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Two-source surface reconstruction using polarisation (2017)
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Atkinson, G. A., & Atkinson, G. (2017). Two-source surface reconstruction using polarisation. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 10270 LNCS, 123-135. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59129-2_11

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. Polarisation vision aims to capture and interpret the polarisation state of incoming light as part of a computer vision system. In this paper, polarisation information is fused with two-source photometric... Read More about Two-source surface reconstruction using polarisation.

Tensile deformation behavior of Al-Cu 206 cast alloys near the solidus temperature (2016)
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Chen, X. G., & Bolouri, A. (2017). Tensile deformation behavior of Al-Cu 206 cast alloys near the solidus temperature. Materials Science Forum, 877, 90-96. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.877.90

© 2017 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. To study the micromechanics of semisolid deformation, a modified experimental set-up is employed in Gleeble 3800 thermomechamical testing unit to achieve a uniform temperature distribution in partially rem... Read More about Tensile deformation behavior of Al-Cu 206 cast alloys near the solidus temperature.

Benchmark 2 - Springback of a Jaguar Land Rover Aluminium (2016)
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Allen, M., Oliveira, M., Hazra, S., Adetoro, O., Das, A., & Cardoso, R. (2016). Benchmark 2 - Springback of a Jaguar Land Rover Aluminium. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 734(2), https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/734/2/022002

The aim of this benchmark is the numerical prediction of the springback of an aluminium panel used in the production of a Jaguar car. The numerical simulation of springback has been very important for the reduction of die try outs through the design... Read More about Benchmark 2 - Springback of a Jaguar Land Rover Aluminium.

Comparative study on pole placement controller design with U-Model approach & classical approach (2016)
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Mokhtar, N., Qiu, J., Zhu, G., Zhu, Q., Nibouche, M., & Yao, Y. (2016). Comparative study on pole placement controller design with U-Model approach & classical approach. https://doi.org/10.1109/ChiCC.2016.7555009

© 2016 TCCT. As a universal framework, U-model has established an enabling design prototype for the control of non-linear dynamic plants with concise and applicable linear approaches. This study is devoted to a remaining fundamental research question... Read More about Comparative study on pole placement controller design with U-Model approach & classical approach.

Design of U-PPC-Type II for Nonlinear Systems (2016)
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Narayan, P., Zhu, G., Qiu, J., Zhu, Q., Narayan, P. P., & Wright, S. (2016). Design of U-PPC-Type II for Nonlinear Systems. https://doi.org/10.1109/ChiCC.2016.7555008

© 2016 TCCT. In this study, a new U-PPC-Type II (U-model Pole Placement Control Type II) control system design procedure is proposed based on the U-model principle. The objective of a U-PPC-Type II design is to determine a linear controller Gc from a... Read More about Design of U-PPC-Type II for Nonlinear Systems.

Analytical solution of two-phase spherical Stefan problem by heat polynomials and integral error functions (2016)
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Sarsengeldin, M. M., Kharin, S. N., Nouri, H., Kharin, S. N., & Merey M, S. (2016). Analytical solution of two-phase spherical Stefan problem by heat polynomials and integral error functions. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1759(020031), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4959645

© 2016 Author(s). On the base of the Holm model, we represent two phase spherical Stefan problem and its analytical solution, which can serve as a mathematical model for diverse thermo-physical phenomena in electrical contacts. Suggested solution is... Read More about Analytical solution of two-phase spherical Stefan problem by heat polynomials and integral error functions.

Development of a novel functional electrical stimulation system for hand rehabilitation using feedback control (2016)
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Ruppel, M., Seel, T., & Dogramadzi, S. (2016). Development of a novel functional electrical stimulation system for hand rehabilitation using feedback control. Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2016-July, 1135-1139. https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523784

© 2016 IEEE. Worldwide stroke is a leading cause for disability and the demand for rehabilitation devices and everyday life assistance is still high. To address this demand, we consider a combination of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) of the... Read More about Development of a novel functional electrical stimulation system for hand rehabilitation using feedback control.

Visual-tactile sensory map calibration of a biomimetic whiskered robot (2016)
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Assaf, T., Wilson, E. D., Anderson, S., Dean, P., Porrill, J., & Pearson, M. J. (2016). Visual-tactile sensory map calibration of a biomimetic whiskered robot. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2016-June, 967-972. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRA.2016.7487228

© 2016 IEEE. We present an adaptive filter model of cerebellar function applied to the calibration of a tactile sensory map to improve the accuracy of directed movements of a robotic manipulator. This is demonstrated using a platform called Bellabot... Read More about Visual-tactile sensory map calibration of a biomimetic whiskered robot.

Stable and transparent teleoperation over communication time-delay: Observer-based input-to-state stable approach (2016)
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Jafari, A., Nabeel, M., Singh, H., & Ryu, J. (2016). Stable and transparent teleoperation over communication time-delay: Observer-based input-to-state stable approach. IEEE Haptics Symposium : [proceedings]. IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2016-April, 235-240. https://doi.org/10.1109/HAPTICS.2016.7463183

In this paper, an observer-based input-to-state stable approach is proposed to stabilize teleoperation systems over communication time-delay with better transparency compared with passivity approaches. In this paper, input-to-state stable approach is... Read More about Stable and transparent teleoperation over communication time-delay: Observer-based input-to-state stable approach.

euRathlon 2015: A multi-domain multi-robot grand challenge for search and rescue robots (2016)
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Winfield, A. F., Franco, M. P., Brueggemann, B., Castro, A., Limon, M. C., Ferri, G., …Viguria, A. (2016). euRathlon 2015: A multi-domain multi-robot grand challenge for search and rescue robots. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 9716, 351-363. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40379-3_36

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. Staged at Piombino, Italy in September 2015, euRathlon 2015 was the world’s first multi-domain (air, land and sea) multi-robot search and rescue competition. In a mock-disaster scenario inspired b... Read More about euRathlon 2015: A multi-domain multi-robot grand challenge for search and rescue robots.

