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A featureless approach for object detection and tracking in dynamic environments (2023)
Journal Article
Zohaib, M., Ahsan, M., Khan, M., & Iqbal, J. (2023). A featureless approach for object detection and tracking in dynamic environments. PLoS ONE, 18(1), Article e0280476. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280476

One of the challenging problems in mobile robotics is mapping a dynamic environment for navigating robots. In order to disambiguate multiple moving obstacles, state-of-art techniques often solve some form of dynamic SLAM (Simultaneous Localization an... Read More about A featureless approach for object detection and tracking in dynamic environments.

Neural network and URED observer based fast terminal integral sliding mode control for energy efficient polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell used in vehicular technologies (2023)
Journal Article
Javaid, U., Mehmood, A., Iqbal, J., & Uppal, A. A. (2023). Neural network and URED observer based fast terminal integral sliding mode control for energy efficient polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell used in vehicular technologies. Energy, 269, Article 126717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.126717

In this research work, a Neural Network (NN) and Uniform Robust Exact Differentiator (URED) observer-based Fast Terminal Integral Sliding Mode Control (FTISMC) has been proposed for Oxygen Excess Ratio (OER) regulation of a Polymer Electrolyte Membra... Read More about Neural network and URED observer based fast terminal integral sliding mode control for energy efficient polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell used in vehicular technologies.

This new conversational AI model can be your friend, philosopher, and guide ... and even your worst enemy (2023)
Journal Article
Chatterjee, J., & Dethlefs, N. (2023). This new conversational AI model can be your friend, philosopher, and guide ... and even your worst enemy. Patterns, 4(1), Article 100676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2022.100676

We explore the recently released ChatGPT model, one of the most powerful conversational AI models that has ever been developed. This opinion provides a perspective on its strengths and weaknesses and a call to action for the AI community (including a... Read More about This new conversational AI model can be your friend, philosopher, and guide ... and even your worst enemy.

Understanding Urban Planning Outcomes in the UK: Practitioner Perspectives in Outcome Assessment (2023)
Journal Article
Mazumdar, S., Qi, J., Thakker, D., & Goodchild, B. (2023). Understanding Urban Planning Outcomes in the UK: Practitioner Perspectives in Outcome Assessment. International Journal of E-Planning Research, 12(1), 1-40. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJEPR.326126

The planning process in the UK is a highly complex system, developed over many decades, and is in the process of rapid transitions into digital planning. Among these transformations is a desire to move from an outputs-based assessment to an outcomes-... Read More about Understanding Urban Planning Outcomes in the UK: Practitioner Perspectives in Outcome Assessment.

Complex-order PID controller design for enhanced blood-glucose regulation in Type-I diabetes patients (2023)
Journal Article
Saleem, O., & Iqbal, J. (2023). Complex-order PID controller design for enhanced blood-glucose regulation in Type-I diabetes patients. Measurement and Control, https://doi.org/10.1177/00202940231189504

Type-I Diabetes (TID) is a chronic autoimmune disease that elevates the glucose levels in the patient’s bloodstream. This paper formulates a fractional complex-order Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) control strategy for robust Blood Glucose (BG... Read More about Complex-order PID controller design for enhanced blood-glucose regulation in Type-I diabetes patients.

Machine learning-based predictions of gamma passing rates for virtual specific-plan verification based on modulation maps, monitor unit profiles, and composite dose images (2022)
Journal Article
Quintero, P., Benoit, D., Cheng, Y., Moore, C., & Beavis, A. (2022). Machine learning-based predictions of gamma passing rates for virtual specific-plan verification based on modulation maps, monitor unit profiles, and composite dose images. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 67(24), Article 245001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/aca38a

Machine learning (ML) methods have been implemented in radiotherapy to aid virtual specific-plan verification protocols, predicting gamma passing rates (GPR) based on calculated modulation complexity metrics because of their direct relation to dose d... Read More about Machine learning-based predictions of gamma passing rates for virtual specific-plan verification based on modulation maps, monitor unit profiles, and composite dose images.

Heuristic Evaluation of Microsoft Teams as an Online Teaching Platform: An Educators’ Perspective (2022)
Journal Article
Al-Qora’n, L., Salem, O. A. S., & Gordon, N. (2022). Heuristic Evaluation of Microsoft Teams as an Online Teaching Platform: An Educators’ Perspective. Computers, 11(12), Article 175. https://doi.org/10.3390/computers11120175

The way that education is delivered changed significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic to be completely online in many countries for many institutions. Despite the fact that they are not online teaching platforms, virtual meeting platforms were utili... Read More about Heuristic Evaluation of Microsoft Teams as an Online Teaching Platform: An Educators’ Perspective.

Electric Vehicle Charging Modes, Technologies and Applications of Smart Charging (2022)
Journal Article
Ahmad, A., Khalid, M., Ullah, Z., Ahmad, N., Aljaidi, M., Malik, F. A., & Manzoor, U. (2022). Electric Vehicle Charging Modes, Technologies and Applications of Smart Charging. Energies, 15(24), Article 9471. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15249471

The rise of the intelligent, local charging facilitation and environmentally friendly aspects of electric vehicles (EVs) has grabbed the attention of many end-users. However, there are still numerous challenges faced by researchers trying to put EVs... Read More about Electric Vehicle Charging Modes, Technologies and Applications of Smart Charging.

A novel approach for 3D discrete element modelling the progressive delamination in unidirectional CFRP composites (2022)
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Wan, L., Sheng, Y., McCarthy, E. D., & Yang, D. (2023). A novel approach for 3D discrete element modelling the progressive delamination in unidirectional CFRP composites. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 277, Article 108982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2022.108982

This study proposed a novel approach based on the 3D discrete element method (DEM) to simulate the progressive delamination in unidirectional carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite laminates. A hexagonal packing strategy was used for modell... Read More about A novel approach for 3D discrete element modelling the progressive delamination in unidirectional CFRP composites.

Outdoor Microplastic Analysis Using Inlet Filters from an NOx Regulatory Air Quality Monitoring Device (2022)
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Jenner, L. C., Kureshi, R. R., White, D., Chapman, E., Sadofsky, L. R., & Rotchell, J. M. (2022). Outdoor Microplastic Analysis Using Inlet Filters from an NOx Regulatory Air Quality Monitoring Device. Atmosphere, 13(12), Article 2017. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13122017

Atmospheric microplastics (MPs) are a ubiquitous environmental contaminant of emerging concern. Sampling methods provide information relating to surface area concentration and MP characteristics, without direct comparison with routinely measured stan... Read More about Outdoor Microplastic Analysis Using Inlet Filters from an NOx Regulatory Air Quality Monitoring Device.