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Negative Poisson's ratio: A ubiquitous feature of wood (2023)
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Marmier, A., Miller, W., & Evans, K. E. (2023). Negative Poisson's ratio: A ubiquitous feature of wood. Materials Today Communications, 35, Article 105810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.105810

Most materials contract laterally when stretched axially i.e. they have a positive Poisson's ratio. Negative Poisson's ratios (NPR, also auxetic) are largely limited to single crystals or to artificial meta-materials such as honeycombs, foams and com... Read More about Negative Poisson's ratio: A ubiquitous feature of wood.

Modelling and mapping urban vulnerability index against potential structural fire-related risks: An integrated GIS-MCDM approach (2023)
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Noori, S., Mohammadi, A., Miguel Ferreira, T., Ghaffari Gilandeh, A., & Mirahmadzadeh Ardabili, S. J. (2023). Modelling and mapping urban vulnerability index against potential structural fire-related risks: An integrated GIS-MCDM approach. Fire, 6(3), Article 107. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire6030107

Identifying the regions with urban vulnerability to potential fire hazards is crucial for designing effective risk mitigation and fire prevention strategies. The present study aims to identify urban areas at risk of fire using 19 evaluation factors a... Read More about Modelling and mapping urban vulnerability index against potential structural fire-related risks: An integrated GIS-MCDM approach.

The classification and new trends of shared control strategies in telerobotic systems: A survey (2023)
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Li, G., Li, Q., Yang, C., Su, Y., Yuan, Z., & Wu, X. (2023). The classification and new trends of shared control strategies in telerobotic systems: A survey. IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 16(2), 118-133. https://doi.org/10.1109/TOH.2023.3253856

Shared control, which permits a human operator and an autonomous controller to share the control of a telerobotic system, can reduce the operator's workload and/or improve performances during the execution of tasks. Due to the great benefits of combi... Read More about The classification and new trends of shared control strategies in telerobotic systems: A survey.

Correct for the wrong reason: Why we should know more about mathematical common student errors in e-assessment questions (2023)
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Sikurajapathi, B., Henderson, K., & Gwynllyw, R. (2023). Correct for the wrong reason: Why we should know more about mathematical common student errors in e-assessment questions. MSOR Connections, 21(Special Issue: CETL-MSOR Conference 2022 Part 1), 43-51. https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v21i1

Students may arrive at an incorrect answer when answering a mathematical question due to several reasons, such as random errors, calculation errors or misreading the question. Such errors are sometimes referred to as Common Student Errors (CSEs). Thi... Read More about Correct for the wrong reason: Why we should know more about mathematical common student errors in e-assessment questions.

Extended mixed integer quadratic programming for simultaneous distributed generation location and network reconfiguration (2023)
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Tami, Y., Sebaa, K., Lahdeb, M., Usta, O., & Nouri, H. (2023). Extended mixed integer quadratic programming for simultaneous distributed generation location and network reconfiguration. Electrical Engineering and Electromechanics, 2023(2), 93-100. https://doi.org/10.20998/2074-272X.2023.2.14

Introduction. To minimise power loss, maintain the voltage within the acceptable range, and improve power quality in power distribution networks, reconfiguration and optimal distributed generation placement are presented. Power flow analysis and adva... Read More about Extended mixed integer quadratic programming for simultaneous distributed generation location and network reconfiguration.

Do different robot appearances change emotion recognition in children with ASD? (2023)
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Pinto-Bernal, M. J., Sierra M, S. D., Munera, M., Casas, D., Villa-Moreno, A., Frizera-Neto, A., …Cifuentes, C. A. (2023). Do different robot appearances change emotion recognition in children with ASD?. Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 17, Article 1044491. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbot.2023.1044491

Introduction: Socially Assistive Robotics has emerged as a potential tool for rehabilitating cognitive and developmental disorders in children with autism. Social robots found in the literature are often able to teach critical social skills, such as... Read More about Do different robot appearances change emotion recognition in children with ASD?.

Editorial: Neuromorphic engineering for robotics (2023)
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Bing, Z., Yang, C., & Knoll, A. (2023). Editorial: Neuromorphic engineering for robotics. Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 17, Article 1158988. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbot.2023.1158988

Neuromorphic engineering aims to apply insights from neurobiology to develop next-generation artificial intelligence for computation, sensing, and the control of robotic systems. There has been a rapid expansion of neuromorphic engineering technologi... Read More about Editorial: Neuromorphic engineering for robotics.

