lecture theatres means that staff have been forced ad... Read More about The use of new technology in module delivery to large cohorts.

2050: Sustainable oceans in a changing climate Cabot Institute Position Paper (2012)
Journal Article

The world’s oceans are a potentially hugely productive resource. Against a backdrop of climate change, ocean acidification, population growth and poor governance and regulation, it is vital that we change our management strategies to maximise marin... Read More about 2050: Sustainable oceans in a changing climate Cabot Institute Position Paper.

Sustainable rural development in England: Policy problems and equity consequences (2012)
Journal Article

Spatial planning policies ensure a 'no development' ethic for rural areas in England, brought about by strong restrictive housing polices and an urban-centric view of sustainable development. Such an ethic is unlikely to be ameliorated by the Localis... Read More about Sustainable rural development in England: Policy problems and equity consequences.

To use or not to use? An empirical study of pre-trip public transport information for business and leisure trips and comparison with car travel (2012)
Journal Article

This quantitative study provides more insight into the relative strength of various factors affecting the use and non-use of pre-trip Public Transport (PT) information for business and leisure trips. It also illuminates comparing car with public tran... Read More about To use or not to use? An empirical study of pre-trip public transport information for business and leisure trips and comparison with car travel.