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Optimisation of an elastomeric pre-buckled honeycomb helmet liner for advanced impact mitigation (2023)
Journal Article

Advances in computational modelling now offer an efficient route to developing novel helmet liners that could exceed contemporary materials’ performance. Furthermore, the rise of accessible additive manufacturing presents a viable route to achieving... Read More about Optimisation of an elastomeric pre-buckled honeycomb helmet liner for advanced impact mitigation.

Mechanical characterisation of adobe samples from the state of Morelos, Mexico (2023)
Journal Article

Properties of adobe are highly dependent on the local soil composition and can vary significantly depending on fabrication techniques, configurations and state of conservation. The effect of the earthquakes that occurred in 2017 in Mexico relaunched... Read More about Mechanical characterisation of adobe samples from the state of Morelos, Mexico.

Development of waterless extra-terrestrial concrete using Martian regolith (2023)
Journal Article

Human colonization on Martian land is gaining significant attention in space exploration activities that demand in-situ resource utilization in the development of construction and building materials for human habitation. This research explores the ut... Read More about Development of waterless extra-terrestrial concrete using Martian regolith.

Sustainable and photoresponse triboelectric nanogenerators based on 2D-gC3N4 and agricultural wastes (2023)
Journal Article

Two bio-friendly and photoactive triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) are introduced, employing sustainable and biocompatible materials as functional components. The TENGs utilize corn husk and coconut coir fibers as the positive layers and incorporat... Read More about Sustainable and photoresponse triboelectric nanogenerators based on 2D-gC3N4 and agricultural wastes.

A bio-inspired multi-functional tendon-driven tactile sensor and application in obstacle avoidance using reinforcement learning (2023)
Journal Article

This paper presents a new bio-inspired tactile sensor that is multi-functional and has different sensitivity contact areas. The TacTop area is sensitive and is used for object classification when there is a direct contact. On the other hand, the TacS... Read More about A bio-inspired multi-functional tendon-driven tactile sensor and application in obstacle avoidance using reinforcement learning.

Distributed observer-based prescribed performance control for multi-robot deformable object cooperative teleoperation (2023)
Journal Article

In this paper, a distributed observer-based prescribed performance control method is proposed for using a multi-robot teleoperation system to manipulate a common deformable object. To achieve a stable position-tracking effect and realize the desired... Read More about Distributed observer-based prescribed performance control for multi-robot deformable object cooperative teleoperation.

Visual-tactile robot grasping based on human skill learning from demonstrations using a wearable parallel hand exoskeleton (2023)
Journal Article

The soft fingers and strategic grasping skills enable the human hands to grasp objects in a stable manner. This letter is to model human grasping skills and transfer the learned skills to robots to improve grasping quality and success rate. First, we... Read More about Visual-tactile robot grasping based on human skill learning from demonstrations using a wearable parallel hand exoskeleton.

Embedding citizens within airborne microplastic and microfibre research (2023)
Journal Article

Microplastics are ubiquitous in our environment but their presence in air is less well understood. Homes are likely a key source of airborne microplastics and microfibres to the environment owing to the frequent use and storage of plastics and textil... Read More about Embedding citizens within airborne microplastic and microfibre research.

Performance analysis of frictional inerter-based vibration isolators (2023)
Journal Article

Purpose: This study aims to gain an in-depth understanding of the effect of the inherent dry friction of inerter devices on the performance of non-linear frictional inerter-based vibration isolation system (NFI-VIS). Methods: The power flow analysis... Read More about Performance analysis of frictional inerter-based vibration isolators.

Exploring multimodal gait rehabilitation and assistance through an adaptable robotic platform (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Lower-limb exoskeletons and smart walkers are robotic devices to assist patients in regaining their autonomy after a stroke. The integration of these devices enables gait rehabilitation and functional compensation, promoting natural over-ground walki... Read More about Exploring multimodal gait rehabilitation and assistance through an adaptable robotic platform.