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Quantifying the impact of variability in railway bridge asset management (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Bridge asset management is often a challenging and complicated task due to the diversity, multitude and variation of bridge configurations. Much research has been carried out in the field of asset management which has resulted in a wealth of models t... Read More about Quantifying the impact of variability in railway bridge asset management.

A machine learning approach for the estimation of fuel consumption related to road pavement rolling resistance for large fleets of trucks (2018)
Conference Proceeding

There remains a level of uncertainty concerning the methodological assumptions and parameters to consider in the estimation of road vehicle fuel consumption due to the condition of road pavements. In fact, recent studies highlighted how existing mode... Read More about A machine learning approach for the estimation of fuel consumption related to road pavement rolling resistance for large fleets of trucks.

Comparison of truck fuel consumption measurements with results of existing models and implications for road pavement LCA (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is increasingly used to evaluate the impact of all lifecycle phases of road pavements on the environment. From the late ‘90s, this technique has continuously evolved and improved, however, there are still limitations and u... Read More about Comparison of truck fuel consumption measurements with results of existing models and implications for road pavement LCA.

Governance and financial performance in China's charitable foundations (2018)
Conference Proceeding

The study aims at investigating the relationship between non-profit governance and financial performance based on the top 50 most transparent China's charitable foundations in a period of 5 years (2013-2017). Underlying by a mixed theories (agency th... Read More about Governance and financial performance in China's charitable foundations.

On the Effects of Advanced End-Winding Cooling on the Design and Performance of Electrical Machines (2018)
Conference Proceeding

High performance and reliable electrical machines are often required in modern applications and an appropriate thermal management allows to fulfil such demand. Thermal management is crucial for improving performance, reducing size and preserving the... Read More about On the Effects of Advanced End-Winding Cooling on the Design and Performance of Electrical Machines.

Open-circuit fault tolerant study of bearingless multi-sector permanent magnet machines (2018)
Conference Proceeding

This paper presents a fault tolerant study of a multiphase sectored permanent magnet synchronous machine involving a tripel three-phase winding. The machine electromagnetic model is written in a general way so that it can be extended and applied to a... Read More about Open-circuit fault tolerant study of bearingless multi-sector permanent magnet machines.

Variable frequency control and filter design for optimum energy extraction from a SiC wind inverter (2018)
Conference Proceeding

This paper proposes the optimised control and filter design of a 12 kW 3-phase 2-level wind inverter specifically taking into account the intermittent nature of the input power. In particular, the applied control scheme aims at optimising the low-loa... Read More about Variable frequency control and filter design for optimum energy extraction from a SiC wind inverter.

A Novel Newton-Raphson-Based Searching Method for the MTPA Control of Pmasynrm Considering Magnetic and Cross Saturation (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Maximum torque per ampere control (MTPA) takes full advantage of the reluctance torque aiming at the minimum copper loss, which can increase the torque output under the minimum current conditions. The traditional MTPA method makes use of equations wi... Read More about A Novel Newton-Raphson-Based Searching Method for the MTPA Control of Pmasynrm Considering Magnetic and Cross Saturation.

AR Fighter: Using HMDs to Create Vertigo Play Experiences (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Game designers working with Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs) are usually advised to avoid causing disorientation in players. However, we argue that disorientation is a key element of what makes “vertigo play” (such as spinning in circles until dizzy, bal... Read More about AR Fighter: Using HMDs to Create Vertigo Play Experiences.

Design and testing of PMSM for aerospace EMA applications (2018)
Conference Proceeding

The more-electric aircraft initiative represents an important technology step-change for the aircraft industry. The reduction of both fuel consumption and environmental impact are leading to alternative solutions for actuating the flight control surf... Read More about Design and testing of PMSM for aerospace EMA applications.

The effect of transdermal glyceryl trinitrate on imaging characteristics in acute ischaemic stroke: data from the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke trial (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Baseline predictors of on-treatment platelet activity (as P-selectin expression) in patients in the triple aniplatelets for reducing dependency in ischaemic stroke (TARDIS) trial (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Background: Platelet activity may be measured remotely as surface P-selectin expression. Predictors of on-treatment P-selectin expression were assessed using baseline characteristics in the TARDIS trial. Methods: TARDIS assessed intensive (combined... Read More about Baseline predictors of on-treatment platelet activity (as P-selectin expression) in patients in the triple aniplatelets for reducing dependency in ischaemic stroke (TARDIS) trial.

A New Topology of AC-AC Ground Power Unit for Aeronautical Applications (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Nowadays, electrical energy is the alternative to supply aircraft systems. In this paper a new converter for ground power units supply in aircraft applications is proposed. The topology consists in a rectifier with an active current injection circuit... Read More about A New Topology of AC-AC Ground Power Unit for Aeronautical Applications.

An innovative method for the assessment of thermal comfort and resilience in social housing (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Thermal evaluation of building envelopes is useful to approach efficient solutions for energy savings. Meteorological parameters represent an important role for this analysis. Future climate scenarios are considered to study climate behavior to provi... Read More about An innovative method for the assessment of thermal comfort and resilience in social housing.

Impact of ultra/hyper-acute administration of glyceryl trinitrate on secondary outcome after acute stroke: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomised trials (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Background Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) is a candidate reperfusion and hypotensive treatment for hyperacute stroke. We assessed the effect of early administration of GTN (within 6 hours) on secondary outcomes (taken at 3 months post randomisation), acro... Read More about Impact of ultra/hyper-acute administration of glyceryl trinitrate on secondary outcome after acute stroke: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomised trials.

Exploring Drivers’ Visual Behaviour During Take-Over Requests (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Using Visual Occlusion to Identify Performance Thresholds Associated with Search-and-Select Target Acquisition on an Automotive Touchscreen Interface (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Utilizing Spare Inverter Capacity for Distribution Grid Voltage Support: An Adaptive Control Scheme (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Grid-tie inverters for connecting renewables to the grid are generally rated based on the peak power rating of the sources feeding them but, owing to the inherent variability and uncontrollability of most renewable energy sources, much of the inverte... Read More about Utilizing Spare Inverter Capacity for Distribution Grid Voltage Support: An Adaptive Control Scheme.

SyFSeL: generating synthetic fuzzy sets made simple (2018)
Conference Proceeding

Empirical tests can help determine if methods developed for fuzzy sets work correctly. However, finding a large enough data set with suitable properties to conduct thorough tests can be challenging. This paper presents a new library named SyFSeL (Syn... Read More about SyFSeL: generating synthetic fuzzy sets made simple.

Microgrid Energy Management Using a Two Stage Rolling Horizon Technique for Controlling an Energy Storage System (2018)
Conference Proceeding

In this paper, a new Energy Management (EM) strategy is proposed which uses a two-stage rolling horizon (RH) technique to control a battery energy storage system (BESS). The objectives of the control are to increase the self-consumption of the renewa... Read More about Microgrid Energy Management Using a Two Stage Rolling Horizon Technique for Controlling an Energy Storage System.