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Parametric vibration analysis and validation for a novel portable hexapod machine tool attached to surfaces with unequal stiffness (2019)
Journal Article
Ma, N., Dong, X., Palmer, D., Arreguin, J. C., Liao, Z., Wang, M., & Axinte, D. (2019). Parametric vibration analysis and validation for a novel portable hexapod machine tool attached to surfaces with unequal stiffness. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 47, 192-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2019.10.003

© 2019 The Free-Leg Hexapod (Free-Hex) machine tool is an advancement from the conventional Stewart platform, which has the fixed base platform removed to enable the limbs to be attached to a wider range of surfaces (e.g. non-flat and curved). Howeve... Read More about Parametric vibration analysis and validation for a novel portable hexapod machine tool attached to surfaces with unequal stiffness.

Asymmetric Hybrid Polyoxometalates: A Platform for Multifunctional Redox‐Active Nanomaterials (2019)
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Hampson, E., Cameron, J. M., Amin, S., Kyo, J., Watts, J. A., Oshio, H., & Newton, G. N. (2019). Asymmetric Hybrid Polyoxometalates: A Platform for Multifunctional Redox‐Active Nanomaterials. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58(50), 18281-18285. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201912046

Access to asymmetrically functionalised polyoxometalates is a grand challenge as it could lead to new molecular nanomaterials with multiple or modular functionality. Here, a simple “one-pot” synthetic approach to the isolation of an asymmetrically fu... Read More about Asymmetric Hybrid Polyoxometalates: A Platform for Multifunctional Redox‐Active Nanomaterials.

Optimal sensor configuration for ultrasonic guided-wave inspection based on value of information (2019)
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Cantero-Chinchilla, S., Chiachío, J., Chiachío, M., Chronopoulos, D., & Jones, A. (2020). Optimal sensor configuration for ultrasonic guided-wave inspection based on value of information. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 135, Article 106377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2019.106377

Condition-based maintenance critically relies on efficient and reliable structural health monitoring systems, where the number, position and type of sensors are determined according to rational and principled criteria. This paper proposes the use of... Read More about Optimal sensor configuration for ultrasonic guided-wave inspection based on value of information.

The dependence of wear rate on wear scar size in fretting: the role of debris (third body) expulsion from the contact (2019)
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Zhu, T., Shipway, P., & Sun, W. (2019). The dependence of wear rate on wear scar size in fretting: the role of debris (third body) expulsion from the contact. Wear, 440-441, 203081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2019.203081

The paper ‘The third-body approach: a mechanical view of wear’ by Maurice Godet (Wear, 100 (1984), pp 437–452) was perhaps the first to articulate clearly the key role of the rate of debris expulsion from a fretting contact in controlling the overall... Read More about The dependence of wear rate on wear scar size in fretting: the role of debris (third body) expulsion from the contact.

Nonlinear soil-pile interaction induced by ground settlements: pile displacements and internal forces (2019)
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Franza, A., Marshall, A. M., & Jimenez, R. (2019). Nonlinear soil-pile interaction induced by ground settlements: pile displacements and internal forces. Géotechnique, 71(3), Article 239-249. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.19.p.078

In urban areas, the construction of tunnels and deep-excavations beneath and near to pile foundations can be detrimental for the superstructure and the foundation. A two-stage continuum-based nonlinear soil-pile interaction model is presented in this... Read More about Nonlinear soil-pile interaction induced by ground settlements: pile displacements and internal forces.

Long-Term Glucose Forecasting Using a Physiological Model and Deconvolution of the Continuous Glucose Monitoring Signal (2019)
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Liu, C., Vehí, J., Avari, P., Reddy, M., Oliver, N., Georgiou, P., & Herrero, P. (2019). Long-Term Glucose Forecasting Using a Physiological Model and Deconvolution of the Continuous Glucose Monitoring Signal. Sensors, 19(19), Article 4338. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19194338

(1) Objective: Blood glucose forecasting in type 1 diabetes (T1D) management is a maturing field with numerous algorithms being published and a few of them having reached the commercialisation stage. However, accurate long-term glucose predictions (e... Read More about Long-Term Glucose Forecasting Using a Physiological Model and Deconvolution of the Continuous Glucose Monitoring Signal.

Hierarchical Control for Trajectory Generation and Tracking Via Active Front Steering (2019)
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Hellewell, J. S., Popov, A. A., & Burnett, G. E. (2020). Hierarchical Control for Trajectory Generation and Tracking Via Active Front Steering. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 142(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044620

A new hierarchical model predictive controller for autonomous vehicle steering control is presented. The controller generates a path of shortest distance by determining lateral coordinates on a longitudinal grid, while respecting road bounds. This pa... Read More about Hierarchical Control for Trajectory Generation and Tracking Via Active Front Steering.

State-of-the-art review of 3DPV technology: structures and models (2019)
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Cui, Y., Zhu, J., Zoras, S., Chen, X., Bi, H., Qiao, Y., & Soleimani, Z. (2019). State-of-the-art review of 3DPV technology: structures and models. Energy Conversion and Management, 200, Article 112130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112130

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Increasing energy conversion efficiency from sunlight to power is one of the key solutions for the world's energy shortage and greenhouse gas reduction, but the conventional flat photovoltaic module without sun tracking mechanism... Read More about State-of-the-art review of 3DPV technology: structures and models.

Detection of a common odd aberration in confocal reflection microscopy by means of an edge scan (2019)
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Smid, P., See, C., & Wright, A. (2019). Detection of a common odd aberration in confocal reflection microscopy by means of an edge scan. Journal of Optics, 21(12), Article 125601. https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8986/ab4b33

In reflection laser scanning microscopes, detection of odd aberrations is challenging because aberration cancellation can occur after the second passage of the light beam through the system. A method is proposed that uses a sample containing high spa... Read More about Detection of a common odd aberration in confocal reflection microscopy by means of an edge scan.

A novel method for EMI evaluation in random modulated power electronic converters (2019)
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Lezynski, P., Smolenski, R., Loschi, H., Thomas, D., & Moonen, N. (2020). A novel method for EMI evaluation in random modulated power electronic converters. Measurement, 151, Article 107098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2019.107098

However, the theoretical analyses as well as experimental results have indicated that ostensible reduction of the EMI level generated by random modulated converters results from the methodology of the EMI spectrum measurement, adopted in currently bi... Read More about A novel method for EMI evaluation in random modulated power electronic converters.