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A fast switching fast bridge using GaN transistors (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Marchant, S., & Empringham, L. (2024, December). A fast switching fast bridge using GaN transistors. Paper presented at 9th IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference, Brisbane, Australia

This paper presents the design and evaluation of a half bridge based around off-the-shelf gallium nitride power devices and a bespoke printed circuit board. The necessary parasitic evaluation at the design stage was not straightforward due to the in... Read More about A fast switching fast bridge using GaN transistors.

Test File 14 (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
pugh, D. (2024, November). Test File 14. Presented at test, test

Classifying Human Movement Using Discrete Fréchet and DTW Distances (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Akitaya, H. A., Carlos, J., De Almeida, C., Fonseca, L., & Shahrouzi, G. (2024, November). Classifying Human Movement Using Discrete Fréchet and DTW Distances. Presented at 31st Annual Fall Workshop on Computational Geometry, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA

Individuals with motor disabilities often rely on assistive devices for support. However, conditions that affect upper limbs, particularly hand function, pose a challenge in the user interface design. In this context, inertial sensor-based movement c... Read More about Classifying Human Movement Using Discrete Fréchet and DTW Distances.

Teleoperated Astropharmaceutical Payload for Long-Duration Space Missions: Project VITA! (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Izcan, S., Tsinidis, M., Pushparaj, N., Williams, P., & Cappelletti, C. (2024, October). Teleoperated Astropharmaceutical Payload for Long-Duration Space Missions: Project VITA!. Presented at 75th International Astronautical Congress, Milan, Italy

The VITA (Visualizing In-space Tx-Tl Astropharmaceuticals) mission is a teleoperated Astropharmaceutical cube-payload that will launch a biological experiment to the ICE Cubes Facility (ICF) on board the International Space Station (ISS) as a selecte... Read More about Teleoperated Astropharmaceutical Payload for Long-Duration Space Missions: Project VITA!.

Roles, effects, and ramifications of in-person interactions in a digital team (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bonfitto, F., Fayon, G., Gallucci, A., Iorga, M.-B., Nigro, F., Pushparaj, N., Alqattan, Y., Sadhukhan, D., Rümmler, L., & Soulard, N. (2024, October). Roles, effects, and ramifications of in-person interactions in a digital team. Paper presented at 75th International Astronautical Congress, Milan, Italy

The democratisation of Agile and SAFe development approach in the IT sector following the social web deployment in the second half of the 2000's led in parallel to the emergence of the digital transformation concept. In order to ease the collaboratio... Read More about Roles, effects, and ramifications of in-person interactions in a digital team.

Comparison of point cloud densification from multi-view stereo and 3D Gaussian splatting in industrial photogrammetry (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yang, M. H., Isa, M. A., Thompson, A., Branson III, D. T., & Piano, S. (2024, October). Comparison of point cloud densification from multi-view stereo and 3D Gaussian splatting in industrial photogrammetry. Presented at 20th International Conference on Precision Engineering (ICPE 2024), Sendai, Japan

Photogrammetry is increasingly popular in the modern manufacturing industry, for performing non-contact fast optical measurements of manufactured components. During photogrammetry, the goal is to obtain accurate three-dimensional reconstructions of a... Read More about Comparison of point cloud densification from multi-view stereo and 3D Gaussian splatting in industrial photogrammetry.

How Artists Improvise and Provoke Robotics (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Benford, S., Garrett, R., Schneiders, E., Tennent, P., Chamberlain, A., Avila, J., Brundell, P., & Castle-Green, S. (2024, October). How Artists Improvise and Provoke Robotics. Poster presented at 16th International Conference on Social Robotics + AI (ICSR + AI) 2024, Odense, Denmark

We explore transdisciplinary collaborations between artists and roboticists across a portfolio of artworks. Brendan Walker's Bronco-matic was a breath controlled mechanical rodeo bull ride. Blast Theory's Cat Royale deployed a robot arm to play with... Read More about How Artists Improvise and Provoke Robotics.

A Tool for Generating and Labelling Domain Randomised Synthetic Images for Object Recognition in Manufacturing (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Martínez-Arellano, G., & Buck, M. G. (2024, October). A Tool for Generating and Labelling Domain Randomised Synthetic Images for Object Recognition in Manufacturing. Paper presented at ESAIM 2024 – 2nd European Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing, Athens. Greece

Reconfigurable manufacturing systems are becoming the only viable option to respond to changing product volumes and product specification , which are currently major challenges for the manufacturing industry. Part of this adaptation requires vision s... Read More about A Tool for Generating and Labelling Domain Randomised Synthetic Images for Object Recognition in Manufacturing.

PDIV Modeling for Rectangular Wire Turn-to-Turn Insulation of Inverter-Fed Motors at Different Cruising Altitudes (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Naderiallaf, H., Gerada, C., Degano, M., & Gerada, D. (2024, September). PDIV Modeling for Rectangular Wire Turn-to-Turn Insulation of Inverter-Fed Motors at Different Cruising Altitudes. Presented at 2024 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM), Torino, Italy

This study develops a predictive model for partial discharge inception voltage (PDIV) in turn-to-turn insulation of form-wound windings for inverter-fed motors considering a range of altitudes, from ground to cruise levels. Emphasis is placed on the... Read More about PDIV Modeling for Rectangular Wire Turn-to-Turn Insulation of Inverter-Fed Motors at Different Cruising Altitudes.

