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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.

Modelling the energy harvesting from ceramic-based microbial fuel cells by using a fuzzy logic approach (2019)
Journal Article
de Ramón-Fernández, A., Salar-García, M. J., Ruiz-Fernández, D., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2019). Modelling the energy harvesting from ceramic-based microbial fuel cells by using a fuzzy logic approach. Applied Energy, 251, Article 113321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113321

© 2019 The Author(s) Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) is a promising technology that is able to simultaneously produce bioenergy and treat wastewater. Their potential large-scale application is still limited by the need of optimising their power density.... Read More about Modelling the energy harvesting from ceramic-based microbial fuel cells by using a fuzzy logic approach.

A robot learning method with physiological interface for teleoperation systems (2019)
Journal Article
Luo, J., Yang, C., Su, H., & Liu, C. (2019). A robot learning method with physiological interface for teleoperation systems. Applied Sciences, 9(10), Article 2099. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9102099

The human operator largely relies on the perception of remote environmental conditions to make timely and correct decisions in a prescribed task when the robot is teleoperated in a remote place. However, due to the unknown and dynamic working environ... Read More about A robot learning method with physiological interface for teleoperation systems.

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.

Fatigue behaviour of pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites (2019)
Journal Article
Suwarta, P., Fotouhi, M., Czél, G., Longana, M., & Wisnom, M. R. (2019). Fatigue behaviour of pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites. Composite Structures, 224, 110996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.110996

© 2019 The Authors This paper is the first detailed investigation of the fatigue behavior of pseudo-ductile unidirectional (UD)thin-ply interlayer hybrids made of thin-ply carbon/epoxy plies sandwiched between standard thickness glass/epoxy plies und... Read More about Fatigue behaviour of pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites.

Indoor positioning using auto sextant (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Zar, A., Zaidi, Y., & Winberg, S. (2019). Indoor positioning using auto sextant. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMIMT.2019.8712019

© 2019 IEEE. This paper reports on the construction of an automated mechatronic sextant utilized in determining positions relative to multiple observed objects in open spaces. The design is based on the basic principles of the conventional mariner's... Read More about Indoor positioning using auto sextant.

Effect of the ceramic membrane properties on the microbial fuel cell power output and catholyte generation (2019)
Journal Article
Merino-Jimenez, I., Gonzalez-Juarez, F., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2019). Effect of the ceramic membrane properties on the microbial fuel cell power output and catholyte generation. Journal of Power Sources, 429, 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.04.043

© 2019 The Authors Ceramic membranes for MFCs offer a low cost alternative to the expensive ion exchange membranes, whilst promoting catholyte accumulation. However, their physicochemical properties need to be optimised, in order to increase the powe... Read More about Effect of the ceramic membrane properties on the microbial fuel cell power output and catholyte generation.

Investigation of transverse residual stresses in a thick pultruded composite using digital image correlation with hole drilling (2019)
Journal Article
Yuksel, O., Baran, I., Ersoy, N., & Akkerman, R. (2019). Investigation of transverse residual stresses in a thick pultruded composite using digital image correlation with hole drilling. Composite Structures, 223, 110954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.110954

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Process induced residual stresses are one of the main sources of defects such as (pre) mature matrix cracking during pultrusion of fiber reinforced polymer composite profiles. Recently, comprehensive process models have been devel... Read More about Investigation of transverse residual stresses in a thick pultruded composite using digital image correlation with hole drilling.

Response of ceramic microbial fuel cells to direct anodic airflow and novel hydrogel cathodes (2019)
Journal Article
Winfield, J., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2019). Response of ceramic microbial fuel cells to direct anodic airflow and novel hydrogel cathodes. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(29), 15344-15354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.04.024

© 2019 The Authors The presence of air in the anode chamber of microbial fuel cells (MFCs)might be unavoidable in some applications. This study purposely exposed the anodic biofilm to air for sustained cycles using ceramic cylindrical MFCs. A method... Read More about Response of ceramic microbial fuel cells to direct anodic airflow and novel hydrogel cathodes.

Parametric and non-parametric tests for the comparison of two samples which both include paired and unpaired observations (2019)
Journal Article
Derrick, B., White, P., & Toher, D. (2019). Parametric and non-parametric tests for the comparison of two samples which both include paired and unpaired observations. Journal of modern applied statistical methods : JMASM, 18(1), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.22237/jmasm/1556669520

Samples that include both independent and paired observations cause a dilemma for researchers that covers the full breadth of empirical research. Parametric approaches for the comparison of two samples using all available observations are considered,... Read More about Parametric and non-parametric tests for the comparison of two samples which both include paired and unpaired observations.

