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Analytic prioritization of indoor routes for search and rescue operations in hazardous environments (2017)
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Zverovich, V., Mahdjoubi, L., Boguslawski, P., & Fadli, F. (2017). Analytic prioritization of indoor routes for search and rescue operations in hazardous environments. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 32(9), 727-747. https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.12260

Applications to prioritize indoor routes for emergency situations in a complex built facility have been restricted to building simulations and network approaches. These types of applications often failed to account for the complexity and trade-offs... Read More about Analytic prioritization of indoor routes for search and rescue operations in hazardous environments.

Standardizing Ethical Design for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems (2017)
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Bryson, J., & Winfield, A. F. (2017). Standardizing Ethical Design for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems. Computer, 50(5), 116-119. https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2017.154

© 1970-2012 IEEE. AI is here now, available to anyone with access to digital technology and the Internet. But its consequences for our social order aren't well understood. How can we guide the way technology impacts society?

Urine disinfection and in situ pathogen killing using a Microbial Fuel Cell cascade system (2017)
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Ieropoulos, I., Pasternak, G., & Greenman, J. (2017). Urine disinfection and in situ pathogen killing using a Microbial Fuel Cell cascade system. PLoS ONE, 12(5), e0176475. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176475

© 2017 Ieropoulos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are... Read More about Urine disinfection and in situ pathogen killing using a Microbial Fuel Cell cascade system.

A quantitative analysis of dressing dynamics for robotic dressing assistance (2017)
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Chance, G., Jevtić, A., Caleb-Solly, P., & Dogramadzi, S. (2017). A quantitative analysis of dressing dynamics for robotic dressing assistance. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 4(MAY), https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2017.00013

© 2017 Chance, Jevtić, Caleb-Solly and Dogramadzi. Assistive robots have a great potential to address issues related to an aging population and an increased demand for caregiving. Successful deployment of robots working in close proximity with people... Read More about A quantitative analysis of dressing dynamics for robotic dressing assistance.

To err is robot: How humans assess and act toward an erroneous social robot (2017)
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Mirnig, N., Stollnberger, G., Miksch, M., Stadler, S., Giuliani, M., & Tscheligi, M. (2017). To err is robot: How humans assess and act toward an erroneous social robot. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 4(MAY), 21. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2017.00021

© 2017 Mirnig, Stollnberger, Miksch, Stadler, Giuliani and Tscheligi. We conducted a user study for which we purposefully programmed faulty behavior into a robot's routine. It was our aim to explore if participants rate the faulty robot different fro... Read More about To err is robot: How humans assess and act toward an erroneous social robot.

Personality perception of robot avatar teleoperators in solo and dyadic tasks (2017)
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Bremner, P., Celiktutan, O., & Gunes, H. (2017). Personality perception of robot avatar teleoperators in solo and dyadic tasks. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 4(MAY), https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2017.00016

© 2017 Bremner, Celiktutan and Gunes. Humanoid robot avatars are a potential new telecommunication tool, whereby a user is remotely represented by a robot that replicates their arm, head, and possible face movements. They have been shown to have a nu... Read More about Personality perception of robot avatar teleoperators in solo and dyadic tasks.

Polarisation photometric stereo (2017)
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Atkinson, G. (2017). Polarisation photometric stereo. Computer Vision and Image Understanding, 160, 158-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cviu.2017.04.014

© 2017 This paper concerns a novel approach to fuse two-source photometric stereo (PS) data with polarisation information for complete surface normal recovery for smooth or slightly rough surfaces. PS is a well-established method but is limited in ap... Read More about Polarisation photometric stereo.

A generalisation of the Hill's quadratic yield function for planar plastic anisotropy to consider loading direction (2017)
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Cardoso, R. P., & Adetoro, O. B. (2017). A generalisation of the Hill's quadratic yield function for planar plastic anisotropy to consider loading direction. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 128-129, 253-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2017.04.024

© 2017 The Authors In this work, a new generalised quadratic yield function for plane stress analysis that is able to describe the plastic anisotropy of metals and also the asymmetric behaviour in tension-compression typical of the Hexagonal Closed-P... Read More about A generalisation of the Hill's quadratic yield function for planar plastic anisotropy to consider loading direction.

Extended state observer-based integral sliding mode control for an underwater robot with unknown disturbances and uncertain nonlinearities (2017)
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Cui, R., Chen, L., Yang, C., & Chen, M. (2017). Extended state observer-based integral sliding mode control for an underwater robot with unknown disturbances and uncertain nonlinearities. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 64(8), 6785-6795. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2017.2694410

© 2017 IEEE. This paper develops a novel integral sliding mode controller (ISMC) for a general type of underwater robots based on multiple-input and multiple-output extended-state-observer (MIMO-ESO). The difficulties associated with the unmeasured v... Read More about Extended state observer-based integral sliding mode control for an underwater robot with unknown disturbances and uncertain nonlinearities.

Principles of robotics: regulating robots in the real world (2017)
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Boden, M., Winfield, A., Bryson, J., Caldwell, D., Dautenhahn, K., Edwards, L., …Whitby, B. (2017). Principles of robotics: regulating robots in the real world. Connection Science, 29(2), 124-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540091.2016.1271400

© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This paper proposes a set of five ethical principles, together with seven high-level messages, as a basis for responsible robotics. The Principles of Robotics... Read More about Principles of robotics: regulating robots in the real world.

Mathematical model of electromagnetic field with skin-effect in closed electrical contacts (2017)
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Nouri, H. (2017). Mathematical model of electromagnetic field with skin-effect in closed electrical contacts. International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 113(4), 625-637

The mathematical model describing electromagnetic field in closed electrical contacts is elaborated. It takes into account a non-uniformity of the current density on the contact spot which can be explained by three factors: 1) physical phenomena of t... Read More about Mathematical model of electromagnetic field with skin-effect in closed electrical contacts.

