Modelling of a Bio-Inspired Knee Joint and Design of an Energy Saving Exoskeleton Based on Performance Maps Optimisation for Condylar Knee Prosthetics

Etoundi, Appolinaire; Chong, J.; Jafari, Aghil

doi:10.1109/CoDIT.2018.8394776

Optimisation of mechanical properties for a gear steel alloy for aero-engine applications (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Abdallah, Z., Bache, M., Perkins, K., Rawson, M., & Hetherington, J. (2018). Optimisation of mechanical properties for a gear steel alloy for aero-engine applications. . https://doi.org/10.4172/2321-6212-C4-023

The characterization of steel alloys, candidates for employment as a gear material for future gas turbine aero-engine, will be described in the present study. Comparative studies were initially performed on seven potential steel alloy systems, consid... Read More about Optimisation of mechanical properties for a gear steel alloy for aero-engine applications.

The Dark Side of Ethical Robots (2018)
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Vanderelst, D., & Winfield, A. (2018). The Dark Side of Ethical Robots. In Proceedings of the 2018 AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society - AIES '18. , (317-322). https://doi.org/10.1145/3278721.3278726

© 2018 ACM. Concerns over the risks associated with advances in Artificial Intelligence have prompted calls for greater efforts toward robust and beneficial AI, including machine ethics. Recently, roboticists have responded by initiating the developm... Read More about The Dark Side of Ethical Robots.

Robot companion for industrial process monitoring based on virtual fixtures (2018)
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Sita, E., Thomessen, T., Pipe, A. G., Dailami, F., & Studley, M. (2018). Robot companion for industrial process monitoring based on virtual fixtures. . https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2018.8591105

© 2018 IEEE. In this paper, the use of a monitoring companion is proposed to more efficiently collect the process information during the tuning of industrial systems, and therefore to assist the system integrator in the optimization process for compl... Read More about Robot companion for industrial process monitoring based on virtual fixtures.

Home activity monitoring using low resolution infrared sensor array (2018)
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Tao, L., Smith, M., Volonakis, T., Tan, B., Jing, Y., Chetty, K., & Smith, M. (2018). Home activity monitoring using low resolution infrared sensor array

Abstract. Action monitoring in a home environment provides important information for health monitoring and may serve as input into a smart home environment. Visual analysis using cameras can recognise actions in a complex scene, such as someones livi... Read More about Home activity monitoring using low resolution infrared sensor array.

Design and development of a novel controller for robust attitude stabilisation of an unmanned air vehicle for nuclear environments (2018)
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Nemati, H., & Montazeri, A. (2018). Design and development of a novel controller for robust attitude stabilisation of an unmanned air vehicle for nuclear environments. In 2018 UKACC 12th International Conference on Control (CONTROL). , (373-378). https://doi.org/10.1109/control.2018.8516729

This study presents two new robust nonlinear control algorithms based on the theory of time-varying sliding mode control (TVSMC) strategy to stabilize the attitude of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for nuclear decommissioning applications. Constant... Read More about Design and development of a novel controller for robust attitude stabilisation of an unmanned air vehicle for nuclear environments.

Broad-leaf weed detection in pasture (2018)
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Zhang, W., Hansen, M. F., Volonakis, T. N., Smith, M., Smith, L., Wilson, J., …Wright, G. (2018). Broad-leaf weed detection in pasture.

Weed control in pasture is a challenging problem that can be expensive and environmentally unfriendly. This paper proposes a novel method for recognition of broad-leaf weeds in pasture such that precision weed control can be achieved with reduced her... Read More about Broad-leaf weed detection in pasture.

Open innovation: The challenge of integrating knowledge in bi-national projects (2018)
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Celadon, K. L., & Sbragia, R. (2018). Open innovation: The challenge of integrating knowledge in bi-national projects

Purpose – This paper seeks to evaluate the professional culture factors that are present in knowledge integration mechanisms in two selected open innovation cases. Design/methodology/approach – In-depth case studies were conducted in two different e... Read More about Open innovation: The challenge of integrating knowledge in bi-national projects.

Feasibility of Virtual Environments to Develop Future Driving Cycles (2018)
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Kay, P. J. (2018). Feasibility of Virtual Environments to Develop Future Driving Cycles. In SAE Technical Paper Series. https://doi.org/10.4271/2018-01-1816

© 2018 SAE International. All Rights Reserved. The current procedure for testing emissions from new vehicles, the World Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP), was introduced in September 2017. The WLTP was developed by collecting over 765,00... Read More about Feasibility of Virtual Environments to Develop Future Driving Cycles.

Lyapunov observer/controller for stable haptic interaction (2018)
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Jafari, A., Singh, H., Karunanayaka, H., Ryu, J. H., Chong, J., & Etoundi, A. (2018). Lyapunov observer/controller for stable haptic interaction. . https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2018.8452311

© 2018 IEEE. Passivity has been the most common tool to achieve stability in haptic and teleoperation systems; however passivity-based approaches suffer from the conservativism of passivity criteria. Therefore, it is essential to have an approach whi... Read More about Lyapunov observer/controller for stable haptic interaction.

Mapping Intelligence: Requirements and Possibilities (2018)
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Bhatnagar, S., Alexandrova, A., Avin, S., Cave, S., Cheke, L., Crosby, M., …Hernández-Orallo, J. (2018). Mapping Intelligence: Requirements and Possibilities. In V. C. Müller (Ed.), PT-AI 2017: Philosophy and Theory of Artificial Intelligence 2017 (117-135). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96448-5_13

© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018. New types of artificial intelligence (AI), from cognitive assistants to social robots, are challenging meaningful comparison with other kinds of intelligence. How can such intelligent systems be catalogued, eval... Read More about Mapping Intelligence: Requirements and Possibilities.

