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On the Fault Tolerance and PM Demagnetisation of a High-Performance Aircraft Propulsion Motor (2022)
Conference Proceeding

In this paper, a study of the fault-tolerance and demagnetisation of a high-performance aircraft propulsion motor is investigated. The motor is proposed with either three or four sets of three-phase windings, while maintaining the same magnetic and t... Read More about On the Fault Tolerance and PM Demagnetisation of a High-Performance Aircraft Propulsion Motor.

Dynamic and Dependent Tree Theory (D 2 T 2 ): A Fault Tree Analysis Framework (2022)
Conference Proceeding

A modelling framework, known as Dynamic and Dependent Tree Theory, is provided which overcomes restrictions in the Kinetic Tree Theory developed in the 1970s for the analysis of fault trees. Kinetic Tree Theory assumes basic events to be independent... Read More about Dynamic and Dependent Tree Theory (D 2 T 2 ): A Fault Tree Analysis Framework.

A Petri Net approach to the Risk Analysis of Jet Engines (2022)
Conference Proceeding

Traditional risk analysis techniques such as Fault Trees and Event Trees fail to model complex aspects of systems behaviour such as components dependencies, degradation, limiting their capability of representing modern engineering systems. This is al... Read More about A Petri Net approach to the Risk Analysis of Jet Engines.

An Integrated Modelling Framework for Complex Systems Safety Analysis: Case-Studies (2022)
Conference Proceeding

The ever-increasing complexity of engineering systems has fuelled the need for novel and efficient computational tools able to enhance the accuracy of current modelling strategies for industrial systems. Indeed, traditional Fault and Event Tree techn... Read More about An Integrated Modelling Framework for Complex Systems Safety Analysis: Case-Studies.

Fault Tree analysis including component dependencies (2022)
Conference Proceeding

The inability of commonly used risk assessment methodologies to model component dependency is often recognised to be a barrier towards more realistic modelling of systems complexity. This is a significant limitation associated with widely adopted tec... Read More about Fault Tree analysis including component dependencies.

Asset management modelling approach integrating structural health monitoring data for composite components of wind turbine blades (2022)
Conference Proceeding

Optimal asset management strategies for wind turbine blades help to reduce their operation and maintenance costs, and ensure their reliability and safety. Structural health monitoring (SHM) can determine the health state of wind turbine blades throug... Read More about Asset management modelling approach integrating structural health monitoring data for composite components of wind turbine blades.

Modelling Variations in Newborn Life Support Procedure Using Colored Petri Nets (2022)
Conference Proceeding

This research is conducted to study variations in the Newborn Life Support procedure. This procedure follows an evidence-based protocol to resuscitate and stabilize newborn babies requiring assistance at birth. Errors and ineffective actions in this... Read More about Modelling Variations in Newborn Life Support Procedure Using Colored Petri Nets.

Carrier dynamics in InSe and the impact of terahertz pulses (2022)
Conference Proceeding

We investigate the electron-hole dynamics in few-layer InSe, a van der Waals semiconductor with promising opt-electronic properties. We show that terahertz pulses modulate the spontaneous emission via absorption by photo-excited carriers. We further... Read More about Carrier dynamics in InSe and the impact of terahertz pulses.

Nottingham Robotic Mobility Assistant (NoRMA): An Affordable DIY Robotic Wheelchair Platform (2022)
Conference Proceeding

A significant portion of the population requires a wheelchair to improve mobility, independence, and dignity but not all users are able to use a traditional manual one. Powered wheelchairs offer a more effortless experience but still present difficul... Read More about Nottingham Robotic Mobility Assistant (NoRMA): An Affordable DIY Robotic Wheelchair Platform.

A Review of Housing in Indonesia: A Case for the Integration of Sustainable Design Strategies in Low-cost Apartments (2022)
Conference Proceeding

An Evaluation of the Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Atriums in Hotel Buildings in the UK - A Case Study of the Orchard Hotel, Nottingham (2022)
Conference Proceeding

Hotels are one of the most energy intensive sectors of the tourism industry. Research indicates that hotels consume more than half of their overall energy consumption for space conditioning alone. The building fabric has a major influence on hotels s... Read More about An Evaluation of the Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Atriums in Hotel Buildings in the UK - A Case Study of the Orchard Hotel, Nottingham.

