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Scaling of fracture response in over-height compact tension tests (2014)
Journal Article

An experimental investigation into in-plane scaled Over-height Compact Tension (OCT) [45/90/-45/0]4s carbon/epoxy laminates was carried out to study the scaling of fracture response. The dimensions of the baseline specimens were scaled up and down by... Read More about Scaling of fracture response in over-height compact tension tests.

Interlaminar Fracture Toughness Evaluation in Glass/Epoxy Composites Using Acoustic Emission and Finite Element Methods (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014, ASM International. Delamination is one of the most common modes of failure in laminated composites and it leads to the loss of structural strength and stiffness. In this paper, mode I, mode II, and mixed of these pure modes were investigated... Read More about Interlaminar Fracture Toughness Evaluation in Glass/Epoxy Composites Using Acoustic Emission and Finite Element Methods.

Capability-oriented robot architecture for maritime autonomy (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Advanced ocean systems are increasing their capabilities and the degree of autonomy more and more in order to perform more sophisticated maritime missions. Remotely operated vehicles are no longer cost-effect... Read More about Capability-oriented robot architecture for maritime autonomy.

A fast fault classification technique for power systems (2014)
Journal Article

This paper proposes a fast fault classification technique using three phase current signals for power systems. Digital Fourier Transform, the ‘Least Square’ method or the Kalman Filtering technique are used to extract fundamental frequency components... Read More about A fast fault classification technique for power systems.

High-Performance, Totally Flexible, Tubular Microbial Fuel Cell (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. The current study addresses the development of a flexible microbial fuel cell (MFC) in a tubular configuration. Nafion tubing is employed as a one-compartment MFC and is used as the membrane and th... Read More about High-Performance, Totally Flexible, Tubular Microbial Fuel Cell.

Systematic review of thermoplastic masks versus alternative immobilisation methods in head and neck irradiation (2014)
Journal Article

Is a thermoplastic mask versus an alternative immobilisation effective in increasing reproducibility and comfort in head and neck patients receiving radiotherapy?

Bio-inspired model for locomotion assistance (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The main objective of this work is obtaining a framework able to provide bio-inspired torque assistance to disabled humans during walking and stair ascending/descending. The method is based on a bioinspired model copying natural dynamics of the leg m... Read More about Bio-inspired model for locomotion assistance.

An RGB-D based social behavior interpretation system for a humanoid social robot (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

We used a new method called “Ghost-in-the-Machine” (GiM) to investigate social interactions with a robotic bartender taking orders for drinks and serving them. Using the GiM paradigm allowed us to identify how human participants recognize the intenti... Read More about An RGB-D based social behavior interpretation system for a humanoid social robot.

Illumination normalization for edge-based face recognition using the fusion of RGB normalization and gamma correction (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In this paper, an illumination normalization technique for edge-based face recognition on face images with non-uniform illumination conditions, is proposed. The proposed illumination normalization technique fuses the merits of color (Red, Green and B... Read More about Illumination normalization for edge-based face recognition using the fusion of RGB normalization and gamma correction.

Rapid analysis of variable stiffness plates: Legendre polynomial triple product formulation (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

BIST methodology, architecture and circuits for pre-bond TSV testing in 3D stacking IC systems (2014)
Journal Article

© 2004-2012 IEEE. This paper presents a built-in self test (BIST) methodology, architecture and circuits for testing Through Silicon Vias (TSVs) in 3D-IC systems prior to stacking in order to improve 3D-IC yield and reduce overall test cost. A scan s... Read More about BIST methodology, architecture and circuits for pre-bond TSV testing in 3D stacking IC systems.

Performance maps for a bio-inspired robotic condylar hinge joint (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 by ASME. This paper presents performance charts that map the design space of a bio-inspired robotic condylar hinge joint. The joint mimics the design of the human knee joint by copying the condylar surfaces of the femur and tibia and by copyin... Read More about Performance maps for a bio-inspired robotic condylar hinge joint.

On the reliability of reynolds-averaged navier stokes prediction of mean flow characteristics of a rectangular turbulent jet in crossflow (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 Khali and Yao. A jet of fluid discharging into a cross stream, also known as Jet In Crossflow (JICF), has received many experimental and numerical investigations. In addition to the fundamental understanding of three-dimensional mixing and she... Read More about On the reliability of reynolds-averaged navier stokes prediction of mean flow characteristics of a rectangular turbulent jet in crossflow.

Open innovation and knowledge integration. A comparative study in the cosmetics sector in Brazil (2014)
Journal Article

This article is based on a PhD thesis that examined open innovation in the Brazilian cosmetics sector
a nd its relationship with knowledge integration, comparing less open and more open firms. The ability to
integrate knowledge is related to compet... Read More about Open innovation and knowledge integration. A comparative study in the cosmetics sector in Brazil.

Direct numerical simulation of supersonic flows passing a backward step (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The Mach 2.9 supersonic turbulent flow over an expansion-compression corner with a sharp deflection angle of 25° at three Reynolds numbers Re_δ=20000, Re_δ=40000 and Re_δ=80000 were studied by using a recently developed direct numerical simulation (... Read More about Direct numerical simulation of supersonic flows passing a backward step.

Integrated eco-design decision-making for sustainable product development (2014)
Journal Article

This paper presents an integrated eco-design decision-making (IEDM) methodology that is formed using three stages: life cycle assessment, an eco-design process (Eco-Process) model and an enhanced eco-design quality function deployment process. All pr... Read More about Integrated eco-design decision-making for sustainable product development.

Extracting and selecting distinctive EEG features for efficient epileptic seizure prediction (2014)
Journal Article

© 2013 IEEE. This paper presents compact yet comprehensive feature representations for the electroencephalogram (EEG) signal to achieve efficient epileptic seizure prediction performance. The initial EEG feature vectors are formed by acquiring the do... Read More about Extracting and selecting distinctive EEG features for efficient epileptic seizure prediction.

The geometry of r-adaptive meshes generated using optimal transport methods (2014)
Journal Article

The principles of mesh equidistribution and alignment play a fundamental role in the design of adaptive methods, and a metric tensor M and mesh metric are useful theoretical tools for understanding a methods level of mesh alignment, or anisotropy. We... Read More about The geometry of r-adaptive meshes generated using optimal transport methods.

An anthropomorphic design for a minimally invasive surgical system based on a survey of surgical technologies, techniques and training (2014)
Journal Article

© 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Background: Over the past century, abdominal surgery has seen a rapid transition from open procedures to less invasive methods, such as robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (MIS). This study aimed to investigate... Read More about An anthropomorphic design for a minimally invasive surgical system based on a survey of surgical technologies, techniques and training.

Combining unsupervised learning and discrimination for 3D action recognition (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 Elsevier B.V. Previous work on 3D action recognition has focused on using hand-designed features, either from depth videos or 2D videos. In this work, we present an effective way to combine unsupervised feature learning with discriminative fea... Read More about Combining unsupervised learning and discrimination for 3D action recognition.