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Enhanced suppression of longitudinal vibration transmission in propulsion shaft system using nonlinear tuned mass damper inerter (2022)
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Dai, W., Shi, B., Yang, J., Zhu, X., & Li, T. (in press). Enhanced suppression of longitudinal vibration transmission in propulsion shaft system using nonlinear tuned mass damper inerter. Journal of Vibration and Control, 107754632210811. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775463221081183

This study proposes the use of a novel nonlinear tuned mass damper inerter device in vibration suppression of the ship propulsion shafting system and evaluates its performance. The device consists of an axial inerter and a pair of lateral inerters to... Read More about Enhanced suppression of longitudinal vibration transmission in propulsion shaft system using nonlinear tuned mass damper inerter.

Improvements in learning to control perched landings (2022)
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Fletcher, L., Clarke, R., Richardson, T., & Hansen, M. (2022). Improvements in learning to control perched landings. Aeronautical Journal, 126(1301), 1101-1123. https://doi.org/10.1017/aer.2022.48

Reinforcement learning has previously been applied to the problem of controlling a perched landing manoeuvre for a custom sweep-wing aircraft. Previous work showed that the use of domain randomisation to train with atmospheric disturbances improved t... Read More about Improvements in learning to control perched landings.

A study on the effects of cognitive overloading and distractions on human movement during robot-assisted dressing (2022)
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Dogramadzi, S., Caleb-Solly, P., & Camilleri, A. (2022). A study on the effects of cognitive overloading and distractions on human movement during robot-assisted dressing. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 9, Article 815871. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2022.815871

For robots that can provide physical assistance, maintaining synchronicity of the robot and human movement is a precursor for interaction safety. Existing research on collaborative HRI does not consider how synchronicity can be affected if humans are... Read More about A study on the effects of cognitive overloading and distractions on human movement during robot-assisted dressing.

Effect of lid height and blowing ratio on film cooling effectiveness of a novel lidded hole configuration (2022)
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Guelailia, A., Khorsi, A., Slimane, S. A., Blala, H., Slimane, A., Salem, H., & Bouferrouk, A. (2022). Effect of lid height and blowing ratio on film cooling effectiveness of a novel lidded hole configuration. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 236(6), 2599-2607. https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089221095665

Film cooling is one of the promising technologies used for protecting rocket nozzles and turbine blades from combustion chamber hot gases. This paper proposes a novel shape of film cooling injection hole, called lidded hole, that can offer significan... Read More about Effect of lid height and blowing ratio on film cooling effectiveness of a novel lidded hole configuration.

Robust passivity-based dynamical systems for compliant motion adaptation (2022)
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Huang, H., Guo, Y., Yang, G., Chu, J., Chen, X., Li, Z., & Yang, C. (2022). Robust passivity-based dynamical systems for compliant motion adaptation. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 27(6), 4819-4828. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2022.3166204

Motivated by human compliant behaviors during interacting with unknown environments and how motions and impedance to are adapted skilfully complete a task, this article develops a motion planning scheme that is capable of generating a compliant traje... Read More about Robust passivity-based dynamical systems for compliant motion adaptation.

Benchmarking robots in smart cities (2022)
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Studley, M., Presutti, V., Nardi, D., & Carter, S. (2022). Benchmarking robots in smart cities. XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students, 28(3), 20-25. https://doi.org/10.1145/3522686

In order for robots to become integrated into society, we need to be able to prove that robots do their jobs reliably. Robot benchmarking competitions in smart cities offer a glimpse into our future.

Optimisation of straight plate upstream deflector for the performance enhancement of vertical axis wind turbine at low, medium and high regimes of tip speed ratios (2022)
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Syawitri, T. P., Yao, Y., Yao, J., & Chandra, B. (2022). Optimisation of straight plate upstream deflector for the performance enhancement of vertical axis wind turbine at low, medium and high regimes of tip speed ratios. Wind Engineering, 46(5), 1487-1510. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309524x221084980

Location and geometry optimisations of Straight Plate Upstream Deflector (SPUD) for performance enhancement of a three-straightbladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) are carried out at three regimes of tip speed ratios (TSRs). Results analysis reve... Read More about Optimisation of straight plate upstream deflector for the performance enhancement of vertical axis wind turbine at low, medium and high regimes of tip speed ratios.

