Outputs (232)

Defining human-centricity in Industry 5.0 and assessing the readiness of ergonomics/human factors communities in UK (2024)
Journal Article
Hermawati, S., Correa, R., Mohan, M., Lawson, G., & Houghton, R. (2024). Defining human-centricity in Industry 5.0 and assessing the readiness of ergonomics/human factors communities in UK. Ergonomics, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2024.2343947

There is a lack of a clear and consistent definition of human-centricity in Industry 5.0. This study identified the definition of human-centricity in Industry 5.0 through a systematic literature review and used it to assess the readiness of Ergonomic... Read More about Defining human-centricity in Industry 5.0 and assessing the readiness of ergonomics/human factors communities in UK.

Performance improvement of the automotive thermoelectric generator by extending the hot side area of the heat exchanger through heat pipes (2024)
Journal Article
Luo, D., Yang, S., Yan, Y., Cao, J., & Cao, B. (2024). Performance improvement of the automotive thermoelectric generator by extending the hot side area of the heat exchanger through heat pipes. Energy Conversion and Management, 310, Article 118472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118472

In pursuit of enhancing the utilization of exhaust heat in the automotive thermoelectric generator (ATEG), this study introduces a novel heat exchanger with integrated heat pipes to extend the effective hot-side surface area. Meanwhile, a numerical m... Read More about Performance improvement of the automotive thermoelectric generator by extending the hot side area of the heat exchanger through heat pipes.

Modeling and study of pressure-dependent boiling crisis in membrane-based heat sink (2024)
Journal Article
Fu, R., Chen, C., Yan, Y., Wang, Q., & Cao, L. (2024). Modeling and study of pressure-dependent boiling crisis in membrane-based heat sink. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 228, Article 125613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.125613

A theoretical model is developed to study the pressure-dependent boiling crisis of membrane-based heat sink. It has been reported that the critical heat flux of this heat sink can be increased to 1.8 kW/cm2 by using a piece of hydrophobic membrane to... Read More about Modeling and study of pressure-dependent boiling crisis in membrane-based heat sink.

Micro-mechanical behavior of stone-blowing in ballast maintenance using DEM-CFD coupling method (2024)
Journal Article
Chen, C., Rao, W., Zhang, L., McDowell, G., & Li, P. (2024). Micro-mechanical behavior of stone-blowing in ballast maintenance using DEM-CFD coupling method. Transportation Geotechnics, 46, Article 101263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2024.101263

Stone-blowing restores the track geometry by blowing small crushed stones into the bottom of the sleeper, extending the maintenance period. In this study, ballast and filling stones were modelled using discrete element method (DEM), while the air blo... Read More about Micro-mechanical behavior of stone-blowing in ballast maintenance using DEM-CFD coupling method.

Deconvoluting the Mechanisms of Thermal Degradation and Oxidation during the Aging Simulation of Elastomeric Modified Asphalt Binders (2024)
Journal Article
Adwani, D., Sreeram, A., & Bhasin, A. (2024). Deconvoluting the Mechanisms of Thermal Degradation and Oxidation during the Aging Simulation of Elastomeric Modified Asphalt Binders. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 36(7), https://doi.org/10.1061/jmcee7.mteng-17450

Developing new and efficient methods to simulate the aging of asphalt binders and mixtures continues to be an important area of research for the asphalt community around the world. Temperatures exceeding pavement service temperatures are typically us... Read More about Deconvoluting the Mechanisms of Thermal Degradation and Oxidation during the Aging Simulation of Elastomeric Modified Asphalt Binders.

Enhancing the 3D printing fidelity of vat photopolymerization with machine learning-driven boundary prediction (2024)
Journal Article
Ma, Y., Tian, Z., Wang, B., Zhao, Y., Nie, Y., Wildman, R. D., …He, Y. (2024). Enhancing the 3D printing fidelity of vat photopolymerization with machine learning-driven boundary prediction. Materials and Design, 241, Article 112978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112978

Like many pixel-based additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, digital light processing (DLP) based vat photopolymerization faces the challenge that the square pixel based processing strategy can lead to zigzag edges especially when feature sizes come... Read More about Enhancing the 3D printing fidelity of vat photopolymerization with machine learning-driven boundary prediction.

Pulse oximeter bench tests under different simulated skin tones (2024)
Journal Article
Swamy, S. K. N., He, C., Hayes‑Gill, B. R., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Clark, D. J., Green, S., & Morgan, S. P. (2024). Pulse oximeter bench tests under different simulated skin tones. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-024-03091-2

Pulse oximeters’ (POs) varying performance based on skin tones has been highly publicised. Compared to arterial blood gas analysis, POs tend to overestimate oxygen saturation (SpO2) values for people with darker skin (occult hypoxemia). The objective... Read More about Pulse oximeter bench tests under different simulated skin tones.

Immune system inspired smart maintenance framework: tool wear monitoring use case (2024)
Journal Article
Pulikottil, T., Martínez-Arellano, G., & Barata, J. (2024). Immune system inspired smart maintenance framework: tool wear monitoring use case. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 132(9-10), 4699-4721. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-024-13472-4

As the manufacturing industry is moving towards the fourth industrial revolution, there is an increasing need for smart maintenance systems that could provide manufacturers with a competitive advantage by predicting failures. Despite various efforts... Read More about Immune system inspired smart maintenance framework: tool wear monitoring use case.

Investigating levels of remote operation in high-level on-road autonomous vehicles using operator sequence diagrams (2024)
Journal Article
Parr, H., Harvey, C., Burnett, G., & Sharples, S. (2024). Investigating levels of remote operation in high-level on-road autonomous vehicles using operator sequence diagrams. Cognition, Technology and Work, 26, 207-223. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-024-00762-w

The continuing development of autonomous vehicle technology is making the presence of fully autonomous vehicles (SAE Level 5 of Driving Automation) on the road an ever more likely possibility. Similarly, regulation changes show countries are preparin... Read More about Investigating levels of remote operation in high-level on-road autonomous vehicles using operator sequence diagrams.

Model refinements with experimental validation in piezoelectric plate actuators (2024)
Journal Article
Popov, A. A., Gungordu, B., & Jabbal, M. (2024). Model refinements with experimental validation in piezoelectric plate actuators. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 584, Article 118462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2024.118462

The axisymmetric vibration analysis of circular plates with piezoelectric layers and step changes in plate thickness is conducted. For the chosen configurations, it is necessary to solve a coupled system of differential equations for extensional and... Read More about Model refinements with experimental validation in piezoelectric plate actuators.