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Multi-Frequency Precise Point Positioning using GPS and Galileo data with smoothed ionospheric corrections (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Basile, F., Moore, T., Hill, C., McGraw, G., & Johnson, A. (in press). Multi-Frequency Precise Point Positioning using GPS and Galileo data with smoothed ionospheric corrections.

The poor signal visibility and continuity associated with urban environments together with the slow convergence/reconvergence time of Precise Point Positioning (PPP), usually makes PPP unsuitable for land navigation in cities. However, results based... Read More about Multi-Frequency Precise Point Positioning using GPS and Galileo data with smoothed ionospheric corrections.

Human behaviour-based automatic depression analysis using hand-crafted statistics and deep learned spectral features (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Song, S., Shen, L., & Valstar, M. (2018). Human behaviour-based automatic depression analysis using hand-crafted statistics and deep learned spectral features. In Proceedings - 13th IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition: FG2018: 15-19 May 2018 Xi'an, China (158-165). https://doi.org/10.1109/FG.2018.00032

Depression is a serious mental disorder that affects millions of people all over the world. Traditional clinical diagnosis methods are subjective, complicated and need extensive participation of experts. Audio-visual automatic depression analysis sys... Read More about Human behaviour-based automatic depression analysis using hand-crafted statistics and deep learned spectral features.

A wire-bond-less 10 KV SiC MOSFET power module with reduced common-mode noise and electric field (2018)
Conference Proceeding
DiMarino, C., Mouawad, B., Skuriat, R., Li, K., Xu, Y., Johnson, C., …Burgos, R. (2018). A wire-bond-less 10 KV SiC MOSFET power module with reduced common-mode noise and electric field. In PCIM Europe 2018; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management

While wide-bandgap devices offer many benefits, they also bring new challenges for designers. In particular, the new 10 kV silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs can switch higher voltages faster and with lower losses than silicon devices while also being sma... Read More about A wire-bond-less 10 KV SiC MOSFET power module with reduced common-mode noise and electric field.

Cost effective direct-substrate jet impingement cooling concept for power application (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Mouawad, B., Abebe, R., Skuriat, R., Li, J., De Lillo, L., Empringham, L., …Haynes, G. (2018). Cost effective direct-substrate jet impingement cooling concept for power application. In PCIM Europe 2018; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management

Direct substrate jet impingement cooling can eliminate the use of the baseplate and significantly reduce the weight and volume of conventional thermal management solutions. This work demonstrates a cost-effective manufacturing approach based on print... Read More about Cost effective direct-substrate jet impingement cooling concept for power application.

Development of an X-ray simulator: from STTL file to grey scale image (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Korner, L., Leach, R., & Lawes, S. (2018). Development of an X-ray simulator: from STTL file to grey scale image. In Proceedings of the 18th International conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (euspen), 503-504

Lateral error compensation for focus variation microscopy (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Pérez, P., Syam, W. P., Albajez, J. A., Santolaria, J., & Leach, R. (2018). Lateral error compensation for focus variation microscopy.

Focus variation microscopy measures both the areal form and areal surface texture of components. Improvements to the accuracy and precision of focus variation microscopes usually requires measurements with multiple image-fields to compensate lateral... Read More about Lateral error compensation for focus variation microscopy.

The effects of vibration on fringe projection systems (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Bointon, P., Todhunter, L., Stavroulakis, P., Clare, A., & Leach, R. (2018). The effects of vibration on fringe projection systems.

Mechanical vibration noise is a significant source of error in precision measuring instruments. Errors due to vibration can be detected in measurement signals, and so methods to control mechanical vibration must be considered throughout the design pr... Read More about The effects of vibration on fringe projection systems.

The problem of DMI adoption and longevity: envisioning a NIME performance pedagogy (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Marquez-Borbon, A., & Martinez Avila, J. P. (2018). The problem of DMI adoption and longevity: envisioning a NIME performance pedagogy. In Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. , (190-195)

This paper addresses the prevailing longevity problem of digital musical instruments (DMIs) in NIME research and design by proposing a holistic system design approach. Despite recent efforts to examine the main contributing factors of DMI falling int... Read More about The problem of DMI adoption and longevity: envisioning a NIME performance pedagogy.

A landscape of design: Interaction, interpretation and the development of experimental expressive interfaces (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Chamberlain, A., Bødker, M., De Roure, D., Willcox, P., Emsley, I., & Malizia, A. (2018). A landscape of design: Interaction, interpretation and the development of experimental expressive interfaces. In M. Kurosu (Ed.), Human-Computer Interaction. Theories, Methods, and Human Issues (24-34). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91238-7_3

© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018. This short paper presents the initial research insights of an ongoing research project that focuses upon understanding the role of landscape, its use as a resource for designing in... Read More about A landscape of design: Interaction, interpretation and the development of experimental expressive interfaces.

