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Home based remotely supervised tDCS in children with acquired brain injury: a feasibility study protocol (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Stein, A., Iyer, K., Dux, P., Friehs, M., Riddle, J., Craven, M., …Barlow, K. (2023, February). Home based remotely supervised tDCS in children with acquired brain injury: a feasibility study protocol. Poster presented at 5th International Brain Stimulation Conference, Lisbon, Portugal

Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common acquired brain injury (ABI), where 16% of children sustain at least one TBI requiring medical attention, and 25-30% experience chronic problems. Attention and concentration problems are am... Read More about Home based remotely supervised tDCS in children with acquired brain injury: a feasibility study protocol.

An Adaptive, Repeatable and Rapid Auto-Reconfiguration Process in a Smart Manufacturing System for Small Box Assembly (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Wang, Z., Kendall, P., Gumma, K., Turner, A., & Ratchev, S. (2022, August). An Adaptive, Repeatable and Rapid Auto-Reconfiguration Process in a Smart Manufacturing System for Small Box Assembly. Paper presented at 2022 IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Mexico City, Mexico and Chengdu, China

With increasing demand for productivity, flexibility , and sustainability, there is the need for a flexible manufacturing system that is auto-reconfigurable for variations in product types and assembly processes. However, the repeata-bility of reconf... Read More about An Adaptive, Repeatable and Rapid Auto-Reconfiguration Process in a Smart Manufacturing System for Small Box Assembly.

Can simultaneous PIV in the gas and liquid phases provide insight into the transfer of momentum between the two phases? (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Kim, J. H., Hann, D. B., Eastwick, C. M., & Cherdantsev, A. V. (2022, July). Can simultaneous PIV in the gas and liquid phases provide insight into the transfer of momentum between the two phases?. Paper presented at 20th International Symposium on the Application of Laser and Imaging Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, Lisbon, Portugal

Understanding the interaction between a gas shearing over a liquid film and the liquid film is essential if we wish to use modeling to optimize systems to decrease environmental impact, increase efficiency and hence productivity. To this end, PIV is... Read More about Can simultaneous PIV in the gas and liquid phases provide insight into the transfer of momentum between the two phases?.

High Code Density and Humidity Sensor Chipless RFID Tag (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Ali, A., Williams, O., Lester, E., & Greedy, S. (2022, July). High Code Density and Humidity Sensor Chipless RFID Tag. Paper presented at 2022 7th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies, SpliTech 2022, Split / Bol, Croatia

This article presents a low cost, miniaturize, flexible, high code density chipless sensor tag. The tag is designed on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate with a compact size of 1cm radius operating in ultra-wideband, ranging from 3.5 to 16GHz... Read More about High Code Density and Humidity Sensor Chipless RFID Tag.

Development of an affordable and auto-reconfigurable solution for small box assembly (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Wang, Z., Kendall, P., Gumma, K., Smith, A., Turner, A., & Ratchev, S. (2022, June). Development of an affordable and auto-reconfigurable solution for small box assembly. Paper presented at 10th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control, Nantes, France

The aerospace manufacturing industry has been using dedicated assembly systems with manual processes for decades. Not only is this labour-intensive, it is also extremely wasteful as no reuse is possible at the end of a product life cycle. As automati... Read More about Development of an affordable and auto-reconfigurable solution for small box assembly.

Towards Distributed Cell-less MIMO Testbed: An RFNoC Implementation (2022)
Presentation / Conference
You, M., Chen, T., & Zheng, G. (2022, June). Towards Distributed Cell-less MIMO Testbed: An RFNoC Implementation. Paper presented at 2022 EuCNC & 6G Summit, Grenoble, France & online

In this extended abstract, we will present a novel cell-less multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) testbed design and an initial implementation based on the design. The key objective is to design a flexible and scalable architecture to facilitate the... Read More about Towards Distributed Cell-less MIMO Testbed: An RFNoC Implementation.

Investigation of scenarios format delivery in user studies for future technology (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Liu, X., & Hermawati, S. (2022, April). Investigation of scenarios format delivery in user studies for future technology. Presented at International Conference of Ergonomics and Human Factors 2022, Birmingham, UK and online

Manufacturing is a domain that is heavily influenced by and relies on future technology which have direct effects on its employees. It is known that user studies are required to ensure that products or systems meet requirement from and are accepted b... Read More about Investigation of scenarios format delivery in user studies for future technology.

Validating the Salience of Haptic Icons for Automotive Mid-Air Haptic Gesture Interfaces (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Brown, E., Large, D., Limerick, H., Frier, W., & Burnett, G. (2022, April). Validating the Salience of Haptic Icons for Automotive Mid-Air Haptic Gesture Interfaces. Paper presented at Ergonomics & Human Factors 2022, Birmingham, UK

Mid-air haptic technology has enabled a new research arena in spatial interaction to emerge. Various efforts have attempted to pair mid-air haptics with gestural input for In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems but have not explored the higher reaches of se... Read More about Validating the Salience of Haptic Icons for Automotive Mid-Air Haptic Gesture Interfaces.

