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The ballad of the bots: Sonification using cognitive metaphor to support immersed teleoperation of robot teams (2024)
Journal Article

As an embodied and spatial medium, virtual reality is proving an attractive proposition for robot teleoperation in hazardous environments. This paper examines a nuclear decommissioning scenario in which a simulated team of semi-autonomous robots are... Read More about The ballad of the bots: Sonification using cognitive metaphor to support immersed teleoperation of robot teams.

Modeling, Identification, and Control for Cyber- Physical Systems Towards Industry 4.0 (2024)
Book

Modeling, Identification, and Control for Cyber-Physical Systems Towards Industry 4.0 studies and analyzes the role of algorithms in identifying and controlling such a system towards Industry 4.0, which is the digital transformation of manufacturing... Read More about Modeling, Identification, and Control for Cyber- Physical Systems Towards Industry 4.0.

Industry 4.0 more than a challenge in modeling, identification, and control for cyber-physical systems (2024)
Book Chapter

Modeling, Identification, and Control for Cyber-Physical Systems Towards Industry 4.0 studies and analyzes the role of algorithms in identifying and controlling such a system towards Industry 4.0, which is the digital transformation of manufacturing... Read More about Industry 4.0 more than a challenge in modeling, identification, and control for cyber-physical systems.

Neuroergonomics for human-centered technological contexts (2024)
Book Chapter

Enabling technologies constitute key milestones for humankind, expanding the capabilities of individuals and societies. Such a disruptive impact can also shape the perspective of any users beyond their own mind, body, and environment. For instance, t... Read More about Neuroergonomics for human-centered technological contexts.

Universal bovine identification via depth data and deep metric learning (2024)
Journal Article

This paper proposes and evaluates, for the first time, a top-down (dorsal view), depth-only deep learning system for accurately identifying individual cattle and provides associated code, datasets, and training weights for immediate reproducibility.... Read More about Universal bovine identification via depth data and deep metric learning.

Sand bed river dynamics controlling microplastic flux (2024)
Journal Article

Microplastic contamination of river sediments has been found to be pervasive at the global scale and responsive to plastic and sediment bed properties, the flow regime and the river morphology. The physical controls governing the storage, remobilizat... Read More about Sand bed river dynamics controlling microplastic flux.

Exploring knowledge management principles for decision-making in low-energy building for sustainable construction (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Low energy building retrofit presents important opportunities for reducing of greenhouse gas emissions in the environment. It has been considered as one of the key approaches to achieving sustainable development in construction industry. Nevertheless... Read More about Exploring knowledge management principles for decision-making in low-energy building for sustainable construction.

Real-time feedback on older adults exercise: A socially assistive robot coaching system (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Physical exercise is crucial for promoting and maintaining the health of middle-aged and older adults. As the elderly population grows, effective coaching methods are increasingly necessary. Most current coaching systems lack clear reactive and objec... Read More about Real-time feedback on older adults exercise: A socially assistive robot coaching system.

IYOLO-FAM: Improved YOLOv8 with feature attention mechanism for cow behaviour detection (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

We introduced IYOLO-FAM (Improved YOLOv8 with Feature Attention Mechanism) for detecting cow behaviours. By leveraging the robust YOLOv8 architecture improved with Feature Attention Mechanisms (FAM), Squeeze-and-Excitation (SE) blocks and data augmen... Read More about IYOLO-FAM: Improved YOLOv8 with feature attention mechanism for cow behaviour detection.

Making and knowledge exchange for repair and sustainability (2024)
Report

The MAKERS project at UWE Bristol enhances belonging among diverse engineering students through sustainability and repair activities, whilst tackling the Climate and Ecological Emergency in partnership with local communities.
Launched in 2023, a mo... Read More about Making and knowledge exchange for repair and sustainability.

Design and evaluation of a novel variable-length stepped scarf repair technique using a cohesive damage model (2024)
Journal Article

The advantages of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs) are well established, but repairing CFRP components remains difficult and costly, posing challenges for industries like aerospace. This paper explores the design, modelling, inspection, and t... Read More about Design and evaluation of a novel variable-length stepped scarf repair technique using a cohesive damage model.

Performance enhancement of floating raft system by exploiting geometric nonlinearity and motion constraint in vibration isolators (2024)
Journal Article

This paper proposes a nonlinear vibration isolator with hybrid passive elements to mitigate the vibration transmission in floating raft systems. The proposed isolator employs a combination of a geometrically nonlinear linkage mechanism, an inerter, a... Read More about Performance enhancement of floating raft system by exploiting geometric nonlinearity and motion constraint in vibration isolators.

Molecular displacement approach for the electrochemical detection of protein-bound propofol (2024)
Journal Article

Propofol is one of the principal drugs used for the sedation of patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in intensive care units. The correct dosage of such sedative drugs is highly important, but current methods of determining infusion rates are l... Read More about Molecular displacement approach for the electrochemical detection of protein-bound propofol.

A multimodal feedback interface for assisted navigation with a smart walker (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This study investigates the effectiveness of a mul-timodal feedback interface for assisted navigation using a smart walker, addressing mobility challenges faced by older adults. The methodology involved equipping a walker with sensors and feedback co... Read More about A multimodal feedback interface for assisted navigation with a smart walker.

Insights and experiences of sustainability decision-making by construction clients (2024)
Journal Article

Sustainable practices can only be successful when key stakeholders (e.g. client, designer, main contractor, subcontractors, etc.) are in support of achieving them as shared values. The common goal of improving sustainable practices can be embedded in... Read More about Insights and experiences of sustainability decision-making by construction clients.

Prediction of ultimate strain in anchored CFRP laminates using machine learning (2024)
Journal Article

Anchorage of carbon fibre-reinforced polymers (CFRP) laminates externally bonded to concrete by CFRP spike anchors effectively prevents the unfavourable debonding failure mode in strengthened concrete beams. However, the strain and strength enhanceme... Read More about Prediction of ultimate strain in anchored CFRP laminates using machine learning.

Editorial: Human-centered solutions and synergies across robotic and digital systems for rehabilitation (2024)
Journal Article

Editorial on the Research Topic Human-centered solutions and synergies across robotic and digital systems for rehabilitation s The growing need for effective, personalized, clinically compliant, and engaging rehabilitation-based on methodologies for... Read More about Editorial: Human-centered solutions and synergies across robotic and digital systems for rehabilitation.

Development and validation of a new approach to assess the seismic vulnerability of masonry structures based on the CARTIS form (2024)
Journal Article

Transcranial direct current stimulation associated with visual and auditory cueing during gait training: A case study with a Parkinson's Disease patient (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to motor dysfunctions and restricts walking independence. Approaches such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and cueing gait are potential rehabilitation strategies th... Read More about Transcranial direct current stimulation associated with visual and auditory cueing during gait training: A case study with a Parkinson's Disease patient.

Variable stiffness hip joint for lower-limb exoskeletons (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The use of robotics in rehabilitation is a growing area of research, with the potential to greatly improve the quality of life for individuals with impairments. Robotic exoskeletons, in particular, have shown promise for enhancing mobility and indepe... Read More about Variable stiffness hip joint for lower-limb exoskeletons.