Safe human–robot interaction in medical robotics: A case study on robotic fracture surgery system (2017)
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Georgilas, I., Dagnino, G., & Dogramadzi, S. (2017). Safe human–robot interaction in medical robotics: A case study on robotic fracture surgery system. https://doi.org/10.1142/S2424905X17400086

This paper presents a safety analysis of a Robotic Fracture Surgery System using the Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA). It focuses particularly on hazards caused by the human in the loop. The robotic system and operating staff are modeled inc... Read More about Safe human–robot interaction in medical robotics: A case study on robotic fracture surgery system.

Protocol for a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of Melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with Multiple Sclerosis (MeNiMS) (2017)
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Delgado, D., Canham, L., Cotterill, N., Cottrell, D., Drake, M. J., Inglis, K., …White, P. (2017). Protocol for a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of Melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with Multiple Sclerosis (MeNiMS). BMC Neurology, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-017-0845-y

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Nocturia (the symptom of needing to wake up to pass urine) is common in progressive Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. Moderate-to-severe nocturia affects quality of life, can exacerbate fatigue and may affect capacit... Read More about Protocol for a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of Melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with Multiple Sclerosis (MeNiMS).

“Robots Vs Animals”: Establishing a Culture of Public Engagement and Female Role Modeling in Engineering Higher Education (2017)
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Fogg-Rogers, L., Sardo, M., & Boushel, C. (2017). “Robots Vs Animals”: Establishing a Culture of Public Engagement and Female Role Modeling in Engineering Higher Education. Science Communication, 39(2), 195-220. https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547017696169

© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017. A widespread culture supporting public engagement activities in higher education is desirable but difficult to establish. Drawing on social cognitive theory, this science communication project aimed to enhance culture ch... Read More about “Robots Vs Animals”: Establishing a Culture of Public Engagement and Female Role Modeling in Engineering Higher Education.

Air Breathing Cathodes for Microbial Fuel Cell using Mn-, Fe-, Co- and Ni-containing Platinum Group Metal-free Catalysts (2017)
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Atanassov, P., Matanovic, I., Artyushkova, K., Kabir, S., Serov, A., Kodali, M., & Santoro, C. (2017). Air Breathing Cathodes for Microbial Fuel Cell using Mn-, Fe-, Co- and Ni-containing Platinum Group Metal-free Catalysts. Electrochimica Acta, 231, 115-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.02.033

© 2017 The Authors The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is one of the major factors that is limiting the overall performance output of microbial fuel cells (MFC). In this study, Platinum Group Metal-free (PGM-free) ORR catalysts based on Fe, Co, Ni, M... Read More about Air Breathing Cathodes for Microbial Fuel Cell using Mn-, Fe-, Co- and Ni-containing Platinum Group Metal-free Catalysts.

Measuring site fidelity and spatial segregation within animal societies (2017)
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Sendova-Franks, A. B., Franks, N. R., Richardson, T. O., & Giuggioli, L. (2017). Measuring site fidelity and spatial segregation within animal societies. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8(8), 965-975. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12751

© 2017 The Authors. Methods in Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Ecological Society. Animals often display a marked tendency to return to previously visited locations that contain important resources, suc... Read More about Measuring site fidelity and spatial segregation within animal societies.

Experimental validation of motor primitive-based control for leg exoskeletons during continuous multi-locomotion tasks (2017)
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Ruiz Garate, V., Parri, A., Yan, T., Munih, M., Lova, R. M., Vitiello, N., & Ronsse, R. (2017). Experimental validation of motor primitive-based control for leg exoskeletons during continuous multi-locomotion tasks. Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 11, Article 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbot.2017.00015

An emerging approach to design locomotion assistive devices deals with reproducing desirable biological principles of human locomotion. In this paper, we present a bio-inspired controller for locomotion assistive devices based on the concept of motor... Read More about Experimental validation of motor primitive-based control for leg exoskeletons during continuous multi-locomotion tasks.

A novel observer algorithm of voltages across capacitors based on the higher sliding mode control: Application to multi-cells converter (2017)
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Nouri, H. (2017). A novel observer algorithm of voltages across capacitors based on the higher sliding mode control: Application to multi-cells converter. International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 27(2), 136-145. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIC.2017.10003913

In this paper, advanced automatic sliding mode observers are applied to multi-cells converter. The technique facilitates the generation of the voltages image across capacitors of the converter simply by measuring the current. Also, the technique pos... Read More about A novel observer algorithm of voltages across capacitors based on the higher sliding mode control: Application to multi-cells converter.

Goal-recognition-based adaptive brain-computer interface for navigating immersive robotic systems (2017)
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Abu-Alqumsan, M., Ebert, F., & Peer, A. (2017). Goal-recognition-based adaptive brain-computer interface for navigating immersive robotic systems. Journal of Neural Engineering, 14(3), https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/aa66e0

© 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd. Objective. This work proposes principled strategies for self-adaptations in EEG-based Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) as a way out of the bandwidth bottleneck resulting from the considerable mismatch between the low-bandwi... Read More about Goal-recognition-based adaptive brain-computer interface for navigating immersive robotic systems.

Spotlighting shared goals for science education and communication (2017)
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Fogg Rogers, L. (2017). Spotlighting shared goals for science education and communication. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 16(1),

van den Sanden and Vries curate reflections and insights about the shared goals, practices and processes which bring together academics and practitioners in science education and communication. The book spotlights areas of productive overlap but is j... Read More about Spotlighting shared goals for science education and communication.