Advances in Modelling to Improve Network Resilience: Proceedings of the 60th ESReDA Seminar (2022)
Conference Proceeding

These proceedings are the outcome of the 60th ESReDA seminar “Advances in Modelling to Improve Network Resilience” that took place at the Université Grenoble Alpes in France, on 4-5 May in 2022. A broad spectrum of resilience topics were covered, wit... Read More about Advances in Modelling to Improve Network Resilience: Proceedings of the 60th ESReDA Seminar.

EMI Spectral Aggregation of Modulation Schemes in a lab-based DC Microgrid (2022)
Conference Proceeding

DC Microgrid research has developed in the recent years following the increasing integration of power electronic based switching devices at the point of common coupling in DC grids. This has led to electromagnetic interference problems caused by the... Read More about EMI Spectral Aggregation of Modulation Schemes in a lab-based DC Microgrid.

Women in the history of lexicography. An overview, and the case of German (2022)
Conference Proceeding

This paper first attempts a state-of-the art overview of what is known about women in the history of lexicography up to the early twentieth century. It then focusses more closely on the German and German-English lexicographical traditions to 1900, ex... Read More about Women in the history of lexicography. An overview, and the case of German.

Effects of Wording and Gendered Voices on Acceptability of Voice Assistants in Future Autonomous Vehicles (2022)
Conference Proceeding

Voice assistants in future autonomous vehicles may play a major role in supporting the driver during periods of a transfer of control with the vehicle (handover and handback). However, little is known about the effects of different qualities of the v... Read More about Effects of Wording and Gendered Voices on Acceptability of Voice Assistants in Future Autonomous Vehicles.

Does Permitting Uncertain Estimates Help or Hinder the Wisdom of Crowds? (2022)
Conference Proceeding

This paper adds to a growing body of research into the practical utility of using interval-valued (IV) response modes to efficiently capture richer quantitative data from people-e.g., through surveys. Specifically, IV responses offer a cohesive metho... Read More about Does Permitting Uncertain Estimates Help or Hinder the Wisdom of Crowds?.

Visualization of Interval Regression for Facilitating Data and Model Insight (2022)
Conference Proceeding

With growing significance of interval-valued data, interest in artificial intelligence methods tailored to this data type is similarly increasing across a range of application domains. Here, regression, i.e., the modelling of the association between... Read More about Visualization of Interval Regression for Facilitating Data and Model Insight.

An Improved Ant Colony Approach for the Competitive Traveling Salesmen Problem (2022)
Conference Proceeding

A competitive traveling salesmen problem is a variant of traveling salesman problem in that multiple agents compete with each other in visiting a number of cities. The agent who is the first one to visit a city will receive a reward. Each agent aims... Read More about An Improved Ant Colony Approach for the Competitive Traveling Salesmen Problem.

Improving the Positional Accuracy of Industrial Robots by Forward Kinematic Calibration using Laser Tracker System (2022)
Conference Proceeding

Precision object handling and manipulation require precise positioning of industrial robots. The common practice to perform end effector positioning is to use joint angle readings and industrial robot forward kinematics. However, forward kinematics o... Read More about Improving the Positional Accuracy of Industrial Robots by Forward Kinematic Calibration using Laser Tracker System.

Experimental considerations on the possible impact of space charge accumulation on partial discharges activity for wire insulations (2022)
Conference Proceeding

The impact of space charge accumulation caused by unipolar square waveform excitation on partial discharge inception voltage (PDIV) and partial discharge extinction voltage (PDEV) for one Type-II insulated wire, i.e., Glass fibre and one Type-I insul... Read More about Experimental considerations on the possible impact of space charge accumulation on partial discharges activity for wire insulations.