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Facial behaviour mapping-From video footage to a robot head (2008)
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Campbell, N., Jaeckel, P., & Melhuish, C. (2008). Facial behaviour mapping-From video footage to a robot head. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 56(12), 1042-1049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2008.09.002

As autonomous robotic systems advance, they will be required and designed for interaction with humans in order to exchange information, which is essential for fulfilling their tasks. It is well established that human-machine interactions are more bel... Read More about Facial behaviour mapping-From video footage to a robot head.

Biological computing using perfusion anodophile biofilm electrodes (PABE) (2008)
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Greenman, J., Ieropoulos, I., & Melhuish, C. (2008). Biological computing using perfusion anodophile biofilm electrodes (PABE). International Journal of Unconventional Computing, 4(1), 23-32

This paper presents a theoretical approach to biological computing, using biofilm electrodes by illustrating a simplified Pavlovian learning model. The theory behind this approach was based on empirical data produced from a prototype version of these... Read More about Biological computing using perfusion anodophile biofilm electrodes (PABE).

Development of a new EDRNN procedure in control of human arm trajectories (2008)
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Liu, S., Wang, Y., & Zhu, Q. (2008). Development of a new EDRNN procedure in control of human arm trajectories. Neurocomputing, 72(1-3), 490-499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2007.12.012

In this paper the trajectory tracking control of a human arm moving on the sagittal plane is investigated by an interdisciplinary approach with the combination of neural network mapping, evolutionary computation, and dynamic system control. The arm i... Read More about Development of a new EDRNN procedure in control of human arm trajectories.

Adaptive observer-based non-linear stochastic system control with sliding mode schemes (2008)
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Liu, J., Qiao, F., Zhu, Q., & Zhang, F. (2008). Adaptive observer-based non-linear stochastic system control with sliding mode schemes. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 222(7), 681-690. https://doi.org/10.1243/09596518JSCE585

In this paper, an adaptive sliding mode observer is designed to reconstruct the states of non-linear stochastic systems with uncertainties from the measurable system output and the reconstructed states are employed to construct a sliding mode control... Read More about Adaptive observer-based non-linear stochastic system control with sliding mode schemes.

Machine configuration analysis using multi instance modelling (2008)
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Medland, A. J., Mullineux, G., Matthews, J., & Singh, B. (2008). Machine configuration analysis using multi instance modelling. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 222(9), 1161-1170. https://doi.org/10.1243/09544054JEM1135

The design practices used within small special purpose machine design companies often mean that they produce machines that are tailored for the specific requirements of a customer. This can lead to an unnecessarily large family of machines, supported... Read More about Machine configuration analysis using multi instance modelling.

Microbial fuel cells based on carbon veil electrodes: Stack configuration and scalability (2008)
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Ieropoulos, I., Greenman, J., & Melhuish, C. (2008). Microbial fuel cells based on carbon veil electrodes: Stack configuration and scalability. International Journal of Energy Research, 32(13), 1228-1240. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.1419

The aim of this study was to compare the performance of three different sizes of microbial fuel cell (MFC) when operated under continuous flow conditions using acetate as the fuel substrate and show how small-scale multiple units may be best configur... Read More about Microbial fuel cells based on carbon veil electrodes: Stack configuration and scalability.

A new admittance-type haptic interface for bimanual manipulations (2008)
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Peer, A., & Buss, M. (2008). A new admittance-type haptic interface for bimanual manipulations. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 13(4), 416-428. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2008.2001690

The concept of a new mobile haptic interface for bimanual manipulations in 6 DOFs is presented. The design of this mobile haptic interface is based on a modular system consisting of two components: two admittance-type haptic interfaces and a mobile p... Read More about A new admittance-type haptic interface for bimanual manipulations.

The behaviour of ant transporters at the old and new nests during successive colony emigrations (2008)
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Langridge, E. A., Sendova-Franks, A. B., & Franks, N. R. (2008). The behaviour of ant transporters at the old and new nests during successive colony emigrations. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 62(12), 1851-1861. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-008-0614-4

Colonies of the ant Temnothorax albipennis improve their collective performance over successive emigrations (Langridge et al. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 56:523-529, 2004, Behav Ecol Sociobiol 62:447-456, 2008). Here, by analysing the performance of individ... Read More about The behaviour of ant transporters at the old and new nests during successive colony emigrations.

The k-tuple domination number revisited (2008)
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Zverovich, V. (2008). The k-tuple domination number revisited. Applied Mathematics Letters, 21(10), 1005-1011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aml.2007.10.016

The following fundamental result for the domination number γ (G) of a graph G was proved by Alon and Spencer, Arnautov, Lovász and Payan: γ (G) ≤ frac(ln (δ + 1) + 1, δ + 1) n, where n is the order and δ is the minimum degree of vertices of G. A simi... Read More about The k-tuple domination number revisited.

FPGA design and implementation for EIT data acquisition (2008)
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Yue, X. Y., & McLeod, C. (2008). FPGA design and implementation for EIT data acquisition. Physiological Measurement, 29(10), 1233-1246. https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/29/10/007

OXBACT-5 was designed to meet the challenges involved in working in the intensive care hospital environment focussed particularly on thoracic imaging of patients with respiratory distress and chronic heart failure (CHF). The FPGA-based wireless LAN l... Read More about FPGA design and implementation for EIT data acquisition.

