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Aerodynamic analysis of a harmonically morphing flap using a hybrid turbulence model and dynamic meshing (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Abdessemed, C., Yao, Y., Bouferrouk, A., & Narayan, P. P. (2018). Aerodynamic analysis of a harmonically morphing flap using a hybrid turbulence model and dynamic meshing. In 2018 Applied Aerodynamics Conference. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-3813

© 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved. A numerical study of the NACA 0012 airfoil fitted with a harmonically morphing trailing edge flap (TEF) is performed at an angle of attack of 4º and a Reynolds... Read More about Aerodynamic analysis of a harmonically morphing flap using a hybrid turbulence model and dynamic meshing.

A conceptual exoskeleton shoulder design for the assistance of upper limb movement (2018)
Journal Article
Perez, C. N., Georgilas, I., Etoundi, A., Chong, J., & Jafari, A. (2018). A conceptual exoskeleton shoulder design for the assistance of upper limb movement. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 10965 LNAI, 291-302. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96728-8_25

© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018. There is an increased interest on wearable technologies for rehabilitation and human augmentation. Systems focusing on the upper limbs are attempting to replicate the musculoskelet... Read More about A conceptual exoskeleton shoulder design for the assistance of upper limb movement.

Novel Analytical Microbial Fuel Cell Design for Rapid in Situ Optimisation of Dilution Rate and Substrate Supply Rate, by Flow, Volume Control and Anode Placement (2018)
Journal Article
You, J., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2018). Novel Analytical Microbial Fuel Cell Design for Rapid in Situ Optimisation of Dilution Rate and Substrate Supply Rate, by Flow, Volume Control and Anode Placement. Energies, 11(9), 2377. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11092377

© 2018 MDPI AG. All rights reserved. A new analytical design of continuously-fed microbial fuel cell was built in triplicate in order to investigate relations and effects of various operating parameters such as flow rate and substrate supply rate, in... Read More about Novel Analytical Microbial Fuel Cell Design for Rapid in Situ Optimisation of Dilution Rate and Substrate Supply Rate, by Flow, Volume Control and Anode Placement.

A New Hydraulic Speed Regulation Scheme: Valve-Pump Parallel Variable Mode Control (2018)
Journal Article
Ding, H., Zhao, J., & Zhu, Q. (2018). A New Hydraulic Speed Regulation Scheme: Valve-Pump Parallel Variable Mode Control. IEEE Access, 6, 55257-55263. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2872605

© 2013 IEEE. To improve the comprehensive performances of hydraulic speed regulation systems, this paper proposes and develops a new control scheme, valve-pump parallel variable mode control, which can adopt different control modes in different speed... Read More about A New Hydraulic Speed Regulation Scheme: Valve-Pump Parallel Variable Mode Control.

Negative updating combined with opinion pooling in the best-of-n problem in swarm robotics (2018)
Journal Article
Lee, C., Lawry, J., & Winfield, A. F. (2018). Negative updating combined with opinion pooling in the best-of-n problem in swarm robotics. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 11172 LNCS, 97-108. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00533-7_8

© 2018, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. There is a need for effective collective decision making in decentralised multi-agent and robotic systems. This paper introduces a novel approach to the best-of-n decision problem with large n. It utilises nega... Read More about Negative updating combined with opinion pooling in the best-of-n problem in swarm robotics.

Investigation of patterned and non-patterned poly(2,6-dimethyl 1,4-phenylene) oxide based anion exchange membranes for enhanced desalination and power generation in a microbial desalination cell (2018)
Journal Article
Moruno, F. L., Rubio, J. E., Atanassov, P., Cerrato, J. M., Arges, C. G., & Santoro, C. (2018). Investigation of patterned and non-patterned poly(2,6-dimethyl 1,4-phenylene) oxide based anion exchange membranes for enhanced desalination and power generation in a microbial desalination cell. Solid State Ionics, 314, 141-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2017.11.004

© 2017 The Authors Quaternary ammonium poly(2,6-dimethyl 1,4-phenylene oxide) (QAPPO) anion exchange membranes (AEMs) with topographically patterned surfaces were assessed in a microbial desalination cell (MDC) system. The MDC results with these QAPP... Read More about Investigation of patterned and non-patterned poly(2,6-dimethyl 1,4-phenylene) oxide based anion exchange membranes for enhanced desalination and power generation in a microbial desalination cell.

Research on intelligent controller design for MIMO spatially -Distributed systems with applications (2018)
Thesis
Wang, Y. Research on intelligent controller design for MIMO spatially -Distributed systems with applications. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/876409

Spatially dynamic distributed systems have been attracting increasing attention from researchers in the field of system modelling and control since their introduction as an alternative to simple systems to meet the ever-greater requirements to make i... Read More about Research on intelligent controller design for MIMO spatially -Distributed systems with applications.

Passive feeding in paper-based microbial fuel cells (2018)
Journal Article
Winfield, J., Milani, P., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2018). Passive feeding in paper-based microbial fuel cells. ECS Transactions, 85(13), 1193-1200. https://doi.org/10.1149/08513.1193ecst

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are often constructed using materials such as plastic that can be hazardous to the environment. Building MFCs from paper is a sustainable option, making the fuel cells lightweight and easy to carry. Transported in the bott... Read More about Passive feeding in paper-based microbial fuel cells.

Widening participation and social mobility: Encompassing and integrating learning opportunities (2018)
Journal Article
Fowles-Sweet, W., & Barker, J. (2018). Widening participation and social mobility: Encompassing and integrating learning opportunities. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 20(2), 69-95. https://doi.org/10.5456/WPLL.20.2.69

Abstract Many regional universities occupy interesting positions between hi-tech, urban employers and learners, and learners from less socially or economically advantaged (including rural) backgrounds. Many such institutions have maintained their pre... Read More about Widening participation and social mobility: Encompassing and integrating learning opportunities.

Energy and metabolism (2018)
Book Chapter
Ieropoulos, I. A., Ledezma, P., Scandroglio, G., Melhuish, C., & Greenman, J. (2018). Energy and metabolism. In T. J. Prescott, N. Lepora, & P. F. Verschure (Eds.), Living Machines: A Handbook of Research in Biomimetics and Biohybrid Systems (62-72). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199674923.003.0006

© Oxford University Press, 2018 and University of Tartu Press, 2012. Energy resulting from metabolism is essential for any living system-from single-cell to multicellular organisms. This also applies to symbiotic robots (SymBots), which function util... Read More about Energy and metabolism.