All Outputs (2297)

From albatross to long range UAV flight by dynamic soaring (2016)
Thesis
Bonnin, V. From albatross to long range UAV flight by dynamic soaring. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/909425

In the domain of UAVs, endurance and range are key utility factors. However, small-sized UAVs are faced with serious limitations regarding energy storage options. A way to address this challenge is to seek for energy from the surrounding environment.... Read More about From albatross to long range UAV flight by dynamic soaring.

Artificial Cognition for Social Human-Robot Interaction: An Implementation (2016)
Journal Article
Lemaignan, S., Warnier, M., Sisbot, E. A., Clodic, A., & Alami, R. (2017). Artificial Cognition for Social Human-Robot Interaction: An Implementation. Artificial Intelligence, 247, 45-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artint.2016.07.002

© 2017 The Authors Human–Robot Interaction challenges Artificial Intelligence in many regards: dynamic, partially unknown environments that were not originally designed for robots; a broad variety of situations with rich semantics to understand and i... Read More about Artificial Cognition for Social Human-Robot Interaction: An Implementation.

Women and toilets (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Greed, C. (2016, July). Women and toilets. Paper presented at Spaces of Transgressive Maternal Practices in the City: The Transgressive City, El Colegio di Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

Many women are concerned about the lack of public toilets, and the poor design and lack of facilities in those that do exist. With reference mainly to the United Kingdom, but with global parallels, this paper considers the role of toilet provision in... Read More about Women and toilets.

Two-graph building interior representation for emergency response applications (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Boguslawski, P., Mahdjoubi, L., Zverovich, V., & Fadli, F. (2016, July). Two-graph building interior representation for emergency response applications. Paper presented at XXIII ISPRS Congress 2016, Prague, Czech Republic

Nowadays, in a rapidly developing urban environment with bigger and higher public buildings, disasters causing emergency situations and casualties are unavoidable. Preparedness and quick response are crucial issues saving human lives. Available infor... Read More about Two-graph building interior representation for emergency response applications.

Risk perception and vulnerability of value: a study in the context of commercial property sector (2016)
Journal Article
Bhattacharya-Mis, N., & Lamond, J. (2016). Risk perception and vulnerability of value: a study in the context of commercial property sector. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 20(3), 252-264. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2016.1188174

© 2016 The Author(s). Published by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) Press, and Taylor & Francis. The research was developed linking the impact of flood risk on utility, desirability and marketability related to vulnerability of commerc... Read More about Risk perception and vulnerability of value: a study in the context of commercial property sector.

A social and spatial analysis of emissions from private vehicle use in Great Britain (2016)
Journal Article
Chatterton, T., & Barnes, J. (2016). A social and spatial analysis of emissions from private vehicle use in Great Britain. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 207, 99-110. https://doi.org/10.2495/AIR160101

This paper will describe a new approach to source apportionment of transport emissions that moves away from traditional approaches which have allocated emissions to point of use, or by journey purpose. Instead, emissions will be attributed spatially... Read More about A social and spatial analysis of emissions from private vehicle use in Great Britain.

Low investment costs as key driver for upscaling alternative construction technologies (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Cancio Diaz, Y., Archilla, H. F., Celentano, G., Habert, G., & Edwin, Z. E. (2016, June). Low investment costs as key driver for upscaling alternative construction technologies. Paper presented at No Cost Housing Conference, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland

This study aims to assess alternative materials withstanding low capital investment, with the potential of providing housing affordability for low-income communities. By combining Life Cycle Assessment and Return on Capital Employed techniques, it... Read More about Low investment costs as key driver for upscaling alternative construction technologies.

The truth is out there: Reflections on search in software engineering (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Simons, C. (2016, June). The truth is out there: Reflections on search in software engineering. Presented at First International Summer School on Search-Based Software Engineering, University of Cadiz, Spain

In the popular science fiction horror drama TV series "The X-Files", two FBI agents (Mulder and Skully) investigate unsolved case files relating to emerging paranormal phenomena and possible alien life. Many explanations and conspiracy theories aboun... Read More about The truth is out there: Reflections on search in software engineering.

Autonomous model building using vision and manipulation (2016)
Thesis
Broun, A. Autonomous model building using vision and manipulation. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/910595

It is often the case that robotic systems require models, in order to successfully control themselves, and to interact with the world. Models take many forms and include kinematic models to plan motions, dynamics models to understand the interaction... Read More about Autonomous model building using vision and manipulation.

CUBER: Critical Urban Buildings Emergency Response (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Mahdjoubi, L., Zverovich, V., Boguslawski, P., & Fadli, F. (2016, June). CUBER: Critical Urban Buildings Emergency Response. Poster presented at The VC’s Staff Excellence Awards, UWE Bristol, UK

When human-induced disasters (i.e. terrorist attacks, social unrest, fires), as well as natural disasters (i.e. floods, earthquake, climate change) take place in complex buildings, a short delay in response to an incident or a major event may mean a... Read More about CUBER: Critical Urban Buildings Emergency Response.

Innovative shallow sump customizations for aero-engine bearing chambers (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Chandra, B., & Simmons, K. (2016, June). Innovative shallow sump customizations for aero-engine bearing chambers. Paper presented at ASME Turbo Expo 2016, Seoul, South Korea

Aero-engines incorporate various bearing chambers and these typically contain bearings, seals, rotating shafts, stationary walls and struts, and sometimes gears. Oil is supplied for lubrication and cooling and is removed (scavenged) from the sump reg... Read More about Innovative shallow sump customizations for aero-engine bearing chambers.

