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Decarbonising our transport system: Vehicle use behaviour analysis to assess the potential of transitioning to electric mobility (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Waldron, J., Rodrigues, L., Gillott, M., Naylor, S., & Shipman, R. (2020, September). Decarbonising our transport system: Vehicle use behaviour analysis to assess the potential of transitioning to electric mobility. Presented at 35th PLEA Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA 2020). Planning Post Carbon Cities, A Coruna, Spain

The transport sector is responsible for over 20% of the global carbon emissions. One of the strategies to reduce its impact includes transitioning to electric vehicles (EV). However, this represents several challenges to existing cities, such as the... Read More about Decarbonising our transport system: Vehicle use behaviour analysis to assess the potential of transitioning to electric mobility.

Optimized Magnet wire size and Slot winding height for minimum AC losses in a Traction Machine (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bardalai, A., Gerada, D., Xu, Z., & Gerada, C. (2020, August). Optimized Magnet wire size and Slot winding height for minimum AC losses in a Traction Machine. Presented at 2020 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM), Gothenburg

The demand for high performance electrical machines that combine high power density (kW/kg or kW/L), light – weighting and high efficiency have become more and more important in recent years. In these machines, mitigation of the parasitic losses asso... Read More about Optimized Magnet wire size and Slot winding height for minimum AC losses in a Traction Machine.

System condition monitoring through Bayesian change point detection using pump vibrations (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tochev, E., Rengasamy, D., Pfifer, H., & Ratchev, S. System condition monitoring through Bayesian change point detection using pump vibrations. Presented at IEEE 16th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE 2020), Hong Kong, China

This paper presents a method for vibration analysis and a simple test bench analogue for the solder pumping system in an industrial wave-soldering machine at a Siemens factory. A common machine fault is caused by solder build-up within the pipes of t... Read More about System condition monitoring through Bayesian change point detection using pump vibrations.

Discovery of hemocompatible bacterial biofilm-resistant copolymers (2020)
Journal Article
Singh, T., Hook, A. L., Luckett, J., Maitz, M. F., Sperling, C., Werner, C., Davies, M. C., Irvine, D. J., Williams, P., & Alexander, M. R. (2020). Discovery of hemocompatible bacterial biofilm-resistant copolymers. Biomaterials, 260, Article 120312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120312

© 2020 The Authors Blood-contacting medical devices play an important role within healthcare and are required to be biocompatible, hemocompatible and resistant to microbial colonization. Here we describe a high throughput screen for copolymers with t... Read More about Discovery of hemocompatible bacterial biofilm-resistant copolymers.

Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization of a System-Level Motor Drive Design (2020)
Journal Article
Cheong, B., Giangrande, P., Zhang, X., Galea, M., Zanchetta, P., & Wheeler, P. (2020). Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization of a System-Level Motor Drive Design. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 56(6), 6904-6913. https://doi.org/10.1109/tia.2020.3016630

The use of optimization algorithms to design motor drive components is increasingly common. To account for component interactions, complex system-level models with many input parameters and constraints are needed, along with advanced optimization tec... Read More about Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization of a System-Level Motor Drive Design.

Dispersion and stability of colloidal boron carbide suspensions (2020)
Journal Article
Lakhdar, Y., Tuck, C., Terry, A., & Goodridge, R. (2020). Dispersion and stability of colloidal boron carbide suspensions. Ceramics International, 46(18, Part A), 27957-27966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.07.289

The effects of several anionic, cationic and non-ionic polyelectrolyte dispersants on the stability and rheology of aqueous boron carbide (B4C) suspensions were investigated using zeta potential measurements, settling experiments, and rheological stu... Read More about Dispersion and stability of colloidal boron carbide suspensions.

