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Evaluation of Virtual Reality via 360° videos Reusable e-Resources Embedded in Healthcare Curricula (2023)
Conference Proceeding

Recent advancements in Virtual Reality (VR) immersive technologies provide new tools for the development of novel and promising applications for Medical Education courses. This paper presents an evaluation process for teaching the clinical skills cou... Read More about Evaluation of Virtual Reality via 360° videos Reusable e-Resources Embedded in Healthcare Curricula.

Vibration Attenuation of Rotating Blades Using a Non-Linear Energy Sink (2023)
Conference Proceeding

The global climate crisis is placing higher demands on the performance of wind turbines. One of the promising methods to enhance the wind turbine performance is to increase the rotor diameter by having larger blades. However, the blade length is alwa... Read More about Vibration Attenuation of Rotating Blades Using a Non-Linear Energy Sink.

Socio-Technical Trust For Multi-Modal Hearing Assistive Technology (2023)
Conference Proceeding

The landscape of opportunity is rapidly changing for audio-visual (AV) hearing assistive technology. While hearing assistive devices, such as hearing aids, have traditionally been developed for populations of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) communitie... Read More about Socio-Technical Trust For Multi-Modal Hearing Assistive Technology.

Stability of Weighted Majority Voting under Estimated Weights (2023)
Conference Proceeding

Weighted Majority Voting (WMV) is a well-known optimal decision rule for collective decision making, given the probability of sources to provide accurate information (trustworthiness). However, in reality, the trustworthiness is not a known quantity... Read More about Stability of Weighted Majority Voting under Estimated Weights.

A Study into Understanding User Requirements to Inform the Design of Customizable Robotic Pain Management Devices (2023)
Conference Proceeding

Previous research into using robots for pain man-agement has shown promise. However to date, there seems to have been little research investigating user requirements for robotic pain management devices which could be used by adults living with chroni... Read More about A Study into Understanding User Requirements to Inform the Design of Customizable Robotic Pain Management Devices.

Assessing the Value Orientations of Contributors to Virtual Citizen Science Projects (2023)
Conference Proceeding

Like other crowdsourcing communities, e.g., Wikipedia, citizen science projects struggle to attract and retain long-term contributors. Long-term contributors are critical to the success of many projects; research about motivational drivers has attrac... Read More about Assessing the Value Orientations of Contributors to Virtual Citizen Science Projects.

The circulation of copper and bronze in Liguria (Northwest Italy) in the Early Iron Age (2023)
Conference Proceeding

This paper uses the lead isotope data available in the literature to ask two questions concerning the circulation of copper and bronze in Liguria (Northwest Italy) in the Early Iron Age: firstly, does the data throw any light on the source of the cop... Read More about The circulation of copper and bronze in Liguria (Northwest Italy) in the Early Iron Age.

Toric Sarkisov Links of Toric Fano Varieties (2023)
Conference Proceeding

We explain a web of Sarkisov links that overlies the classification of Fano weighted projective spaces in dimensions 3 and 4, extending results of Prokhorov.

Smith Predictor-based Cross-Coupling Correction for Voltage Source Converters under Mixed Reference Frames (2023)
Conference Proceeding

Voltage Source Converters (VSC) have been under the spotlight of scientific research due to the development of the distributed generation system. Synchronous Reference Frame (SRF)-based controllers are readily used for the voltage and current control... Read More about Smith Predictor-based Cross-Coupling Correction for Voltage Source Converters under Mixed Reference Frames.

Memristor-based LSTM neuromorphic circuits for offshore wind turbine blade fault detection (2023)
Conference Proceeding

The UK offshore wind industry is rapidly growing to meet CO 2 emission targets. However, the main drawback of the offshore environment is the increased cost of maintenance. Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) show great potential to reduce this cost. Lo... Read More about Memristor-based LSTM neuromorphic circuits for offshore wind turbine blade fault detection.