Designing Prosocial More-Than-Human Rhetoric within Experiential Futures (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Coulton, P., Stead, M., Pilling, M., Crabtree, A., Chamberlain, A., & Sailaja, N. (2024, October). Designing Prosocial More-Than-Human Rhetoric within Experiential Futures. Presented at Mindtrek 2024, Tampere, Finland

While prosocial behaviour is often described as behaviour intended to help and benefit others, it is primarily considered through an anthropocentric lens in that the others in question are principally humans. In this research, we consider designed sy... Read More about Designing Prosocial More-Than-Human Rhetoric within Experiential Futures.

Synthetic cerebral blood vessel generator for training anatomically plausible deep learning models (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kenyon, G., Lau, S., Perperidis, A., CHAPPELL, M., & Jenkinson, M. (2024, July). Synthetic cerebral blood vessel generator for training anatomically plausible deep learning models. Presented at MIUA - Medical Image Understanding and Analysis - 2024, Manchester

Blood vessel networks, with their complex geometrical and topological characteristics, play a significant role in diagnosing and understanding various cerebrovascular diseases. Deep learning (DL) segmentation methods can aid in analysing these struct... Read More about Synthetic cerebral blood vessel generator for training anatomically plausible deep learning models.

Response of framed buildings on separate footings to tunnelling: a hybrid modelling study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spaggiari, C., Tang, C., Boldini, D., & Marshall, A. (2024, October). Response of framed buildings on separate footings to tunnelling: a hybrid modelling study. Presented at 5th European Conference on Physical Modelling Geotechnics, Delft, The Netherlands

Within the framework of hybrid geotechnical modelling, the coupled centrifuge-numerical modelling (CCNM) technique, developed at the University of Nottingham Centre for Geomechanics (NCG), is becoming a well-established approach to study the interact... Read More about Response of framed buildings on separate footings to tunnelling: a hybrid modelling study.

Effect of elastic modulus on masonry buildings during tunnelling: a coupled centrifuge-numerical modelling study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tang, C., & Marshall, A. M. (2024, October). Effect of elastic modulus on masonry buildings during tunnelling: a coupled centrifuge-numerical modelling study. Presented at 5th European Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics ECPMG 2024, Delft, Netherlands

In this study, a novel coupled centrifuge-numerical modelling (CCNM) approach of shallow strip foundations developed at the University of Nottingham Centre for Geomechanics (NCG) is used to study the response of masonry building behaviour during tunn... Read More about Effect of elastic modulus on masonry buildings during tunnelling: a coupled centrifuge-numerical modelling study.

Evaluating approximate and rigorous scattering models in virtual coherence scanning interferometry for improved surface topography measurement (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hooshmand, H., Isa, M. A., Nikolaev, N., Piano, S., & Leach, R. (2024, August). Evaluating approximate and rigorous scattering models in virtual coherence scanning interferometry for improved surface topography measurement. Presented at Optical Manufacturing and Testing 2024, San Diego, USA

In optical metrology, the growing demand for accurate measurement technologies is driven by the increasing applications of three-dimensional (3D) microscopy and imaging. The advancement of these technologies relies on the modelling of the measurement... Read More about Evaluating approximate and rigorous scattering models in virtual coherence scanning interferometry for improved surface topography measurement.

The WWHIDE Framework (Web-based Workforce Health Intervention Development and Evaluation): developing a guide for workplace web-based trials (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Chaplin, W., Hassard, J., & Thomson, L. (2024, September). The WWHIDE Framework (Web-based Workforce Health Intervention Development and Evaluation): developing a guide for workplace web-based trials. Poster presented at 7th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC) 2024, Edinburgh, Scotland

Development of a BIM-based Decision Support Tool for Building Circularity Assessment (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Qazzaz, I., Osorio-Sandova, C., Tokbolat, S., & Thermou, G. (2024, August). Development of a BIM-based Decision Support Tool for Building Circularity Assessment. Presented at ICCBE 2024: The 20th conference of the International Society for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Montreal, Canada

The transition to a circular economy aims to reduce the consumption of raw materials and minimize waste. To achieve these goals in the context of the built environment, it is crucial to conduct a building circularity assessment (BCA) and select an op... Read More about Development of a BIM-based Decision Support Tool for Building Circularity Assessment.

Design and Construction of a Custom Measurement Device (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nasr Azadani, S., Tompkins, C., & Piano, S. (2024, September). Design and Construction of a Custom Measurement Device. Poster presented at 3DMC (3D Metrology) 2024, Loughborough - United Kingdom

This study explores the next step in customised measurement instruments by reconsidering the assumption that confocal measurement devices cannot be manufactured using consumer-grade equipment. Historically, these devices have required specialised man... Read More about Design and Construction of a Custom Measurement Device.

Setup and calibration of piles with FBG strain sensors in a geotechnical centrifuge (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tang, C., Marshall, A. M., Heron, C., Franza, A., & Xu, J. (2024, August). Setup and calibration of piles with FBG strain sensors in a geotechnical centrifuge. Presented at XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Lisbon (Portugal)

This paper discusses technical aspects of the experimental setup and calibration processing during centrifuge testing of single piles, instrumented with fibre Bragg grating (FBG) strain sensors, under vertical loads. Results illustrate the influence... Read More about Setup and calibration of piles with FBG strain sensors in a geotechnical centrifuge.

An Interdependence Frame for (Semi) Autonomous Robots: The Case of Mobile Robotic Telepresence (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Boudouraki, A., & Reyes-Cruz, G. (2024, September). An Interdependence Frame for (Semi) Autonomous Robots: The Case of Mobile Robotic Telepresence. Presented at TAS '24: Second International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems, Austin, Texas, USA

Technological advancements often promise to alleviate our reliance on one another through automating assistance. One such example is Mobile Robotic telePresence (MRP), which gives users the ability to move independently, whilst having a video call, b... Read More about An Interdependence Frame for (Semi) Autonomous Robots: The Case of Mobile Robotic Telepresence.