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A general route diversity model for convergent terrestrial microwave links (2006)
Journal Article
Paulson, K. S., Usman, I. S., & Watson, R. J. (2006). A general route diversity model for convergent terrestrial microwave links. Radio science, 41(3), https://doi.org/10.1029/2005RS003411

[1] This research examines route diversity as a fade mitigation technique in the presence of rain for convergent, terrestrial, microwave links. A general model is derived which predicts the joint distribution of rain attenuation on arbitrary pairs of... Read More about A general route diversity model for convergent terrestrial microwave links.

The effect of variation in atmospheric absorption on millimetric, terrestrial, telecommunications links (2005)
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Paulson, K. S. (2005). The effect of variation in atmospheric absorption on millimetric, terrestrial, telecommunications links. Radio science, 40(6), Article RS6004. https://doi.org/10.1029/2004RS003218

When planning the link budget for millimeter and submillimeter wave telecommunications links, the attenuation by atmospheric gasses is taken into account. However, at millimetric frequencies above 50 GHz it may become necessary to account for the tem... Read More about The effect of variation in atmospheric absorption on millimetric, terrestrial, telecommunications links.

Neural observer by coordinate transformation (2005)
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Delgado, A., Hou, M., & Kambhampati, C. (2005). Neural observer by coordinate transformation. IEE Proceedings Control Theory and Applications, 152(6), 698-706. https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-cta%3A20045069

Nonlinear control affine systems with maximum relative degree and a class of nonlinear differential equations can be transformed into a state representation known as the normal form. Based on the normal form an observer is designed using neural netwo... Read More about Neural observer by coordinate transformation.

An investigation of the effect of feedback on TLM nodes representing heat transfer (2005)
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Koay, A. L., Pulko, S. H., & Wilkinson, A. J. (2005). An investigation of the effect of feedback on TLM nodes representing heat transfer. International journal of numerical modelling, 18(6), 399-411. https://doi.org/10.1002/jnm.586

TLM is a very successful technique for modelling thermal transients in heat transfer systems. However, useful though transient modelling is, there are many systems in which the desired thermal behaviour can only be obtained by direct, real-time inter... Read More about An investigation of the effect of feedback on TLM nodes representing heat transfer.

Amplitude and frequency estimator of a sinusoid (2005)
Journal Article
Hou, M. (2005). Amplitude and frequency estimator of a sinusoid. IEEE transactions on automatic control, 50(6), 855-858. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2005.849244

A dynamic estimator with global convergence property is proposed to simultaneously reconstruct the unknown values of the amplitude, frequency, and offset of a sinusoidal signal which is measured. Several versions of the estimator along with illustrat... Read More about Amplitude and frequency estimator of a sinusoid.

Tuning of electronic coupling between self-assembled quantum dots (2005)
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Rybchenko, S., Itskevich, I., Skolnick, M. S., Cahill, J., Tartakovskii, A. I., Hill, G., & Hopkinson, M. (2005). Tuning of electronic coupling between self-assembled quantum dots. Applied physics letters, 87(3), 033104. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1995953

Semiconductor self-assembled quantum dots (SAQDs) normally have zero-dimensional properties, but become coupled and acquire higher-dimensional character if the distance between the dots is small. Using photoluminescence spectroscopy under high hydros... Read More about Tuning of electronic coupling between self-assembled quantum dots.

Observing a three-tank system (2005)
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Hou, M., Xiong, Y., & Patton, R. (2005). Observing a three-tank system. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 13(3), 478-484. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCST.2004.839578

Observability analysis and observer synthesis are studied for a three-tank water process. Observability of the process is considered under various assumptions on measurements. The observer design takes into account singularity of nonlinear observers.... Read More about Observing a three-tank system.

Controllability and elimination of impulsive modes in descriptor systems (2004)
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Hou, M. (2004). Controllability and elimination of impulsive modes in descriptor systems. IEEE transactions on automatic control, 49(10), 1723-1729. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2004.835392

As a refined notion, impulsive-mode controllability is suggested for the general class of linear continuous descriptor systems. This notion reveals rich properties of the general descriptor systems in terms of admissibility of initial conditions, adm... Read More about Controllability and elimination of impulsive modes in descriptor systems.

High pressure as a tool to tune electronic coupling in self-assembled quantum dot nanostructures (2004)
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Itskevich, I. E., Rybchenko, S. I., Andreev, A. D., Cahill, J., Tartakovskii, A. I., Skolnick, M. S., Hill, G., & Hopkinson, M. (2004). High pressure as a tool to tune electronic coupling in self-assembled quantum dot nanostructures. physica status solidi (b), 241(14), 3257-3262. https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.200405235

High pressure provides an efficient way of controlling the electronic properties of semiconductor nanostructures. We use pressure to tune electronic coupling in stacks of self-assembled quantum dots (SAQDs). The coupling occurs as soon as the distanc... Read More about High pressure as a tool to tune electronic coupling in self-assembled quantum dot nanostructures.

