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Uncertainty quantification in ultrasonic guided-waves based damage localization (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cantero-Chinchilla, S., Chiachío, J., Chiachío, M., Chronopoulos, D., Jones, A., Essa, Y., & Martín De La Escalera, F. (2019, June). Uncertainty quantification in ultrasonic guided-waves based damage localization. Presented at 7th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2019), Crete, Greece

Bayesian methods for inverse problems offer higher robustness to noise and uncertainty than deterministic, yet accurate, inference methods. Both types of techniques typically focus on finding optimal model parameters that minimize an objective functi... Read More about Uncertainty quantification in ultrasonic guided-waves based damage localization.

Automated assessment of object coverage in smart, optical form measurement (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Catalucci, S., Senin, N., Stavroulakis, P., & Leach, R. (2019, June). Automated assessment of object coverage in smart, optical form measurement. Presented at 19th International euspen Conference & Exhibition, Bilbao, Spain

As part of a project to develop a smart 3D form measurement system for quality control of complex 3D parts, we present early work in algorithmic assessment of coverage achieved on the surfaces of a part subjected to optical measurement from a single... Read More about Automated assessment of object coverage in smart, optical form measurement.

Spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy for texture imaging in powder bed fusion nickel superalloys (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dryburgh, P., Patel, R., Pieris, D. M., Hirsch, M., Li, W., Sharples, S. D., Smith, R. J., Clare, A. T., & Clark, M. (2019, May). Spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy for texture imaging in powder bed fusion nickel superalloys. Presented at 45th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vermont, USA

© 2019 Author(s). There is a clear industrial pull to fabricate high value components using premium high temperature aerospace materials by additive manufacturing. Inconveniently, the same material properties which allow them to perform well in servi... Read More about Spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy for texture imaging in powder bed fusion nickel superalloys.

Spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy (SRAS) microstructural imaging (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clark, M., Clare, A., Dryburgh, P., Li, W., Patel, R., Pieris, D., Sharples, S., & Smith, R. (2019, May). Spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy (SRAS) microstructural imaging. Presented at 45th Annual Review of Progress in Quanitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vermont, USA

© 2019 Author(s). Spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy (SRAS) is an acoustic microscopy technique that can image the microstructure and measure the crystallographic orientation of grains or crystals in the material. It works by measuring the velo... Read More about Spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy (SRAS) microstructural imaging.

Untangling multi-stakeholder perspectives in digital mental healthcare (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vallejos, E. P., Nilsson, T., Siebers, O., Siebert, P., Craven, M., & Fuentes, C. (2019, May). Untangling multi-stakeholder perspectives in digital mental healthcare. Presented at 4th Symposium on Computing and Mental Health (CMH 2019), Glasgow, Scotland

Digital mental healthcare constitutes a complex area for development of novel technological solutions. Designers are frequently forced to deal with requirements posed by a range of different stakeholders with particular needs, goals and interests whi... Read More about Untangling multi-stakeholder perspectives in digital mental healthcare.

Reduced Order Lumped Parameter Thermal Network for Dual Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Machines (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Giangrande, P., Madonna, V., Nuzzo, S., Spagnolo, C., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2019, April). Reduced Order Lumped Parameter Thermal Network for Dual Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Machines. Presented at 2019 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD), Athens, Greece

© 2019 IEEE. In recent years, electrical machines are employed in an ever-increasing number of safety-critical applications, which require high power density, along with a demanding level of reliability and/or fault-tolerance capability. Multi-phase... Read More about Reduced Order Lumped Parameter Thermal Network for Dual Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Machines.

Uncertainties in pressurized thermal shock analyses (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Niffenegger, M., Garrido, O. C., Mora, D., Qian, G., Mukin, R., Sharabi, M., Lafferty, N., & Niceno, B. (2019, July). Uncertainties in pressurized thermal shock analyses. Presented at ASME 2019 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference (PVP2019), San Antonio, Texas, USA

Integrity assessment of reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) can be performed either by deterministic fracture mechanics (DFM) or/and by probabilistic fracture mechanics (PFM) analyses. In European countries and Switzerland, only DFM analyses are required... Read More about Uncertainties in pressurized thermal shock analyses.

All-optical difference engine for in-process defect inspection for roll-to-roll printed electronics (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Feng, X., Su, R., Happonen, T., Liu, J., & Leach, R. (2018, August). All-optical difference engine for in-process defect inspection for roll-to-roll printed electronics. Presented at 10th International Symposium on Precision Engineering Measurements and Instrumentation (ISPEMI 2018), Kunming, China

© 2019 SPIE. The increasing capabilities of roll-to-roll (R2R) printing processes present challenges for quality control, requiring inprocess inspection of large substrates with high resolution at high speed. In this paper, an all-optical difference... Read More about All-optical difference engine for in-process defect inspection for roll-to-roll printed electronics.

