School of Engineering and Materials Science: Recent submissions
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BEM analysis for curved cracks
(Elsevier, 2021-04-01)The boundary integral equations (BIE) and displacement discontinuity methods (DDM) are formulated for solution of smooth curved crack problems within 2D elasticity and Reissner's plate bending theory. The equivalence between ... -
Weight-bearing in ankle fractures: An audit of UK practice.
(2019-06)INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this national study was to audit the weight-bearing practice of orthopaedic services in the National Health Service (NHS) in the treatment of operatively and non-operatively treated ankle ... -
A two-fingered robot gripper with variable stiffness flexure hinges based on shape morphing
(2020-10-24)This paper presents a novel approach for developing robotic grippers with variable stiffness hinges for dexterous grasps. This approach for the first time uses pneumatically actuated pouch actuators to fold and unfold ... -
A novel capsule-based smell test fabricated via coaxial dripping
(The Royal Society, 2021-04)In this paper, we demonstrate that aromatic oil capsules, produced by dripping droplets, can offer a simple, yet effective, testing tool to aid in the diagnosis of various diseases, in which the loss of smell is a key ... -
A Novel Learning Based Model Predictive Control Strategy for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
(IEEE, 2021-03-01)The multi-source electromechanical coupling renders energy management of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) highly nonlinear and complex. Furthermore, the complicated nonlinear management process highly depends on ... -
Driving Behavior Oriented Torque Demand Regulation for Electric Vehicles with Single Pedal Driving
(Elsevier, 2021-04-01)Driving behaviors, induced by psychological activities and environment stimulation, impose the dominant impact on vehicle driving performance. To exhaustively improve the performance of electric vehicles (EVs), information ... -
State of charge prediction framework for lithium-ion batteries incorporating long short-term memory network and transfer learning
(Elsevier, 2021-05-01)This study investigates accurate state of charge estimation algorithms for lithium-ion batteries based on the long short-term memory recurrent neural network and transfer learning. The long short-term memory network with ... -
A Comparison of Genetic Representations and Initialisation Methods for the Multi-objective Shortest Path Problem on Multigraphs
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021-05)This paper compares different solution approaches for the multi-objective shortest path problem (MSPP) on multigraphs. Multigraphs as a modelling tool are able to capture different available trade-offs between objectives ... -
Online questionnaire, clinical and biomechanical measurements for outcome prediction of plantar heel pain: feasibility for a cohort study.
(2021-04-26)BACKGROUND: Plantar heel pain (PHP) accounts for 11-15% of foot symptoms requiring professional care in adults. Recovery is variable, with no robust prognostic guides for sufferers, clinicians or researchers. Therefore, ... -
Securing Machine Learning in the Cloud: A Systematic Review of Cloud Machine Learning Security.
(Frontiers, 2020-11)With the advances in machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) techniques, and the potency of cloud computing in offering services efficiently and cost-effectively, Machine Learning as a Service (MLaaS) cloud platforms ... -
A Comparison of Genetic Representations for Multi-objective Shortest Path Problems on Multigraphs
(Springer, 2020-04-01)The use of multi-graphs in modelling multi-objective transportation problems is gaining popularity, necessitating the consideration of the Multi-objective Shortest Path Problem (MSPP) on multigraphs. This problem is ... -
Prediction of vehicle driving conditions with incorporation of stochastic forecasting and machine learning and a case study in energy management of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
(Elsevier, 2021-03-01)Prediction of short-term future driving conditions can contribute to energy management of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and subsequent improvement of their fuel economy. In this study, a fused short-term forecasting ... -
Interaction of fusion temperature on the magnetic free convection of nano-encapsulated phase change materials within two rectangular fins-equipped porous enclosure
(Elsevier, 2021-03-01)The present study encountered the impact of non-dimensional fusion temperature on the free convection of conducting nanofluid within a porous enclosure filled with nano-encapsulated phase change materials (NEPCMs). The ... -
Selecting the best nanofluid type for A photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) system based on reliability, efficiency, energy, economic, and environmental criteria
(Elsevier, 2021-03-01)The foremost alternative for running a PV unit is chosen among five items using analytical hierarchy process (AHP) decision-making approach. Two items are individual PV usage and pure water based PV/T system, and three ... -
Erratum: Unexpected softness of bilayer graphene and softening of A-A stacked graphene layers [Phys. Rev. B 101, 125421 (2020)]
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Effect of linker functionalisation on the catalytic properties of Cu nanoclusters embedded in MOFs in direct CO and CO2 reduction by H2
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021-01-01)Metal-organic frameworks are promising host supporting matrices for catalytically active guest. In particular, their crystallinity renders them desirable as their pores may act as atom-precise templates for the growth of ... -
Cyclodextrins: a New and Effective Class of Co-Modulators for Aqueous Zirconium-MOF Syntheses
(Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2021-03)Inspired by the effectiveness of cyclodextrin (CD) auxiliary agents in the design of nanocomposite materials, we hypothesized that the same approach can be employed in the controlled assembly of zirconium-based metal–organic ... -
Coupling effects of native H<inf>2</inf>S and different co-injected impurities on CO<inf>2</inf> sequestration in layered saline aquifers
(Elsevier, 2021-02-01)Impurity effects are an intricate issue in CO2 geological storage, involving both pre-dissolved impurities in the geological medium and co-injected impurities. Numerical simulations were carried out in this study to ... -
Tomographic X‐ray scattering based on invariant reconstruction: analysis of the 3D nanostructure of bovine bone
(International Union of Crystallography, 2021-03-03)Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is an effective characterization technique for multi-phase nanocomposites. The structural complexity and heterogeneity of biological materials require the development of new techniques ...
