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Multimodal “sensory illusions” for improving spatial awareness in virtual environments (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Lawson, G., Roper, T., & Abdullah, C. (2016). Multimodal “sensory illusions” for improving spatial awareness in virtual environments. In ECCE '16: proceedings of the European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics. https://doi.org/10.1145/2970930.2970945

Inaccurate judgement of distances in virtual environments (VEs) restricts their usefulness for engineering development, in which engineers must have a good understanding of the spaces they are designing. Multimodal feedback can improve depth percept... Read More about Multimodal “sensory illusions” for improving spatial awareness in virtual environments.

Supermonads: One notion to bind them all (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Bracker, J., & Nilsson, H. (2016). Supermonads: One notion to bind them all. In Haskell 2016: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Haskell (158-169). https://doi.org/10.1145/2976002.2976012

Several popular generalizations of monads have been implemented in Haskell. Unfortunately, because the shape of the associated type constructors do not match the standard Haskell monad interface, each such implementation provides its own type class a... Read More about Supermonads: One notion to bind them all.

Stability assessment of a high speed permanent magnet machine based aircraft electrical power system (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Gao, F., Yeoh, S. S., Hill, C. I., Yang, T., & Bozhko, S. (2016). Stability assessment of a high speed permanent magnet machine based aircraft electrical power system.

Starting an aircraft engine with an electrical machine has been one of the major trends for future aircraft. This paper studies the stability of a permanent-magnet machine (PMM) based aircraft starter/generator (S/G) system. Using control-to-output t... Read More about Stability assessment of a high speed permanent magnet machine based aircraft electrical power system.

Short term duty electrical machines (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Arumugam, P., & Gerada, C. (2016). Short term duty electrical machines.

This paper presents a design of a short term duty electrical machine working in an extreme environment consisting of 80oC ambient temperature and altitudes of over 30,000m. Higher power density is a key factor in the design wherein the machine’s oper... Read More about Short term duty electrical machines.

Structural design optimization of a high speed synchronous reluctance machine (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Di Nardo, M., Lo Calzo, G., Galea, M., & Gerada, C. (2016). Structural design optimization of a high speed synchronous reluctance machine.

Synchronous reluctance machines, including the permanent magnet assisted variants are competitive motor topologies if the application requires high efficiency and a cost effective solution with a high flux weakening capability. However, increasing sp... Read More about Structural design optimization of a high speed synchronous reluctance machine.

Distributed current control for multi-three phase synchronous machines in fault conditions (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Galassini, A., Costabeber, A., Degano, M., Gerada, C., Tessarolo, A., & Castellan, S. (2016). Distributed current control for multi-three phase synchronous machines in fault conditions.

Among challenges and requirements of on-going electrification process and future transportation systems there is demand for arrangements with both increased fault tolerance and reliability. Next aerospace, power-train and automotive systems exploitin... Read More about Distributed current control for multi-three phase synchronous machines in fault conditions.

The effect of including power converter losses when modelling energy storage systems: a UK domestic study (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Panagiotou, K., Klumpner, C., & Sumner, M. (2016). The effect of including power converter losses when modelling energy storage systems: a UK domestic study.

Energy storage systems (ESS) are seen as an increasingly important technology for managing electrical distribution systems, and there is now much research into both the underlying technologies of these systems, and their “optimum” management especial... Read More about The effect of including power converter losses when modelling energy storage systems: a UK domestic study.

Modular plug-in high-performance assembly of a power converter (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Solomon, A. K., Castellazzi, A., Delmonte, N., & Cova, P. (2016). Modular plug-in high-performance assembly of a power converter.

This paper presents the work on an alternative integration scheme for a half-bridge switch using 70 ?m thin Si IGBTs and diodes addressing higher strength, higher toughness and higher thermal conductivity. The switch is totally bond wireless, since b... Read More about Modular plug-in high-performance assembly of a power converter.

Thermal management of a permanent magnet motor for an directly coupled pump (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Xu, Z., Al-Timimy, A., Degano, M., Giangrande, P., Lo Calzo, G., Zhang, H., …Gerada, C. (2016). Thermal management of a permanent magnet motor for an directly coupled pump.

A high speed permanent magnet motor is designed for a flooded industrial pump. Oil in the pump is used to cool the motor. Due to the limitation of space and mass requirement for the application, thermal management is one of the main challenges. This... Read More about Thermal management of a permanent magnet motor for an directly coupled pump.

Collaborative use of mobile devices to curate sources of inspiration (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Lucero, A., Porcheron, M., & Fischer, J. E. (2016). Collaborative use of mobile devices to curate sources of inspiration. In MobileHCI '16: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Adjunct (611-616). https://doi.org/10.1145/2957265.2961830

We demonstrate a prototype mobile application designed to support individually collecting personal sources of inspiration on mobile phones, and then the sharing and curating of these collected materials in a face-to-face situation.

Design and optimization of a high power density machine for flooded industrial pump (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Al-Timimy, A., Degano, M., Giangrande, P., Lo Calzo, G., Xu, Z., Galea, M., …Xia, L. (2016). Design and optimization of a high power density machine for flooded industrial pump.

