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Fuzzy rule-based system applied to risk estimation of cardiovascular patients (2013)
Journal Article
Bohacik, J., & Davis, D. N. (2013). Fuzzy rule-based system applied to risk estimation of cardiovascular patients. Journal of Multiple-Valued Logic and Soft Computing, 20(5-6), 445-466

Cardiovascular decision support is one area of increasing research interest. On-going collaborations between clinicians and computer scientists are looking at the application of knowledge discovery in databases to the area of patient diagnosis, based... Read More about Fuzzy rule-based system applied to risk estimation of cardiovascular patients.

Safety Analysis of a Remote Patient Monitoring System with a Guideline Based Decision Support (2013)
Book Chapter
Al-Qora'n, L., Sharvia, S., Papadopoulos, Y., & Gordon, N. (2013). Safety Analysis of a Remote Patient Monitoring System with a Guideline Based Decision Support. In Global Telemedicine and eHealth Updates: Knowledge Resources (527 - 531). International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth

Home Telehealth systems are used to help in the management of chronic conditions by patients themselves. Effective safety analysis tools are needed to ensure reliability and safety of these high risk systems. We hereby explain how Hierarchically-Perf... Read More about Safety Analysis of a Remote Patient Monitoring System with a Guideline Based Decision Support.

Spectrum occupancy survey In HULL-UK For cognitive radio applications: Measurement & analysis (2013)
Journal Article
Mehdawi, M., Riley, N., Paulson, K., Fanan, A., & Ammar, M. (2013). Spectrum occupancy survey In HULL-UK For cognitive radio applications: Measurement & analysis. International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research, 2(4), 231-236

Efficient use of the radio spectrum is a necessity for future wireless systems. Cognitive Radio (CR) systems promise large inc reases in spectral efficiency. An important design constraint for systems is understanding of the current use of frequency... Read More about Spectrum occupancy survey In HULL-UK For cognitive radio applications: Measurement & analysis.

Surface estimation of a pedestrian walk for outdoor use of power wheelchair based robot (2013)
Journal Article
Khan, A. A., un Nabi, S. R., & Iqbal, J. (2013). Surface estimation of a pedestrian walk for outdoor use of power wheelchair based robot. Life science journal, 10(3), 1697-1704

In mobile robotics, surface estimation and object recognition play vital role in navigation and control. This research presents a normal vector estimation method of a surface using Delaunay tessellation. The proposed strategy is an expansion of previ... Read More about Surface estimation of a pedestrian walk for outdoor use of power wheelchair based robot.

Design of a multiple bloom filter for distributed navigation routing (2013)
Journal Article
Jiang, P., Ji, Y., Wang, X., Zhu, J., & Cheng, Y. (2014). Design of a multiple bloom filter for distributed navigation routing. IEEE transactions on systems, man, and cybernetics. Systems, 44(2), 254-260. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSMC.2013.2242884

Unmanned navigation of vehicles and mobile robots can be greatly simplified by providing environmental intelligence with dispersed wireless sensors. The wireless sensors can work as active landmarks for vehicle localization and routing. However, wire... Read More about Design of a multiple bloom filter for distributed navigation routing.

Robotics for nuclear power plants - Challenges and future perspectives (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Iqbal, J., Tahir, A. M., Ul Islam, R., & Riaz-Un-Nabi. (2012, September). Robotics for nuclear power plants - Challenges and future perspectives. Presented at 2012 2nd International Conference on Applied Robotics for the Power Industry (CARPI), Zurich, Switzerland

Use of robotics and computerized tools in Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) has been identified as a highly recommended practice by IAEA. The key rationale of robotics application has always been to avoid human exposure to hazardous environments and tasks... Read More about Robotics for nuclear power plants - Challenges and future perspectives.

