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Development of a dynamics model for the Baxter robot (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Smith, A., Yang, C., Li, C., Ma, H., & Zhao, L. (2016). Development of a dynamics model for the Baxter robot. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMA.2016.7558740

© 2016 IEEE. The dynamics model of a robot is important to find the relation between the joint actuator torques and the resulting motion. There are two common methods to do this: The Lagrange formulation, which gives a closed form of the dynamics equ... Read More about Development of a dynamics model for the Baxter robot.

Enhancing student learning of human-computer interaction using a contextual mobile application (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Alnuaim, A., Caleb-Solly, P., & Perry, C. (2016). Enhancing student learning of human-computer interaction using a contextual mobile application. In 2016 SAI Computing Conference (SAI) (952-959). https://doi.org/10.1109/SAI.2016.7556095

© 2016 IEEE. This paper presents findings from the deployment of a mobile application designed to enable students to learn more effectively in field studies. The mobile application supports students in a design task as part of their learning of Human... Read More about Enhancing student learning of human-computer interaction using a contextual mobile application.

Effect of stiffeners on nature of post-critical deformations of thin-walled composite aircraft structures: A combined numerical-experimental study (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Bakunowicz, J., Kopecki, T., Lis, T., & Mazurek, P. (2016). Effect of stiffeners on nature of post-critical deformations of thin-walled composite aircraft structures: A combined numerical-experimental study. In 2016 7th International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAE) (46-53). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMAE.2016.7549506

© 2016 IEEE. This paper presents results of numerical and experimental examination of thin-walled structures which model certain parts of aircraft structures subject to bending and torsion. The considered type of load and deformation corresponds to t... Read More about Effect of stiffeners on nature of post-critical deformations of thin-walled composite aircraft structures: A combined numerical-experimental study.

Garment level power distribution for wearables using inductive power transfer (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Worgan, P., & Fraser, M. (2016). Garment level power distribution for wearables using inductive power transfer. In 2016 9th International Conference on Human System Interactions (HSI) (277-283). https://doi.org/10.1109/HSI.2016.7529644

© 2016 IEEE. Wearable and smart devices are gaining in popularity, with many users now using multiple devices. Each of these devices requires individual charging and power maintenance. This paper proposes power sharing between multiple wearables to a... Read More about Garment level power distribution for wearables using inductive power transfer.

Control of mobile robot for remote medical examination: Design concepts and users' feedback from experimental studies (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Wysokinski, A., Szczesniak-Stanczyk, D., Cholewinski, M., Drwiega, M., Arent, K., Jakubiak, J., …Wysokiński, A. (2016). Control of mobile robot for remote medical examination: Design concepts and users' feedback from experimental studies. . https://doi.org/10.1109/HSI.2016.7529612

© 2016 IEEE. In this article we discuss movement control of a ReMeDi medical mobile robot from the user perspective. The control is essentially limited to the level of operator actions where the operator is a member of a nursing staff. Two working mo... Read More about Control of mobile robot for remote medical examination: Design concepts and users' feedback from experimental studies.

Motor primitive-based control for lower-limb exoskeletons (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Ruiz Garate, V., Parri, A., Yan, T., Munih, M., Lova, R. M., Vitiello, N., & Ronsse, R. (2016). Motor primitive-based control for lower-limb exoskeletons. In 2016 6th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob). , (655-661). https://doi.org/10.1109/biorob.2016.7523700

Assistive technology forecasts better autonomy for people with lifelong disabilities and for the elderly facing motor decline. As the population of developed countries is becoming greyer, there is thus a high probability of observing a significant in... Read More about Motor primitive-based control for lower-limb exoskeletons.

EvoBot: An open-source, modular liquid handling robot for nurturing microbial fuel cells (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Ieropoulos, I., Taylor, B., Theodosiou, P., Stoy, K., Nejatimoharrami, F., & Faiña, A. (2016). EvoBot: An open-source, modular liquid handling robot for nurturing microbial fuel cells. In ALIFE 2016: The Fifteenth International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems. https://doi.org/10.7551/978-0-262-33936-0-ch099

Liquid handling robots are rarely used in the domain of artificial life. In this field, transitory behaviours of nonequilibrium man-made systems are studied and need an automatic monitoring and logging of results. In addition, artificial life experi... Read More about EvoBot: An open-source, modular liquid handling robot for nurturing microbial fuel cells.

Benchmarking assessment for technology readiness in SpaceBot (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Insaurralde, C. C., & Kaupisch, T. (2016). Benchmarking assessment for technology readiness in SpaceBot. https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2016.7500683

© 2016 IEEE. The German SpaceBot Cup is a robotics competition that has its first edition in 2013. A second edition is expected by the end of 2015. The SpaceBot application scenario involves typical exploration tasks carried out on a planetary surfac... Read More about Benchmarking assessment for technology readiness in SpaceBot.

Dependability in autonomous maritime vehicles: Building resilence into service-oriented agent robots (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Insaurralde, C. C., & Petillot, Y. R. (2016). Dependability in autonomous maritime vehicles: Building resilence into service-oriented agent robots. https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSCON.2016.7490650

© 2016 IEEE. Technologies for oceans engineering are being based in autonomous solutions (mainly adaptation capabilities) able to tackle more complex maritime missions. This paper presents how an Intelligent Vehicle Control Architecture (IVCA) for ma... Read More about Dependability in autonomous maritime vehicles: Building resilence into service-oriented agent robots.