Rotor Vibration Control using Multi-Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines (2023)
Conference Proceeding

This paper investigates the possibility to control the radial displacements of the shaft of an electrical machine equipped with a multi-three-phase winding arrangement with the aim of reducing the related vibrations. A comprehensive dynamic modeling... Read More about Rotor Vibration Control using Multi-Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines.

An Optimisation Tool for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Propulsion Systems (2023)
Conference Proceeding

The requirement for reductions in CO 2 , NO X and noise emissions from aviation have come under great assiduity. The use of electric and hybrid-electric propulsion systems within aircraft offer potential performance and efficiency improvements, throu... Read More about An Optimisation Tool for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Propulsion Systems.

Adaptive Hysteresis Current Control For Improved EMI Performance in Fast Switching Motor Drives (2023)
Conference Proceeding

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) in pulse width modulated converters is exacerbated through carrier based modulation techniques that are associated with sharp spectral peaks around multiples of the switching frequency. As a mitigation measure, spre... Read More about Adaptive Hysteresis Current Control For Improved EMI Performance in Fast Switching Motor Drives.

Comparison of V-shaped IPM Machines Winding Topologies for Heavy-duty EV Applications (2023)
Conference Proceeding

High performance electric machines are critical for heavy-duty electric vehicles (HDEV) to enable transportation electrification, where there is a significant performance gap between the traditional internal combustion engines and electrical machine... Read More about Comparison of V-shaped IPM Machines Winding Topologies for Heavy-duty EV Applications.

Designing for Reflection on our Daily Mental Workload (2023)
Conference Proceeding

This paper presents a research plan, at the outset of new doctoral research, designing for reflection on cognitive personal informatics and self-tracking of Mental Workload. The research will build upon the Mental Workload cycle, considering how peop... Read More about Designing for Reflection on our Daily Mental Workload.

Ghost Busting: A Novel On-Road Exploration of External HMIs for Autonomous Vehicles (2023)
Conference Proceeding

The absence of a human driver in future autonomous vehicles means that explicit pedestrian-driver communication is not possible. Building on the novel ‘Ghost Driver’ methodology to emulate an autonomous vehicle, we developed prototype external human-... Read More about Ghost Busting: A Novel On-Road Exploration of External HMIs for Autonomous Vehicles.

CHI2023 Course on How to Peer Review for CHI (and Beyond) (2023)
Conference Proceeding

A key challenge for people that are new to reviewing is pitching the review at the right level, and getting the tone and structure of a review right. This course aims to help participants understand a) the different expectations of different venues a... Read More about CHI2023 Course on How to Peer Review for CHI (and Beyond).

Your mileage may vary: Case study of a robotic telepresence pilot roll-out for a hybrid knowledge work organisation (2023)
Conference Proceeding

Organisations wishing to maintain employee satisfaction for hybrid collaboration need to explore flexible solutions that provide value for both remote and on-site employees. In this case study, we report on the roll-out of a telepresence robot pilot... Read More about Your mileage may vary: Case study of a robotic telepresence pilot roll-out for a hybrid knowledge work organisation.

Tasks of a Different Color: How Crowdsourcing Practices Differ per Complex Task Type and Why This Matters (2023)
Conference Proceeding

Crowdsourcing in China is a thriving industry. Among its most interesting structures, we find crowdfarms, in which crowdworkers self-organize as small organizations to tackle macrotasks. Little, however, is known as to which practices these crowdfarm... Read More about Tasks of a Different Color: How Crowdsourcing Practices Differ per Complex Task Type and Why This Matters.

Intelligent Static Calibration of Industrial Robots using Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm (2023)
Conference Proceeding

This paper proposes an industrial robot calibration methodology using an artificial bee colony algorithm. Open loop industrial robot positions are usually calculated using joint angle readings and industrial robot forward kinematics, where feedback c... Read More about Intelligent Static Calibration of Industrial Robots using Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm.