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Designing with and for people with dementia: developing a mindful interdisciplinary co-design methodology (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Niedderer, K., Tournier, I., Coleston-Shields, D. M., Craven, M., Gosling, J. A., Garde, J., …Griffoen, I. (2017). Designing with and for people with dementia: developing a mindful interdisciplinary co-design methodology.

This paper reports on the development of a mindful interdisciplinary design methodology in the context of the MinD project research into designing for and with people with dementia, which takes the particular focus on supporting the subjective well-b... Read More about Designing with and for people with dementia: developing a mindful interdisciplinary co-design methodology.

Analysis on the potential performance of GPS and Galileo Precise Point Positioning using simulated Real-Time products (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Basile, F., Moore, T., & Hill, C. (2017). Analysis on the potential performance of GPS and Galileo Precise Point Positioning using simulated Real-Time products.

With the evolving Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) landscape, the International GNSS Service (IGS) has started the Multi-GNSS Experiment (MGEX) to produce precise products for new generation systems. Various Analysis Centres are working on t... Read More about Analysis on the potential performance of GPS and Galileo Precise Point Positioning using simulated Real-Time products.

Development of mathematically-defined surfaces (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Todhunter, L. D., Leach, R., Lawes, S., Harris, P., & Blateyron, F. (2017). Development of mathematically-defined surfaces.

New software has been developed that enables the creation of areal surface topography representations. The goal of this software package is to utilise the mathematically-defined surface representations in the development of surface texture parameter... Read More about Development of mathematically-defined surfaces.

How Far are We from Solving the 2D & 3D Face Alignment Problem? (and a Dataset of 230,000 3D Facial Landmarks) (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Bulat, A., & Tzimiropoulos, G. (2017). How Far are We from Solving the 2D & 3D Face Alignment Problem? (and a Dataset of 230,000 3D Facial Landmarks). In 2017 IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV 2017) (1021-1030). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCV.2017.116

This paper investigates how far a very deep neural network is from attaining close to saturating performance on existing 2D and 3D face alignment datasets. To this end, we make the following 5 contributions: (a) we construct, for the first time, a ve... Read More about How Far are We from Solving the 2D & 3D Face Alignment Problem? (and a Dataset of 230,000 3D Facial Landmarks).

Speed control with load sharing capabilities for multi-three phase synchronous motors (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Galassini, A., Costabeber, A., Gerada, C., Tessarolo, A., & Menis, R. (2017). Speed control with load sharing capabilities for multi-three phase synchronous motors. In Proceedings IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (4408-4413). https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2017.8216758

The on-going electrification transportation system revolution has already started and the continuous evolution of power electronics allows new and more reliable system layouts and control strategies to be investigated. Mainly, this revolution is driv... Read More about Speed control with load sharing capabilities for multi-three phase synchronous motors.

A review of predictive control techniques for matrix converter applications (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., Rodriguez, J., & Wu, B. (2017). A review of predictive control techniques for matrix converter applications.

Predictive control has recently emerged as a promising alternative to more traditional methods for the control and modulation of power converters. This paper presents an overview of predictive control techniques applied to matrix converters. The pape... Read More about A review of predictive control techniques for matrix converter applications.

Power grid observability redundancy analysis under communication constraints (2017)
Conference Proceeding
You, M., Liu, Q., Jiang, J., & Sun, H. (2017). Power grid observability redundancy analysis under communication constraints. In 2017 IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC). https://doi.org/10.1109/iccchina.2017.8330320

The Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) have largely empowered the current and future smart grid applications, which play important roles in both power systems and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems within smart grid. They can provide... Read More about Power grid observability redundancy analysis under communication constraints.

A system level comparison of drive topologies for high speed electrical machines (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Savi, F., Barater, D., Di Nardo, M., Degano, M., & Gerada, C. (2017). A system level comparison of drive topologies for high speed electrical machines.

This paper presents a comprehensive comparative study among five different converter topologies all designed to drive a 8.5kW-120krpm surface permanent magnet synchronous machine. The study aims at comparing the considered systems in terms of convert... Read More about A system level comparison of drive topologies for high speed electrical machines.

A reliability-based prognostics framework for railway track management (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Chiachío, J., Chiachío, M., Prescott, D., & Andrews, J. (2017). A reliability-based prognostics framework for railway track management.

Railway track geometry deterioration due to traffic loading is a complex problem with important implications in cost and safety. Without appropriate maintenance, track deterioration can lead to severe speed restrictions or disruptions, and in extreme... Read More about A reliability-based prognostics framework for railway track management.

A study on probability of distribution loads based on expectation maximization algorithm (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Ganjavi, A., Christopher, E., Johnson, C. M., & Clare, J. (2017). A study on probability of distribution loads based on expectation maximization algorithm. In IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2017 (1-5). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2017.8086037

In a distribution power network, the load model has no certain pattern or predicted behaviour due to large range of data and changes in energy consumption for end-user consumers. Thus, a powerful analysis based on probabilistic structure is required.... Read More about A study on probability of distribution loads based on expectation maximization algorithm.

Modulated model predictive current control of an indirect matrix converter with active damping (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Di, Z., Rivera, M., Dan, H., Tarisciotti, L., Zhang, K., Xu, D., & Wheeler, P. (2017). Modulated model predictive current control of an indirect matrix converter with active damping.

A modulated model predictive control (M²PC) scheme for an indirect matrix converter is proposed in this paper, including an active damping method to mitigate the input filter resonance. The control strategy allows the instantaneous power control and... Read More about Modulated model predictive current control of an indirect matrix converter with active damping.

Synergy between face alignment and tracking via Discriminative Global Consensus Optimization (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Khan, M. H., McDonagh, J., & Tzimiropoulos, G. (2017). Synergy between face alignment and tracking via Discriminative Global Consensus Optimization.

An open question in facial landmark localization in video is whether one should perform tracking or tracking-by-detection (i.e. face alignment). Tracking produces fittings of high accuracy but is prone to drifting. Tracking-by-detection is drift-free... Read More about Synergy between face alignment and tracking via Discriminative Global Consensus Optimization.

Indirect model predictive current control techniques for a direct matrix converter (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Rivera, M., Nasir, U., Tarisciotti, L., & Wheeler, P. (2017). Indirect model predictive current control techniques for a direct matrix converter.

The direct matrix converter has twenty-seven available switching states which implies that the implementation of predictive control techniques in this converter requires high computational cost while an adequate selection of weighting factors in orde... Read More about Indirect model predictive current control techniques for a direct matrix converter.

Are the robots coming? Designing with autonomy & control for musical creativity & performance (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Chamberlain, A. (2017). Are the robots coming? Designing with autonomy & control for musical creativity & performance.

This paper1 expands upon our previous work, and starts to unpack notions of autonomy and control in musical composition and performance-based systems. The term autonomous has become synonymous with technologies such as “autonomous vehicles” and “dron... Read More about Are the robots coming? Designing with autonomy & control for musical creativity & performance.

Recognizing the Presence of Hidden Visual Markers in Digital Images (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Xu, L., French, A. P., Towey, D., & Benford, S. (2017). Recognizing the Presence of Hidden Visual Markers in Digital Images. In Thematic Workshops '17: Proceedings of the on Thematic Workshops of ACM Multimedia 2017 (210-218). https://doi.org/10.1145/3126686.3126761

As the promise of Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR and AR) becomes more realistic, an interesting aspect of our enhanced living environment includes the availability — indeed the potential ubiquity — of scannable markers. Such markers could represen... Read More about Recognizing the Presence of Hidden Visual Markers in Digital Images.

Mapping media and meaning: autoethnography as an approach to designing personal heritage soundscapes (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Chamberlain, A., Bødker, M., & Papangelis, K. (2017). Mapping media and meaning: autoethnography as an approach to designing personal heritage soundscapes.

The paper presents reflections on understanding the issues of designing of locative sonic memory-scapes. As physical space and digital media become ever more intertwined, together forming and augmenting meaning and experience, we need methods to furt... Read More about Mapping media and meaning: autoethnography as an approach to designing personal heritage soundscapes.

Sensorless control of matrix converter-fed synchronous reluctance motor drives (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Yousefi-Talouki, A., Stella, F., Odhano, S., De Lillo, L., Trentin, A., Pellegrino, G., & Zanchetta, P. (in press). Sensorless control of matrix converter-fed synchronous reluctance motor drives.

This paper presents a sensorless control technique based on direct flux vector control (DFVC) method for synchronous reluctance (SyR) motor drives fed by a three-phase to three-phase matrix converter (MC). Rotor position is estimated based on active... Read More about Sensorless control of matrix converter-fed synchronous reluctance motor drives.