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Exploring the benefits of conversing with a digital voice assistant during automated driving: A parametric duration model of takeover time (2021)
Journal Article
Mahajan, K., Large, D. R., Burnett, G., & Velaga, N. (2021). Exploring the benefits of conversing with a digital voice assistant during automated driving: A parametric duration model of takeover time. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 80, 104-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2021.03.012

The current study investigated the role of an in-vehicle digital voice-assistant (VA) in conditionally automated vehicles, offering discourse relating specifically to contextual factors, such as the traffic situation and road environment. The study i... Read More about Exploring the benefits of conversing with a digital voice assistant during automated driving: A parametric duration model of takeover time.

An Experimental Study of Contact Temperatures at Sealing Interface against Varying Shaft Surfaces (2021)
Journal Article
Shabbir, S., Garvey, S. D., Dakka, S. M., & Rothwell, B. C. (2021). An Experimental Study of Contact Temperatures at Sealing Interface against Varying Shaft Surfaces. Coatings, 11(2), Article 156. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11020156

Increased temperatures at the sealing interface between the seal and shaft can reduce the working life of a seal through elastomer aging, swelling and increased friction. Degradation of the seal due to increased temperatures can cause pre‐mature fail... Read More about An Experimental Study of Contact Temperatures at Sealing Interface against Varying Shaft Surfaces.

Aeroelastic model and analysis of an active camber morphing wing (2021)
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Zhang, J., Shaw, A. D., Wang, C., Gu, H., Amoozgar, M., Friswell, M. I., & Woods, B. K. (2021). Aeroelastic model and analysis of an active camber morphing wing. Aerospace Science and Technology, 111, Article 106534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2021.106534

Morphing aircraft structures usually introduce greater compliance into aerodynamic sections, and therefore will affect the aeroelasticity with the potential risk of increased flutter. A low-fidelity model of an active camber morphing wing and its aer... Read More about Aeroelastic model and analysis of an active camber morphing wing.

Delay Guaranteed Joint User Association and Channel Allocation for Fog Radio Access Networks (2021)
Journal Article
You, M., Zheng, G., Chen, T., Sun, H., & Chen, K.-C. (2021). Delay Guaranteed Joint User Association and Channel Allocation for Fog Radio Access Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 20(6), 3723-3733. https://doi.org/10.1109/twc.2021.3053155

In the Fog Radio Access Networks (F-RANs), the local storage and computing capability of Fog Access Points (FAPs) provide new communication resources to address the latency and computing constraints for delay-sensitive applications. To achieve the ul... Read More about Delay Guaranteed Joint User Association and Channel Allocation for Fog Radio Access Networks.

Fast and Simple Tuning Rules of Synchronous Reference Frame Proportional-Integral Current Controller (2021)
Journal Article
Diab, A. M., Bozhko, S., Guo, F., Rashed, M., Buticchi, G., Xu, Z., Yeoh, S. S., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2021). Fast and Simple Tuning Rules of Synchronous Reference Frame Proportional-Integral Current Controller. IEEE Access, 9, 22156-22170. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2021.3054845

Synchronous reference frame proportional-integral (PI) current controller (CC) is considered the most well-established solution for the current regulation in electrical drives. However, the gain selection of the PI CC is still regarded to be poorly r... Read More about Fast and Simple Tuning Rules of Synchronous Reference Frame Proportional-Integral Current Controller.

Analysis of the performance of closely spaced low-cost multi-GNSS receivers (2021)
Journal Article
Xue, C., Psimoulis, P., Zhang, Q., & Meng, X. (2021). Analysis of the performance of closely spaced low-cost multi-GNSS receivers. Applied Geomatics, 13(3), 415-435. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12518-021-00361-8

© 2021, The Author(s). The recent advances of low-cost GNSS receivers have broadened their application field not only in positioning and navigation, but also in deformation monitoring of civil engineering structures and geohazards. Even though some c... Read More about Analysis of the performance of closely spaced low-cost multi-GNSS receivers.

Monte-Carlo optical model coupled with Inverse Adding-Doubling for Building Integrated Photovoltaic smart window design and characterisation (2021)
Journal Article
Liu, X., & Wu, Y. (2021). Monte-Carlo optical model coupled with Inverse Adding-Doubling for Building Integrated Photovoltaic smart window design and characterisation. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 223, Article 110972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2021.110972

Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) glazings are promising technologies with the benefits of electricity generation, solar shading and building energy savings. A new approach is to integrate BIPV windows with thermotropic materials such as Hydrox... Read More about Monte-Carlo optical model coupled with Inverse Adding-Doubling for Building Integrated Photovoltaic smart window design and characterisation.

Experimental Validation of a Nested Control System to Balance the Cell Capacitor Voltages in Hybrid MMCs (2021)
Journal Article
Donoso, F., Cardenas, R., Espinoza, M., Clare, J., Mora, A., & Watson, A. (2021). Experimental Validation of a Nested Control System to Balance the Cell Capacitor Voltages in Hybrid MMCs. IEEE Access, 9, 21965-21985. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3054340

© 2013 IEEE. In a hybrid modular multilevel converter (MMC), capacitor voltage balance between the Full-Bridge Sub-Modules (FBSMs) and Half-Bridge Sub-Modules (HBSMs) is only possible when the arm currents are bipolar. For a grid-connected MMC, opera... Read More about Experimental Validation of a Nested Control System to Balance the Cell Capacitor Voltages in Hybrid MMCs.

Comparison of rare-earth and hybrid-magnet mover configurations for a permanent magnet synchronous linear motor (2021)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Yu, H., Gerada, D., Xu, Z., Qiu, H., Jia, W., & Yang, C. (2021). Comparison of rare-earth and hybrid-magnet mover configurations for a permanent magnet synchronous linear motor. IET Electric Power Applications, 15(3), 321-331. https://doi.org/10.1049/elp2.12024

Force ripple and cost reduction are two of the main challenges in optimising the design and increasing the market uptake of permanent magnet synchronous linear motors (PMSLM). Two mover configurations are compared in depth; one made entirely from rar... Read More about Comparison of rare-earth and hybrid-magnet mover configurations for a permanent magnet synchronous linear motor.