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Development of a triboelectric nanogenerator for joining of silver nanorods (2023)
Journal Article
Jalili, M. A., Karimzadeh, F., Enayati, M. H., Kalali, E. N., & Kheirabadi, N. R. (2023). Development of a triboelectric nanogenerator for joining of silver nanorods. Advanced Electronic Materials, 9(5), Article 2201348. https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202201348

On account of their excellent properties, 2D nanostructures beyond graphene, such as MoS2, have extensive applications. Given their quantum confinement effects, MoS2 monolayers could efficiently trap electrons as an intermediate layer between frictio... Read More about Development of a triboelectric nanogenerator for joining of silver nanorods.

Investigating the challenges of engineering project managers in achieving sustainability in the UK construction industry (2023)
Journal Article
Uzoigwe, S. A. A., Atoofi, M., Lewis, H., & Onyedikachukwu, N. B. (2023). Investigating the challenges of engineering project managers in achieving sustainability in the UK construction industry. Journal of Engineering Research and Reports, 24(9), 14-24. https://doi.org/10.9734/jerr/2023/v24i9839

Aim: The essential purpose of the current research was to identify the challenges faced by project engineering managers in the UK construction industry while seeking to achieve sustainability. Study Design: The current study was built upon six import... Read More about Investigating the challenges of engineering project managers in achieving sustainability in the UK construction industry.

Numerical shape, thickness and stacking sequence optimisation and experimental study of hybrid composite plates under in-plane shear loading (2023)
Journal Article
Damghani, M., Matthews, J., Murphy, A., & Featherston, C. (2023). Numerical shape, thickness and stacking sequence optimisation and experimental study of hybrid composite plates under in-plane shear loading. Structures, 51, 372-390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2023.03.066

Shape, thickness and stacking sequence optimisation of a damage tolerant hybrid (GFRP-CFRP) composite laminate is performed using the commercial Optistruct solver. The results of the optimisation study are compared to both a benchmark non-damage tole... Read More about Numerical shape, thickness and stacking sequence optimisation and experimental study of hybrid composite plates under in-plane shear loading.

DETI Inspire Final Report (2023)
Report
Fogg Rogers, L., Cockbill, L., Bristow, A., Warren, J., & Laggan, S. (2023). DETI Inspire Final Report. Bristol, UK: West of England Combined Authority

Inspiring a future generation of engineers has never been more important, as we seek urgent solutions to the Climate Crisis. The West of England is leading the way developing sustainability solutions with academia and industry collaborating to reach... Read More about DETI Inspire Final Report.

Negative Poisson's ratio: A ubiquitous feature of wood (2023)
Journal Article
Marmier, A., Miller, W., & Evans, K. E. (2023). Negative Poisson's ratio: A ubiquitous feature of wood. Materials Today Communications, 35, Article 105810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.105810

Most materials contract laterally when stretched axially i.e. they have a positive Poisson's ratio. Negative Poisson's ratios (NPR, also auxetic) are largely limited to single crystals or to artificial meta-materials such as honeycombs, foams and com... Read More about Negative Poisson's ratio: A ubiquitous feature of wood.

A multimodal teleoperation interface for human-robot collaboration (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Si, W., Zhong, T., Wang, N., & Yang, C. (2023). A multimodal teleoperation interface for human-robot collaboration. In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics (ICM). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICM54990.2023.10102060

Human-robot collaboration provides an effective approach to combine human intelligence and the autonomy of robots, which can improve the safety and efficiency of the robot. However, developing an intuitive and immersive human-robot interface with mul... Read More about A multimodal teleoperation interface for human-robot collaboration.

Transformers and human-robot interaction for delirium detection (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Jeffcock, J., Hansen, M., & Ruiz Garate, V. (2023). Transformers and human-robot interaction for delirium detection. In 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (466-474). https://doi.org/10.1145/3568162.3576971

An estimated 20% of patients admitted to hospital wards are affected by delirium. Early detection is recommended to treat underlying causes of delirium, however workforce strain in general wards often causes it to remain undetected. This work propose... Read More about Transformers and human-robot interaction for delirium detection.

Improving health and safety promotion with a robotic tool: A case study for face mask detection (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Sierra, S. D., Insuasty, M., Garcia, D., Munera, M., & Cifuentes, C. (2023). Improving health and safety promotion with a robotic tool: A case study for face mask detection. In 18th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI) (716-719). https://doi.org/10.1145/3568294.3580180

Social robots have been shown to effectively promote healthy behaviour in humans. In the context of the pandemic, these robots have been used to encourage the use of face masks and other biosafety measures. However, human perception in these scenario... Read More about Improving health and safety promotion with a robotic tool: A case study for face mask detection.

The classification and new trends of shared control strategies in telerobotic systems: A survey (2023)
Journal Article
Li, G., Li, Q., Yang, C., Su, Y., Yuan, Z., & Wu, X. (2023). The classification and new trends of shared control strategies in telerobotic systems: A survey. IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 16(2), 118-133. https://doi.org/10.1109/TOH.2023.3253856

Shared control, which permits a human operator and an autonomous controller to share the control of a telerobotic system, can reduce the operator's workload and/or improve performances during the execution of tasks. Due to the great benefits of combi... Read More about The classification and new trends of shared control strategies in telerobotic systems: A survey.

Modelling and mapping urban vulnerability index against potential structural fire-related risks: An integrated GIS-MCDM approach (2023)
Journal Article
Noori, S., Mohammadi, A., Miguel Ferreira, T., Ghaffari Gilandeh, A., & Mirahmadzadeh Ardabili, S. J. (2023). Modelling and mapping urban vulnerability index against potential structural fire-related risks: An integrated GIS-MCDM approach. Fire, 6(3), Article 107. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire6030107

Identifying the regions with urban vulnerability to potential fire hazards is crucial for designing effective risk mitigation and fire prevention strategies. The present study aims to identify urban areas at risk of fire using 19 evaluation factors a... Read More about Modelling and mapping urban vulnerability index against potential structural fire-related risks: An integrated GIS-MCDM approach.