Computer-assisted orthopedic training system for fracture fixation (2013)
Journal Article
Rambani, R., Viant, W., Ward, J., & Mohsen, A. (2013). Computer-assisted orthopedic training system for fracture fixation. Journal of Surgical Education, 70(3), 304-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2012.11.009

Background: Surgical training has been greatly affected by the challenges of reduced training opportunities, shortened working hours, and financial pressures. There is an increased need for the use of training systems in developing psychomotor skills... Read More about Computer-assisted orthopedic training system for fracture fixation.

Using visualization for visualization : an ecological interface design approach to inputting data (2013)
Journal Article
Wright, H., Mathers, C., & Walton, J. P. R. B. (2013). Using visualization for visualization : an ecological interface design approach to inputting data. Computers and Graphics, 37(3), 202-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cag.2013.01.013

Visualization is experiencing growing use by a diverse community, with continuing improvements in the availability and usability of systems. In spite of these developments the problem of how first to get the data in has received scant attention: the... Read More about Using visualization for visualization : an ecological interface design approach to inputting data.

An autonomous image-guided robotic system simulating industrial applications (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Islam, R. U., Iqbal, J., Manzoor, S., Khalid, A., & Khan, S. (2012, July). An autonomous image-guided robotic system simulating industrial applications. Presented at 2012 7th International Conference on System of Systems Engineering (SoSE), Genova, Italy

This paper presents a robotic system based on a serial manipulator. The robot is a vertical articulated arm with 5 revolute joints having 6 Degree Of Freedom. Actuated with six precise servo motors, the system offers positional accuracy of ±0.5mm wit... Read More about An autonomous image-guided robotic system simulating industrial applications.

Brain controlled human robot interface (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Naveed, K., Iqbal, J., & Ur Rehman, H. (2012, October). Brain controlled human robot interface. Presented at 2012 International Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (ICRAI)

This Paper emphasizes on the ever increasing need of better communication medium between a human and a robot in order to control it precisely. Brain Computer Interface (BCI) is the most suitable mean of communication between them, especially for the... Read More about Brain controlled human robot interface.

Development and deployment of an intelligent kite aerial photography platform (iKAPP) for site surveying and image acquisition (2013)
Journal Article
Murray, J. C., Neal, M. J., & Labrosse, F. (2013). Development and deployment of an intelligent kite aerial photography platform (iKAPP) for site surveying and image acquisition. Journal of field robotics, 30(2), 288-307. https://doi.org/10.1002/rob.21448

Aerial photographs and images are used by a variety of industries, including farming, landscaping, surveying, and agriculture, as well as academic researchers including archaeologists and geologists. Aerial imagery can provide a valuable resource for... Read More about Development and deployment of an intelligent kite aerial photography platform (iKAPP) for site surveying and image acquisition.

IBA: Intelligent bug algorithm – a novel strategy to navigate mobile robots autonomously (2013)
Book Chapter
Zohaib, M., Pasha, S. M., Javaid, N., & Iqbal, J. (2013). IBA: Intelligent bug algorithm – a novel strategy to navigate mobile robots autonomously. In F. K. Shaikh, B. S. Chowdhry, S. Zeadally, D. M. A. Hussain, A. A. Memon, & M. A. Uqaili (Eds.), Communication Technologies, Information Security and Sustainable Development (291-299). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10987-9_27

This research proposes an intelligent obstacle avoidance algorithm to navigate an autonomous mobile robot. The presented Intelligent Bug Algorithm (IBA) over performs and reaches the goal in relatively less time as compared to existing Bug algorithms... Read More about IBA: Intelligent bug algorithm – a novel strategy to navigate mobile robots autonomously.

Tetrads of lines spanning PG(7,2) (2013)
Journal Article
Shaw, R., Gordon, N., & Havlicek, H. (2013). Tetrads of lines spanning PG(7,2). Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society, Simon Stevin, 20(4), 735-752. https://doi.org/10.36045/bbms/1382448192

Our starting point is a very simple one, namely that of a set L₄ of four mutually skew lines in PG(7,2). Under the natural action of the stabilizer group G(L₄)<GL(8,2) the 255 points of PG(7,2) fall into four orbits ω₁,ω₂,ω₃,ω4, of respective lengths...