Evaluating Virtual Reality 360 Video to Inform Interface Design for Driverless Taxis (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Large, D., Hallewell, M., Coffey, M., Evans, J., Briars, L., Harvey, C., & Burnett, G. (2022, April). Evaluating Virtual Reality 360 Video to Inform Interface Design for Driverless Taxis. Paper presented at Ergonomics & Human Factors 2022, Birmingham, UK

Autonomous, self-driving taxis are a commonly cited solution for future mobility but inevitably raise myriad human-centred design and usability challenges. However, conducting usability and user experience studies in imagined, future vehicles is trou... Read More about Evaluating Virtual Reality 360 Video to Inform Interface Design for Driverless Taxis.

Pro-Social Mobility: Using Mozilla Hubs as a Design Collaboration Tool (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Large, D., Hallewell, M., Briars, L., Harvey, C., & Burnett, G. (2022, April). Pro-Social Mobility: Using Mozilla Hubs as a Design Collaboration Tool. Paper presented at Ergonomics & Human Factors 2022, Birmingham, UK

This paper showcases the novel application of Mozilla Hubs in the context of interface design for future, autonomous taxis. It demonstrates that repurposing pro-social virtual reality as a design collaboration tool enables an embodied and spatialised... Read More about Pro-Social Mobility: Using Mozilla Hubs as a Design Collaboration Tool.

Trench Floating Field Rings termination for 10kV+ rated SiC n-IGBTs (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Lophitis, N., Gammon, P. M., Renz, A. B., Dai, T., Tiwari, A., Trajkovic, T., …Antoniou, M. (2021, October). Trench Floating Field Rings termination for 10kV+ rated SiC n-IGBTs. Paper presented at The 13th European Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ECSCRM 2020·2021), Tours, France

An Enhanced Droop Control Method for multi-source Electric Power System of More Electric Aircraft (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Hussaini, H., Yang, T., Wang, C., & Bozho, S. (2021, October). An Enhanced Droop Control Method for multi-source Electric Power System of More Electric Aircraft. Paper presented at MEA2021, Bordeaux, France

The more electric aircraft concept has been identified as the major trend of future aircraft. The DC distribution network where multiple electrical sources are connected to a common HVDC bus is a promising architecture for more electric aircraft appl... Read More about An Enhanced Droop Control Method for multi-source Electric Power System of More Electric Aircraft.

Structural identification for composite structures through a wave approach (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Apaowo, K. (2021, May). Structural identification for composite structures through a wave approach. Paper presented at ICAMME 2021: 15. International Conference on Aerospace, Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering, London, UK (online)

A novel approach for identifying the geometric and material characteristics of layered composite structures through an inverse wave and finite element methodology is proposed. These characteristics are obtained through multi-frequency single shot mea... Read More about Structural identification for composite structures through a wave approach.

Optimal design of non-periodic metastructures (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Meng, H., & Chronopoulos, D. (2021, May). Optimal design of non-periodic metastructures. Paper presented at ICAMME 2021: 15. International Conference on Aerospace, Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering, London, UK

Nonperiodic metamaterials can have better vibration attenuation than periodic metamaterials with properly designed resonator distributions. In this study, we propose optimal design routes for rainbow metamaterials. The rainbow metamaterials are nonpe... Read More about Optimal design of non-periodic metastructures.

A Projective Collection: Commissing Architecture at the NGV (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Stead, N., & Kauffman, J. (2021, April). A Projective Collection: Commissing Architecture at the NGV. Paper presented at Society of Architectural Historians 74th Annual International Conference, Montreal, QC, Canada (virtual)

Analysing the converter requirements for a dual-fed induction machine based flywheel energy storage system (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Klumpner, C. (2020, December). Analysing the converter requirements for a dual-fed induction machine based flywheel energy storage system. Paper presented at 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020), Online

The Dual-fed Induction Machine was used very successfully in wind generators as it allowed full control of the power captured from the wind within a wide relevant rotational speed range around the synchronous speed needing only a low power rated roto... Read More about Analysing the converter requirements for a dual-fed induction machine based flywheel energy storage system.

Evaluation of inverter topologies for high power medium voltage aircraft applications (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Klumpner, C., & Khera, F. (2020, December). Evaluation of inverter topologies for high power medium voltage aircraft applications. Paper presented at 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020), Online

Future generation more electric aircrafts will require significantly larger power do be generated on board and for this reason, being able to identify which high power/medium voltage AC/DC power converter topologies would suit the best,is important.... Read More about Evaluation of inverter topologies for high power medium voltage aircraft applications.

Quasi Z-Source Hybrid Modular Multilevel Converter Controlled By Reduced Inserted Cells Modulation Technique For Medium Voltage Applications (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Khera, F., Klumpner, C., & Wheeler, P. (2020, December). Quasi Z-Source Hybrid Modular Multilevel Converter Controlled By Reduced Inserted Cells Modulation Technique For Medium Voltage Applications. Paper presented at 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020), Online

This paper presents a novel quasi Z-source Hybrid modular multilevel converter (qZS-HMMC) for medium voltage applications where the “hybrid” concept refers to the implementation of the MMC strings that consist of a mixture of half bridge sub-modules... Read More about Quasi Z-Source Hybrid Modular Multilevel Converter Controlled By Reduced Inserted Cells Modulation Technique For Medium Voltage Applications.