Trajectory tracking of a quadrotor using extend state observer based U-model enhanced double sliding mode control (2023)
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Li, R., Zhu, Q., Nemati, H., Yue, X., & Narayan, P. (2023). Trajectory tracking of a quadrotor using extend state observer based U-model enhanced double sliding mode control. Journal of The Franklin Institute, 360(4), 3520-3544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfranklin.2022.11.036

This paper develops a novel U-model enhanced double sliding mode controller (UDSMC) for a quadrotor based on multiple-input and multiple-output extended-state-observer (MIMO-ESO). UDSMC is designed using Lyapunov synthesis and Hurwitz stability to no... Read More about Trajectory tracking of a quadrotor using extend state observer based U-model enhanced double sliding mode control.

Analytical study on the rational challenges project engineering managers encounter prior to achieving sustainability in the UK construction industries (2023)
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Uzoigwe, S. A. A., Atoofi, M., Lewis, H., & Onyedikachukwu, N. B. (2023). Analytical study on the rational challenges project engineering managers encounter prior to achieving sustainability in the UK construction industries. Journal of Engineering Research and Reports, 24(5), 64-77. https://doi.org/10.9734/jerr/2023/v24i5817

Aim: The essential purpose of the current research was to identify the challenges faced by project engineering managers in the UK construction industry while seeking to achieve sustainability. Study Design: The current study was built upon six import... Read More about Analytical study on the rational challenges project engineering managers encounter prior to achieving sustainability in the UK construction industries.

Editorial: Advanced learning control in physical interaction tasks (2023)
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Zeng, C., Guo, J., Li, Q., & Yang, C. (2023). Editorial: Advanced learning control in physical interaction tasks. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 10, 1166759. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2023.1166759

Robotics are increasingly and urgently expected to acquire human-like dexterous manipulation skills in physical interaction environments. Due to this, the loop between the high-level action policy and the low-level motion execution needs to be closed... Read More about Editorial: Advanced learning control in physical interaction tasks.

Review on human-like robot manipulation using dexterous hands (2023)
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Kadalagere Sampath, S., Wang, N., Wu, H., & Yang, C. (2023). Review on human-like robot manipulation using dexterous hands. Cognitive Computation and Systems, 5(1), 14-29. https://doi.org/10.1049/ccs2.12073

In recent years, human hand-based robotic hands or dexterous hands have gained attention due to their enormous capabilities of handling soft materials compared to traditional grippers. Back in the earlier days, the development of a hand model close t... Read More about Review on human-like robot manipulation using dexterous hands.

Implementing open-source information systems for assessing and managing the seismic vulnerability of historical constructions (2023)
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Ramirez Eudave, R., Rodrigues, D., Ferreira, T. M., & Vicente, R. (2023). Implementing open-source information systems for assessing and managing the seismic vulnerability of historical constructions. Buildings, 13(2), 540. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020540

The characterisation of the seismic vulnerability of historical constructions represents a complex problem in which the typological variability, the difficulty of performing reliable large-scale assessments and dealing with a large database all play... Read More about Implementing open-source information systems for assessing and managing the seismic vulnerability of historical constructions.

Investigation of the electrical properties of Graphene-reinforced geopolymer composites (2023)
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Krishna, R. S., Saha, S., Korniejenko, K., Qureshi, T. S., & Mustakim, S. M. (in press). Investigation of the electrical properties of Graphene-reinforced geopolymer composites. Materials Proceedings, 13(1), Article 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2023013034

Geopolymer composites provide an environmentally friendly alternative to cement-based composites in the construction industry. Due to their distinctive material composition, geopolymers also exhibit electrically conductive properties, which permit th... Read More about Investigation of the electrical properties of Graphene-reinforced geopolymer composites.

Vibration isolation performance enhancement using hybrid nonlinear inerter and negative stiffness based on linkage mechanism (2023)
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Dai, W., Shi, B., & Yang, ·. J. (2024). Vibration isolation performance enhancement using hybrid nonlinear inerter and negative stiffness based on linkage mechanism. Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies, 12, 837–855. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42417-023-00879-8

Purpose: To suppress the low-frequency vibration of dynamic systems such as underwater vehicles, this research proposes a novel geometrically nonlinear vibration isolator using hybrid nonlinear inertial andnegative stiffness element. Methods: A sprin... Read More about Vibration isolation performance enhancement using hybrid nonlinear inerter and negative stiffness based on linkage mechanism.