Ontology‐driven disability‐aware e‐learning personalisation with ONTODAPS (2012)
Journal Article
Nganji, J. T., Brayshaw, M., & Tompsett, B. (2012). Ontology‐driven disability‐aware e‐learning personalisation with ONTODAPS. Campus-Wide Information Systems, 30(1), 17-34. https://doi.org/10.1108/10650741311288797

Purpose- The purpose of this paper is to show how personalisation of learning resources and services can be achieved for students with and without disabilities, particularly responding to the needs of those with multiple disabilities in e-learning sy... Read More about Ontology‐driven disability‐aware e‐learning personalisation with ONTODAPS.

Control strategies for robotic manipulators (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, M. F., Ul Islam, R., & Iqbal, J. (2012, October). Control strategies for robotic manipulators. Presented at 2012 International Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (ICRAI), Rawalpindi, Pakistan

This survey is aimed at presenting the major robust control strategies for rigid robot manipulators. The techniques discussed are feedback linearization/Computed torque control, Variable structure compensator, Passivity based approach and Disturbance... Read More about Control strategies for robotic manipulators.

Hand exoskeleton robotic systems - Role and deriving the design requirements (2012)
Book
Iqbal, J. (2012). Hand exoskeleton robotic systems - Role and deriving the design requirements. Lambert Academic Publishing

This book presents an expert’s view of the hand exoskeleton robotic systems. A systematic and thorough analysis of the subject matter helps to identify research lacks in this area. Design of such systems demands careful investigation of the associate... Read More about Hand exoskeleton robotic systems - Role and deriving the design requirements.

Designing personalised learning resources for disabled students using an ontology-driven community of agents (2012)
Book Chapter
Nganji, J. T., & Brayshaw, M. (2012). Designing personalised learning resources for disabled students using an ontology-driven community of agents. In P. Isaias, & M. Baptista Nunes (Eds.), Information systems research and exploring social artifacts: approaches and methodologies (81-102). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2491-7.ch005

The exploration of social artifacts for the disabled is an important and timely issue. The affordances of new technologies like the Semantic Web allow more intelligent handling of educational learning resources that open up the potential of personali... Read More about Designing personalised learning resources for disabled students using an ontology-driven community of agents.

Diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease with an intelligent decision-making support system (2012)
Journal Article
Bohacik, J., & Davis, D. (2012). Diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease with an intelligent decision-making support system. ULAB journal of science and engineering, 3(1), Article 42888

Cardiovascular disease is the principal cause of death in most European countries and may have a major negativeimpact on the patients' functional status, productivity, and quality of life. It seems an automatic decision support system couldlower thes... Read More about Diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease with an intelligent decision-making support system.

Quantification of priority-OR gates in temporal fault trees (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Edifor, E., Walker, M., & Gordon, N. Quantification of priority-OR gates in temporal fault trees

Fault Tree Analysis has been used in reliability engineering for many decades and has seen various modifications to enable it to analyse fault trees with dynamic and temporal gates so it can incorporate sequential failure in its analysis. Pandora is... Read More about Quantification of priority-OR gates in temporal fault trees.

Adaptive probability scheme for behaviour monitoring of the elderly using a specialised ambient device (2012)
Journal Article
Winkley, J., & Jiang, P. (2014). Adaptive probability scheme for behaviour monitoring of the elderly using a specialised ambient device. International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics, 5(2), 293-307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13042-012-0134-4

A Hidden Markov Model (HMM) modified to work in combination with a Fuzzy System is utilised to determine the current behavioural state of the user from information obtained with specialised hardware. Due to the high dimensionality and not-linearly-se... Read More about Adaptive probability scheme for behaviour monitoring of the elderly using a specialised ambient device.