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A new result on observer-based sliding mode control design for a class of uncertain Ito^ stochastic delay systems (2017)
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Liu, Z., Zhu, Q., Zhao, L., Yu, J., & Gao, C. (2017). A new result on observer-based sliding mode control design for a class of uncertain Ito^ stochastic delay systems. Journal of The Franklin Institute, 354(18), 8200-8216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfranklin.2017.10.016

© 2017 The Franklin Institute This paper develops a new observer-based sliding mode control (SMC) scheme for a general class of Ito^ stochastic delay systems (SDS). The key merit of the presented scheme lies in its simplicity and integrity in design... Read More about A new result on observer-based sliding mode control design for a class of uncertain Ito^ stochastic delay systems.

An approach for solving an inverse spherical two-phase Stefan problem arising in modeling of electric contact phenomena (2017)
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Sarsengeldin, M. M., Erdogan, A. S., Nauryz, T. A., & Nouri, H. (2018). An approach for solving an inverse spherical two-phase Stefan problem arising in modeling of electric contact phenomena. Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, 41(2), 850-859. https://doi.org/10.1002/MMA.4649

In this paper, a model problem that can be used for mathematical modeling and investigation of arc phenomena in electrical contacts is considered. An analytical approach for the solution of a two-phase inverse spherical Stefan problem where along wit... Read More about An approach for solving an inverse spherical two-phase Stefan problem arising in modeling of electric contact phenomena.

Orientation-dispersed pseudo-ductile hybrid composite laminates – A new lay-up concept to avoid free-edge delamination (2017)
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Jalalvand, M., Fotouhi, M., & Wisnom, M. R. (2017). Orientation-dispersed pseudo-ductile hybrid composite laminates – A new lay-up concept to avoid free-edge delamination. Composites Science and Technology, 153, 232-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2017.10.011

Multi-Directional hybrid composites can suffer from free-edge delamination, a damage mode that doesn't exist in Uni-Directional hybrid composites and can hinder the pseudo-ductility that can be achieved with thin-ply hybrids. This paper presents a ne... Read More about Orientation-dispersed pseudo-ductile hybrid composite laminates – A new lay-up concept to avoid free-edge delamination.

Do high frequency acoustic emission events always represent fibre failure in CFRP laminates? (2017)
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Oz, F. E., Ersoy, N., & Lomov, S. V. (2017). Do high frequency acoustic emission events always represent fibre failure in CFRP laminates?. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 103, 230-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.10.013

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd When damage in carbon fibre reinforced composites (CFRP) is monitored by acoustic emission (AE), it is a common belief that high frequency AE events originate from fibre failure. This shows that this statement may not correspond... Read More about Do high frequency acoustic emission events always represent fibre failure in CFRP laminates?.

A study protocol of the effectiveness of PEGASUS: A multi-centred study comparing an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with treatment as usual (2017)
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Harcourt, D., Paraskeva, N., White, P., Powell, J., & Clarke, A. (2017). A study protocol of the effectiveness of PEGASUS: A multi-centred study comparing an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with treatment as usual. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 17(1), 143. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-017-0543-0

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Increasingly, women elect breast reconstruction after mastectomy. However, their expectations of surgery are often not met, and dissatisfaction with outcome and ongoing psychosocial concerns and distress are common.... Read More about A study protocol of the effectiveness of PEGASUS: A multi-centred study comparing an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with treatment as usual.

Experimental and computational analysis of a tangent ogive slender body at incompressible speeds (2017)
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Schoombie, J., Tuling, S., & Dala, L. (2017). Experimental and computational analysis of a tangent ogive slender body at incompressible speeds. Aerospace Science and Technology, 69, 474-484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2017.06.011

© 2017 Elsevier Masson SAS A combined computational and experimental analysis was performed on a tangent ogive body with very low aspect ratio wings in the ‘+’ (plus) orientation at Mach numbers 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3, with the aim of developing a database... Read More about Experimental and computational analysis of a tangent ogive slender body at incompressible speeds.

Energy expenditure estimation using visual and inertial sensors (2017)
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Craddock, I., Paiement, A., Hannuna, S., Camplani, M., Cooper, A., Damen, D., …Tao, L. (2018). Energy expenditure estimation using visual and inertial sensors. IET Computer Vision, 12(1), 36-47. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-cvi.2017.0112

© The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2017. Deriving a person's energy expenditure accurately forms the foundation for tracking physical activity levels across many health and lifestyle monitoring tasks. In this study, the authors present a... Read More about Energy expenditure estimation using visual and inertial sensors.

Does being human influence science and technology? (2017)
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Fogg Rogers, L. (2017). Does being human influence science and technology?. Journal of Science Communication, 16(4),

This article addresses two major questions about women and science. Firstly, the commentary looks at the ways science and technology are discussed and represented all around us in society. Secondly, I ask whether this matters. The defining issue is t... Read More about Does being human influence science and technology?.

BRDF of human skin in the visible spectrum (2017)
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Smith, M. L., Smith, L. N., Farooq, A. R., Sohaib, A., Farooq, A., Smith, L., …Broadbent, L. (2017). BRDF of human skin in the visible spectrum. Sensor Review, 37(4), 390-395. https://doi.org/10.1108/SR-11-2016-0258

© Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose - Significant research has been carried out in terms of development of new bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) instruments; however, there is still little research available regarding spectral... Read More about BRDF of human skin in the visible spectrum.