A Cognitive Radio Enabled Smart Grid Testbed Based on Software Defined Radio and Real Time Digital Simulator (2018)
Conference Proceeding
You, M., Liu, Q., & Sun, H. (2018). A Cognitive Radio Enabled Smart Grid Testbed Based on Software Defined Radio and Real Time Digital Simulator. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops). https://doi.org/10.1109/iccw.2018.8403790

With the development of Smart Grid, there is an increasing need for the inter discipline research, analysis and evaluation, especially in the joint research area of communication system and power system. In this paper, we propose a Cognitive Radio en... Read More about A Cognitive Radio Enabled Smart Grid Testbed Based on Software Defined Radio and Real Time Digital Simulator.

Mechanical modelling of high power lateral IGBT for LED driver applications (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Bailey, C., Rajaguru, P., Lu, H., Castellazzi, A., Antonini, M., Pathirana, V., …Aldhaher, S. (2018). Mechanical modelling of high power lateral IGBT for LED driver applications. In IEEE 68th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (1375-1381). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECTC.2018.00210

An assembly exercise was proposed to replace the vertical MOSFET by lateral IGBTs (LIGBT) for LED driver systems which can provide significant advantages in terms of size reduction (LIGBTs are ten times smaller than vertical MOSFETs) and lower compon... Read More about Mechanical modelling of high power lateral IGBT for LED driver applications.

Enhancing supervised classifications with metamorphic relations (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Xu, L., Towey, D., French, A. P., Benford, S., Zhou, Z. Q., & Chen, T. Y. (2018). Enhancing supervised classifications with metamorphic relations. In MET '18: Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Metamorphic Testing (46-53). https://doi.org/10.1145/3193977.3193978

We report on a novel use of metamorphic relations (MRs) in machine learning: instead of conducting metamorphic testing, we use MRs for the augmentation of the machine learning algorithms themselves. In particular, we report on how MRs can enable enha... Read More about Enhancing supervised classifications with metamorphic relations.

Control of modular multilevel cascade converters for offshore wind energy generation and transmission (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Diaz, M., Rojas, F., Donoso, F., Cardenas, R., Espinoza, M., Mora, A., & Wheeler, P. (2018). Control of modular multilevel cascade converters for offshore wind energy generation and transmission. In 2018 Thirteenth International Conference on Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies (EVER) (1-10). https://doi.org/10.1109/EVER.2018.8362406

The trend of multimegawatt (Multi-MW) wind turbines, especially for offshore installations, has positioned Modular Multilevel Cascade Converters (MMCCs) as a promising solution for Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECSs). Additionally, High Voltage Di... Read More about Control of modular multilevel cascade converters for offshore wind energy generation and transmission.

Multi-Chip SiC MOSFET Power Modules for Standard Manufacturing, Mounting and Cooling (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Castellazzi, A., Fayyaz, A., Gurpinar, E., Hussein, A., Li, J., & Mouawad, B. (2018). Multi-Chip SiC MOSFET Power Modules for Standard Manufacturing, Mounting and Cooling. In The 2018 International Power Electronics Conference - EECE Asia - IPEC 2018 (130-136). https://doi.org/10.23919/IPEC.2018.8507834

Taking full advantage of the superior characteristics of SiC Power MOSFETs in the application requires the development of bespoke packaging solutions. Their design needs to thoroughly encompass electromagnetic and electro-thermal aspects to yield maj... Read More about Multi-Chip SiC MOSFET Power Modules for Standard Manufacturing, Mounting and Cooling.

Meta Models for Real-Time Design Assessment Within an Integrated Information and Numerical Modelling Framework (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Ninic, J., Koch, C., & Tizani, W. (2018). Meta Models for Real-Time Design Assessment Within an Integrated Information and Numerical Modelling Framework. In Advanced Computing Strategies for Engineering (201-218). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91635-4_11

© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018. In situations where rapid decisions are required or a large number of design alternatives is to be explored, numerical predictions of construction processes have to be performed in... Read More about Meta Models for Real-Time Design Assessment Within an Integrated Information and Numerical Modelling Framework.

Interval type-2 intuitionistic fuzzy logic systems - A comparative evaluation (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Eyoh, I., John, R., & De Maere, G. (2018). Interval type-2 intuitionistic fuzzy logic systems - A comparative evaluation. In J. Medina, M. Ojeda-Aciego, J. L. Verdegay, D. A. Pelta, I. P. Cabrera, B. Bouchon-Meunier, & R. R. Yager (Eds.), Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems. Theory and Foundations. IPMU 2018 (687-698). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91473-2_58

Several fuzzy modeling techniques have been employed for handling uncertainties in data. This study presents a comparative evaluation of a new class of interval type-2 fuzzy logic system (IT2FLS) namely: interval type-2 intuitionistic fuzzy logic sys... Read More about Interval type-2 intuitionistic fuzzy logic systems - A comparative evaluation.