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Achieving gradual failure in hybrid composite laminates- progressing from tension to beding (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Jalalvand, M., Idarraga, G., Fotouhi, M., Meza, J., & Wisnom, M. (2019, August). Achieving gradual failure in hybrid composite laminates- progressing from tension to beding. Presented at ICCM22, Melbourne, Australia

Most of the progress to-date about achieving gradual failure have been mainly focused on in-plane loading and particularly tension. In many real structural applications, the load is not pure in-plane and is a mix of in-plane and transverse. One of th... Read More about Achieving gradual failure in hybrid composite laminates- progressing from tension to beding.

Investigation of the hybrid effect in high performance quasi-isotropic thin-ply carbon/glass composites under tension (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Idarraga, G., Fotouhi, M., Jalalvand, M., J, M., & Wisnom, M. (2019, August). Investigation of the hybrid effect in high performance quasi-isotropic thin-ply carbon/glass composites under tension. Presented at ICCM22, Melbourne, Australia

This work studies the hybrid effect in high performance Quasi-Isotropic (QI) composite plates under tensile loading. The hybrid effect is the enhancement in strain at failure of the carbon fibre layers in the hybrid composite compared with a pure car... Read More about Investigation of the hybrid effect in high performance quasi-isotropic thin-ply carbon/glass composites under tension.

Fatigue behaviour of un-notched and open-hole quasi-isotropic pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid laminates (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Fotouhi, M., Suwarta, P., Jenkin, R., Jalalvand, M., & Wisnom, M. (2019, August). Fatigue behaviour of un-notched and open-hole quasi-isotropic pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid laminates. Presented at ICCM22, Melbourne, Australia

This paper investigates fatigue behaviour of a QI composite made from thin carbon plies and standard thickness glass plies. As illustrated in Fig. 2, this orientation-dispersed QI thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid laminate showed a successful pseudo-ducti... Read More about Fatigue behaviour of un-notched and open-hole quasi-isotropic pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid laminates.

SiP 2019 Engaged In Busy Work - Practitioner Development (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Fogg-Rogers, L. (2019, July). SiP 2019 Engaged In Busy Work - Practitioner Development. Presented at Science in Public 2019, Manchester, UK

This presentation introduced preceding festival research which led to the creation of the project ‘Unkindest Cut’. International research from the Science Live project indicated that science festival and event organisers considered their work to be a... Read More about SiP 2019 Engaged In Busy Work - Practitioner Development.

Robust Intelligent Control of Underactuated Ground- based and Aerial Robots with Matched/Mismatched Uncertainties and Disturbances (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Nemati, H., & Bandala Sanchez, M. (2019, July). Robust Intelligent Control of Underactuated Ground- based and Aerial Robots with Matched/Mismatched Uncertainties and Disturbances. Presented at Intelligent Fluid Power transmission And Control (IFPAC) Workshop, University of Bath, UK

Recently, inspired by nature, the evolution of novel materials and fabrication procedures for the design and control of soft-bodied robots have led to deformable actuators that are versatile, power-efficient, compliant, agile, self-healing and intell... Read More about Robust Intelligent Control of Underactuated Ground- based and Aerial Robots with Matched/Mismatched Uncertainties and Disturbances.

Assisted teleoperation for a dual-manipulator robot and coordination with aerial vehicles for nuclear decommissioning applications (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Bandala Sanchez, M., Nemati, H., Montazeri, A., & Taylor, C. J. (2019, June). Assisted teleoperation for a dual-manipulator robot and coordination with aerial vehicles for nuclear decommissioning applications. Poster presented at International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), Portoroz, Slovenia

This poster summarises research at Lancaster University into the modelling and control of mobile robots with application to nuclear decommissioning. The work is based on use of a mobile, hydraulically actuated robot, which is supported by information... Read More about Assisted teleoperation for a dual-manipulator robot and coordination with aerial vehicles for nuclear decommissioning applications.

Surface flow modification of aerofoils for automative racing car application (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Allarton, R., Cliford, T., Hitchborn, B., Parker, L., Shaw, J., & Yao, J. (2019, June). Surface flow modification of aerofoils for automative racing car application. Paper presented at The Eighth International Symposium on Physics of Fluid (ISPF8), Xian, China

An aerofoil which is commonly used in aerospace engineering to produce lift is also employed in the motorsport industry to produce downforce for improving traction in cornering. This paper investigates aerofoil surface modification through ‘golf ball... Read More about Surface flow modification of aerofoils for automative racing car application.