BIM-to-IGA: A fully automatic design-through-analysis workflow for segmented tunnel linings (2020)
Journal Article
Ninic, J., Giang Bui, H., & Meschke, G. (2020). BIM-to-IGA: A fully automatic design-through-analysis workflow for segmented tunnel linings. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 46, Article 101137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2020.101137

On-machine focus variation measurement for micro-scale hybrid surface texture machining (2020)
Journal Article
Santoso, T., Syam, W. P., Darukumalli, S., Cai, Y., Helmli, F., Luo, X., & Leach, R. (2020). On-machine focus variation measurement for micro-scale hybrid surface texture machining. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 109(9-12), 2353–2364. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-020-05767-z

Fast and accurate in-line areal surface topography measuring instruments are required to control the quality of microscale manufactured components, without significantly slowing down the production process. Full-field areal optical surface topography... Read More about On-machine focus variation measurement for micro-scale hybrid surface texture machining.

An evaluation of an adaptive learning system based on multimodal affect recognition for learners with intellectual disabilities (2020)
Journal Article
Standen, P., Brown, D. J., Taheri, M., Galvez Trigo, M. J., Boulton, H., Burton, A., Hallewell, M. J., Lathe, J. G., Shopland, N., Blanco Gonzalez, M. A., Kwiatkowska, G. M., Milli, E., Cobello, S., Mazzucato, A., Traversi, M., & Hortal, E. (2020). An evaluation of an adaptive learning system based on multimodal affect recognition for learners with intellectual disabilities. British Journal of Educational Technology, 51(5), 1748-1765. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13010

Artificial intelligence tools for education (AIEd) have been used to automate the provision of learning support to mainstream learners. One of the most innovative approaches in this field is the use of data and machine learning for the detection of a... Read More about An evaluation of an adaptive learning system based on multimodal affect recognition for learners with intellectual disabilities.

Modelling interactions between multiple bridge deterioration mechanisms (2020)
Journal Article
Calvert, G., Neves, L., Andrews, J., & Hamer, M. (2020). Modelling interactions between multiple bridge deterioration mechanisms. Engineering Structures, 221, Article 111059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111059

Bridge asset managers are tasked with developing effective maintenance strategies by the stakeholders of transportation networks. Any presentation of maintenance strategies requires an estimate of the consequence on the Whole Life Cycle Cost (WLCC),... Read More about Modelling interactions between multiple bridge deterioration mechanisms.

Slot Number Thermal Effects on Electrical Machines (2020)
Journal Article
ZHANG, F., Gerada, D., Xu, Z., Zhang, X., Tighe, C., Zhang, H., Hua, W., & Gerada, C. (2021). Slot Number Thermal Effects on Electrical Machines. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 36(1), 23-35. https://doi.org/10.1109/tec.2020.3008219

An anisotropic cohesive phase field model for quasi-brittle fractures in thin fibre-reinforced composites (2020)
Journal Article
Pillai, U., Triantafyllou, S. P., Essa, Y., & de la Escalera, F. M. (2020). An anisotropic cohesive phase field model for quasi-brittle fractures in thin fibre-reinforced composites. Composite Structures, 252, Article 112635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112635

A novel approach to incorporate graphene nanoplatelets to Cr2O3 for low-wear coatings (2020)
Journal Article
Venturi, F., Pulsford, J., & Hussain, T. (2020). A novel approach to incorporate graphene nanoplatelets to Cr2O3 for low-wear coatings. Materials Letters, 276, Article 128283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.128283

© 2020 Cr2O3 (chromia) coatings have been widely used in wear and corrosion resistant applications thanks to their good tribomechanical properties, and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) have been employed as nanofillers to further improve these propertie... Read More about A novel approach to incorporate graphene nanoplatelets to Cr2O3 for low-wear coatings.

