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A new method for urine electrofiltration and long term power enhancement using surface modified anodes with activated carbon in ceramic microbial fuel cells (2020)
Journal Article
Gajda, I., You, J., Santoro, C., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. A. (2020). A new method for urine electrofiltration and long term power enhancement using surface modified anodes with activated carbon in ceramic microbial fuel cells. Electrochimica Acta, 353, Article 136388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136388

This work is presenting for the first time the use of inexpensive and efficient anode material for boosting power production, as well as improving electrofiltration of human urine in tubular microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The MFCs were constructed usin... Read More about A new method for urine electrofiltration and long term power enhancement using surface modified anodes with activated carbon in ceramic microbial fuel cells.

Neural-learning-based force sensorless admittance control for robots with input deadzone (2020)
Journal Article
Peng, G., Chen, C. L. P., He, W., & Yang, C. (2021). Neural-learning-based force sensorless admittance control for robots with input deadzone. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 68(6), 5184-5196. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2020.2991929

This paper presents a neural networks based admittance control scheme for robotic manipulators when interacting with the unknown environment in the presence of the actuator deadzone without needing force sensing. A compliant behaviour of robotic mani... Read More about Neural-learning-based force sensorless admittance control for robots with input deadzone.

Adaptive dynamic programming-based controller with admittance adaptation for robot–environment interaction (2020)
Journal Article
Zhan, H., Huang, D., Chen, Z., Wang, M., & Yang, C. (2020). Adaptive dynamic programming-based controller with admittance adaptation for robot–environment interaction. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 17(3), 172988142092461. https://doi.org/10.1177/1729881420924610

The problem of optimal tracking control for robot–environment interaction is studied in this article. The environment is regarded as a linear system and an admittance control with iterative linear quadratic regulator method is obtained to guarantee t... Read More about Adaptive dynamic programming-based controller with admittance adaptation for robot–environment interaction.

Using e-assessment to address mathematical misconceptions in engineering students (2020)
Journal Article
Sikurajapathi, I., Henderson, K., & Gwynllyw, R. (2020). Using e-assessment to address mathematical misconceptions in engineering students. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 10(5), 356-361. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2020.10.5.1389

Students, when answering a mathematical question, may make a mistake in their answer for a variety of reasons. For example, not reading the question properly, making a mistake due to carelessness or due to a mathematical misconception. It is this l... Read More about Using e-assessment to address mathematical misconceptions in engineering students.

Disturbance observer-based fault-tolerant control for robotic systems with guaranteed prescribed performance (2020)
Journal Article
Huang, H., He, W., Li, J., Xu, B., Yang, C., & Zhang, W. (2022). Disturbance observer-based fault-tolerant control for robotic systems with guaranteed prescribed performance. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 52(2), 772-783. https://doi.org/10.1109/tcyb.2019.2921254

The actuator failure compensation control problem of robotic systems possessing dynamic uncertainties has been investigated in this paper. Control design against partial loss of effectiveness (PLOE) and total loss of effectiveness (TLOE) of the actua... Read More about Disturbance observer-based fault-tolerant control for robotic systems with guaranteed prescribed performance.

Biologically inspired deadbeat control of robotic leg prostheses (2020)
Journal Article
Pi, M., Li, Z., Li, Q., Kan, Z., Xu, C., Kang, Y., …Yang, C. (2020). Biologically inspired deadbeat control of robotic leg prostheses. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 25(6), 2733-2742. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2020.2990406

Recent advances in robotics technology provide great support for robotic leg prostheses to realize full biomechanical functionalities of the contralateral leg. In order to reproduce the biomechanical behaviors of the contralateral leg, this article a... Read More about Biologically inspired deadbeat control of robotic leg prostheses.

Multi-hierarchy interaction control of a redundant robot using impedance learning (2020)
Journal Article
Jiang, Y., Yang, C., Wang, Y., Ju, Z., Li, Y., & Su, C. (2020). Multi-hierarchy interaction control of a redundant robot using impedance learning. Mechatronics, 67, Article 102348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics.2020.102348

The control of robots with a compliant joint motion is important for reducing collision forces and improving safety during human robot interactions. In this paper, a multi-hierarchy control framework is proposed for the redundant robot to enable the... Read More about Multi-hierarchy interaction control of a redundant robot using impedance learning.

Mutual shaping in swarm robotics: User studies in fire and rescue, storage organization, and bridge inspection (2020)
Journal Article
Carrillo-Zapata, D., Milner, E., Hird, J., Tzoumas, G., Vardanega, P. J., Sooriyabandara, M., …Hauert, S. (2020). Mutual shaping in swarm robotics: User studies in fire and rescue, storage organization, and bridge inspection. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 7, Article 53. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2020.00053

Many real-world applications have been suggested in the swarm robotics literature. However, there is a general lack of understanding of what needs to be done for robot swarms to be useful and trusted by users in reality. This paper aims to investigat... Read More about Mutual shaping in swarm robotics: User studies in fire and rescue, storage organization, and bridge inspection.

Admittance-based controller design for physical human-robot interaction in the constrained task space (2020)
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He, W., Xue, C., Yu, X., Li, Z., & Yang, C. (2020). Admittance-based controller design for physical human-robot interaction in the constrained task space. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 17(4), 1937-1949. https://doi.org/10.1109/tase.2020.2983225

In this article, an admittance-based controller for physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) is presented to perform the coordinated operation in the constrained task space. An admittance model and a soft saturation function are employed to generate a... Read More about Admittance-based controller design for physical human-robot interaction in the constrained task space.

Surface flow modification of aerofoils for automotive racing car applications (2020)
Journal Article
Allarton, R., Yao, J., Clifford, T., Hitchborn, B., Parker, L. J., & Shaw, J. (2020). Surface flow modification of aerofoils for automotive racing car applications. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 34(14n16), https://doi.org/10.1142/s0217979220400962

An aerofoil commonly used in aerospace engineering to produce lift is also employed in the motor sport industry to produce downforce for improving traction during cornering. This paper investigates aerofoil surface modification through 'golf ball dim... Read More about Surface flow modification of aerofoils for automotive racing car applications.