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Benchmarking robots in smart cities (2022)
Journal Article
Studley, M., Presutti, V., Nardi, D., & Carter, S. (2022). Benchmarking robots in smart cities. XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students, 28(3), 20-25. https://doi.org/10.1145/3522686

In order for robots to become integrated into society, we need to be able to prove that robots do their jobs reliably. Robot benchmarking competitions in smart cities offer a glimpse into our future.

Optimisation of straight plate upstream deflector for the performance enhancement of vertical axis wind turbine at low, medium and high regimes of tip speed ratios (2022)
Journal Article
Syawitri, T. P., Yao, Y., Yao, J., & Chandra, B. (2022). Optimisation of straight plate upstream deflector for the performance enhancement of vertical axis wind turbine at low, medium and high regimes of tip speed ratios. Wind Engineering, 46(5), 1487-1510. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309524x221084980

Location and geometry optimisations of Straight Plate Upstream Deflector (SPUD) for performance enhancement of a three-straightbladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) are carried out at three regimes of tip speed ratios (TSRs). Results analysis reve... Read More about Optimisation of straight plate upstream deflector for the performance enhancement of vertical axis wind turbine at low, medium and high regimes of tip speed ratios.

Diabetes mellitus prediction and diagnosis from a data preprocessing and machine learning perspective (2022)
Journal Article
Olisah, C. C., Smith, L., & Smith, M. (2022). Diabetes mellitus prediction and diagnosis from a data preprocessing and machine learning perspective. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 220, Article 106773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2022.106773

Background and Objective: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia, which results from the inadequacy of the body to secrete and respond to insulin. If not properly managed or diagnosed on time, diabetes can pose a ris... Read More about Diabetes mellitus prediction and diagnosis from a data preprocessing and machine learning perspective.

The Christmas Lectures: extending the experience outside the lecture theatre (2022)
Journal Article
Little, H., Fogg-Rogers, L., & Sardo, A. M. (2022). The Christmas Lectures: extending the experience outside the lecture theatre. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 21(2), Article A01. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.21020201

Traditionally, the Royal Institution’s Christmas Lectures have always adopted a deficit model for communication, with one or two invited scientists giving lectures to an audience present at the Royal Institution (Ri) and, since 1936, an audience watc... Read More about The Christmas Lectures: extending the experience outside the lecture theatre.

Adaptive compliant skill learning for contact-rich manipulation with human in the loop (2022)
Journal Article
Si, W., Guan, Y., & Wang, N. (2022). Adaptive compliant skill learning for contact-rich manipulation with human in the loop. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7(3), 5834 - 5841. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2022.3159163

It is essential for the robot manipulator to adapt to unexpected events and dynamic environments while executing the physical contact-rich tasks. Although a range of methods have been investigated to enhance the adaptability and generalization capabi... Read More about Adaptive compliant skill learning for contact-rich manipulation with human in the loop.

An adaptive fuzzy control for human-in-the-loop operations with varying communication time delays (2022)
Journal Article
Lu, Z., Guan, Y., & Wang, N. (2022). An adaptive fuzzy control for human-in-the-loop operations with varying communication time delays. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7(2), 5599-5606. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2022.3158540

Time delay, especially varying time delay, is always an important factor affecting the stability to the human-in-the-loop system. Previous research usually focuses on the performance of the internal signal transmission part, but rarely considers the... Read More about An adaptive fuzzy control for human-in-the-loop operations with varying communication time delays.

WeCount project evaluation summary: Citizen science on urban mobility (2022)
Report
Sardo, M., Laggan, S., Fogg Rogers, L., Franchois, E., & Bracke, A. (2022). WeCount project evaluation summary: Citizen science on urban mobility. EU H2020

WeCount was a Horizon 2020 project which aimed at quantifying local road transport, produce scientific knowledge in the field of mobility and environmental pollution and co- design informed solutions for several road transport challenges. Uniquely, t... Read More about WeCount project evaluation summary: Citizen science on urban mobility.

A robotic test rig for performance assessment of prosthetic joints (2022)
Journal Article
Etoundi, A. C., Dobner, A., Agrawal, S., Semasinghe, C. L., Georgilas, I., & Jafari, A. (2022). A robotic test rig for performance assessment of prosthetic joints. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 8, Article 613579. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2021.613579

Movement within the human body is made possible by joints connecting two or more elements of the musculoskeletal system. Losing one or more of these connections can seriously limit mobility, which in turn can lead to depression and other mental issue... Read More about A robotic test rig for performance assessment of prosthetic joints.

Learning from carers to inform the design of safe physically assistive robots - Insights from a focus group study (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Camilleri, A., Dogramadzi, S., & Caleb-Solly, P. (2022). Learning from carers to inform the design of safe physically assistive robots - Insights from a focus group study. In Proceedings of the 2022 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (703–707)

This research investigates how professional carers physically assist frail older adults. Carers were asked to discuss their approach and steps for providing safe physical assistance and highlight hazards that assistive robots would have to deal with... Read More about Learning from carers to inform the design of safe physically assistive robots - Insights from a focus group study.

IEEE Standard for Transparency of Autonomous Systems (2022)
Other
Winfield, A., Watson, E., Egawa, T., Barwell, E., Barclay, I., Booth, S., …Wortham, R. H. (2022). IEEE Standard for Transparency of Autonomous Systems. New York

Measurable, testable levels of transparency, so that autonomous systems can be objectively assessed, and levels of compliance determined, are described in this standard.