Microalgae as substrate in low cost terracotta-based microbial fuel cells: Novel application of the catholyte produced (2016)
Journal Article
Ieropoulos, I. A., Hanczyc, M. M., Greenman, J., Ortiz-Martínez, V. M., Gajda, I., Salar-García, M. J., …Ieropoulos, I. (2016). Microalgae as substrate in low cost terracotta-based microbial fuel cells: Novel application of the catholyte produced. Bioresource Technology, 209, 380-385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2016.02.083

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. In this work, the by-product generated during the operation of cylindrical MFCs, made out of terracotta material, is investigated as a feasible means of degrading live microalgae for the first time. In addition to the low cost ma... Read More about Microalgae as substrate in low cost terracotta-based microbial fuel cells: Novel application of the catholyte produced.

Scaling-up of a novel, simplified MFC stack based on a self-stratifying urine column (2016)
Journal Article
Walter, X. A., Gajda, I., Forbes, S., Winfield, J., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2016). Scaling-up of a novel, simplified MFC stack based on a self-stratifying urine column. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-016-0504-3

© 2016 Walter et al. Background: The microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a technology in which microorganisms employ an electrode (anode) as a solid electron acceptor for anaerobic respiration. This results in direct transformation of chemical energy into e... Read More about Scaling-up of a novel, simplified MFC stack based on a self-stratifying urine column.

Learning by teaching a robot: The case of handwriting (2016)
Journal Article
Lemaignan, S., Jacq, A., Hood, D., Garcia, F., Paiva, A., & Dillenbourg, P. (2016). Learning by teaching a robot: The case of handwriting. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 23(2), 56-66. https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2016.2546700

© 1994-2011 IEEE. Thomas (all children's names have been changed) is five and a half years old and has been diagnosed with visuoconstructive deficits. He is under the care of an occupational therapist and tries to work around his inability to draw le... Read More about Learning by teaching a robot: The case of handwriting.

The Symmetry of Partner Modelling (2016)
Journal Article
Dillenbourg, P., Lemaignan, S., Sangin, M., Nova, N., & Molinari, G. (2016). The Symmetry of Partner Modelling. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 11(2), 227-253. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-016-9235-5

© 2016, International Society of the Learning Sciences, Inc. Collaborative learning has often been associated with the construction of a shared understanding of the situation at hand. The psycholinguistics mechanisms at work while establishing common... Read More about The Symmetry of Partner Modelling.

A critical review of the robustness of the UK government’s air quality plan and expected compliance dates (2016)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Barnes, J., Chatterton, T., Hayes, E. T., & Longhurst, J. (2016). A critical review of the robustness of the UK government’s air quality plan and expected compliance dates. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 207, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.2495/AIR160011

Globally, poor air quality is the most significant environmental health concern. Across Europe, 400,000 deaths were attributed to air pollution in 2012, whilst in the UK over 50,000 deaths per year are due to a combination of gaseous and particulate... Read More about A critical review of the robustness of the UK government’s air quality plan and expected compliance dates.

The EVIDENCE project: Measure no. 17 - Travel and passenger information (2016)
Journal Article
Calvert, T. (2016). The EVIDENCE project: Measure no. 17 - Travel and passenger information. World Transport Policy and Practice, 22(1/2), 162-170

This paper is taken from the findings of the EU Evidence project. This project provides evidence that sustainable transport interventions and spending have as much to contribute to wider societal goals and strongly posi¬tive Benefit Cost Analysis res... Read More about The EVIDENCE project: Measure no. 17 - Travel and passenger information.

Unfamiliar fuel: How the UK public views the infrastructure required to supply hydrogen for road transport (2016)
Journal Article
Bellaby, P., Upham, P., Flynn, R., & Ricci, M. (2016). Unfamiliar fuel: How the UK public views the infrastructure required to supply hydrogen for road transport. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(15), 6534-6543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.03.024

Copyright © 2016, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. In 2007, under contract to the UK Department for Transport, we engaged with the public about the infrastructure to supply hydrogen for transport. We combined a quota-sample survey of 1003 across th... Read More about Unfamiliar fuel: How the UK public views the infrastructure required to supply hydrogen for road transport.

Guidance for transport planning and policymaking in the face of an uncertain future (2016)
Journal Article
Lyons, G., & Davidson, C. (2016). Guidance for transport planning and policymaking in the face of an uncertain future. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 88, 104-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2016.03.012

Uncertainty of outcome is widely recognised as a concern facing decision-makers and their advisors. In a number of spheres of policy, it appears uncertainty has intensified in the face of globalisation, economic instability, climate change, technolog... Read More about Guidance for transport planning and policymaking in the face of an uncertain future.

From Real-time Attention Assessment to “With-me-ness” in Human-Robot Interaction (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Lemaignan, S., Garcia, F., Jacq, A., & Dillenbourg, P. (2016). From Real-time Attention Assessment to “With-me-ness” in Human-Robot Interaction. In Proceedings of the 2016 ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction Conference (157-164). https://doi.org/10.1109/HRI.2016.7451747

© 2016 IEEE. Measuring "how much the human is in the interaction" - the level of engagement - is instrumental in building effective interactive robots. Engagement, however, is a complex, multi-faceted cognitive mechanism that is only indirectly obser... Read More about From Real-time Attention Assessment to “With-me-ness” in Human-Robot Interaction.