Temporary balloon catheter occlusion for control of haemorrhage following penetrating axillary artery injury (2004)
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Mehta, T., Venkata Subramaniam, A., Chetter, I., Nicholson, A., & Wilkinson, A. (2004). Temporary balloon catheter occlusion for control of haemorrhage following penetrating axillary artery injury. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Extra, 8(2), 29-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2004.05.014

Penetrating injuries of the axillary artery are uncommon. Their repair can be difficult in the presence of torrential haemorrhage, which obscures the surgical field. We describe the use of interventional radiology for temporary control of bleeding to... Read More about Temporary balloon catheter occlusion for control of haemorrhage following penetrating axillary artery injury.

Wrapping strategies for temperature control of chilled foodstuffs during transport (2004)
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Stubbs, D. M., Pulko, S. H., & Wilkinson, A. J. (2004). Wrapping strategies for temperature control of chilled foodstuffs during transport. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 26(1), 69-80. https://doi.org/10.1191/0142331204tm0106oa

There is a growing market for food producers to supply their goods direct to customers, which has largely been brought about by the growing popularity of web-based ordering. However, the geographical distance between supplier and consumer can be larg... Read More about Wrapping strategies for temperature control of chilled foodstuffs during transport.

The value of abdominal examination in the diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (2004)
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Venkatasubramaniam, A., Mehta, T., Chetter, I., Bryce, J., Renwick, P., Johnson, B., Wilkinson, A., & McCollum, P. (2004). The value of abdominal examination in the diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, 27(1), 56-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2003.09.006

Background. There is considerable variability in the reported value of clinical examination in the diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). This study aims to assess accuracy of abdominal examination by a doctor, a nurse and the patient in the... Read More about The value of abdominal examination in the diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

REVERSE TIME TLM MODELING OF THERMAL PROBLEMS DESCRIBED BY THE HYPERBOLIC HEAT CONDUCTION EQUATION (2003)
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Koay, A., Pulko, S., & Wilkinson, A. (2003). REVERSE TIME TLM MODELING OF THERMAL PROBLEMS DESCRIBED BY THE HYPERBOLIC HEAT CONDUCTION EQUATION. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B Fundamentals, 44(4), 347-363. https://doi.org/10.1080/713836408

A method for reverse-time transmission line matrix (TLM) modeling of thermal diffusion problems described by the hyperbolic heat conduction equation is presented. The method involves pulse scattering governed by the inverse of the usual scattering ma... Read More about REVERSE TIME TLM MODELING OF THERMAL PROBLEMS DESCRIBED BY THE HYPERBOLIC HEAT CONDUCTION EQUATION.

Sensitivity of embedded component temperature to PCB structure and heat transfer coefficient (2003)
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Stubbs, D. M., Wilkinson, A. J., & Pulko, S. H. (2003). Sensitivity of embedded component temperature to PCB structure and heat transfer coefficient. IEE Proceedings Circuits Devices and Systems, 150(1), 73-77. https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-cds%3A20030184

The sensitivity of embedded component temperature to the location of an embedded copper ground plane is investigated using computer simulation. The results show that the presence of a copper ground plane in close proximity to a component layer improv... Read More about Sensitivity of embedded component temperature to PCB structure and heat transfer coefficient.

An investigation of the sensitivity of embedded passive component temperatures to PCB structure (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stubbs, D. M., Pulko, S. H., & Wilkinson, A. J. An investigation of the sensitivity of embedded passive component temperatures to PCB structure

The embedding of passive components such as resistors, capacitors and inductors within printed circuit boards (PCBs) is motivated, to a large extent, by the desire for increased miniaturization of electronic goods. However, resistors and, to a lesser... Read More about An investigation of the sensitivity of embedded passive component temperatures to PCB structure.

The 'mouse organ' project: A learning approach to promote creativity and motivation (2002)
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Wilkinson, A. J., Miles, R. S., Bateson, A. D., Selke, K. K., & Holley, S. (2002). The 'mouse organ' project: A learning approach to promote creativity and motivation. International journal of electrical engineering education, 39(3), 278-283. https://doi.org/10.7227/IJEEE.39.3.12

This paper describes an approach to the teaching of the design and development of embedded computer systems. Traditional lectures in computer architecture and real time software are complemented by project-based learning with appropriate support sess... Read More about The 'mouse organ' project: A learning approach to promote creativity and motivation.

TLM models of bending transients and their application to the deformation of thin walled ceramic shapes (2002)
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Newton, H. R., Pulko, S. H., & Wilkinson, A. J. (2002). TLM models of bending transients and their application to the deformation of thin walled ceramic shapes. International journal of numerical modelling, 15(3), 287-301. https://doi.org/10.1002/jnm.444

A transmission line matrix model of viscous bending under gravity is devised. This is initially extended to a two-component, parallel, dashpot-spring model corresponding to a Kelvin solid, and then to a three-component model comprising an initial ela... Read More about TLM models of bending transients and their application to the deformation of thin walled ceramic shapes.