All Outputs (81)

Online hazard analysis for autonomous robots (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Woodman, R., Winfield, A. F. T., Harper, C., & Fraser, M. (2011). Online hazard analysis for autonomous robots. In J. Penders, T. J. Prescott, M. Witkowski, C. Melhuish, L. Alboul, & R. Groß (Eds.), Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (406-407)

Robotic systems require rigorous analysis at all stages of development to ensure system safety. The manufacturing industry has developed many of the robotic design methods used today. These methods were adapted from design practices taken from other... Read More about Online hazard analysis for autonomous robots.

Personalised medical product development: methods, challenges and opportunities (2011)
Journal Article
Le, C. H., Okereke, M. I., Nguyen, V. H., Dao, V. D., Soe, S., Zlatov, N., & Le, T. H. (2011). Personalised medical product development: methods, challenges and opportunities. Romanian Review Precision Mechanics, Optics and Mechatronics, 40, 11--20

Personalised health care in general and personalised medical products in particular aim to provide the optimal diagnosis and treatment with the use of the right medicine, tools and devices to the right patient at the right time in order to meet well... Read More about Personalised medical product development: methods, challenges and opportunities.

Urine as a suitable fuel for microbial fuel cells (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Ieropoulos, I. A., Greenman, J., & Melhuish, C. (2011). Urine as a suitable fuel for microbial fuel cells. In P. Lunghi, S. Ubertini, & V. Cigolotti (Eds.), Proceedings of EFC11. , (325-326)

MFCs show promise in utilising a wide variety of organic sources. This paper describes the utilisation of neat urine as the main feedstock, with conversion efficiencies of >50%. Power densities of 4.93mW/m2 were recorded when 48 small-scale MFCs were... Read More about Urine as a suitable fuel for microbial fuel cells.

Coarsening of equiaxed microstructure in the semisolid state of aluminum 7075 alloy through SIMA processing (2011)
Journal Article
Bolouri, A., Shahmiri, M., & Kang, C. G. (2012). Coarsening of equiaxed microstructure in the semisolid state of aluminum 7075 alloy through SIMA processing. Journal of Materials Science, 47(8), 3544-3553. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-011-6200-6

In the present study, the coarsening mechanism of equiaxed grains in the semisolid state of aluminum 7075 alloy, treated via strain induced melting activation process, was investigated. The kinetics of equiaxed grain growth in the semisolid state of... Read More about Coarsening of equiaxed microstructure in the semisolid state of aluminum 7075 alloy through SIMA processing.

Robust H2 power system stabilizer design using LMI techniques (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Peng, Y., Zhu, Q., & Nouri, H. (2011, December). Robust H2 power system stabilizer design using LMI techniques. Paper presented at ICMIC 2011:International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control, Dec. 26, 2011 - Dec. 29, 2011, Shanghai, China, Shanghai, China

Correlation between solid fraction and tensile properties of semisolid RAP processed aluminum alloys (2011)
Journal Article
Bolouri, A., & Kang, C. G. (2012). Correlation between solid fraction and tensile properties of semisolid RAP processed aluminum alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 516, 192-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2011.12.045

Recrystallization and remelting (RAP), a promising route for thixoforming process, was used to process three aluminum alloys, AA2024, AA6061, and A356, under experimental conditions designed to yield various solid fractions (liquid fractions) within... Read More about Correlation between solid fraction and tensile properties of semisolid RAP processed aluminum alloys.

Modelling the material flow and web tension in the vertical form-fill-seal packaging process (2011)
Journal Article
Matthews, J., Hicks, B., Mullineux, G., Goodwin, J., & Burke, A. (2011). Modelling the material flow and web tension in the vertical form-fill-seal packaging process. Packaging Technology and Science, 24(8), 435-450. https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.949

Vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) machines are widely used to form bags for packaging products such as confectionary and snack food. One critical component of the machine is the forming shoulder, which needs to manipulate, without damage, the packaging... Read More about Modelling the material flow and web tension in the vertical form-fill-seal packaging process.

Liquid and gas flow behaviour in highly rotating environment (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Chandra, B., Simmons, K., Pickering, S., & Tittel, M. (2011). Liquid and gas flow behaviour in highly rotating environment. In Volume 1: Aircraft Engine; Ceramics; Coal, Biomass and Alternative Fuels; Wind Turbine Technology. , (337-345). https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2011-46430

In a typical aero engine bearing chamber, oil is introduced to lubricate and cool the bearings as well as the bearing chamber wall. The flow of the oil in the bearing chamber is very complex due to the presence of various forces: gravity, windage, ca... Read More about Liquid and gas flow behaviour in highly rotating environment.