An experimental investigation of the impact response and post-impact shear buckling behaviour of hybrid composite laminates (2023)
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Damghani, M., Saddler, J., Sammon, E., Atkinson, G. A., Matthews, J., & Murphy, A. (2023). An experimental investigation of the impact response and post-impact shear buckling behaviour of hybrid composite laminates. Composite Structures, 305, 116506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.116506

This paper investigates the effect of transverse impact loading on the in-plane shear behaviour of two laminate configurations. The extensive experimental studies consider a pure carbon laminate (type 1) and a novel X-shaped carbon/glass laminate (ty... Read More about An experimental investigation of the impact response and post-impact shear buckling behaviour of hybrid composite laminates.

Learning from children’s experiences of lockdown: Talking about invisible threats (2023)
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Jones, V., McEwen, L., Webber, A., Williams, S., Deave, T., Hobbs, L., …Gorell Barnes, L. (2023). Learning from children’s experiences of lockdown: Talking about invisible threats. Primary Science, 7-9

In this article, the Voices in a Pandemic: Children’s Lockdown Experiences Applied to Recovery (VIP- CLEAR) team talk about the research they have undertaken in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the voices of children need to be listened t... Read More about Learning from children’s experiences of lockdown: Talking about invisible threats.

Tuning functions based adaptive backstepping control for uncertain strict-feedback nonlinear systems using barrier Lyapunov functions with full state constraints (2023)
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Soukkou, Y., Tadjine, M., Soukkou, A., Nibouche, M., & Nouri, H. (2023). Tuning functions based adaptive backstepping control for uncertain strict-feedback nonlinear systems using barrier Lyapunov functions with full state constraints. European Journal of Control, 70, 100783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcon.2023.100783

This paper investigates the tuning functions based adaptive backstepping control for a class of uncertain strict-feedback nonlinear systems using barrier Lyapunov functions with full state constraints. The proposed adaptive control scheme is construc... Read More about Tuning functions based adaptive backstepping control for uncertain strict-feedback nonlinear systems using barrier Lyapunov functions with full state constraints.

A comprehensive review of scab disease detection on Rosaceae family fruits via UAV imagery (2023)
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Ali, Z. A., Yang, C., Israr, A., & Zhu, Q. (2023). A comprehensive review of scab disease detection on Rosaceae family fruits via UAV imagery. Drones, 7(2), 97. https://doi.org/10.3390/drones7020097

Disease detection in plants is essential for food security and economic stability. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery and artificial intelligence (AI) are valuable tools for it. The purpose of this review is to gather several methods used by our p... Read More about A comprehensive review of scab disease detection on Rosaceae family fruits via UAV imagery.

Stiffness tailoring in sinusoidal lattice structures through passive topology morphing using contact connections (2023)
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Sundararaman, V., O'Donnell, M. P., Chenchiah, I. V., Clancy, G., & Weaver, P. M. (2023). Stiffness tailoring in sinusoidal lattice structures through passive topology morphing using contact connections. Materials and Design, 226, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.111649

Structures with adaptive stiffness characteristics present an opportunity to meet competing design requirements, thus achieving greater efficiency by the reconfiguration of their topology. Here, the potential of using changes in the topology of plana... Read More about Stiffness tailoring in sinusoidal lattice structures through passive topology morphing using contact connections.

Impact of feedstock dilution on the performance of urine-fed ceramic and membrane-less microbial fuel cell cascades designs (2023)
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Walter, X. A., You, J., Gajda, I., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2023). Impact of feedstock dilution on the performance of urine-fed ceramic and membrane-less microbial fuel cell cascades designs. Journal of Power Sources, 561(30), 232708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.232708

Recent advancements in the microbial fuel cell (MFC) field have led to the deployment of pilot-scale autonomous sanitation systems converting the organic content of urine into electricity to power lights in decentralised areas. Two designs have been... Read More about Impact of feedstock dilution on the performance of urine-fed ceramic and membrane-less microbial fuel cell cascades designs.