Challenges to the industrial melt-processing of conductive plastics (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Choong, G. Y. H., De Focatiis, D. S. A., Lidgett, M. J., Thornton, M. J., & Clifford, M. J. Challenges to the industrial melt-processing of conductive plastics. Presented at Proceedings of the Europe/Africa Conference Dresden 2017 – Polymer Processing Society PPS, Dresden, Germany

In this work, we investigate the relationship between the timescales available for polymer mobility during processing and post-processing and the electrical resistivity of melt-processed thermoplastics filled with carbon nanoparticles. Post-process a... Read More about Challenges to the industrial melt-processing of conductive plastics.

The identification of failure initiation hotspots in idealised composite material component models using a “bottom-up database” method (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zou, X., Yan, S., Rouse, J., Matveev, M., Li, S., Jones, I. A., Hamadi, M., & Fouinneteau, M. (2018, June). The identification of failure initiation hotspots in idealised composite material component models using a “bottom-up database” method. Presented at ECCM 2018 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials, Athens, Greece

© CCM 2020 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials. All rights reserved. Idealisations are inevitable for finite element simulations of complex composite structures especially airframes, where laminates are commonly modelled using shell ele... Read More about The identification of failure initiation hotspots in idealised composite material component models using a “bottom-up database” method.

Passive adaptive façades: examples from COST TU1403 Working Group 1 (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mazzucchelli, E. S., Romano, R., Aelenei, L., Da, M., Gomes, G., Karlessi, T., Alston, M., & Aelenei, D. (2018, November). Passive adaptive façades: examples from COST TU1403 Working Group 1. Presented at FAÇADE 2018 Final conference of COST TU1403 “Adaptive Facades Network”

Buildings often adopt strategies based on the integration of solutions and technologies in façades capable of changing their behaviour in time to improve energy efficiency and comfort. Considering that the envelope is the main parameter that influenc... Read More about Passive adaptive façades: examples from COST TU1403 Working Group 1.

Possible benefits of capillary flow glazing in translucent wall elements (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nestle, N., Pulbere, S., & Alston, M. (2018, November). Possible benefits of capillary flow glazing in translucent wall elements. Presented at FAÇADE 2018 Final conference of COST TU1403 “Adaptive Facades Network”

In many cases, artificial lighting and cooling are the two main factors for energy consumption in office buildings. This is even true for fully glazed buildings where directly transmitted natural light often needs to be controlled by shading in order... Read More about Possible benefits of capillary flow glazing in translucent wall elements.

Blood pressure estimation from photoplethysmogram and electrocardiogram signals using machine learning (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yang, S., Zaki, W., Morgan, S., Cho, S.-Y., Correia, R., Wen, L., & Zhang, Y. (2018, November). Blood pressure estimation from photoplethysmogram and electrocardiogram signals using machine learning. Presented at IET Doctoral Forum on Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence 2018 (BRAIN 2018), Ningbo, China

Blood pressure measurement is a significant part of preventive healthcare and has been widely used in clinical risk and disease management. However, conventional measurement does not provide continuous monitoring and sometimes is inconvenient with a... Read More about Blood pressure estimation from photoplethysmogram and electrocardiogram signals using machine learning.

Comparison of truck fuel consumption measurements with results of existing models and implications for road pavement LCA (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Perrotta, F., Parry, T., Neves, L. C., Buckland, T., Benbow, E., & Viner, H. (2018, October). Comparison of truck fuel consumption measurements with results of existing models and implications for road pavement LCA. Presented at The Sixth International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2018)

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is increasingly used to evaluate the impact of all lifecycle phases of road pavements on the environment. From the late ‘90s, this technique has continuously evolved and improved, however, there are still limitations and u... Read More about Comparison of truck fuel consumption measurements with results of existing models and implications for road pavement LCA.

An innovative method for the assessment of thermal comfort and resilience in social housing (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gomez De Leon, A. B., Rodrigues, L., Gillott, M., & Calautit, J. (2018, October). An innovative method for the assessment of thermal comfort and resilience in social housing. Presented at 6th International Academic Conference for Graduates, NUAA

Thermal evaluation of building envelopes is useful to approach efficient solutions for energy savings. Meteorological parameters represent an important role for this analysis. Future climate scenarios are considered to study climate behavior to provi... Read More about An innovative method for the assessment of thermal comfort and resilience in social housing.

Solar-powered Stirling engine: past, present, and future (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hafez, A., Khodary, A., & Hamed, A. (2018, September). Solar-powered Stirling engine: past, present, and future. Presented at 5th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems Engineering (CPESE 2018), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan