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Towards an ethical robot: Internal models, consequences and ethical action selection (2014)
Journal Article
Winfield, A. F., Blum, C., & Liu, W. (2014). Towards an ethical robot: Internal models, consequences and ethical action selection. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 8717 LNAI, 85-96. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10401-0_8

If robots are to be trusted, especially when interacting with humans, then they will need to be more than just safe. This paper explores the potential of robots capable of modelling and therefore predicting the consequences of both their own actions,... Read More about Towards an ethical robot: Internal models, consequences and ethical action selection.

Two-dimensional potential method simulations of a body-strake configuration (2014)
Journal Article
Toomer, C., Tuling, S., Dala, L., & Toomer, C. (2014). Two-dimensional potential method simulations of a body-strake configuration. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 51(2), 468-477. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.A32565

The lee-side flow over a cruciform wing-body configuration at supersonic speeds in the "+" orientation up to angles of 25 deg have been simulated using the single concentrated vortex and discrete vortex model methods. The wings or strakes are of very... Read More about Two-dimensional potential method simulations of a body-strake configuration.

Parameters characterization and optimization of activated carbon (AC) cathodes for microbial fuel cell application (2014)
Journal Article
Santoro, C., Artyushkova, K., Babanova, S., Atanassov, P., Ieropoulos, I., Grattieri, M., …Schuler, A. J. (2014). Parameters characterization and optimization of activated carbon (AC) cathodes for microbial fuel cell application. Bioresource Technology, 163, 54-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.091

Activated carbon (AC) is employed as a cost-effective catalyst for cathodic oxygen reduction in microbial fuel cells (MFC). The fabrication protocols of AC-based cathodes are conducted at different applied pressures (175-3500. psi) and treatment temp... Read More about Parameters characterization and optimization of activated carbon (AC) cathodes for microbial fuel cell application.

Hardware architecture of the protein processing associative memory and the effects of dimensionality and quantisation on performance (2014)
Journal Article
Qadir, O., Lenz, A., Tempesti, G., Timmis, J., Pipe, T., & Tyrrell, A. (2014). Hardware architecture of the protein processing associative memory and the effects of dimensionality and quantisation on performance. Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines, 15(3), 245-274. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10710-014-9217-1

The Protein Processor Associative Memory (PPAM) is a novel hardware architecture for a distributed, decentralised, robust and scalable, bidirectional, hetero-associative memory, that can adapt online to changes in the training data. The PPAM uses the... Read More about Hardware architecture of the protein processing associative memory and the effects of dimensionality and quantisation on performance.

Reformulation-linearization technique for modelling scheduling decisions (2014)
Book Chapter
Maldonado, M., Rangel, S., & Clark, A. (2014). Reformulation-linearization technique for modelling scheduling decisions. In R. Z. Ríos-Mercado, J. F. Camacho-Vallejo, J. L. González-Velarde, & M. Laguna (Eds.), Recent Advances in Theory, Methods, and Practice of Operations Research (128-135). Monterrey, Mexico: UANL - Casa Universitaria del Libro

The objective of this work is to discuss the use of formulations for the Asymmetric Traveling Salesman Problem for modelling the scheduling decisions in a big bucket approach for the integrated lot sizing and scheduling problem. We apply the Reformul... Read More about Reformulation-linearization technique for modelling scheduling decisions.

Design, analysis and implementation of real-time harmonics elimination: A generalised approach (2014)
Journal Article
Makhlouf, B., Bouchhida, O., & Nibouche, M. (2014). Design, analysis and implementation of real-time harmonics elimination: A generalised approach. IET Power Electronics, 7(9), 2424-2436. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2013.0687

© The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2014. It is not a secret that the problem of harmonics and switching frequency can have a dreadful impact on switching power converters. To counter this problem, a variety of methods have been developed... Read More about Design, analysis and implementation of real-time harmonics elimination: A generalised approach.

Non-existence of local solutions of semilinear heat equations of Osgood type in bounded domains (2014)
Journal Article
Laister, R., Robinson, J. C., & Sierzega, M. (2014). Non-existence of local solutions of semilinear heat equations of Osgood type in bounded domains. Comptes Rendus Mathématique, 352(7-8), 621-626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crma.2014.05.010

We establish a local non-existence result for the equation ut-δu=f(u) with Dirichlet boundary conditions on a smooth bounded domain Ω⊂Rn and initial data in Lq(Ω) when the source term f is non-decreasing and limsups→∞s-γf(s)=∞ for some exponent γ>q(1... Read More about Non-existence of local solutions of semilinear heat equations of Osgood type in bounded domains.

Failure analysis and avoidance for elastomeric diaphragms at high temperatures and pressures (2014)
Thesis
Kukian, P. A. Failure analysis and avoidance for elastomeric diaphragms at high temperatures and pressures. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/825162

Elastomeric diaphragms are used in the Smart Stabilizer/Weatherford rotary steerable systems (RSS) used in directional drilling down hole. The diaphragms need to operate correctly for the RSS to function effectively. The diaphragm separates the mecha... Read More about Failure analysis and avoidance for elastomeric diaphragms at high temperatures and pressures.

Compliance control and human-robot interaction: Part II-experimental examples (2014)
Journal Article
Pipe, T., Khan, S. G., Herrmann, G., Lenz, A., Grafi, M. A., Pipe, A. G., & Melhuish, C. (2014). Compliance control and human-robot interaction: Part II-experimental examples. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, 11(03), 1430002. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219843614300025

© World Scientific Publishing Company. Compliance control is highly relevant to human safety in human-robot interaction (HRI). This paper presents multi-dimensional compliance control of a humanoid robot arm. A dynamic model-free adaptive controller... Read More about Compliance control and human-robot interaction: Part II-experimental examples.

Compliance control and human-Robot interaction: Part 1-survey (2014)
Journal Article
Khan, S. G., Herrmann, G., Grafi, M. A., Pipe, T., & Melhuish, C. (2014). Compliance control and human-Robot interaction: Part 1-survey. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, 11(03), 1430001. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219843614300013

© World Scientific Publishing Company. Compliance control is highly relevant to human safety in human-robot interaction (HRI). This paper presents a review of various compliance control techniques. The paper is aimed to provide a good background know... Read More about Compliance control and human-Robot interaction: Part 1-survey.

Semisolid forming of thin plates with microscale features (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Kang, C. G., Jin, C. K., & Bolouri, A. (2014). Semisolid forming of thin plates with microscale features. . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2014.09.129

© 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Thin plates (150 × 150 × 1.2 mm) with embedded corrugation are fabricated using semisolid forming. The die cavity used in the forming is designed using fluid analysis. A semisolid slurry is prepared by a... Read More about Semisolid forming of thin plates with microscale features.

Effect of forming conditions on mechanical properties of rheoformed thin plates with microchannels using electromagnetic stirring (2014)
Journal Article
Jang, C. H., Jin, C. K., Bolouri, A., & Kang, C. G. (2014). Effect of forming conditions on mechanical properties of rheoformed thin plates with microchannels using electromagnetic stirring. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 228(3), 399-412. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954405413496403

Rheoforming is a near net-shape manufacturing technology for fabricating components from light alloys in their semisolid states with improved mechanical properties. In this work, a feasibility study on the fabrication of Silafont 36 aluminum thin pla... Read More about Effect of forming conditions on mechanical properties of rheoformed thin plates with microchannels using electromagnetic stirring.

Biodegradable and edible gelatine actuators for use as artificial muscles (2014)
Journal Article
Ieropoulos, I., Chambers, L. D., Winfield, J., Ieropoulos, I., & Rossiter, J. (2014). Biodegradable and edible gelatine actuators for use as artificial muscles. Proceedings of SPIE, 9056, 90560B. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2045104

The expense and use of non-recyclable materials often requires the retrieval and recovery of exploratory robots. Therefore, conventional materials such as plastics and metals in robotics can be limiting. For applications such as environmental monitor... Read More about Biodegradable and edible gelatine actuators for use as artificial muscles.

