Is gift-giving only for the privileged? Exploring gift-giving through the lens of consumer vulnerabilities
(2023)
Conference Proceeding
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Elastic manufacturing systems: A system view on operations, firm, and supply chain resilience (2023)
Conference Proceeding
'Black swan' events-such as military conflicts, pandemics, and semiconductor crises-drastically change product volume and mix patterns and shorten how long manufacturers have to cost-effectively respond to them. This is a particular challenge for hig... Read More about Elastic manufacturing systems: A system view on operations, firm, and supply chain resilience.
A GIS based approach for predicting pavement deterioration on the UK road network (2023)
Conference Proceeding
The U.K. Road network is a complex and dynamic system, managed by a federated network of organizations, often with stringent constraints on resourcing. Remediating deterioration of the network is both costly and politically sensitive; resilience, sus... Read More about A GIS based approach for predicting pavement deterioration on the UK road network.
A general approach for evaluating SHM system reliability with sensor failures (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Structural health monitoring (SHM) systems involve implementing damage identification strategies to determine health states of structures. However, it is important to pay close attention to the degradation of the SHM itself, especially the effect of... Read More about A general approach for evaluating SHM system reliability with sensor failures.
CO-CREATION OF A VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE TEACHING PACKAGE FOR AUDITORS OF HEALTHCARE PLACEMENTS – TOWARDS ASSURANCE OF QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE TRAINEESHIPS (2023)
Conference Proceeding
To provide medical and allied health professionals students with the best clinical learning environments, quality processes must be in place, and these require innovation to assure audit material resources that are fit for purpose, can work well with... Read More about CO-CREATION OF A VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE TEACHING PACKAGE FOR AUDITORS OF HEALTHCARE PLACEMENTS – TOWARDS ASSURANCE OF QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE TRAINEESHIPS.
Fibre Optic Sensor Systems without Using Spectral Analysis (2023)
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The paper describes our investigations of some Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) systems for measuring basic environmental parameters where a simple measurement of transmitted or reflected power provides an alternative to specialist interrogators. The work t... Read More about Fibre Optic Sensor Systems without Using Spectral Analysis.
High-accuracy robotic metrology for precise industrial manipulation tasks (2023)
Conference Proceeding
The majority of industrial production processes can be divided into a series of object manipulation and handling tasks that can be adapted for robots. Through significant advances in compliant grasping, sensing and actuation technologies, robots are... Read More about High-accuracy robotic metrology for precise industrial manipulation tasks.
Analysing the impact of local factors on the life cycle of metallic bridge girders (2023)
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A fundamental component of a life cycle analysis of a bridge is the modelling of asset condition post-construction. To enhance the accuracy of bridge deterioration models, several studies have calibrated models based on cohorts that incorporate struc... Read More about Analysing the impact of local factors on the life cycle of metallic bridge girders.
Decision-making framework for implementing blockchain in building operations and maintenance (O&M) (2023)
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Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology that verifies and records transactions simultaneously across a computer network, offering data dependability, traceability, and immutability. It has gained attention in the Architecture, Engineering, Cons... Read More about Decision-making framework for implementing blockchain in building operations and maintenance (O&M).
Crafting Interactive Experiences with Non-programmers (2023)
Conference Proceeding
The Mixed Reality Lab has a long history of creating public interactive experiences in collaboration with creative practitioners. Looking across four such experiences, this keynote explores the role of code (i.e., bespoke software) in making them pos... Read More about Crafting Interactive Experiences with Non-programmers.
Windage Torque Reduction in Low-Pressure Turbine Cavities - Part 1: Concept Design and Numerical Investigations (2023)
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The windage torque on rotational walls has negative effect on the performance of the low pressure turbine. In this paper, three novel flow control concepts (FCCs) were proposed to reduce the windage torque within a turbine stator well, with upstream... Read More about Windage Torque Reduction in Low-Pressure Turbine Cavities - Part 1: Concept Design and Numerical Investigations.
It's Snazzy, but is it Useful? Practitioner's Views on Meaningful Use Cases for Healthcare XR (2023)
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The global virtual reality (VR) market size, valued at 21.83 billion USD in 2021, is expected to expand with an annual growth rate of 15.0% from 2022 to 2030. Virtual Reality, although massively known for immersive gaming and entert... Read More about It's Snazzy, but is it Useful? Practitioner's Views on Meaningful Use Cases for Healthcare XR.
Windage Torque Reduction in Low-Pressure Turbine Cavities Part 2: Experimental and Numerical Results (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Minimizing the losses within a low-pressure turbine (LPT) system is critical for the design of next-generation ultra-high bypass ratio aero-engines. The stator-well cavity windage torque can be a significant source of loss within the system, influenc... Read More about Windage Torque Reduction in Low-Pressure Turbine Cavities Part 2: Experimental and Numerical Results.
Visual Management Implementation Strategy: An Analysis of Digital Whiteboards (2023)
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Visual Management (VM) is a communication strategy in which a visual workplace for closerange communication is created by using easy-to-understand sensory devices. It is adopted to increase process transparency and self-management capacity. VM discu... Read More about Visual Management Implementation Strategy: An Analysis of Digital Whiteboards.
A categorical account of composition methods in logic (2023)
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We present a categorical theory of the composition methods in finite model theory – a key technique enabling modular reasoning about complex structures by building them out of simpler components. The crucial results required by the composition method... Read More about A categorical account of composition methods in logic.
An Adaptive and Multifunctional DC-DC Converter for Onshore Ship Charging (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Maritime electrification is a critical upgrade to enable sustainable and environmentally friendly shipping. Therefore, in recent years, there has been a significant interest in the development of battery-based boats and ferries. A key element for the... Read More about An Adaptive and Multifunctional DC-DC Converter for Onshore Ship Charging.
Explainable AI for the Arts: XAIxArts (2023)
Conference Proceeding
This first workshop on explainable AI for the Arts (XAIxArts) brings together a community of researchers and creative practitioners in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction Design, AI, explainable AI (XAI), and Digital Arts to explore the rol... Read More about Explainable AI for the Arts: XAIxArts.
Robustness of Deep Learning Methods for Occluded Object Detection - A Study Introducing a Novel Occlusion Dataset (2023)
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A large number of deep learning based object detection algorithms have been proposed and applied in a wide range of domains such as security, autonomous driving and robotics. In practical usage, objects being occluded are common, and can result in re... Read More about Robustness of Deep Learning Methods for Occluded Object Detection - A Study Introducing a Novel Occlusion Dataset.
Measurement of powder spreading dynamics in additive manufacturing (2023)
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In this work, we examine the effect of the state of the pre-processing powder bed in powder-based additive manufacturing, particularly in metal laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB). The spreading of the powder layer has been identified as a critical but... Read More about Measurement of powder spreading dynamics in additive manufacturing.
Comparison of coherence scanning interferometry, focus variation and confocal microscopy for surface topography measurement (2023)
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The most common optical technologies for surface topography measurement are coherence scanning interferometry (CSI), focus variation microscopy (FV) and imaging confocal microscopy (CM). Due to the benefits and drawbacks of each, these instruments ar... Read More about Comparison of coherence scanning interferometry, focus variation and confocal microscopy for surface topography measurement.