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Comparative techno-economic and life cycle analyses of synthetic “drop-in” fuel production from UK wet biomass (2023)
Journal Article
Lilonfe, S., Dimitriou, I., Davies, B., Abdul-Manan, A. F., & McKechnie, J. (2024). Comparative techno-economic and life cycle analyses of synthetic “drop-in” fuel production from UK wet biomass. Chemical Engineering Journal, 479, Article 147516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.147516

Renewable synthetic hydrocarbon “drop-in” fuels can help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from transport, particularly in hard-to-abate sectors like freight and aviation. However, no study has extensively addressed the concerns over biomass availabi... Read More about Comparative techno-economic and life cycle analyses of synthetic “drop-in” fuel production from UK wet biomass.

Active learning-driven uncertainty reduction for in-flight particle characteristics of atmospheric plasma spraying of silicon (2023)
Journal Article
Memon, H., Gjerde, E., Lynam, A., Chowdhury, A., De Maere, G., Figueredo, G., & Hussain, T. (2024). Active learning-driven uncertainty reduction for in-flight particle characteristics of atmospheric plasma spraying of silicon. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 128, Article 107465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2023.107465

The first-of-its-kind use of the active learning (AL) framework in thermal spray is adapted to enhance the prediction accuracy of the in-flight particle characteristics. The successful AL framework implementation via Bayesian Optimisation is benefici... Read More about Active learning-driven uncertainty reduction for in-flight particle characteristics of atmospheric plasma spraying of silicon.

Parametric control of multiple blinds to enhance daylighting performance in the dome building: Case study of a mosque building in Saudi Arabia (2023)
Journal Article
Alkhater, M., Alsukkar, M., Eltaweel, A., & Su, Y. (2023). Parametric control of multiple blinds to enhance daylighting performance in the dome building: Case study of a mosque building in Saudi Arabia. Solar Energy, 266, Article 112180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.112180

Clerestory windows encircling the dome are a common feature in mosque architecture. They serve the purpose of allowing daylight to penetrate the spacious interior from all directions through smaller windows compared to side-lit windows. However, main... Read More about Parametric control of multiple blinds to enhance daylighting performance in the dome building: Case study of a mosque building in Saudi Arabia.

A new flexible multi-point incremental sheet forming process with multi-layer sheets (2023)
Journal Article
Zhao, X., & Ou, H. (2023). A new flexible multi-point incremental sheet forming process with multi-layer sheets. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 322, Article 118214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2023.118214

In this research, a new flexible multi-point incremental sheet forming process with multi-layer sheets (F-MPIF-MLS) was proposed. The novelty of this new forming process is demonstrated by two specific aspects of contribution. The first is the develo... Read More about A new flexible multi-point incremental sheet forming process with multi-layer sheets.

Methodology for CubeSat Debris Collision Avoidance Based on Its Active ADCS System (2023)
Journal Article
González-Rodríguez, D., Orgeira-Crespo, P., Cappelletti, C., & Aguado-Agelet, F. (2023). Methodology for CubeSat Debris Collision Avoidance Based on Its Active ADCS System. Applied Sciences, 13(22), Article 12388. https://doi.org/10.3390/app132212388

This research assesses the feasibility of a collision avoidance methodology for CubeSats lacking propulsion. The approach involves altering the satellite’s orientation to modify its cross-sectional area and, subsequently, the drag force. Examining al... Read More about Methodology for CubeSat Debris Collision Avoidance Based on Its Active ADCS System.

Property enhancement of recycled concrete aggregates through surface treatment (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, H., Fang, Y., Wang, F., & Airey, G. D. (2023, July). Property enhancement of recycled concrete aggregates through surface treatment. Presented at 7th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement (CEW 2023), Birmingham, UK

Recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) retrieved from construction demolition and excavation waste is widely used as an alternative to natural aggregate (NA) in the construction industry. However, the weak adhered mortar adversely affects the properties o... Read More about Property enhancement of recycled concrete aggregates through surface treatment.

A Low-Complexity Artificial Neural Network-Based Optimal Droop Gain Design Strategy for DC Microgrids Onboard the More Electric Aircraft (2023)
Journal Article
Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Bai, G., Urrutia-Ortiz, M., & Bozhko, S. (2024). A Low-Complexity Artificial Neural Network-Based Optimal Droop Gain Design Strategy for DC Microgrids Onboard the More Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 10(3), 7310-7327. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2023.3333270

This article proposes a new droop control design method based on a “reversed data training” of artificial neural network (ANN). Conventionally, after data collection, the ANN is used for forward mapping the control variables (inputs) and system respo... Read More about A Low-Complexity Artificial Neural Network-Based Optimal Droop Gain Design Strategy for DC Microgrids Onboard the More Electric Aircraft.

Phase Change Materials Meet Microfluidic Encapsulation (2023)
Journal Article
Guo, Y., Hou, T., Wang, J., Yan, Y., Li, W., Ren, Y., & Yan, S. (2024). Phase Change Materials Meet Microfluidic Encapsulation. Advanced Science, 11(37), Article 2304580. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202304580

Improving the utilization of thermal energy is crucial in the world nowadays due to the high levels of energy consumption. One way to achieve this is to use phase change materials (PCMs) as thermal energy storage media, which can be used to regulate... Read More about Phase Change Materials Meet Microfluidic Encapsulation.

Hand Gesture Interface to Teach an Industrial Robots (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ahmadieh Khanesar, M., & Branson, D. (2023, November). Hand Gesture Interface to Teach an Industrial Robots. Paper presented at ICINCO 2023: 20th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, Rome, Italy

The present paper proposes user gesture recognition to control industrial robots. To recognize hand gestures, MediaPipe software package and an RGB camera is used. The proposed communication approach is an easy and reliable approach to provide comman... Read More about Hand Gesture Interface to Teach an Industrial Robots.

Stability and Failure Mechanisms of Al2O3|Al Bilayer Coatings Exposed to 300 Bar Hydrogen at 673 K (2023)
Journal Article
Hieke, S. W., Frank, A., Duarte, M. J., Gopalan, H., Patil, P., Wetegrove, M., Rohloff, M., Kruth, A., Pistidda, C., Dornheim, M., Taube, K., Dehm, G., & Scheu, C. (2024). Stability and Failure Mechanisms of Al2O3|Al Bilayer Coatings Exposed to 300 Bar Hydrogen at 673 K. Advanced Engineering Materials, 26(4), Article 2300619. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202300619

Hydrogen barrier coatings are important for future hydrogen economy to enable materials for applications in hydrogen tanks. In the present study, coatings consisting of amorphous Al2O3 (≈100 nm) synthesized by plasma ion-assisted deposition on top of... Read More about Stability and Failure Mechanisms of Al2O3|Al Bilayer Coatings Exposed to 300 Bar Hydrogen at 673 K.