Effects of ageing on the damage tolerance of polymer modified bitumens investigated through the LAS test and fluorescence microscopy (2020)
Journal Article
Cuciniello, G., Leandri, P., Losa, M., & Airey, G. (2020). Effects of ageing on the damage tolerance of polymer modified bitumens investigated through the LAS test and fluorescence microscopy. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 23(4), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2020.1788031

The effects of polymer modification on the durability of Polymer Modified Bitumens (PMBs) still remain relatively unclear due to partial understanding of the combined effects of ageing and loading on damage accumulation. This paper investigates the e... Read More about Effects of ageing on the damage tolerance of polymer modified bitumens investigated through the LAS test and fluorescence microscopy.

Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hebala, A., Nuzzo, S., Volpe, G., Connor, P. H., Giangrande, P., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2020, June). Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft. Presented at 2020 IEEE 29th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), Delft, Netherlands

This paper deals with the design of a high power-density, high efficiency and low torque ripple propulsion motor for electric aircraft. The proposed design procedure resulted in a high-performance propulsion motor intended for a direct-drive solution... Read More about Feasibility Design Study of High-Performance, High-Power-Density Propulsion Motor for Middle-Range Electric Aircraft.

Analysis and Modelling of High Frequency Effects on Synchronous Generator’s Armature Conductors (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Quadri, Q. H., Nuzzo, S., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2020, June). Analysis and Modelling of High Frequency Effects on Synchronous Generator’s Armature Conductors. Presented at IEEE 29th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE 2020), Delft, Netherlands

This paper investigates the accuracy of the subdomain modelling technique for high frequency copper loss calculation in stator windings of synchronous generators. The methodology's accuracy is studied at a slot level up to 10 kHz against FE model wit... Read More about Analysis and Modelling of High Frequency Effects on Synchronous Generator’s Armature Conductors.

A Hybrid Computational Tool to Analyze the Performance of Electric Machines with Reduced Content of Permanent Magnet (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ram Kumar, R. M., Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., Gerada, D., Gerada, C., Paciura, K., & Fernandes, B. G. (2020, June). A Hybrid Computational Tool to Analyze the Performance of Electric Machines with Reduced Content of Permanent Magnet. Presented at IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC 2020), Chicago, IL, USA

Electric vehicles (EVs) are equipped with interior permanent magnet (IPM) or permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance (PM-SynRel) machines because of their superior performance in field weakening region. The effect of saturation is more prono... Read More about A Hybrid Computational Tool to Analyze the Performance of Electric Machines with Reduced Content of Permanent Magnet.

Measurement of complex freeform additively manufactured parts by structured light and photogrammetry (2020)
Journal Article
Catalucci, S., Senin, N., Sims-Waterhouse, D., Ziegelmeier, S., Piano, S., & Leach, R. (2020). Measurement of complex freeform additively manufactured parts by structured light and photogrammetry. Measurement, 164, Article 108081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2020.108081

A phenomenological constitutive model for the viscoelastic deformation of elastomers (2020)
Journal Article
Annarasa, V., Popov, A. A., & De Focatiis, D. S. A. (2020). A phenomenological constitutive model for the viscoelastic deformation of elastomers. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, 24(4), 463-479. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11043-020-09452-2

This study proposes a one-dimensional constitutive model for elastomeric materials based on recent observations regarding the separation of elastic and viscous contributions in uniaxial cyclic tensile experiments on EPDM rubber. The focus is on captu... Read More about A phenomenological constitutive model for the viscoelastic deformation of elastomers.

Dynamic Crystallization Pathways of Polymorphic Pharmaceuticals Revealed in Segmented Flow with Inline Powder X-ray Diffraction (2020)
Journal Article
Levenstein, M. A., Wayment, L., Scott, C. D., Lunt, R., Flandrin, P.-B., Day, S. J., Tang, C. C., Wilson, C. C., Meldrum, F. C., Kapur, N., & Robertson, K. (2020). Dynamic Crystallization Pathways of Polymorphic Pharmaceuticals Revealed in Segmented Flow with Inline Powder X-ray Diffraction. Analytical Chemistry, 92(11), 7754–7761. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00860