Outputs (140)

A mobile Location-Based Situated Learning Framework for Supporting Critical Thinking: A Requirements Analysis Study (2014)
Book Chapter

© 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

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.

Drop-coated titanium dioxide memristors (2013)
Journal Article

The fabrication of memristors by drop-coating sol-gel Ti(OH)4 solution onto either aluminium foil or sputter-coated aluminium on plastic is presented. The gel layer is thick, 37 μm, but both devices exhibit good memristance I-V profiles. The drop coa... Read More about Drop-coated titanium dioxide memristors.

Designing and evaluating a social gaze-control system for a humanoid robot (2014)
Journal Article

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.

Remotely deployable aerial inspection using tactile sensors (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

For structural monitoring applications, the use of remotely deployable Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) inspection platforms offer many advantages, including improved accessibility, greater safety and reduced cost, when compared to traditional manual... Read More about Remotely deployable aerial inspection using tactile sensors.

The power of glove: Soft microbial fuel cell for low-power electronics (2013)
Journal Article

A novel, soft microbial fuel cell (MFC) has been constructed using the finger-piece of a standard laboratory natural rubber latex glove. The natural rubber serves as structural and proton exchange material whilst untreated carbon veil is used for the... Read More about The power of glove: Soft microbial fuel cell for low-power electronics.

Biomimetic tactile target acquisition, tracking and capture (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Good performance in unstructured/uncertain environments is an ongoing problem in robotics; in biology, it is an everyday observation. Here, we model a particular biological system - hunting in the Etruscan shrew - as a case study in biomimetic robot... Read More about Biomimetic tactile target acquisition, tracking and capture.

A mixed-method approach to evoke creative and holistic thinking about robots in a home environment (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

Deformation-based tactile feedback for telesurgery and telepalpation
Thesis

One of the drawbacks of using current telesurgical devices is the absence of force and tactile feedback from the remote surgical manipulators. The lack of tactile feedback in particular limits the surgeon's perception of tissue characteristics during... Read More about Deformation-based tactile feedback for telesurgery and telepalpation.

Electro-osmotic-based catholyte production by Microbial Fuel Cells (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Small-scale microbial fuel cells utilising uric salts (2014)
Journal Article

With exhausting fossil fuels and increasing greenhouse gas emissions, numerous attempts, to overcome future energy challenges, are being pursued. In this study, small-scale microbial fuel cells (MFCs, 0.7mL anodic chamber volume) were built to invest... Read More about Small-scale microbial fuel cells utilising uric salts.

Towards exogenous fault detection in swarm robotic systems (2014)
Book Chapter

It has long been assumed that swarm systems are robust, in the sense that the failure of individual robots will have little detrimental effect on a swarm’s overall collective behaviour. However, Bjerknes and Winfield [1] have recently shown that this... Read More about Towards exogenous fault detection in swarm robotic systems.

Physarum polycephalum: Towards a biological controller (2015)
Journal Article

© 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Microbial fuels cells (MFCs) are bio-electrochemical transducers that generate energy from the metabolism of electro-active microorganisms. The organism Physarum polycephalum is a slime mould, which has demonstrated many... Read More about Physarum polycephalum: Towards a biological controller.

Intra-operative 3D imaging system for robot-assisted fracture manipulation (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

© 2015 IEEE. Reduction is a crucial step in the treatment of broken bones. Achieving precise anatomical alignment of bone fragments is essential for a good fast healing process. Percutaneous techniques are associated with faster recovery time and low... Read More about Intra-operative 3D imaging system for robot-assisted fracture manipulation.

Force-torque measurement system For fracture surgery (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Many surgical procedures are now performed using the techniques of minimally invasive surgery (MIS), in which the surgeon manipulates instruments inserted into the patients through small incisions. In MIS, the surgeon has no direct contact with inter... Read More about Force-torque measurement system For fracture surgery.

Speech and Gesture Emphasis Effects for Robotic and Human Communicators: A Direct Comparison (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

© 2015 ACM. Emphasis, by means of either pitch accents or beat gestures (rhythmic co-verbal gestures with no semantic meaning), has been shown to serve two main purposes in human communication: syntactic disambiguation and salience. To use beat gestu... Read More about Speech and Gesture Emphasis Effects for Robotic and Human Communicators: A Direct Comparison.

When Children Teach a Robot to Write: An Autonomous Teachable Humanoid Which Uses Simulated Handwriting (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

© 2015 ACM. This article presents a novel robotic partner which children can teach handwriting. The system relies on the learning by teaching paradigm to build an interaction, so as to stimulate meta-cognition, empathy and increased self-esteem in th... Read More about When Children Teach a Robot to Write: An Autonomous Teachable Humanoid Which Uses Simulated Handwriting.

Coverage-driven verification — An approach to verify code for robots that directly interact with humans (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015. Collaborative robots could transform several industries, such as manufacturing and healthcare, but they present a significant challenge to verification. The complex nature of their working environ... Read More about Coverage-driven verification — An approach to verify code for robots that directly interact with humans.

Urine-activated origami microbial fuel cells to signal proof of life (2015)
Journal Article

© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015. The adaptability and practicality of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are highly desirable traits in the search for alternative sources of energy. An innovative application for the technology could be to power portab... Read More about Urine-activated origami microbial fuel cells to signal proof of life.

Towards model-based robot behaviour adaptation: Successful human-robot collaboration in tense and stressful situations (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

© 2015 IEEE. In a demanding environment such as search and rescue, where human-robot collaboration provides potential benefits, understanding complex human behaviour will promote greater success. We propose that robots need to be equipped with embodi... Read More about Towards model-based robot behaviour adaptation: Successful human-robot collaboration in tense and stressful situations.