Ethical considerations of (contextually) affective robot behaviour (2018)
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Van Maris, A., Zook, N., Caleb-Solly, P., Studley, M., Winfield, A., & Dogramadzi, S. (2018). Ethical considerations of (contextually) affective robot behaviour. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards. https://doi.org/10.13180/icres.2018.20-21.08.002

The use of social robots can bring many benefits, but raises ethical concerns as well. One of these concerns, emotional deception, was investigated in this research. First, affective robot behaviour is validated, followed by a user study to investiga... Read More about Ethical considerations of (contextually) affective robot behaviour.

Fuzzy modeling for uncertain nonlinear systems using fuzzy equations and Z-numbers (2018)
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Jafari, R., Razvarz, S., Gegov, A., & Paul, S. (2019). Fuzzy modeling for uncertain nonlinear systems using fuzzy equations and Z-numbers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97982-3_8

© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019. In this paper, the uncertainty property is represented by Z-number as the coefficients and variables of the fuzzy equation. This modification for the fuzzy equation is suitable for nonlinear system modeling with... Read More about Fuzzy modeling for uncertain nonlinear systems using fuzzy equations and Z-numbers.

2D and 3D face analysis for ticketless rail travel (2018)
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Smith, L., Zhang, W., & Smith, M. L. (2018). 2D and 3D face analysis for ticketless rail travel. In Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Image Processing, Computer Vision, & Pattern Recognition. , (16-22)

Research is reported into the design, implementation and functionalities of a vision system that employs the human face as a biometric for enabling ticketless rail travel. The system has been developed to optimise performance in the relatively unstru... Read More about 2D and 3D face analysis for ticketless rail travel.

A framework for semi-supervised adaptive learning for activity recognition in healthcare applications (2018)
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Gupta, P., & Caleb-Solly, P. (2018). A framework for semi-supervised adaptive learning for activity recognition in healthcare applications. In Engineering Applications of Neural Networks (3-15). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98204-5_1

With the growing popularity of the Internet of Things and connected home products, potential healthcare applications in a smart-home context for assisted living are becoming increasingly apparent. However, challenges in performing real-time human act... Read More about A framework for semi-supervised adaptive learning for activity recognition in healthcare applications.

Whisker-ratSLAM applied to 6D object identification and spatial localisation (2018)
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Salman, M., & Pearson, M. J. (2018). Whisker-ratSLAM applied to 6D object identification and spatial localisation. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95972-6_44

© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018. The problem of tactile object identification has a strong connection with the problem of Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) in a physical 6-dimensional environment. Here... Read More about Whisker-ratSLAM applied to 6D object identification and spatial localisation.

Modeling and Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems (2018)
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Jafari, R., Razvarz, S., Gegov, A., & Paul, S. (2018). Modeling and Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems. https://doi.org/10.1109/IS.2018.8710463

© 2018 IEEE. A survey of the methodologies associated with the modeling and control of uncertain nonlinear systems has been given due importance in this paper. The basic criteria that highlights the work is relied on the various patterns of technique... Read More about Modeling and Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems.

Performance measurement outcomes from planetary surface exploration robots (2018)
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Insaurralde, C. C., & Kaupisch, T. (2018). Performance measurement outcomes from planetary surface exploration robots. https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2018.8396600

© 2018 IEEE. Current space exploration faces the challenge of extreme planetary surface conditions. This can foster terrestrial technologies such as Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) for use in extra-terrestrial missions. However, the readiness of the... Read More about Performance measurement outcomes from planetary surface exploration robots.

Cognitive design framework for multidisciplinary development of high-integrity avionics systems (2018)
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Insaurralde, C. C. (2018). Cognitive design framework for multidisciplinary development of high-integrity avionics systems. https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2018.8396777

© 2018 IEEE. The development of dependable High-Integrity Avionics Systems (HIASs) is a time-consuming process (costly and risky) that entails a multidisciplinary team. Agility and dependability at early development stages can significantly reduce co... Read More about Cognitive design framework for multidisciplinary development of high-integrity avionics systems.

Distributed control architecture for aircraft fluid management (2018)
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Insaurralde, C. C., & Giron-Sierra, J. M. (2018). Distributed control architecture for aircraft fluid management. https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2018.8396601

© 2018 IEEE. Smartfuel is a research project from a European Commission Framework Programme. The project aims to move away from a centralized control architecture for aircraft fuel management. The controlling functionality (originally located in a ce... Read More about Distributed control architecture for aircraft fluid management.

Modelling of a Bio-Inspired Knee Joint and Design of an Energy Saving Exoskeleton Based on Performance Maps Optimisation for Condylar Knee Prosthetics (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Etoundi, A., Chong, J., & Jafari, A. (2018). Modelling of a Bio-Inspired Knee Joint and Design of an Energy Saving Exoskeleton Based on Performance Maps Optimisation for Condylar Knee Prosthetics. . https://doi.org/10.1109/CoDIT.2018.8394776

© 2018 IEEE. The process of designing bio-inspired knee joint for prosthetics/exoskeletons has been a challenging issue due to the complicated relationships between the performance criteria and the link lengths of the design space, or workspace in th... Read More about Modelling of a Bio-Inspired Knee Joint and Design of an Energy Saving Exoskeleton Based on Performance Maps Optimisation for Condylar Knee Prosthetics.

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