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A variationally consistent hyperstatic reaction method for tunnel lining design (2021)
Journal Article
Bui, H., Ninić, J., Do, N., Dias, D., & Meschke, G. (2022). A variationally consistent hyperstatic reaction method for tunnel lining design. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 46(1), 205-217. https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.3288

In this technical note, a consistent finite element formulation of the Hyperstatic Reaction Method (HRM) for tunnel linings design is proposed by introducing a variational consistently linearized formulation. It permits to consider a nonlinear intera... Read More about A variationally consistent hyperstatic reaction method for tunnel lining design.

Trench Floating Field Rings termination for 10kV+ rated SiC n-IGBTs (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Lophitis, N., Gammon, P. M., Renz, A. B., Dai, T., Tiwari, A., Trajkovic, T., …Antoniou, M. (2021, October). Trench Floating Field Rings termination for 10kV+ rated SiC n-IGBTs. Paper presented at The 13th European Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ECSCRM 2020·2021), Tours, France

An analysis of the spatial evolution and influencing factors of rural settlements along the Shandong section of the Grand Canal of China (2021)
Journal Article
Huo, X., Xu, X., Tang, Y., & Zhang, Z. (2023). An analysis of the spatial evolution and influencing factors of rural settlements along the Shandong section of the Grand Canal of China. River Research and Applications, 39(7), 1283-1299. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3874

Since 1980s, the weakening of the transportation function of the Grand Canal and rapid urbanisation have generated significant changes in the spatial pattern of rural settlements along the Grand Canal. Analysing the changing characteristics of this s... Read More about An analysis of the spatial evolution and influencing factors of rural settlements along the Shandong section of the Grand Canal of China.

An Enhanced Droop Control Method for multi-source Electric Power System of More Electric Aircraft (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Wang, C., & Bozho, S. (2021, October). An Enhanced Droop Control Method for multi-source Electric Power System of More Electric Aircraft. Paper presented at MEA2021, Bordeaux, France

The more electric aircraft concept has been identified as the major trend of future aircraft. The DC distribution network where multiple electrical sources are connected to a common HVDC bus is a promising architecture for more electric aircraft appl... Read More about An Enhanced Droop Control Method for multi-source Electric Power System of More Electric Aircraft.

Detection of radio interference in the UHF amateur radio band with the Serpens satellite (2021)
Journal Article
Quintana-Diaz, G., Nodar-López, D., González Muíño, A., Aguado Agelet, F., Cappelletti, C., & Ekman, T. (2022). Detection of radio interference in the UHF amateur radio band with the Serpens satellite. Advances in Space Research, 69(2), 1159-1169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2021.10.017

High packet losses when uplinking commands to small satellites have been reported in the UHF amateur band (430–440 MHz) since late 2013. Measurements of the uplink radio environment have shown high levels of in-band interference in previous works, bu... Read More about Detection of radio interference in the UHF amateur radio band with the Serpens satellite.

The Effect of Spread Spectrum Modulation for a Buck Converter Coupled with a Single Wired Communication Link (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Pena-Quintal, A., Niewiadomski, K., Muneeswaran, V., Greedy, S., Sumner, M., & Thomas, D. (2021). The Effect of Spread Spectrum Modulation for a Buck Converter Coupled with a Single Wired Communication Link. In EMC/SI/PI and EMC Europe Symposium, IEEE International Joint (445-450). https://doi.org/10.1109/EMC/SI/PI/EMCEurope52599.2021.9559276

This paper explores the effect of using a Spread Spectrum modulation technique with a Buck Converter on a communication cable coupled at the input voltage. The EMI created by the switching of the power converter generates damped oscillations on the d... Read More about The Effect of Spread Spectrum Modulation for a Buck Converter Coupled with a Single Wired Communication Link.

A computationally efficient method for the prediction of fretting wear in practical engineering applications (2021)
Journal Article
Kong, Y., Bennett, C. J., & Hyde, C. J. (2022). A computationally efficient method for the prediction of fretting wear in practical engineering applications. Tribology International, 165, Article 107317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2021.107317

A method for simulating fretting wear using the Modified Simplex Method for a contact solution has been developed. The initial separation between two contacting bodies was used as an input to solve the contact force distribution. An average cycle pre... Read More about A computationally efficient method for the prediction of fretting wear in practical engineering applications.

Surface measuring coherence scanning interferometry beyond the specular reflection limit (2021)
Journal Article
Thomas, M., Su, R., de Groot, P., Coupland, J., & Leach, R. (2021). Surface measuring coherence scanning interferometry beyond the specular reflection limit. Optics Express, 29(22), 36121-36131. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.435715

The capability of optical surface topography measurement methods for measurement of steep and tilted surfaces is investigated through modelling of a coherence scanning interferometer. Of particular interest is the effect on the interference signal an... Read More about Surface measuring coherence scanning interferometry beyond the specular reflection limit.

An experimental investigation of wide distillation fuel based on CTL on the combustion performance and emission characteristics from a CI engine (2021)
Journal Article
Sun, Y., Sun, W., Guo, L., Zhang, H., Yan, Y., Zeng, W., & Lin, S. (2022). An experimental investigation of wide distillation fuel based on CTL on the combustion performance and emission characteristics from a CI engine. Fuel, 310(Part B), Article 122262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.122262

Coal to liquid (CTL) has promising application prospects as an alternative diesel fuel, but the direct application of coal-based synthetic diesel with high cetane number (CN) in compression ignition (CI) engines also has problems. Therefore, the CTL... Read More about An experimental investigation of wide distillation fuel based on CTL on the combustion performance and emission characteristics from a CI engine.

Modifying the m6A brain methylome by ALKBH5-mediated demethylation: a new contender for synaptic tagging (2021)
Journal Article
Martinez De La Cruz, B., Markus, R., Malla, S., Haig, M. I., Gell, C., Sang, F., …Knight, H. M. (2021). Modifying the m6A brain methylome by ALKBH5-mediated demethylation: a new contender for synaptic tagging. Molecular Psychiatry, 26(12), 7141-7153. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-021-01282-z

Synaptic plasticity processes, which underlie learning and memory formation, require RNA to be translated local to synapses. The synaptic tagging hypothesis has previously been proposed to explain how mRNAs are available at specific activated synapse... Read More about Modifying the m6A brain methylome by ALKBH5-mediated demethylation: a new contender for synaptic tagging.

Bypass transition in a boundary layer flow induced by plasma actuators (2021)
Journal Article
Xiao, D., Borradaile, H., Choi, K. S., Feng, L., Wang, J., & Mao, X. (2021). Bypass transition in a boundary layer flow induced by plasma actuators. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 929, 134-150. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.835

Bypass transition in flow over a flat plate triggered by a pair of dielectric-barrier-discharge plasma actuators mounted on the plate surface and aligned in the streamwise direction is investigated. A four-species plasma-fluid model is used to model... Read More about Bypass transition in a boundary layer flow induced by plasma actuators.

Assessing the Validity of Low and Medium-Fidelity Driving Simulators for HMI Distraction Testing – A Subjective Approach (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Merriman, S., Large, D., Pampel, S., & Burnett, G. (2021). Assessing the Validity of Low and Medium-Fidelity Driving Simulators for HMI Distraction Testing – A Subjective Approach.

Simulators are commonly employed for conducting driving-related research due to their increased flexibility, safety and control compared to on-the-road studies [1]. However, concerns have been raised regarding the validity of the approach, that is, t... Read More about Assessing the Validity of Low and Medium-Fidelity Driving Simulators for HMI Distraction Testing – A Subjective Approach.

What Just Happened? Exploring Drivers’ Behaviour in Response to Minimal Risk Condition – A Qualitative Driving Simulator Study (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Cortez, D., Large, D., & Burnett, G. (2021). What Just Happened? Exploring Drivers’ Behaviour in Response to Minimal Risk Condition – A Qualitative Driving Simulator Study.

Automated vehicles (AVs) are expected to improve road safety by reducing the number of collisions and safety critical events [1,2]. In the event of a failure of the automated driving system (ADS), or if it reaches the limit of its capability, action... Read More about What Just Happened? Exploring Drivers’ Behaviour in Response to Minimal Risk Condition – A Qualitative Driving Simulator Study.

Towards the thermal management of electronic devices: A parametric investigation of finned heat sink filled with PCM (2021)
Journal Article
Arshad, A., Ibrahim Alabdullatif, M., Jabbal, M., & Yan, Y. (2021). Towards the thermal management of electronic devices: A parametric investigation of finned heat sink filled with PCM. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 129, Article 105643. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2021.105643

This study presents the parametric investigation of a phase change material (PCM) filled plate-fin heat sink, used for thermal management (TM) of electronic components. Two-dimensional (2D) unsteady numerical simulations were carried out using the fi... Read More about Towards the thermal management of electronic devices: A parametric investigation of finned heat sink filled with PCM.

Wide-Bandgap Power Semiconductors for Electric Vehicle Systems: Challenges and Trends (2021)
Journal Article
Van Do, T., Trovao, J. P. F., Li, K., & Boulon, L. (2021). Wide-Bandgap Power Semiconductors for Electric Vehicle Systems: Challenges and Trends. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, 16(4), 89-98. https://doi.org/10.1109/MVT.2021.3112943

In recent years, researchers have been attracted to the application of wide-bandgap (WBG) power semiconductor devices such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) in electric vehicle (EV) applications. Their advantages over Si power semico... Read More about Wide-Bandgap Power Semiconductors for Electric Vehicle Systems: Challenges and Trends.

Unravelling the mechanisms of microwave pyrolysis of biomass (2021)
Journal Article
Robinson, J., Binner, E., Vallejo, D. B., Perez, N. D., Al Mughairi, K., Ryan, J., …Peneranda-Foix, F. (2022). Unravelling the mechanisms of microwave pyrolysis of biomass. Chemical Engineering Journal, 430(Part 3), Article 132975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.132975

This study uses empirical observations and mass transfer simulations to establish a new mechanism for microwave pyrolysis of biomass. Experiments were conducted on cellulose and hemicellulose, using microwave equipment that could vary the observed he... Read More about Unravelling the mechanisms of microwave pyrolysis of biomass.

Insights into drop-on-demand metal additive manufacturing through an integrated experimental and computational study (2021)
Journal Article
Gilani, N., Aboulkhair, N. T., Simonelli, M., East, M., Ashcroft, I., & Hague, R. J. (2021). Insights into drop-on-demand metal additive manufacturing through an integrated experimental and computational study. Additive Manufacturing, 48(Part B), Article 102402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102402

Drop-on-demand metal jetting is a recent additive manufacturing technology opening new opportunities for the fabrication of complex single and multi-metal components. MetalJet, the Océ developed technique used in this study, has the capacity to produ... Read More about Insights into drop-on-demand metal additive manufacturing through an integrated experimental and computational study.

Historical and Technical Analysis of Harmonic Drive Gear Design (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Irakoze, V., Ceccarelli, M., & Russo, M. (2022). Historical and Technical Analysis of Harmonic Drive Gear Design. In M. Pucheta, A. Cardona, S. Preidikman, & R. Hecker (Eds.), Multibody Mechatronic Systems: MuSMe 2021 (46-55). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88751-3_5

This paper presents a historical and technical analysis of the Harmonic Drive Gear Design by taking into consideration the original patent by Clarence Walton Musser, the inventor of “Strain Wave Gear” and by studying a performance evaluation of it. T... Read More about Historical and Technical Analysis of Harmonic Drive Gear Design.

Unified Cost Function Model Predictive Control for a three-stage Smart Transformer (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Tarisciotti, L., Buticchi, G., De Carne, G., Yang, J., Gu, C., & Wheeler, P. (2021). Unified Cost Function Model Predictive Control for a three-stage Smart Transformer. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE47101.2021.9595809

The massive integration of power electronics-based renewable energy sources has profoundly changed the electrical grid. In this scenario, the smart transformer, which is a solid-state transformer with advanced control and communication features, has... Read More about Unified Cost Function Model Predictive Control for a three-stage Smart Transformer.