Tidal Turbine Benchmarking Exercise: Environmental Characterisation and Geometry Specification

Tucker Harvey, S. W.; Chen, X.; Rowe, D.; Bhavsar, K.; Allsop, T.; Gilbert, J.; Stallard, T.; Vogel, C. R.; Willden, R. H. J.

Risk modelling for carotid endarterectomy (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abidia, A., Wilkinson, A., Johnson, B., Gardiner, E., Kuhan, G., McCollum, P., Renwick, P., & Chetter, I. Risk modelling for carotid endarterectomy

A test for behavioral equivalence (2000)
Journal Article
Hou, M., Pugh, A. C., & Hayton, G. E. (2000). A test for behavioral equivalence. IEEE transactions on automatic control, 45(11), 2177-2182. https://doi.org/10.1109/9.887674

External equivalence of behavioral representations is investigated within an impulsive-smooth framework. As an attendant problem, initial-value consistency is also considered. Explicit necessary and sufficient conditions are derived. Applying the ext... Read More about A test for behavioral equivalence.

Observer design based on triangular form generated by injective map (2000)
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Hou, M., Busawon, K., & Saif, M. (2000). Observer design based on triangular form generated by injective map. IEEE transactions on automatic control, 45(7), 1350-1355. https://doi.org/10.1109/9.867046

A study is conducted which focuses on showing that for the multi-output case uniform observability is necessary but not sufficient for the existence of a coordinate change bringing a system a triangular form; providing a procedure to construct an inj... Read More about Observer design based on triangular form generated by injective map.

Stark shift in electroluminescence of individual InAs quantum dots (2000)
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Itskevich, I., Rybchenko, S., Tartakovskii, I., Stoddart, S., Levin, A., Main, P., Eaves, L., Henini, M., & Parnell, S. (in press). Stark shift in electroluminescence of individual InAs quantum dots. Applied physics letters, 76(26), 3932-3934. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.126825

We have fabricated light-emitting-diode heterostructure devices, in which a layer of InAs self-assembled quantum dots is embedded, with an active area of submicron size. In the electroluminescence spectra of these devices, we observed isolated narrow... Read More about Stark shift in electroluminescence of individual InAs quantum dots.

General solution to systems in polynomial matrix form (2000)
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Hou, M., Pugh, A. C., & Hayton, G. E. (2000). General solution to systems in polynomial matrix form. International journal of control, 73(9), 733-743. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207170050029241

Solvability and general solutions to dynamic systems in polynomial matrix descriptions are investigated. The polynomial matrix descriptions need not necessarily be regular. Consistency of initial Values and inputs are discussed. The characterization... Read More about General solution to systems in polynomial matrix form.

Actuation and transduction by giant magnetostrictive alloys (2000)
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Jenner, A. G., Smith, R. J. E., Wilkinson, A. J., & Greenough, R. D. (2000). Actuation and transduction by giant magnetostrictive alloys. Mechatronics, 10(4-5), 457-466. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0957-4158%2899%2900065-3

Since the discovery and understanding of the magnetic properties of the rare earth elements, the transduction properties of magnetostrictive alloys has improved significantly over earlier nickel based alloys. Alongside the advances in permanent magne... Read More about Actuation and transduction by giant magnetostrictive alloys.

Electroluminescence from individual InAs self-assembled quantum dots (2000)
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Itskevich, I., Stoddart, S., Rybchenko, S., Tartakovskii, I., Eaves, L., Parnell, S., Main, P., & Henini, M. (2000). Electroluminescence from individual InAs self-assembled quantum dots. Physica status solidi. A, Applied research, 178(1), 307-311. https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-396X%28200003%29178%3A1%3C307%3A%3AAID-PSSA307%3E3.0.CO%3B2-Y

Emission lines from individual InAs self-assembled quantum dots (SAQD) have been observed in electroluminescence spectra from small-area p-i-n light-emitting-diode heterostructure devices containing an embedded layer of SAQD. In the energy range whic... Read More about Electroluminescence from individual InAs self-assembled quantum dots.

The effect of stubs on the dynamics of TLM diffusion modeling networks (2000)
Journal Article
Gilbert, J., Wilkinson, A., & Pulko, S. (2000). The effect of stubs on the dynamics of TLM diffusion modeling networks. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B Fundamentals, 37(2), 165-184. https://doi.org/10.1080/104077900275477

The dynamics of stub-loaded, diffusion-modeling transmission line matrix (TLM) nodes are investigated using the TLM-state space analogy. Analysis is performed for one-dimensional and three-dimensional nodes. Additional dynamics are identified and a s... Read More about The effect of stubs on the dynamics of TLM diffusion modeling networks.

Discretization effects in TLM diffusion models (2000)
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Pulko, S., & Wilkinson, A. (2000). Discretization effects in TLM diffusion models. International journal of numerical modelling, 13(1), 59 - 74. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291099-1204%28200001/02%2913%3A159%3A%3AAID-JNM382%3E3.3.CO%3B2-0

The standard methods for bringing a TLM diffusion model to convergence are necessary but tedious. However, much time and effort can be saved if the initial choices of elemental size and iteration timestep are appropriate. Here we consider the general... Read More about Discretization effects in TLM diffusion models.