This paper presents the design optimization procedure of a high power-density, permanent magnet synchronous machine for industrial pump applications. The designed machine drives an electric, oil flooded pump. In order to achieve higher torque-density... Read More about Design and optimization of a high power density machine for flooded industrial pump.

Audio in place: media, mobility & HCI: creating meaning in space (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Chamberlain, A., Bødker, M., Hazzard, A., & Benford, S. (2016). Audio in place: media, mobility & HCI: creating meaning in space. . https://doi.org/10.1145/2957265.2964195

Audio-based content, location and mobile technologies can offer a multitude of interactional possibilities when combined in innovative and creative ways. It is important not to underestimate impact of the interplay between location, place and sound.... Read More about Audio in place: media, mobility & HCI: creating meaning in space.

Using web applications for data visualisation (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Glover, T. (2016). Using web applications for data visualisation.

In this paper, we describe the evolution of web-based applications in the context of data visualization, with respect to the capabilities of modern day browsers in terms of performance and graphical complexity.

A survey on configurations of current-limiting circuit breakers (CL-CB) (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Gu, C., Wheeler, P., Castellazzi, A., Watson, A. J., & Effah, F. B. (2016). A survey on configurations of current-limiting circuit breakers (CL-CB).

This paper presents a survey of topology configurations of current-limiting circuit breakers. Twelve different current-limiting topologies within four categories are detailed discussed and compared. It is concluded that active CL-CB may be a good cho... Read More about A survey on configurations of current-limiting circuit breakers (CL-CB).

Interaction techniques for mobile collocation (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Lucero, A., Quigley, A., Rekimoto, J., Roudaut, A., Porcheron, M., & Serrano, M. (2016). Interaction techniques for mobile collocation. In MobileHCI '16: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Adjunct (1117-1120). https://doi.org/10.1145/2957265.2962651

Research on mobile collocated interactions has been exploring situations where collocated users engage in collaborative activities using their personal mobile devices (e.g., smartphones and tablets), thus going from personal/individual toward shared/... Read More about Interaction techniques for mobile collocation.

Silicon carbide MOSFETs in more electric aircraft power converters: the performance and reliability benefits over silicon IGBTs for a specified flight mission profile (2016)
Conference Proceeding
O'Donnell, S., Debauche, J., Wheeler, P., & Castellazzi, A. (2016). Silicon carbide MOSFETs in more electric aircraft power converters: the performance and reliability benefits over silicon IGBTs for a specified flight mission profile.

This paper describes the design, construction and performance of a 5 kVA aviation power module containing silicon carbide MOSFETs. The function and control of this module within a commercial aviation power electrical control unit (ECU) application is... Read More about Silicon carbide MOSFETs in more electric aircraft power converters: the performance and reliability benefits over silicon IGBTs for a specified flight mission profile.

Proposed novel multiphase-multilevel inverter configuration for open-end winding loads (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Padmanaban, S., Wheeler, P., Blaabjerg, F., Ertas, A. H., Ojo Olorunfemi, J., & Szcze?niak, P. (2016). Proposed novel multiphase-multilevel inverter configuration for open-end winding loads.

This article address a new multiphase-multilevel inverter configuration for open-winding loads and suitable for medium power (low-voltage/high-current) applications such as ‘More Electric Aircraft’. Modular structure comprised of standard dual three-... Read More about Proposed novel multiphase-multilevel inverter configuration for open-end winding loads.

New directions for preserving intangible cultural heritage through the use of mobile technologies (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Papangelis, K., Chamberlain, A., & Hai-Ning, L. (2016). New directions for preserving intangible cultural heritage through the use of mobile technologies.

While many cultural heritage projects currently exist, few explore the full potential of mobile technologies as a mechanism to explore intangible heritage as a way to preserve culture. This paper outlines three distinct areas necessary for the design... Read More about New directions for preserving intangible cultural heritage through the use of mobile technologies.

Radial force control of multi-sector permanent magnet machines (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Valente, G., Papini, L., Formentini, A., Gerada, C., & Zanchetta, P. (2016). Radial force control of multi-sector permanent magnet machines.

The paper presents an alternative radial force control technique for a Multi-Sector Permanent Magnet machine (MSPM). Radial force control has been widely investigated for a variety of bearingless machines and can be also applied to conventional PMSM... Read More about Radial force control of multi-sector permanent magnet machines.

Design requirements for effective hybrid decision making with Evolvable Assembly Systems (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Golightly, D., Sanderson, D., Holmes, P., Ratchev, S., & Sharples, S. (2016). Design requirements for effective hybrid decision making with Evolvable Assembly Systems. In ECCE '16: Proceedings of the European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics. https://doi.org/10.1145/2970930.2970949

This paper examines 10 challenges for making automation a team player in the context of Evolvable Assembly Systems (EAS) with the aim of delivering requirements for effective hybrid human-automation decision making. Specific decision making use cases... Read More about Design requirements for effective hybrid decision making with Evolvable Assembly Systems.