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Cooperation and Control: Resolving Conflicts in the Public Participation of Architecture Design in Museum (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Zhang, L., Qi, W., & Hanks, L. (2015). Cooperation and Control: Resolving Conflicts in the Public Participation of Architecture Design in Museum. In Conference proceedings, Chengud, China, April, 2015: ICEPAS International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Society, ISBASS International Symposium on Business and Social Sciences

Although there is a large number of study about the public participation in museum, little of this touched the public engagement in the stage of architecture design. To resolve the conflicts between the laymen and professionals, this paper generally... Read More about Cooperation and Control: Resolving Conflicts in the Public Participation of Architecture Design in Museum.

An investigation of augmented reality presentations of landmark-based navigation using a head-up display (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Bolton, A., Burnett, G., & Large, D. R. (2015). An investigation of augmented reality presentations of landmark-based navigation using a head-up display. In AutomotiveUI '15: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, 56-63. doi:10.1145/2799250.2799253

Using landmark-based navigation can greatly improve drivers’ route-finding performance. Previous research in this area has tended to focus on the inclusion of text or icon-based landmark information utilising dashboard-mounted displays. In contrast,... Read More about An investigation of augmented reality presentations of landmark-based navigation using a head-up display.

Predicting the visual demand of finger-touch pointing tasks in a driving context (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Large, D. R., Crundall, E., Burnett, G., & Skrypchuk, L. (2015). Predicting the visual demand of finger-touch pointing tasks in a driving context. In AutomotiveUI '15: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, 221-224. doi:10.1145/2799250.2799256

Finger-touch based interactions with capacitive touchscreen devices in cars are becoming increasingly common. As such, it is critical to understand the basic human factors of target acquisition (pointing/touching) in this context. We describe a simul... Read More about Predicting the visual demand of finger-touch pointing tasks in a driving context.

Comparing the NHTSA and ISO occlusion test protocols: how many participants are sufficient? (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Pournami, S., Large, D. R., Burnett, G., & Harvey, C. (2015). Comparing the NHTSA and ISO occlusion test protocols: how many participants are sufficient?. In AutomotiveUI '15: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, 110-116. doi:10.1145/2799250.2799255

Occlusion is a popular technique used to evaluate the visual demand associated with secondary tasks/devices in a driving context offering a low cost, highly accessible alternative to driving simulators and on-road studies. Several standardised occlus... Read More about Comparing the NHTSA and ISO occlusion test protocols: how many participants are sufficient?.

Applying NHTSA task acceptance criteria to different simulated driving scenarios (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Large, D. R., van Loon, E., Burnett, G., & Pournami, S. (2015). Applying NHTSA task acceptance criteria to different simulated driving scenarios. In AutomotiveUI '15: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, 117-124. doi:10.1145/2799250.2799254

Driver distraction is a major contributor to road traffic accidents. Consequently, NHTSA have published detailed guidelines intended to discourage the introduction of excessively distracting electronic devices in vehicles. However, concerns have been... Read More about Applying NHTSA task acceptance criteria to different simulated driving scenarios.

A novel mechatronics design of an electrochemical mechanical end-effector for robotic-based surface polishing (2015)
Conference Proceeding
El Khalick Mohammad, A., & Wang, D. (2015). A novel mechatronics design of an electrochemical mechanical end-effector for robotic-based surface polishing. In 2015 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII) (127-133). https://doi.org/10.1109/SII.2015.7404966

This paper presents a novel design of an end-effector and a process for automatic electrochemical mechanical polishing of conductive materials. The proposed end-effector employs three different actions, electrical, chemical and mechanical in a synerg... Read More about A novel mechatronics design of an electrochemical mechanical end-effector for robotic-based surface polishing.

Fame or function? How webcomic artists choose where to share (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Dowthwaite, L., Houghton, R., & Mortier, R. (2015). Fame or function? How webcomic artists choose where to share. In Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2015 (355-362). https://doi.org/10.1201/b18293

Online social networks are complex systems that are traditionally discussed in several different ways, often revolving around either the technology and design of the platforms themselves, or the behaviour and social interactions of the communities th... Read More about Fame or function? How webcomic artists choose where to share.

Experimental investigation into droplet impingement upon moving films using high speed video and thermal imaging (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Mitchell, A. J., Simmons, K., & Hann, D. B. (2015). Experimental investigation into droplet impingement upon moving films using high speed video and thermal imaging. In Volume 1: Advances in Aerospace Technology. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2015-51677

Aeroengine bearing chambers are geometrically complex, typically containing shafts, bearings, seals and stationary components. Oil is supplied for lubrication and cooling and so the chamber contains a highly rotating two-phase (oil/air) flow where th... Read More about Experimental investigation into droplet impingement upon moving films using high speed video and thermal imaging.

Indoor location based services market drivers and challenges (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Basiri, A., Moore, T., Hill, C., & Bhatia, P. (2015). Indoor location based services market drivers and challenges.

Indoor Location Based Service (LBS) applications, such as indoor navigation, have not yet found a prominent position in the market as it deals with many challenges, both technical and non-technical. They include indoor positioning, availability and u... Read More about Indoor location based services market drivers and challenges.

On the impact of intra-system interference for ranging and positioning with Bluetooth low energy (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Figueiredo e Silva, P., Basiri, A., Lohan, E. S., Pinchin, J., Hill, C., & Moore, T. (2015). On the impact of intra-system interference for ranging and positioning with Bluetooth low energy. In Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Mobile Entity Localization and Tracking in GPS-less Environments - MELT '15. https://doi.org/10.1145/2830571.2830573

This paper focuses on the study of intra-system interference for ranging and positioning applications using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). While BLE tries to avoid interference with other protocols in the same frequency band, such as Wi-Fi, the intra-sy... Read More about On the impact of intra-system interference for ranging and positioning with Bluetooth low energy.

Self-consistent simulation of high-brightness diode lasers with external optical feedback (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Helal, M. A., Bull, S., Kaunga-Nyirenda, S. N., Lim, J. J., & Larkins, E. C. (2016). Self-consistent simulation of high-brightness diode lasers with external optical feedback. In 2015 IEEE High Power Diode Lasers and Systems Conference (HPD) (27-28). https://doi.org/10.1109/HPD.2015.7439678

© 2015 IEEE. This paper presents a model for simulating the impact of external optical feedback on large-optical cavity high-brightness diode lasers. The simulations are performed with our 2.5D simulation tool for high-brightness laser diodes. The ex... Read More about Self-consistent simulation of high-brightness diode lasers with external optical feedback.

Effective capacity analysis of smart grid communication networks (2015)
Conference Proceeding
You, M., Mou, X., & Sun, H. (2015). Effective capacity analysis of smart grid communication networks. . https://doi.org/10.1109/camad.2015.7390508

Smart grid represents a significant new technology of improving the efficiency, reliability and economics of the production, transmission and distribution of electricity that helps reduce carbon emissions. Communication networks become a key to achie... Read More about Effective capacity analysis of smart grid communication networks.

Wilderness, camera, action: conservation, commercialisation and change in National Parks landscapes (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Porter, N. (2015). Wilderness, camera, action: conservation, commercialisation and change in National Parks landscapes. In Landscapes in Flux, 223-226

How is wilderness defined, and how do such definitions change over time? It has long been recognised that the idea of wilderness and perceptions of nature in general, are socially, politically, culturally and legally constructed. In this paper, a hig... Read More about Wilderness, camera, action: conservation, commercialisation and change in National Parks landscapes.

Investigation of GNSS integrity augmentation synergies with unmanned aircraft sense-and-avoid systems (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Sabatini, R., Moore, T., Hill, C., & Ramasamy, S. (2015). Investigation of GNSS integrity augmentation synergies with unmanned aircraft sense-and-avoid systems. In SAE Technical Paper Series. https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-2456

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) can support the development of low-cost and high performance navigation and guidance architectures for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and, in conjunction with suitable data link technologies, the provision... Read More about Investigation of GNSS integrity augmentation synergies with unmanned aircraft sense-and-avoid systems.

Green corrosion inhibitors: amino acids and plant extracts (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Elphick, D., Ajayi, O., Everitt, N., & Voisey, K. (2015). Green corrosion inhibitors: amino acids and plant extracts.

Corrosion inhibitors are chemicals that are used in many industries to control corro-sion. As they are injected into process streams they have to be continually replen-ished in order to maintain protection. Many chemicals used are environmentally un-... Read More about Green corrosion inhibitors: amino acids and plant extracts.

Navigating to and through large hospitals (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Hughes, N., & Brown, M. (2015). Navigating to and through large hospitals. In Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Design4Health, Sheffield 13 – 16th July 2015 (1-9)

Navigating around large hospitals can be a highly stressful and time-pressured/consuming experience for patients, visitors and staff alike, with significant impacts upon operational efficiencies and overall ‘user experience’. The sheer size, complexi... Read More about Navigating to and through large hospitals.

On the constitutive modeling of dual-phase steels at finite strains: a generalized plasticity based approach (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Soldatos, D., Triantafyllou, S. P., & Chatzi, E. N. (2015). On the constitutive modeling of dual-phase steels at finite strains: a generalized plasticity based approach.

In this work we propose a general theoretic framework for the derivation of constitutive equations for dual-phase steels, undergoing continuum finite deformation. The proposed framework is based on the generalized plasticity theory and comprises the... Read More about On the constitutive modeling of dual-phase steels at finite strains: a generalized plasticity based approach.

Computational studies of pressure distribution around a 5:1 rectangular section in turbulent flow (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Nguyen, D. T., Hargreaves, D., & Owen, J. (2015). Computational studies of pressure distribution around a 5:1 rectangular section in turbulent flow.

This paper presents a numerical method based on a LES approach to modelling the unsteady flow around and the vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of a 5:1 rectangular cylinder in the smooth and turbulent flow. A fluid-structure interaction algorithm was al... Read More about Computational studies of pressure distribution around a 5:1 rectangular section in turbulent flow.