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Solar energy in the agrifood industry (2021)
Conference Proceeding

The agriculture and food industry is very important for human society development and is constantly growing with the world's population. Agriculture is also among the activities that generate a lot of greenhouse gases, therefore there is a need to op... Read More about Solar energy in the agrifood industry.

A Biodegradable Textile-based Graphene Antenna for 5G Wearable Applications (2021)
Conference Proceeding

This paper presents a textile-based antenna for the currently deployed fifth-generation (5G) wireless bands. The proposed antenna consists of a coplanar-waveguide (CPW)-fed patch with truncated sides and a pair of L-shaped stubs as a part of ground g... Read More about A Biodegradable Textile-based Graphene Antenna for 5G Wearable Applications.

Reconfigurable Antenna Using Liquid Metal Vias (2021)
Conference Proceeding

This paper presents a moderately high directivity (10 dBi) antenna having a reconfigurable radiation pattern. Specifically, the direction of the main beam can be altered. The radiation pattern control is achieved with the aid of a single-pole triple-... Read More about Reconfigurable Antenna Using Liquid Metal Vias.

Lessons from a Shanghai reading lesson (2021)
Conference Proceeding

In recent years the influence of the “high performing” Asian cultures has been felt in UK education, particularly in mathematics teaching. However, China, and in paticular the region of Shanghai, also does exceptionally well in teaching the reading o... Read More about Lessons from a Shanghai reading lesson.

Pre-service teachers undertaking international Research: developing skills of reflection (2021)
Conference Proceeding

Application of Multi Agent Systems for Leak Testing (2021)
Conference Proceeding

The manufacturing of customised products is a driver in the trend of incorporating intelligence in the system. This intelligence is required to enable the system to self-conFigure processes to meet the requirements of unique products. This work deals... Read More about Application of Multi Agent Systems for Leak Testing.

A Graphical Environment to Support the Development of Affordable Digital Manufacturing Solutions (2021)
Conference Proceeding

Digital solutions have the potential to drastically transform manufacturing operations, but smaller manufacturing businesses (SMEs) have been reluctant to adopt digital solutions due to perceived investment and upskilling costs. The Digital Manufactu... Read More about A Graphical Environment to Support the Development of Affordable Digital Manufacturing Solutions.

Visualisation on a Shoestring: a low-cost approach for building visualisation components of industrial digital solutions (2021)
Conference Proceeding

The rate of adoption of digital solutions in manufacturing environments remains low despite the benefits these can bring. This is particularly acute among industrial small and medium enterprises (SMEs), who typically do not have the confidence to ado... Read More about Visualisation on a Shoestring: a low-cost approach for building visualisation components of industrial digital solutions.

Solar Energy in the Mining Industry (2021)
Conference Proceeding

Solar energy has become very important in recent years, mainly because it is a clean and inexhaustible source. This paper presents a review of the use of solar energy in the mining industry. A global approach will be made, indicating the uses that ar... Read More about Solar Energy in the Mining Industry.

Sound pressure levels in close proximity to sound reinforcement loudspeakers (2021)
Conference Proceeding

Predictive Current Control Strategies for Grid Connected NPC Converters (2021)
Conference Proceeding

This paper analyses predictive current control techniques for grid-connected neutral-point clamped voltage source converters. Two schemes are considered, the classical finite-set model-based predictive current control (FS-MPC) along with a new strate... Read More about Predictive Current Control Strategies for Grid Connected NPC Converters.

Predictive Control Strategies in a Two-Level Voltage Source Inverter (2021)
Conference Proceeding

In recent years, predictive control has emerged as an alternative for the control of power electronic converters. In this paper, a comparison is presented between the implementation of a predictive current control strategy operating at variable switc... Read More about Predictive Control Strategies in a Two-Level Voltage Source Inverter.

Fault Detection and Management of the Three-Phase 4-Leg Voltage Source Inverter (2021)
Conference Proceeding

A novel fault detection and ride-through method for the three-phase 4-Leg Inverter (3Φ4L Inverter) used in off-grid applications is addressed in this paper. Open circuit and short circuit faults of the power devices located in the 3Φ4 L Inverter have... Read More about Fault Detection and Management of the Three-Phase 4-Leg Voltage Source Inverter.

Graph Neural Network Based Beamforming in D2D Wireless Networks (2021)
Conference Proceeding

An unsupervised graph neural network (GNN) approach is proposed to solve the beamforming design problem in device-to-device (D2D) wireless networks. Instead of directly learning the beamforming, the GNN is utilized to learn primal power and dual vari... Read More about Graph Neural Network Based Beamforming in D2D Wireless Networks.

The Effect of Motion Blur on Photogrammetric Measurements of a Robotic Moving Target (2021)
Conference Proceeding

Reduce-Order Analysis and Circuit-Level Cost Function for the Numerical Optimization of Power Electronics Modules (2021)
Conference Proceeding

Energy innovation trends such as sustainable grids, and the electrification of the consumer transportation market are accelerating the adoption of medium-voltage (MV) silicon-carbide (SiC) technology. The fast switching times and higher operating tem... Read More about Reduce-Order Analysis and Circuit-Level Cost Function for the Numerical Optimization of Power Electronics Modules.

The Effect of Spread Spectrum Modulation for a Buck Converter Coupled with a Single Wired Communication Link (2021)
Conference Proceeding

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.

Assessing the Validity of Low and Medium-Fidelity Driving Simulators for HMI Distraction Testing – A Subjective Approach (2021)
Conference Proceeding

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

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.

Mechanism Designs for Solar Tracking (2021)
Conference Proceeding

In this paper, mechanism design for solar trackers is discussed in terms of serial and parallel architectures that are analyzed to characterize the feasible performance of mechanism solutions that can fully track the sun during its diurnal east-to-we... Read More about Mechanism Designs for Solar Tracking.