A mobile Location-Based Situated Learning Framework for Supporting Critical Thinking: A Requirements Analysis Study (2014)
Book Chapter
Alnuaim, A., Caleb-Solly, P., & Perry, C. (2014). A mobile Location-Based Situated Learning Framework for Supporting Critical Thinking: A Requirements Analysis Study. In D. G. Sampson, D. Ifenthaler, J. M. Spector, & P. Isaias (Eds.), Digital Systems for Open Access to Formal and Informal Learning (139-158). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02264-2_10

© 2014, Springer International Publishing Switzerland. All rights reserved. This chapter presents the requirements work carried out as part of developing an intervention to improve students’ analysis and critical thinking skills using location-based... Read More about A mobile Location-Based Situated Learning Framework for Supporting Critical Thinking: A Requirements Analysis Study.

Evaluating the effectiveness of a mobile location-based intervention for improving human-computer interaction students' understanding of context for design (2014)
Journal Article
Alnuaim, A., Caleb-Solly, P., & Perry, C. (2014). Evaluating the effectiveness of a mobile location-based intervention for improving human-computer interaction students' understanding of context for design. International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction, 6(3), 16-31. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijmhci.2014070102

Copyright © 2014, IGI Global. With the ubiquity of interactive computer-based systems, designers are challenged to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of their designs for a variety of different environments and user activities. To achieve this,... Read More about Evaluating the effectiveness of a mobile location-based intervention for improving human-computer interaction students' understanding of context for design.

Sliding mode control with self-turning law for uncertain nonlinear systems with time-delay and external disturbances (2014)
Journal Article
Zhen, R., Chen, J., Wu, X., Zhu, Q., Nouri, H., Wu, X., & Zhang, J. (2014). Sliding mode control with self-turning law for uncertain nonlinear systems with time-delay and external disturbances. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, 452, 159-169. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36385-6_8

This study proposes a novel sliding mode control with self-turning law for nonlinear systems with time-delay and external disturbances possessing uncertain parameters. The adjustable control gain and a bipolar sigmoid function are online tuned to for... Read More about Sliding mode control with self-turning law for uncertain nonlinear systems with time-delay and external disturbances.

Robust controller design based LMI techniques (2014)
Book Chapter
Peng, Y., Zhu, Q., & Nouri, H. (2014). Robust controller design based LMI techniques. In Q. Zhu, L. Cheng, Y. Wang, D. Zhao, & L. Liu (Eds.), Applied Methods and Techniques for Mechatronic Systems (325-369). Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Designing and evaluating a social gaze-control system for a humanoid robot (2014)
Journal Article
Zaraki, A., Mazzei, D., Giuliani, M., & De Rossi, D. (2014). Designing and evaluating a social gaze-control system for a humanoid robot. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 44(2), 157-168. https://doi.org/10.1109/THMS.2014.2303083

This paper describes a context-dependent social gaze-control system implemented as part of a humanoid social robot. The system enables the robot to direct its gaze at multiple humans who are interacting with each other and with the robot. The attenti... Read More about Designing and evaluating a social gaze-control system for a humanoid robot.

A mixed-method approach to evoke creative and holistic thinking about robots in a home environment (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Van Den Heuvel, H., Caleb-Solly, P., Dogramadzi, S., Ellender, D., & Fear, T. (2014). A mixed-method approach to evoke creative and holistic thinking about robots in a home environment. In Proceedings of the 2014 ACM/IEEE international conference on Human-robot interaction - HRI '14 (374-381). https://doi.org/10.1145/2559636.2559681

Discovering older adults' perceptions and expectations of domestic care service robots are vital in informing the design and development of new technologies to ensure acceptability and usability. This paper identifies issues that were elicited from o... Read More about A mixed-method approach to evoke creative and holistic thinking about robots in a home environment.

Confirming nasogastric tube position with electromagnetic tracking versus pH or X-ray and tube radio-opacity (2014)
Journal Article
Taylor, S., Allan, K., McWilliam, H., Manara, A., Brown, J., Toher, D., & Rayner, W. (2014). Confirming nasogastric tube position with electromagnetic tracking versus pH or X-ray and tube radio-opacity. British Journal of Nursing, 23(7), 352-358. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2014.23.7.352

Recent evidence suggests official statistics greatly underestimate the occurrence of complications from misplaced nasogastric (NG) tubes, even when detected. Current methods of confirming tube position do not provide adequate protection from misplace... Read More about Confirming nasogastric tube position with electromagnetic tracking versus pH or X-ray and tube radio-opacity.