Rational imitation for robots (2016)
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Winfield, A. F., Vanderelst, D., & Winfield, A. F. (2016). Rational imitation for robots. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 9825 LNCS, 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43488-9_6

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. Infants imitate behaviour flexibly. Depending on the circumstances, they copy both actions and their effects or only reproduce the demonstrator’s intended goals. In view of this selective imitatio... Read More about Rational imitation for robots.

Here today, gone tomorrow: Biodegradable soft robots (2016)
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Rossiter, J., Winfield, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2016). Here today, gone tomorrow: Biodegradable soft robots. Proceedings of SPIE, 9798, 97981S. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2220611

© 2016 SPIE. One of the greatest challenges to modern technologies is what to do with them when they go irreparably wrong or come to the end of their productive lives. The convention, since the development of modern civilisation, is to discard a brok... Read More about Here today, gone tomorrow: Biodegradable soft robots.

FuzzyRULES-II: A new approach to fuzzy rule induction from numerical data (2016)
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Afifi, A. (2016). FuzzyRULES-II: A new approach to fuzzy rule induction from numerical data. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, 281, 91-100. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-619-4-91

© 2016 The authors and IOS Press. All rights reserved. Data mining is a broad area that integrates research efforts from several fields with the aim of processing large volumes of data into knowledge bases for better decision making. Since numerical... Read More about FuzzyRULES-II: A new approach to fuzzy rule induction from numerical data.

Row-bot: An energetically autonomous artificial water boatman (2015)
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Philamore, H., Rossiter, J., Stinchcombe, A., & Ieropoulos, I. (2015). Row-bot: An energetically autonomous artificial water boatman. Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 3888-3893. https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2015.7353924

© 2015 IEEE. We present a design for an energetically autonomous artificial organism, combining two subsystems; a bio-inspired energy source and bio-inspired actuation. The work is the first demonstration of energetically autonomy in a microbial fuel... Read More about Row-bot: An energetically autonomous artificial water boatman.

Increasing the impedance range of admittance-type haptic interfaces by using Time Domain Passivity Approach (2015)
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Hwang, J. H., Nabeel, M., Lee, J., Mehmood, U., Jafari, A., & Ryu, J. H. (2015). Increasing the impedance range of admittance-type haptic interfaces by using Time Domain Passivity Approach. Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2015-December, 585-590. https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2015.7353431

© 2015 IEEE. This paper proposes a method to increase the impedance range of admittance-type haptic interfaces. Admittance-type haptic interfaces are used in various applications that typically require interaction with high impedance virtual environm... Read More about Increasing the impedance range of admittance-type haptic interfaces by using Time Domain Passivity Approach.

Robust state estimation and unknown inputs reconstruction for a class of nonlinear systems: Multiobjective approach (2015)
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Delshad, S. S., S. Delshad, I., Johansson, A., Darouach, M., & Gustafsson, T. (2016). Robust state estimation and unknown inputs reconstruction for a class of nonlinear systems: Multiobjective approach. Automatica, 64, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2015.10.051

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. We consider a novel method to design H∞ observers for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems subject to unknown inputs. First, the main system dynamics are rewritten as an augmented system with state vector including both the sta... Read More about Robust state estimation and unknown inputs reconstruction for a class of nonlinear systems: Multiobjective approach.

Intra-operative 3D imaging system for robot-assisted fracture manipulation (2015)
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Dagnino, G., Georgilas, I., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2015). Intra-operative 3D imaging system for robot-assisted fracture manipulation. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, 2015-November, 9-12. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318248

© 2015 IEEE. Reduction is a crucial step in the treatment of broken bones. Achieving precise anatomical alignment of bone fragments is essential for a good fast healing process. Percutaneous techniques are associated with faster recovery time and low... Read More about Intra-operative 3D imaging system for robot-assisted fracture manipulation.

Powered exoskeleton with palm degrees of freedom for hand rehabilitation (2015)
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Richards, D. S., Georgilas, I., Dagnino, G., & Dogramadzi, S. (2015). Powered exoskeleton with palm degrees of freedom for hand rehabilitation. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, 2015-November, 4635-4638. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319427

© 2015 IEEE. Robotic rehabilitation is a currently underutilised field with the potential to allow huge cost savings within healthcare. Existing rehabilitation exoskeletons oversimplify the importance of movement of the hand while undertaking everyda... Read More about Powered exoskeleton with palm degrees of freedom for hand rehabilitation.

Preliminary analysis of force-torque measurements for robot-assisted fracture surgery (2015)
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Georgilas, I., Dagnino, G., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2015). Preliminary analysis of force-torque measurements for robot-assisted fracture surgery. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, 2015-November, 4902-4905. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319491

© 2015 IEEE. Our group at Bristol Robotics Laboratory has been working on a new robotic system for fracture surgery that has been previously reported [1]. The robotic system is being developed for distal femur fractures and features a robot that mani... Read More about Preliminary analysis of force-torque measurements for robot-assisted fracture surgery.