Outputs (2297)

From albatross to long range UAV flight by dynamic soaring (2016)
Thesis

In the domain of UAVs, endurance and range are key utility factors. However, small-sized UAVs are faced with serious limitations regarding energy storage options. A way to address this challenge is to seek for energy from the surrounding environment.... Read More about From albatross to long range UAV flight by dynamic soaring.

Artificial Cognition for Social Human-Robot Interaction: An Implementation (2016)
Journal Article

© 2017 The Authors Human–Robot Interaction challenges Artificial Intelligence in many regards: dynamic, partially unknown environments that were not originally designed for robots; a broad variety of situations with rich semantics to understand and i... Read More about Artificial Cognition for Social Human-Robot Interaction: An Implementation.

Women and toilets (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Many women are concerned about the lack of public toilets, and the poor design and lack of facilities in those that do exist. With reference mainly to the United Kingdom, but with global parallels, this paper considers the role of toilet provision in... Read More about Women and toilets.

Two-graph building interior representation for emergency response applications (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Nowadays, in a rapidly developing urban environment with bigger and higher public buildings, disasters causing emergency situations and casualties are unavoidable. Preparedness and quick response are crucial issues saving human lives. Available infor... Read More about Two-graph building interior representation for emergency response applications.

Risk perception and vulnerability of value: a study in the context of commercial property sector (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 The Author(s). Published by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) Press, and Taylor & Francis. The research was developed linking the impact of flood risk on utility, desirability and marketability related to vulnerability of commerc... Read More about Risk perception and vulnerability of value: a study in the context of commercial property sector.

A social and spatial analysis of emissions from private vehicle use in Great Britain (2016)
Journal Article

This paper will describe a new approach to source apportionment of transport emissions that moves away from traditional approaches which have allocated emissions to point of use, or by journey purpose. Instead, emissions will be attributed spatially... Read More about A social and spatial analysis of emissions from private vehicle use in Great Britain.

Low investment costs as key driver for upscaling alternative construction technologies (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This study aims to assess alternative materials withstanding low capital investment, with the potential of providing housing affordability for low-income communities. By combining Life Cycle Assessment and Return on Capital Employed techniques, it... Read More about Low investment costs as key driver for upscaling alternative construction technologies.

The truth is out there: Reflections on search in software engineering (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In the popular science fiction horror drama TV series "The X-Files", two FBI agents (Mulder and Skully) investigate unsolved case files relating to emerging paranormal phenomena and possible alien life. Many explanations and conspiracy theories aboun... Read More about The truth is out there: Reflections on search in software engineering.

Autonomous model building using vision and manipulation (2016)
Thesis

It is often the case that robotic systems require models, in order to successfully control themselves, and to interact with the world. Models take many forms and include kinematic models to plan motions, dynamics models to understand the interaction... Read More about Autonomous model building using vision and manipulation.

CUBER: Critical Urban Buildings Emergency Response (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

When human-induced disasters (i.e. terrorist attacks, social unrest, fires), as well as natural disasters (i.e. floods, earthquake, climate change) take place in complex buildings, a short delay in response to an incident or a major event may mean a... Read More about CUBER: Critical Urban Buildings Emergency Response.