Influence of non-iterative time-advancement schemes on the aerodynamic prediction of pitching airfoils using dynamic mesh (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Abdessemed, C., Yao, Y., Bouferrouk, A., & Narayan, P. (2019, June). Influence of non-iterative time-advancement schemes on the aerodynamic prediction of pitching airfoils using dynamic mesh. Paper presented at 8th International Symposium on Physics of Fluids (ISPF8), Xian, China

A pitching airfoil problem is addressed in this paper to assess the use of a non-iterative time-advancement (NITA) scheme with dynamic mesh method, and also to estimate possible CPU time savings. Simulations have shown that using a combination of dyn... Read More about Influence of non-iterative time-advancement schemes on the aerodynamic prediction of pitching airfoils using dynamic mesh.

Polyether sulfone interleaved glass/carbon hybrid composite under impact loading (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Fotouhi, S., Clamp, J., Bolouri, A., & Fotouhi, M. (2019, May). Polyether sulfone interleaved glass/carbon hybrid composite under impact loading. Poster presented at Comptest2019, Lulea, Sweden

This work presents an attempt to improve the low velocity impact performance of Carbon/Glass hybrid composites by interleaving with tough polyether sulfone (PES) membranes. The hybrid composite was made of a glass/epoxy block that was sandwiched betw... Read More about Polyether sulfone interleaved glass/carbon hybrid composite under impact loading.

Enhancing the force transparency of time domain passivity approach: Observer-based gradient controller (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Singh, H., Jafari, A., & Ryu, J. (2019, May). Enhancing the force transparency of time domain passivity approach: Observer-based gradient controller. Paper presented at The 2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Montreal, Canada

Passivity has been the most often used constraint for the stable controller design of bilateral teleoperation systems. Especially, Time Domain Passivity Approach (TDPA) has been used in many applications since it has been known as one of the least co... Read More about Enhancing the force transparency of time domain passivity approach: Observer-based gradient controller.

Finite element modeling of gyroid structures subjected to impact loadings (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Ramos, H., Santiago, R., Alves, M., Theobald, P., Soe, S., & Brasil, R. (2019, April). Finite element modeling of gyroid structures subjected to impact loadings. Paper presented at 7th International Symposium on Solid Mechanics, ABCM, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil

Designing bio-inspired robotics workshops given language limitations (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Carrillo-Zapata, D., Lee, C., Digumarti, K. M., Hauert, S., & Boushel, C. (2019, April). Designing bio-inspired robotics workshops given language limitations. Paper presented at RiE 2019 : 10th International Conference on Robotics in Education, Vienna, Austria

Educational robots are increasingly being used in schools as learning tools to support the development of skills such as computational thinking because of the growing number of technology-related jobs. Using robots as a tool inside the classroom has... Read More about Designing bio-inspired robotics workshops given language limitations.

Bristol One City Forum 2019 - Connected By Curiosity (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Fogg Rogers, L., & Carter, J. (2019, March). Bristol One City Forum 2019 - Connected By Curiosity. Presented at Bristol Forum, Bristol

Bristol is renowned for its creative, playful, and pioneering innovations – we are not afraid to lead the way. In fact, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are at the heart of our West of England region. That is why Curiosity Con... Read More about Bristol One City Forum 2019 - Connected By Curiosity.

Connected by curiosity - Storytale Festival (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Fogg Rogers, L. (2019, March). Connected by curiosity - Storytale Festival. Presented at Bristol Forum, Bristol City Hall

Bristol is renowned for its creative, playful, and pioneering innovations – we are not afraid to lead the way. In fact, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are at the heart of our West of England region. That is why Curiosity Con... Read More about Connected by curiosity - Storytale Festival.

Assessment of stress-blended eddy simulation model for accurate prediction of three-straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine performance (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Syawitri, T. P., Yao, Y., Yao, J., & Chandra, B. (2019, March). Assessment of stress-blended eddy simulation model for accurate prediction of three-straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine performance. Paper presented at 54th 3AF International Conference on Applied Aerodynamics, Paris, France

The performance of a three-straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine at low tip speed ratio has been evaluated by detached eddy simulation (DES) with stress-blended eddy simulation (SBES) turbulence model. Two grid topologies around the blades, i.e.... Read More about Assessment of stress-blended eddy simulation model for accurate prediction of three-straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine performance.