A successive approximation method to precisely measure leakage current of the rechargeable Lithium coin battery (2017)
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Yue, X., Kiely, J., Ghauri, S., Kauer, M., Bellanger, M., & Gibson, D. (2017). A successive approximation method to precisely measure leakage current of the rechargeable Lithium coin battery. Journal of Energy Storage, 13, 442-446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2017.08.006

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd When the rechargeable Lithium coin battery is employed as the storage component for indoor energy harvesting, the leakage current of the battery cannot be ignored, especially in ultra-low-power applications. The leakage current of... Read More about A successive approximation method to precisely measure leakage current of the rechargeable Lithium coin battery.

Evidence of negative Poisson's ratio in wood from finite element analysis and off-axis compression experiments (2017)
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Marmier, A., Biesheuvel, S., Elmalik, M., Kirke, A., Langhof, M., Paiva, J. P., …Evans, K. E. (2018). Evidence of negative Poisson's ratio in wood from finite element analysis and off-axis compression experiments. Materials Letters, 210, 255-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2017.09.026

© 2017 The microstructure of wood is highly anisotropic, which suggests that this material could exhibit unusual elastic properties. A few studies have suggested the possibility of auxeticity, or negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) in some wood samples. I... Read More about Evidence of negative Poisson's ratio in wood from finite element analysis and off-axis compression experiments.

Quasi-static analysis of mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V lattice structures manufactured using selective laser melting (2017)
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Setchi, R., Feng, Q., Tang, Q., Liu, Y., Soe, S., Ma, S., & Bai, L. (2018). Quasi-static analysis of mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V lattice structures manufactured using selective laser melting. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 94(5-8), 2301-2313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-017-0932-7

© 2017, Springer-Verlag London Ltd. Selective laser melting (SLM) is a transformative manufacturing process due to its ability to manufacture complex metal parts directly from various bulk powders. With the capability of reducing powder consumption a... Read More about Quasi-static analysis of mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V lattice structures manufactured using selective laser melting.

The multi-modal interface of Robot-Era multi-robot services tailored for the elderly (2017)
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Di Nuovo, A., Broz, F., Wang, N., Belpaeme, T., Cangelosi, A., Jones, R., …Dario, P. (2018). The multi-modal interface of Robot-Era multi-robot services tailored for the elderly. Intelligent Service Robotics, 11(1), 109-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11370-017-0237-6

© 2017, The Author(s). Socially assistive robotic platforms are now a realistic option for the long-term care of ageing populations. Elderly users may benefit from many services provided by robots operating in different environments, such as providin... Read More about The multi-modal interface of Robot-Era multi-robot services tailored for the elderly.

High performance quasi-isotropic thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid composites with pseudo-ductile behaviour in all fibre orientations (2017)
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Wisnom, M. R., Fotouhi, M., & Jalalvand, M. (2017). High performance quasi-isotropic thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid composites with pseudo-ductile behaviour in all fibre orientations. Composites Science and Technology, 152, 101-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2017.08.024

© 2017 This study exploits the potential of thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid laminates to generate high performance Quasi-Isotropic (QI) composite plates that show pseudo-ductility in all fibre orientations under tensile loading, overcoming the inherent... Read More about High performance quasi-isotropic thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid composites with pseudo-ductile behaviour in all fibre orientations.

Model-based development of MAV altitude control via ground-based equipment (2017)
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Wright, S. (2017). Model-based development of MAV altitude control via ground-based equipment. International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 28(4), 361-369. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIC.2017.10007332

This paper presents the development and demonstration of an automated altitude controller for a very low weight Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) (i.e. less than 15g), via low-cost ground-based equipment, and without the provision of active telemetry data from... Read More about Model-based development of MAV altitude control via ground-based equipment.

A neural-network-based controller for piezoelectric-actuated stick-slip devices (2017)
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Cheng, L., Liu, W., Yang, C., Huang, T., Hou, Z. G., & Tan, M. (2018). A neural-network-based controller for piezoelectric-actuated stick-slip devices. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 65(3), 2598-2607. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2017.2740826

© 1982-2012 IEEE. Piezoelectric-actuated stick-slip device (PASSD) is a highly promising equipment that is composed of one end-effector, one piezoelectric actuator (PEA) and one driving object adhered to the PEA. Since the end-effector can slip on th... Read More about A neural-network-based controller for piezoelectric-actuated stick-slip devices.

Image-Guided Surgical Robotic System for Percutaneous Reduction of Joint Fractures (2017)
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Dagnino, G., Georgilas, I., Morad, S., Gibbons, P., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2017). Image-Guided Surgical Robotic System for Percutaneous Reduction of Joint Fractures. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 45(11), 2648-2662. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-017-1901-x

© 2017, The Author(s). Complex joint fractures often require an open surgical procedure, which is associated with extensive soft tissue damages and longer hospitalization and rehabilitation time. Percutaneous techniques can potentially mitigate these... Read More about Image-Guided Surgical Robotic System for Percutaneous Reduction of Joint Fractures.

Predicting notched tensile strength of full-scale composite structures from small coupons using fracture mechanics (2017)
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Xu, X., Takeda, S., Aoki, Y., Hallett, S. R., & Wisnom, M. R. (2017). Predicting notched tensile strength of full-scale composite structures from small coupons using fracture mechanics. Composite Structures, 180, 386-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.08.026

The initial fracture propagation within a full-scale stiffened quasi-isotropic composite panel and coupons with stringer feet under tensile loads was investigated. The specimens were made from Non-Crimp Fabric through Vacuum assisted Resin Transfer M... Read More about Predicting notched tensile strength of full-scale composite structures from small coupons using fracture mechanics.