Diabetes mellitus prediction and diagnosis from a data preprocessing and machine learning perspective (2022)
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Olisah, C. C., Smith, L., & Smith, M. (2022). Diabetes mellitus prediction and diagnosis from a data preprocessing and machine learning perspective. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 220, Article 106773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2022.106773

Background and Objective: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia, which results from the inadequacy of the body to secrete and respond to insulin. If not properly managed or diagnosed on time, diabetes can pose a ris... Read More about Diabetes mellitus prediction and diagnosis from a data preprocessing and machine learning perspective.

The Christmas Lectures: extending the experience outside the lecture theatre (2022)
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Little, H., Fogg-Rogers, L., & Sardo, A. M. (2022). The Christmas Lectures: extending the experience outside the lecture theatre. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 21(2), Article A01. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.21020201

Traditionally, the Royal Institution’s Christmas Lectures have always adopted a deficit model for communication, with one or two invited scientists giving lectures to an audience present at the Royal Institution (Ri) and, since 1936, an audience watc... Read More about The Christmas Lectures: extending the experience outside the lecture theatre.

Adaptive compliant skill learning for contact-rich manipulation with human in the loop (2022)
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Si, W., Guan, Y., & Wang, N. (2022). Adaptive compliant skill learning for contact-rich manipulation with human in the loop. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7(3), 5834 - 5841. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2022.3159163

It is essential for the robot manipulator to adapt to unexpected events and dynamic environments while executing the physical contact-rich tasks. Although a range of methods have been investigated to enhance the adaptability and generalization capabi... Read More about Adaptive compliant skill learning for contact-rich manipulation with human in the loop.

An adaptive fuzzy control for human-in-the-loop operations with varying communication time delays (2022)
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Lu, Z., Guan, Y., & Wang, N. (2022). An adaptive fuzzy control for human-in-the-loop operations with varying communication time delays. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7(2), 5599-5606. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2022.3158540

Time delay, especially varying time delay, is always an important factor affecting the stability to the human-in-the-loop system. Previous research usually focuses on the performance of the internal signal transmission part, but rarely considers the... Read More about An adaptive fuzzy control for human-in-the-loop operations with varying communication time delays.

A robotic test rig for performance assessment of prosthetic joints (2022)
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Etoundi, A. C., Dobner, A., Agrawal, S., Semasinghe, C. L., Georgilas, I., & Jafari, A. (2022). A robotic test rig for performance assessment of prosthetic joints. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 8, Article 613579. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2021.613579

Movement within the human body is made possible by joints connecting two or more elements of the musculoskeletal system. Losing one or more of these connections can seriously limit mobility, which in turn can lead to depression and other mental issue... Read More about A robotic test rig for performance assessment of prosthetic joints.

A review on the use of passive flow control devices as performance enhancement of lift-type vertical axis wind turbines (2022)
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Syawitri, T. P., Yao, Y., Yao, J., & Chandra, B. (2022). A review on the use of passive flow control devices as performance enhancement of lift-type vertical axis wind turbines. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, 11(4), e435. https://doi.org/10.1002/wene.435

This article provides a comprehensive review about passive flow control devices (PFCDs) implemented in lift-type vertical axis wind turbine (LVAWT), focusing on the underlying flow physics mechanisms and to what extents they can improve the LVAWT per... Read More about A review on the use of passive flow control devices as performance enhancement of lift-type vertical axis wind turbines.