Output feedback sliding mode FTC for a class of nonlinear inter-connected systems
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Patton, R. J., & Huang, Z. Output feedback sliding mode FTC for a class of nonlinear inter-connected systems. Paper presented at IFAC-PapersOnLine

This paper is concerned with the challenge of developing a fault-tolerant control (FTC) scheme for an inter-connected decentralised system in which the individual subsystems are linear but the inter-connections are non-linear functions of the subsyst... Read More about Output feedback sliding mode FTC for a class of nonlinear inter-connected systems.

Fault estimation and active fault tolerant control for linear parameter varying descriptor systems
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shi, F., & Patton, R. J. Fault estimation and active fault tolerant control for linear parameter varying descriptor systems

Starting with the baseline controller design, this paper proposes an integrated approach of active fault tolerant control based on proportional derivative extended state observer (PDESO) for linear parameter varying descriptor systems. The PDESO can... Read More about Fault estimation and active fault tolerant control for linear parameter varying descriptor systems.

An investigation of the sensitivity of embedded passive component temperatures to PCB structure
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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 effect of beat interval on ventricular repolarisation in atrial fibrillation
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Al-Karadi, M. S., Wilkinson, A. J., & Langley, P. (2018, September). The effect of beat interval on ventricular repolarisation in atrial fibrillation. Presented at 2018 Computing in Cardiology Conference (CinC), Maastricht, The Netherlands

© 2018 Creative Commons Attribution. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterised by rapid beat interval changes. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of such changes on ECG ventricular repolarisation characteristics. In 10 AF recordings b... Read More about The effect of beat interval on ventricular repolarisation in atrial fibrillation.

Evaluation of a silent speech interface based on magnetic sensing and deep learning for a phonetically rich vocabulary
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gonzalez, J. A., Cheah, L. A., Green, P. D., Gilbert, J. M., Ell, S. R., Moore, R. K., & Holdsworth, E. Evaluation of a silent speech interface based on magnetic sensing and deep learning for a phonetically rich vocabulary. Presented at Interspeech, Stockholm, Sweden

Copyright © 2017 ISCA. To help people who have lost their voice following total laryngectomy, we present a speech restoration system that produces audible speech from articulator movement. The speech articulators are monitored by sensing changes in m... Read More about Evaluation of a silent speech interface based on magnetic sensing and deep learning for a phonetically rich vocabulary.

Restoring Speech Following Total Removal of the Larynx
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gonzalez, J. A., Cheah, L. A., Green, P. D., Gilbert, J. M., Ell, S. R., Moore, R. K., & Holdsworth, E. Restoring Speech Following Total Removal of the Larynx

© 2017 The authors and IOS Press. All rights reserved. By speech articulator movement and training a transformation to audio we can restore the power of speech to someone who has lost their larynx. We sense changes in magnetic field caused by movemen... Read More about Restoring Speech Following Total Removal of the Larynx.

Voice restoration after laryngectomy based on magnetic sensing of articulator movement and statistical articulation-to-speech conversion
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gonzalez, J. A., Cheah, L. A., Gilbert, J. M., Bai, J., Ell, S. R., Green, P. D., & Moore, R. K. Voice restoration after laryngectomy based on magnetic sensing of articulator movement and statistical articulation-to-speech conversion. Presented at Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies 9th International Joint Conference, BIOSTEC 2016, Rome, Italy

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. In this work, we present a silent speech system that is able to generate audible speech from captured movement of speech articulators. Our goal is to help laryngectomy patients, i.e. patients who have lost... Read More about Voice restoration after laryngectomy based on magnetic sensing of articulator movement and statistical articulation-to-speech conversion.

Towards an intraoral-based silent speech restoration system for post-laryngectomy voice replacement
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cheah, L. A., Gilbert, J. M., Gonzalez, J. A., Bai, J., Ell, S. R., Green, P. D., & Moore, R. K. Towards an intraoral-based silent speech restoration system for post-laryngectomy voice replacement. Presented at International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies BIOSTEC 2016: Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, Rome, Italy

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017, Silent Speech Interfaces (SSIs) are alternative assistive speech technologies that are capable of restoring speech communication for those individuals who have lost their voice due to laryngectomy or disea... Read More about Towards an intraoral-based silent speech restoration system for post-laryngectomy voice replacement.

Analytical modeling for switched damping electromagnetic energy harvester
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ooi, B. L., Gilbert, J. M., Aziz, A. R. A., & Thein, C. K. Analytical modeling for switched damping electromagnetic energy harvester

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. This paper presents a novel switched damping method which is able to improve the operational bandwidth of a linear electromagnetic energy harvester. In this system, different damping coefficients,... Read More about Analytical modeling for switched damping electromagnetic energy harvester.

Tidal Turbine Benchmarking Exercise: Environmental Characterisation and Geometry Specification
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Tucker Harvey, S. W., Chen, X., Rowe, D., Bhavsar, K., Allsop, T., Gilbert, J., Stallard, T., Vogel, C. R., & Willden, R. H. J. (2021, September). Tidal Turbine Benchmarking Exercise: Environmental Characterisation and Geometry Specification. Presented at European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC) 2021, Plymouth, UK

Uncertainty in tidal turbine loading contributes significantly to conservatism in turbine design. This uncertainty originates not only from a lack of knowledge of the flow field at a particular site, but also from lack of understanding of the fundame... Read More about Tidal Turbine Benchmarking Exercise: Environmental Characterisation and Geometry Specification.

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