PowerShake: Power Transfer interactions for mobile devices (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Worgan, P., Knibbe, J., Fraser, M., & Plasencia, D. M. (2016). PowerShake: Power Transfer interactions for mobile devices. In Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI '16 (4734-4745). https://doi.org/10.1145/2858036.2858569

© 2016 ACM. Current devices have limited battery life, typically lasting less than one day. This can lead to situations where critical tasks, such as making an emergency phone call, are not possible. Other devices, supporting different functionality,... Read More about PowerShake: Power Transfer interactions for mobile devices.

Force attraction pen: A haptic pen with variable attraction force (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Burnside, J., Elgar, B., Healer, S., Hill, A., Ioannidis, Z., Mitchell, L., …Roudaut, A. (2016). Force attraction pen: A haptic pen with variable attraction force. In CHI EA '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2655-2660). https://doi.org/10.1145/2851581.2892441

We present the Force Attraction Pen, a haptic stylus that encourages the users to move in a particular direction by providing variable attraction force feedback based on their actions. The tip of the stylus is augmented with an electromagnet that can... Read More about Force attraction pen: A haptic pen with variable attraction force.

NotiFall - Ambient sonification system using water (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Harman, A., Dimitrov, H., Ma, R., Whitehouse, S., Li, Y., Worgan, P., …Roudaut, A. (2016). NotiFall - Ambient sonification system using water. In CHI EA '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2667-2672). https://doi.org/10.1145/2851581.2892443

This paper presents NotiFall, an experimental prototype of an ambient auditory notification system. NotiFall uses the sound of falling water to subtly notify users for non-urgent matters, such as weather alerts or emails in an unobtrusive manner. The... Read More about NotiFall - Ambient sonification system using water.

Flexible on-body coils for inductive power transfer to IoT garments and wearables (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Worgan, P., Pappas, O., Omirou, T., & Collett, M. (2016). Flexible on-body coils for inductive power transfer to IoT garments and wearables. In 2015 IEEE 2nd World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT) (297-298). https://doi.org/10.1109/wf-iot.2015.7389069

Inductive power transfer is a promising technology for ambient charging and powering of wearable devices without the need for direct user intervention. Existing systems typically use circular or rectangular coils built using inflexible wire and fixed... Read More about Flexible on-body coils for inductive power transfer to IoT garments and wearables.

Microstructure and rheological properties of semi-solid 7075 slurries using SEED rheocasting process (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Bolouri, A., Zhao, Q. F., Côté, P., & Chen, X. G. (2016). Microstructure and rheological properties of semi-solid 7075 slurries using SEED rheocasting process. . https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.256.288

© 2016 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. The SEED rheocasting process was used to produce semisolid slurries of high strength 7075 aluminum wrought alloys. The effects of the SEED processing parameters on the microstructure of semisolid slurries... Read More about Microstructure and rheological properties of semi-solid 7075 slurries using SEED rheocasting process.

Cure rate tailoring of thick composites via temperature controlled vascular pathways (2016)
Conference Proceeding
O'Donnell, M. P., Mahadik, Y., & Ward, C. (2016). Cure rate tailoring of thick composites via temperature controlled vascular pathways. In 57th AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2016-0161

© 2015 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Cure gradients in thick composite parts can lead to significant manufacturing defects. These gradients often arise due temperature differentials across the part due to differentials in extern... Read More about Cure rate tailoring of thick composites via temperature controlled vascular pathways.

Eco-case based reasoning (Eco-CBR) for supporting sustainable product design (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Romli, A., Setchi, R., Soe, S., & Prickett, P. (2015). Eco-case based reasoning (Eco-CBR) for supporting sustainable product design. In SDM'2015: 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (145-158)

A major challenge for any manufacturer is including aspects of sustainable development in product design. These are related to the social, environmental and economic impacts of the proposed product. This paper proposes the development of an eco- case... Read More about Eco-case based reasoning (Eco-CBR) for supporting sustainable product design.

Electricity and catholyte production from ceramic MFCS treating urine (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Merino-Jimenez, I., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2015). Electricity and catholyte production from ceramic MFCS treating urine. In V. Cigolotti, M. Chianella, & C. Barchiesi (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th European Fuel Cell - Piero Lunghi Conference, EFC 2015. , (311-312)

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) offer a promising technology for electricity production. In the anodic chamber, an anaerobic biofilm breaks down the organic compounds present in the urine to generate electricity. In the cathodic chamber, the oxygen reduc... Read More about Electricity and catholyte production from ceramic MFCS treating urine.

A new design of membraneless microbial fuel cell: Anode and cathode share the same self-stratified electrolyte of urine (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Walter, X., Gajda, I., Forbes, S., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2015). A new design of membraneless microbial fuel cell: Anode and cathode share the same self-stratified electrolyte of urine. In M. Chianella, C. Barchiesi, & V. Cigolotti (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th European Fuel Cell - Piero Lunghi Conference, EFC 2015. , (315-316)

Regardless of architecture, microbial fuel cell technology requires a plurality of units to achieve exploitable electrical power. This implies that each unit needs a simple design allowing the production of the needed multiplicity. Here, we present a... Read More about A new design of membraneless microbial fuel cell: Anode and cathode share the same self-stratified electrolyte of urine.