The effects of a morphed trailing-edge flap on the aeroacoustic and aerodynamic performance of a 30P30N Aerofoil (2022)
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Watkins, J., & Bouferrouk, A. (2022). The effects of a morphed trailing-edge flap on the aeroacoustic and aerodynamic performance of a 30P30N Aerofoil. Acoustics, 4(1), 248-267. https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics4010015

This paper presents initial results on the aeroacoustic and aerodynamic effects of morphing the trailing-edge flap of the 30P30N aerofoil, over five flap deflections (5–25◦ ), at an 8◦ angle of attack and a Reynolds number of Re = 9.2 × 105 . The Ffo... Read More about The effects of a morphed trailing-edge flap on the aeroacoustic and aerodynamic performance of a 30P30N Aerofoil.

Revisiting voyager 2's trajectory (2022)
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Chandra, B., & Arnott, K. (2022). Revisiting voyager 2's trajectory. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, 75(2), 42-47

This paper presents reconstruction of Voyager 2 trajectory to examine how the mission was optimised for fuel and Time of Flight(TOF), as well as to find out if there is a more efficient trajectory for the full Earth-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune (EJS... Read More about Revisiting voyager 2's trajectory.

The effect of transverse compressive stresses on tensile failure of carbon fibre/epoxy composites (2022)
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Wisnom, M. R., Rev, T., Wisnom, M., Xu, X., & Czél, G. (2022). The effect of transverse compressive stresses on tensile failure of carbon fibre/epoxy composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 156, Article 106894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.106894

A novel test configuration has been developed to induce combined stress-states of in-plane longitudinal tension and transverse compression in thin-ply, unidirectional (UD) composite layers. Three different multi-directional laminates have been design... Read More about The effect of transverse compressive stresses on tensile failure of carbon fibre/epoxy composites.

A new configuration of composite nonlinear feedback control for nonlinear systems with input saturation (2022)
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Zhu, Q., Mobayen, S., Nemati, H., Zhang, J., & Wei, W. (2023). A new configuration of composite nonlinear feedback control for nonlinear systems with input saturation. Journal of Vibration and Control, 29(5-6), 1417-1430. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775463211064010

This study proposes a U-control–based Composite Nonlinear Feedback (U-CNF) design procedure. This U-CNF control establishes a double feedback loop framework for generalisation and simplification in designing the CNF control systems. Two controllers,... Read More about A new configuration of composite nonlinear feedback control for nonlinear systems with input saturation.

Response of gyroid lattice structures to impact loads (2022)
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Ramos, H., Santiago, R., Soe, S., Theobald, P., & Alves, M. (2022). Response of gyroid lattice structures to impact loads. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 164, Article 104202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2022.104202

This paper reports on a comprehensive investigation of gyroid lattice structures subject to impact loading. AlSi10Mg samples were manufactured using selective laser melting (SLM) and mechanically characterized using Digital Image Correlation (DIC). U... Read More about Response of gyroid lattice structures to impact loads.

Towards machine vision for insect welfare monitoring and behavioural insights (2022)
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Hansen, M. F., Oparaeke, A., Gallagher, R., Karimi, A., Tariq, F., & Smith, M. L. (2022). Towards machine vision for insect welfare monitoring and behavioural insights. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9, Article 835529. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.835529

Machine vision has demonstrated its usefulness in the livestock industry in terms of improving welfare in such areas as lameness detection and body condition scoring in dairy cattle. In this article, we present some promising results of applying stat... Read More about Towards machine vision for insect welfare monitoring and behavioural insights.

Microbial fuel cell compared to a chemostat (2022)
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Greenman, J., Mendis, B. A., Gajda, I., & Ieropoulos, I. A. (2022). Microbial fuel cell compared to a chemostat. Chemosphere, 296, Article 133967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133967

Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) represent a green and sustainable energy conversion system that integrate bacterial biofilms within an electrochemical two-electrode set-up to produce electricity from organic waste. In this review, we focus on a novel exp... Read More about Microbial fuel cell compared to a chemostat.