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Towards autonomous robot evolution (2020)
Book Chapter
Eiben, A. E., Hart, E., Timmis, J., Tyrrell, A. M., & Winfield, A. F. (2021). Towards autonomous robot evolution. In A. Cavalcanti, B. Dongol, R. Hierons, J. Timmis, & J. Woodcock (Eds.), Software Engineering for Robotics (29-51). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66494-7_2

We outline a perspective on the future of evolutionary robotics and discuss a long-term vision regarding robots that evolve in the real world. We argue that such systems offer significant potential for advancing both science and engineering. For scie... Read More about Towards autonomous robot evolution.

Robot accident investigation: A case study in responsible robotics (2020)
Book Chapter
Winfield, A. F. T., Winkle, K., Webb, H., Lyngs, U., Jirotka, M., & Macrae, C. (2021). Robot accident investigation: A case study in responsible robotics. In A. Cavalcanti, B. Dongol, R. Hierons, J. Timmis, & J. Woodcock (Eds.), Software Engineering for Robotics (165-187). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66494-7_6

Robot accidents are inevitable. Although rare, they have been happening since assembly line robots were first introduced in the 1960s. But a new generation of social robots is now becoming commonplace. Equipped with sophisticated embedded artificial... Read More about Robot accident investigation: A case study in responsible robotics.

Are female academics more research resilient? Evidence from South India’s engineering institutions (2020)
Book Chapter
Bakthavatchaalam, V. (2020). Are female academics more research resilient? Evidence from South India’s engineering institutions. In STEM Education for Girls and Women. Breaking barriers and exploring gender inequality in Asia (148-188). Paris and Bangkok: UNESCO

This study explores the various factors that influence female academics to be able to conduct research and publish in a developing country scenario, specifically India. This ongoing study focuses on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4: Quality Educa... Read More about Are female academics more research resilient? Evidence from South India’s engineering institutions.

Robots in Smart Cities (2020)
Book Chapter
Studley, M. E., & Little, H. (2021). Robots in Smart Cities. In How Smart is Your City? (75-88). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56926-6_7

Robots and Smart Cities seem like natural partners. They both gather data and process it, and could provide added value to each other in a variety of ways. In this chapter, we briefly explore some potential use cases featuring the smart city as an in... Read More about Robots in Smart Cities.

Digital heritage as a route towards social engagement (2020)
Book Chapter
Laing, R., Leon, M., Herbert, C., & Roberts, C. (2020). Digital heritage as a route towards social engagement. In F. Melendez, N. Diniz, & M. Del Signore (Eds.), Data, Matter, Design (266-271). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367369156-85

The historic environment faces many challenges, one of which is a poor understanding of the positive role it can play in the maintenance, development, and regeneration of communities, their culture, and their economy. Aberdeenshire Council considers... Read More about Digital heritage as a route towards social engagement.

A GIS-MOPSO integrated method for optimal design of grid-connected HRES for educational buildings (2020)
Book Chapter
Mokhtar, C., Negrou, B., Settou, N., Bouferrouk, A., Yao, Y., & Messaoudi, D. A GIS-MOPSO integrated method for optimal design of grid-connected HRES for educational buildings. In Springer Proceedings in Energy (371-378). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6595-3_48

In this paper, an optimal design of a grid-connected PV-battery-hydrogen hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) at a University campus in Ouargla, Algeria is carried out. To achieve this goal, geographical information system (GIS), CAD software and mu... Read More about A GIS-MOPSO integrated method for optimal design of grid-connected HRES for educational buildings.

Bidirectional active control with vertical effect (2020)
Book Chapter
Yu, W., & Paul, S. (2020). Bidirectional active control with vertical effect. In Active Control of Bidirectional Structural Vibration (97-118). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46650-3_6

During the last years, protection of civil structures subjected to different kinds of dynamic loadings is a topic of great importance and interest within the areas of active control and structural safety.

Type-2 fuzzy PD/PID control of structures (2020)
Book Chapter
Yu, W., & Paul, S. (2020). Type-2 fuzzy PD/PID control of structures. In Active Control of Bidirectional Structural Vibration (57-78). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46650-3_4

Fuzzy logic has obtained many attentions in control of structure because of its simple nature, robustness, and nonlinear mapping capability (Choi et al., Int J Solids Struct 42(16–17):4779–4794, [1]). Reigles and Symans (Structural control and health... Read More about Type-2 fuzzy PD/PID control of structures.