All Outputs (165)

Mechatronic implementation in minimally invasive surgical instruments (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has proven to be beneficial in providing outstanding results for the patients. However, studies have shown that the surgeon faces significant challenges whilst performing this type of surgery, ranging from poorly desi... Read More about Mechatronic implementation in minimally invasive surgical instruments.

Intra-operative X-ray dimensional calibration using orthopaedic implants (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

μAngelo: A novel minimally invasive surgical system based on an anthropomorphic design (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Abdominal surgery has seen a rapid transition from open procedures to Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery (R-A MIS). The learning process for new surgeons is long compared to open surgery, and the desired dexterity cannot always be achieved usi... Read More about μAngelo: A novel minimally invasive surgical system based on an anthropomorphic design.

Design of a new MR-compatible haptic interface with six actuated degrees of freedom (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Safety constrained motion control of mobility assistive robots (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Human sit-to-stand transfer modeling for optimal control of assistive robots (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Lock-in amplifier as a sensitive instrument for biomedical measurement: Analysis and implementation (2014)
Journal Article

A measuring instrument plays important role in the biomedical measurement since the biological process in living organism generates very weak signal. Therefore, a reliable and sensitive measuring instrument is needed. In this study, a lock-in amplifi... Read More about Lock-in amplifier as a sensitive instrument for biomedical measurement: Analysis and implementation.

Investigation of low-dissipation monotonicity-preserving scheme for direct numerical simulation of compressible turbulent flows (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. The influence of numerical dissipation on direct numerical simulation (DNS) of decaying isotropic turbulence and turbulent channel flow is investigated respectively by using the seventh-order low-dissipation monotonicity-preservi... Read More about Investigation of low-dissipation monotonicity-preserving scheme for direct numerical simulation of compressible turbulent flows.

Proton modified Pt zeolite fuel cell electrocatalysts (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

NaY Zeolite is selected as a suitable material to host 1.5 wt% Platinum (Pt) loading on zeolite using ion exchange method (a) Pt(NH3)4(NO3)2 without excess NH4NO3 nitrate and (b) Pt(NH3)4(NO3)2 with excess NH4NO3 nitrate. The structure/reactivity rel... Read More about Proton modified Pt zeolite fuel cell electrocatalysts.

The people, the people, the people: Engaging under-served audiences (2014)
Book Chapter

Science communication, public engagement, public understanding of science - these are just a few of the terms that have been used to describe the practice of interacting with the public on different areas of science. In the past 12 years since starti... Read More about The people, the people, the people: Engaging under-served audiences.

Estimating the energy cost of (artificial) evolution (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This short discussion paper sets out to explore the question: what is the energy cost of evolving complex artificial life? The paper takes an unconventional approach by first estimating the energy cost of natural evolution and, in particular, the spe... Read More about Estimating the energy cost of (artificial) evolution.

A universal U-model based control system design (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In conjunction with some of the latest research results, this study briefly summarizes the major characteristics with
U-model based control system design and foresees the potential blue-sky research issues. The purpose of the presentation is to
pro... Read More about A universal U-model based control system design.

New Continuous Sliding Mode Design for Spacecraft Attitude Control (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

U-model based LMI robust controller design (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In this study, an LMI (Linear Matrix Inequality) based H� robust controller design approach is proposed to improve the performance of the designed U-pole placement control systems. Unlike the classical design procedures, the control-oriented U-model... Read More about U-model based LMI robust controller design.

An investigation into predicting vortex ring state in rotary aircraft (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Results from wind tunnel experiments and Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) simulations have been presented which suggest it may be possible to predict when a rotary aircraft will enter Vortex Ring State (VRS). Results suggest that the formation of a... Read More about An investigation into predicting vortex ring state in rotary aircraft.

Performance evaluation of activated carbon-based electrodes with novel power management system for long-term benthic microbial fuel cells (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Underwater benthic microbial fuel cell (BMFC) systems were studied as a long-term sustainable power source for low-energy aquatic instruments (e.g. sensors). D... Read More about Performance evaluation of activated carbon-based electrodes with novel power management system for long-term benthic microbial fuel cells.

Evaluation of single engine aeroplane spinning by measured data and the use of CFD (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Projection methods for constrained problems in isogeometric analysis (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Effects of micro blowing/suction flow control devices on a NACA0015 airfoil (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

As a newly emerged active flow control technique, micro blowing/suction has shown a great potential in reducing the skin friction of turbulent flows. Throughout comprehensive analyses of active flow control of micro blowing/suction devices for a NACA... Read More about Effects of micro blowing/suction flow control devices on a NACA0015 airfoil.

Surface modification of microbial fuel cells anodes: Approaches to practical design (2014)
Journal Article

Anode modification was explored as an approach to enhance the startup and improve the performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) inoculated with mixed cultures for wastewater treatment. Carbon cloth (CC) anodes were modified by electrochemical oxidat... Read More about Surface modification of microbial fuel cells anodes: Approaches to practical design.