Modelling a wireless connected swarm of mobile robots (2008)
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Winfield, A. F., Liu, W., Nembrini, J., & Martinoli, A. (2008). Modelling a wireless connected swarm of mobile robots. Swarm Intelligence, 2(2-4), 241-266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11721-008-0018-0

It is a characteristic of swarm robotics that modelling the overall swarm behaviour in terms of the low-level behaviours of individual robots is very difficult. Yet if swarm robotics is to make the transition from the laboratory to real-world enginee... Read More about Modelling a wireless connected swarm of mobile robots.

Combinação de abordagens GLSP e ATSP para o problema de dimensionamento e sequenciamento de lotes de produção de suplementos para nutrição animal (2008)
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Toso, E. A. V., Morabito, R., & Clark, A. (2008). Combinação de abordagens GLSP e ATSP para o problema de dimensionamento e sequenciamento de lotes de produção de suplementos para nutrição animal. Pesquisa Operacional, 28(3), 423-450

In this paper we study the combination of GLSP (General Lot Sizing and Scheduling Problem) and ATSP (Asymmetric Travelling Salesman Problem) approaches with sub-tour elimination and patching to a lot sizing and sequencing problem in the animal nutrit... Read More about Combinação de abordagens GLSP e ATSP para o problema de dimensionamento e sequenciamento de lotes de produção de suplementos para nutrição animal.

An adaptive gaze stabilization controller inspired by the vestibulo-ocular reflex (2008)
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Lenz, A., Balakrishnan, T., Pipe, A. G., & Melhuish, C. (2008). An adaptive gaze stabilization controller inspired by the vestibulo-ocular reflex. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 3(3), https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3182/3/3/035001

The vestibulo-ocular reflex stabilizes vision in many vertebrates. It integrates inertial and visual information to drive the eyes in the opposite direction to head movement and thereby stabilizes the image on the retina. Its adaptive nature guarante... Read More about An adaptive gaze stabilization controller inspired by the vestibulo-ocular reflex.

Can ant colonies choose a far-and-away better nest over an in-the-way poor one? (2008)
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Robinson, E. J., Sullivan, K. M., Franks, N. R., Hardcastle, K. A., Collins, S., Smith, F. D., & Sendova-Franks, A. B. (2008). Can ant colonies choose a far-and-away better nest over an in-the-way poor one?. Animal Behaviour, 76(2), 323-334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.02.009

Nest choice in the ant Temnothorax albipennis is a model system for investigating collective decision making. Previous research has demonstrated the sophistication of this decentralized system, yet such studies have focused on binary choices in which... Read More about Can ant colonies choose a far-and-away better nest over an in-the-way poor one?.

Two-dimensional BRDF estimation from polarisation (2008)
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Atkinson, G., & Hancock, E. R. (2008). Two-dimensional BRDF estimation from polarisation. Computer Vision and Image Understanding, 111(2), 126-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cviu.2007.09.005

This paper presents a novel technique for reflectance function (BRDF) estimation, which uses polarisation information and photometric stereo. The first stage of the technique is standard and involves the acquisition of polarisation information (angle... Read More about Two-dimensional BRDF estimation from polarisation.

A real-time multi-channel monitoring system for stem cell culture process (2008)
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Yue, X., Drakakis, E., Lim, M., Radomska, A., Ye, H., Mantalaris, A., …Cass, A. (2008). A real-time multi-channel monitoring system for stem cell culture process. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 2(2), 66-77. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBCAS.2008.925639

A novel, up to 128 channels, multi-parametric physiological measurement system suitable for monitoring hematopoietic stem cell culture processes and cell cultures in general is presented in this paper. The system aims to measure in real-time the most... Read More about A real-time multi-channel monitoring system for stem cell culture process.

Identification of Campylobacter infection in chickens from volatile faecal emissions (2008)
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Garner, C. E., Smith, S., Elviss, N. C., Humphrey, T. J., White, P., Ratcliffe, N. M., & Probert, C. S. (2008). Identification of Campylobacter infection in chickens from volatile faecal emissions. Biomarkers, 13(4), 413-421. https://doi.org/10.1080/13547500801966443

Volatile organic compounds from chicken faeces were investigated as biomarkers for Campylobacter infection. Campylobacter are major poultry-borne zoonotic pathogens, colonizing the avian intestinal tract. Chicken faeces are the principal source of co... Read More about Identification of Campylobacter infection in chickens from volatile faecal emissions.

Reflectance of human skin using colour photometric stereo: With particular application to pigmented lesion analysis (2008)
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Sun, J., Smith, M., Smith, L., Coutts, L., Dabis, R., Harland, C., & Bamber, J. (2008). Reflectance of human skin using colour photometric stereo: With particular application to pigmented lesion analysis. Skin Research and Technology, 14(2), 173-179. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0846.2007.00274.x

Background/purpose: The optical appearance of human skin is highly dependent on the interaction between the illumination (type and position), observer position and the skin surface structure. Different currently available photographic techniques reco... Read More about Reflectance of human skin using colour photometric stereo: With particular application to pigmented lesion analysis.

Individual and collective choice: Parallel prospecting and mining in ants (2008)
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Aleksiev, A. S., Longdon, B., Christmas, M. J., Sendova-Franks, A. B., & Franks, N. R. (2008). Individual and collective choice: Parallel prospecting and mining in ants. Naturwissenschaften, 95(4), 301-305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-007-0329-9

Decision making is of crucial importance in the lives of both animals and humans. How decisions of group members scale up to group decisions is of great interest. Accordingly, we gave homeless ant colonies (n=67) in three experiments a choice between... Read More about Individual and collective choice: Parallel prospecting and mining in ants.