Surface normals based landmarking for 3D face recognition using photometric stereo captures (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Gao, J., Hansen, M., Smith, M., & Evans, A. N. (2019). Surface normals based landmarking for 3D face recognition using photometric stereo captures. In Proceedings of the 2019 3rd International Conference on Biometric Engineering and Applications. , (43-47). https://doi.org/10.1145/3345336.3345339

In recent decades, many 3D data acquisition methods have been developed to provide accurate and cost-effective 3D captures of the human face. An example system, which can accommodate both research and commercial applications, is the Photoface device.... Read More about Surface normals based landmarking for 3D face recognition using photometric stereo captures.

4D printing self-morphing structures (2019)
Journal Article
Bodaghi, M., Noroozi, R., Zolfagharian, A., Fotouhi, M., & Norouzi, S. (2019). 4D printing self-morphing structures. Materials, 12(8), https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12081353

© 2019 by the authors. Themain objective of thispaper is to introduce complex structureswith self-bending/morphing/ rolling features fabricated by 4D printing technology, and replicate their thermo-mechanical behaviors using a simple computational to... Read More about 4D printing self-morphing structures.

On the simulation (and energy costs) of human intelligence, the singularity and simulationism (2019)
Book Chapter
Winfield, A. F. T. (2019). On the simulation (and energy costs) of human intelligence, the singularity and simulationism. In A. Adamatzky, & V. Kendon (Eds.), From Astrophysics to Unconventional Computation (397-407). Springer Nature Publishing AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15792-0_16

For many the Holy Grail of robotics and AI is the creation of artificial persons: artefacts with equivalent general competencies as humans. Such artefacts would literally be simulations of humans. With the theme of simulation this essay reflects on b... Read More about On the simulation (and energy costs) of human intelligence, the singularity and simulationism.

Young carers in England: Findings from the 2018 BBC survey on the prevalence and nature of caring among young people (2019)
Journal Article
Joseph, S., Kendall, C., Toher, D., Sempik, J., Holland, J., & Becker, S. (2019). Young carers in England: Findings from the 2018 BBC survey on the prevalence and nature of caring among young people. Child: Care, Health and Development, 45(4), 606-612. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12674

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Background: Many young people are involved in caring for parents, siblings, or other relatives who have an illness or disability. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of caring by young people in England... Read More about Young carers in England: Findings from the 2018 BBC survey on the prevalence and nature of caring among young people.

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

Potential impact of industry 4.0 in sustainable food supply chain environment (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Ojo, O. O., Shah, S., Coutroubis, A., Jimenez, M. T., & Ocana, Y. M. (2019). Potential impact of industry 4.0 in sustainable food supply chain environment. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Technology Management, Operations and Decisions (ICTMOD) (172-177). https://doi.org/10.1109/ITMC.2018.8691223

Integration of suitable supply chain system with the industry 4.0 in the face of the evolving sustainability consciousness is of paramount importance to engineering and manufacturing industry at large; this is gradually becoming an irresistible optio... Read More about Potential impact of industry 4.0 in sustainable food supply chain environment.

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.

A copper oxide/zinc oxide composite nano-surface for use in a biosensor (2019)
Journal Article
Cao, L., Kiely, J., Piano, M., & Luxton, R. (2019). A copper oxide/zinc oxide composite nano-surface for use in a biosensor. Materials, 12(7), 1126. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12071126

© 2019 by the authors. In this study, biosensors based on zinc oxide-copper oxide composite nano-surfaces were prepared using a simple and inexpensive distributed colloidal technique. Combinations of mixed dispersions with volume ratios of 1:1, 1:2 a... Read More about A copper oxide/zinc oxide composite nano-surface for use in a biosensor.

Iron-streptomycin derived catalyst for efficient oxygen reduction reaction in ceramic microbial fuel cells operating with urine (2019)
Journal Article
Salar Garcia, M. J., Santoro, C., Kodali, M., Serov, A., Artyushkova, K., Atanassov, P., & Ieropoulos, I. (2019). Iron-streptomycin derived catalyst for efficient oxygen reduction reaction in ceramic microbial fuel cells operating with urine. Journal of Power Sources, 425, 50-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.03.052

© 2019 The Authors In recent years, the microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology has drawn the attention of the scientific community due to its ability to produce clean energy and treat different types of waste at the same time. Often, expensive catalyst... Read More about Iron-streptomycin derived catalyst for efficient oxygen reduction reaction in ceramic microbial fuel cells operating with urine.

On the AIC-based model reduction for the general Holzapfel–Ogden myocardial constitutive law (2019)
Journal Article
Guan, D., Ahmad, F., Theobald, P., Soe, S., Luo, X., & Gao, H. (2019). On the AIC-based model reduction for the general Holzapfel–Ogden myocardial constitutive law. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 18(4), 1213-1232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-019-01140-6

© 2019, The Author(s). Constitutive laws that describe the mechanical responses of cardiac tissue under loading hold the key to accurately model the biomechanical behaviour of the heart. There have been ample choices of phenomenological constitutive... Read More about On the AIC-based model reduction for the general Holzapfel–Ogden myocardial constitutive law.