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Hierarchical strategies for efficient fault recovery on the reconfigurable PAnDA device (2017)
Journal Article
Trefzer, M. A., Lawson, D. M. R., Bale, S. J., Walker, J. A., Tyrrell, A. M., Lawson, D. M., Lawson, D., Walker, J., Bale, S., Trefzer, M., & Tyrrell, A. (2017). Hierarchical strategies for efficient fault recovery on the reconfigurable PAnDA device. IEEE Transactions on Computers, 66(6), 930-945. https://doi.org/10.1109/TC.2016.2632722

A novel hierarchical fault-tolerance methodology for reconfigurable devices is presented. A bespoke multi-reconfigurable FPGA architecture, the programmable analogue and digital array (PAnDA), is introduced allowing fine-grained reconfiguration beyon... Read More about Hierarchical strategies for efficient fault recovery on the reconfigurable PAnDA device.

Analysis of the EPSRC Principles of Robotics in regard to key research topics (2017)
Journal Article
Gning, A., Davis, D. N., Cheng, Y., & Robinson, P. (2017). Analysis of the EPSRC Principles of Robotics in regard to key research topics. Connection Science, 29(3), 249-253. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540091.2017.1323456

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. In this paper, we review the five rules published in EPSRC Principles of Robotics with a specific focus on future robotics research topics. It is demonstrated through a pictorial represe... Read More about Analysis of the EPSRC Principles of Robotics in regard to key research topics.

Collaborative hybrid agent provision of learner needs using ontology based semantic technology (2017)
Journal Article
Brayshaw, M., Nganji, J., & Gordon, N. (2017). Collaborative hybrid agent provision of learner needs using ontology based semantic technology. Lecture notes in computer science, 10296 LNCS, 341-351. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58515-4_27

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. This paper describes the use of Intelligent Agents and Ontologies to implement knowledge navigation and learner choice when interacting with complex information locations. The paper is in two parts: the fi... Read More about Collaborative hybrid agent provision of learner needs using ontology based semantic technology.

A guidance and evaluation approach for mHealth education applications (2017)
Book Chapter
Aljaber, T., & Gordon, N. (2017). A guidance and evaluation approach for mHealth education applications. In Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Technology in Education; Lecture Notes in Computer Science (330-340). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58515-4_26

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. A growing number of mobile applications for health education are being utilized to support different stakeholders, from health professionals to software developers to patients and more general users. There... Read More about A guidance and evaluation approach for mHealth education applications.

Flexible virtual environments: Gamifying immersive learning (2017)
Journal Article
Gordon, N., & Brayshaw, M. (2017). Flexible virtual environments: Gamifying immersive learning. Communications in computer and information science, 714, 115-121. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58753-0_18

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. The availability of Virtual Reality (VR) and Virtual Environment (VE) equipment - with the launch of domestic technologies such as the Oculus Rift, Microsoft Hololens and Sony Playstation VR) - offer new w... Read More about Flexible virtual environments: Gamifying immersive learning.

Improved dynamic dependability assessment through integration with prognostics (2017)
Journal Article
Aizpurua, J. I., Catterson, V. M., Papadopoulos, Y., Chiacchio, F., & Manno, G. (2017). Improved dynamic dependability assessment through integration with prognostics. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 66(3), 893-913. https://doi.org/10.1109/tr.2017.2693821

The use of average data for dependability assessments results in a outdated system-level dependability estimation which can lead to incorrect design decisions. With increasing availability of online data, there is room to improve traditional dependab... Read More about Improved dynamic dependability assessment through integration with prognostics.

Stereovision-based real-time obstacle detection scheme for Unmanned Ground Vehicle with steering wheel drive mechanism (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, M., Hassan, S., Ahmed, S. I., & Iqbal, J. (2017, March). Stereovision-based real-time obstacle detection scheme for Unmanned Ground Vehicle with steering wheel drive mechanism. Presented at 2017 International Conference on Communication, Computing and Digital Systems (C-CODE), Islamabad, Pakistan

This paper highlights the importance of an autonomous navigation scheme for an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) operating under a complex operational scenario that requires obstacle detection. The proposed scheme is based on the construction and investi... Read More about Stereovision-based real-time obstacle detection scheme for Unmanned Ground Vehicle with steering wheel drive mechanism.

Supporting group maintenance through prognostics-enhanced dynamic dependability prediction (2017)
Journal Article
Papadopoulos, Y., Aizpurua, J. I., Catterson, V. M., Chiacchio, F., D'Urso, D., Papadopoulos, Y., Aizpurua, J. I., Catterson, V., Chiacchio, F., & D'Urso, D. (2017). Supporting group maintenance through prognostics-enhanced dynamic dependability prediction. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 168, 171-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2017.04.005

Condition-based maintenance strategies adapt maintenance planning through the integration of online condition monitoring of assets. The accuracy and cost-effectiveness of these strategies can be improved by integrating prognostics predictions and gro... Read More about Supporting group maintenance through prognostics-enhanced dynamic dependability prediction.

Prospects of robotics in food industry (2017)
Journal Article
Iqbal, J., Khan, Z. H., & Khalid, A. (2017). Prospects of robotics in food industry. Food Science and Technology (Campinas), 37(2), 159-165. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-457X.14616

Technological advancements in various domains have broadened the application horizon of robotics to an incredible extent. Highlighting a very recent application area, this paper presents a comprehensive review of robotics application in food industry... Read More about Prospects of robotics in food industry.

Computational methods for finding long simple cycles in complex networks (2017)
Journal Article
Chalupa, D., Balaghan, P., Hawick, K. A., & Gordon, N. A. (2017). Computational methods for finding long simple cycles in complex networks. Knowledge-Based Systems, 125, 96-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2017.03.022

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Detection of long simple cycles in real-world complex networks finds many applications in layout algorithms, information flow modelling, as well as in bioinformatics. In this paper, we propose two computational methods for findin... Read More about Computational methods for finding long simple cycles in complex networks.