Multi-scale integration of slope data on an irregular mesh (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Saracchini, R., Stolfi, J., Leitão, H., Atkinson, G., & Smith, M. (2011, November). Multi-scale integration of slope data on an irregular mesh. Paper presented at Pacific-Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology, Gwangju, South Korea, 2011, Gwangju, South Korea

Subspace analysis to alleviate the volumetric locking in the 3D solid-shell EFG method (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Graca, A., Alcantara, I., Cardoso, R. P., & Yoon, J. (2011, November). Subspace analysis to alleviate the volumetric locking in the 3D solid-shell EFG method. Paper presented at International Conference on Advanced Computational Methods in Engineering, Liège (Belgium)

Adaptive brain computer interface — Application in robotics (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Abu-Alqumsan, M., Martens, J., Jenke, R., Kapeller, C., Hintermüeller, C., Peer, A., & Buss, M. (2011, November). Adaptive brain computer interface — Application in robotics. Presented at Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics, Twente, The Netherlands

An investigation into substation grounding and its implementation on Gaza substation (2011)
Journal Article
Hammuda, A., Nouri, H., & Al Ayoubi, M. (2011). An investigation into substation grounding and its implementation on Gaza substation. Energy and Power Engineering, 3(5), 593-599. https://doi.org/10.4236/epe.2011.35074

Capturing constraint evolution: A technique to preserve and handle design knowledge (2011)
Journal Article
Ding, L., Matthews, J., & Mullineux, G. (2011). Capturing constraint evolution: A technique to preserve and handle design knowledge. International Journal of Product Development, 15(1-3), 135-155. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPD.2011.043665

Product development can be considered as the evolutionary and iterative process of recognition, formulation and satisfaction of constraints. These become the rationale driving the design to the final specifications, with the evolution of constraints... Read More about Capturing constraint evolution: A technique to preserve and handle design knowledge.

Development of an autonomous unmanned aerial system to collect time-stamped samples from the atmosphere and localize potential pathogen sources (2011)
Journal Article
Walker, R., Gonzalez, F., Castro, M. P., Narayan, P., & Zeller, L. (2011). Development of an autonomous unmanned aerial system to collect time-stamped samples from the atmosphere and localize potential pathogen sources. Journal of Field Robotics, 28(6), 961-976. https://doi.org/10.1002/rob.20417

This paper presents the hardware development and testing of a new concept for air sampling via the integration of a prototype spore trap onboard an unmanned aerial system (UAS). We propose the integration of a prototype spore trap onboard a UAS to al... Read More about Development of an autonomous unmanned aerial system to collect time-stamped samples from the atmosphere and localize potential pathogen sources.

Monitoring of stem cell culture process using electrochemical biosensors (2011)
Book Chapter
Yue, X. (2011). Monitoring of stem cell culture process using electrochemical biosensors. In CMOS Biomicrosystems: Where Electronics Meet Biology (301-324). Wiley

Allosteric interactions across native adenosine-A 3 receptor homodimers: Quantification using single-cell ligand-binding kinetics (2011)
Journal Article
May, L. T., Bridge, L., Stoddart, L. A., Briddon, S. J., & Hill, S. J. (2011). Allosteric interactions across native adenosine-A 3 receptor homodimers: Quantification using single-cell ligand-binding kinetics. FASEB Journal, 25(10), 3465-3476. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.11-186296

A growing awareness indicates that many G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) exist as homodimers, but the extent of the cooperativity across the dimer interface has been largely unexplored. Here, measurement of the dissociation kinetics of a fluoresce... Read More about Allosteric interactions across native adenosine-A 3 receptor homodimers: Quantification using single-cell ligand-binding kinetics.

Comprehensive distribution network fault location using the distributed parameter model (2011)
Journal Article
Nouri, H., & Alamuti, M. M. (2011). Comprehensive distribution network fault location using the distributed parameter model. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 26(4), 2154-2162. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRD.2011.2161620

A typical low-or medium-voltage distribution feeder consists of numerous branches as well as laterals and heterogenic conductor lines. The lack of measurement points and the presence of unbalanced loads make it more complicated for the construction o... Read More about Comprehensive distribution network fault location using the distributed parameter model.

Knowledge networks for innovation: From theory into practice, the case for SMEs (2011)
Journal Article
Bradford, J., Saad, M., Winnington, T., & Mahdi, S. (2011). Knowledge networks for innovation: From theory into practice, the case for SMEs

This paper is part of an externally funded three year Network for Innovation (iNET), whose main goal is to improve the innovative capacities of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Aerospace and Advanced Engineering (AAE) across the South West of... Read More about Knowledge networks for innovation: From theory into practice, the case for SMEs.

Development of a novel robotic system for hand rehabilitation (2011)
Journal Article
Raabe, D., Tzemanaki, A., & Dogramadzi, S. (2011). Development of a novel robotic system for hand rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2011.5999150

Rehabilitation Robotics involves the use of robotic systems as an enabling technology for people with kinetic problems, in order to help them recover from a physical trauma. This paper presents the investigation of a robotic system for stroke and pos... Read More about Development of a novel robotic system for hand rehabilitation.

Imitation learning of human grasping skills from motion and force data (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Schmidts, A. M., Lee, D., & Peer, A. (2011, September). Imitation learning of human grasping skills from motion and force data. Paper presented at IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2011), San Francisco, USA