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Gaussian Distribution-Based Inertial Control of Wind Turbine Generators for Fast Frequency Response in Low Inertia Systems (2022)
Journal Article
Kheshti, M., Lin, S., Zhao, X., Ding, L., Yin, M., & Terzija, V. (2022). Gaussian Distribution-Based Inertial Control of Wind Turbine Generators for Fast Frequency Response in Low Inertia Systems. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, https://doi.org/10.1109/tste.2022.3168778

Decline of rotating inertia due to the high share of renewable sources cause challenges in controlling grid frequency. With recent grid codes, large-scale wind turbines (WTs) are required to provide frequency support. Existing stepwise inertial contr... Read More about Gaussian Distribution-Based Inertial Control of Wind Turbine Generators for Fast Frequency Response in Low Inertia Systems.

A Decentralized Fault Section Location Method Using Autoencoder and Feature Fusion in Resonant Grounding Distribution Systems (2022)
Journal Article
Li, Z. J., Lin, S., Guo, M. F., & Tang, J. (2022). A Decentralized Fault Section Location Method Using Autoencoder and Feature Fusion in Resonant Grounding Distribution Systems. IEEE systems journal, https://doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2022.3151630

In industrial applications, the existing fault location methods of resonant grounding distribution systems suffer from low accuracy due to excessive dependence on communication, lack of field data, difficulty in artificial feature extraction and thre... Read More about A Decentralized Fault Section Location Method Using Autoencoder and Feature Fusion in Resonant Grounding Distribution Systems.

Nonlinear modelling and adaptive control of smart rotor wind turbines (2022)
Journal Article
Li, J., Wang, Y., Lin, S., & Zhao, X. (2022). Nonlinear modelling and adaptive control of smart rotor wind turbines. Renewable energy, 186, 677-690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.01.020

This paper develops a nonlinear mid-fidelity aeroservoelastic model for smart rotor wind turbines and studies the turbulent load alleviation of the wind turbines with trailing edge flaps (TEFs) actuated by a novel proportional-derivative model-free a... Read More about Nonlinear modelling and adaptive control of smart rotor wind turbines.

Modeling and control of anterior–posterior and medial–lateral sways in standing posture (2022)
Journal Article
Hou, M., Fagan, M., Vanicek, N., & Dobson, C. A. (2022). Modeling and control of anterior–posterior and medial–lateral sways in standing posture. Journal of biomechanics, 134, Article 110930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110930

To study essential anterior–posterior and medial–lateral sways of the stance caused by rotational movements about the ankle and hip joints, a mathematical model is developed for the 3D postural kinematics and dynamics. The model is in the form of non... Read More about Modeling and control of anterior–posterior and medial–lateral sways in standing posture.

Tidal Turbine Benchmarking Exercise: Environmental Characterisation and Geometry Specification (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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.

Assessments of bilateral asymmetry with application in human skull analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Hou, M., & Fagan, M. J. (2021). Assessments of bilateral asymmetry with application in human skull analysis. PLoS ONE, 16(10), Article e0258146. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258146

As a common feature, bilateral symmetry of biological forms is ubiquitous, but in fact rarely exact. In a setting of analytic geometry, bilateral symmetry is defined with respect to a point, line or plane, and the well-known notions of fluctuating as... Read More about Assessments of bilateral asymmetry with application in human skull analysis.

Polarization properties of Raman scattering by surface phonon polaritons in GaAsP nanowires (2021)
Journal Article
Rybchenko, S. I., Ali, S., Zhang, Y., & Liu, H. (2021). Polarization properties of Raman scattering by surface phonon polaritons in GaAsP nanowires. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 54(47), Article 475109. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ac2400

Strong resonant enhancement of Raman scattering on photonic resonance was observed in GaAsP semiconductor nanowires. The enhancement allowed for detailed studies of the surface phonon polariton (SPhP) scattering peak on individual nanowires. In parti... Read More about Polarization properties of Raman scattering by surface phonon polaritons in GaAsP nanowires.

A comparative experimental study of visual brain event-related potentials to a working memory task: virtual reality head-mounted display versus a desktop computer screen (2021)
Journal Article
Aksoy, M., Ufodiama, C. E., Bateson, A. D., Martin, S., & Asghar, A. U. (2021). A comparative experimental study of visual brain event-related potentials to a working memory task: virtual reality head-mounted display versus a desktop computer screen. Experimental Brain Research, 239(10), 3007–3022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-021-06158-w

Virtual reality head mounted display (VR HMD) systems are increasingly utilised in combination with electroencephalography (EEG) in the experimental study of cognitive tasks. The aim of our investigation was to determine the similarities/differences... Read More about A comparative experimental study of visual brain event-related potentials to a working memory task: virtual reality head-mounted display versus a desktop computer screen.

Resonant enhancement of Raman scattering by surface phonon polaritons in GaAs nanowires (2021)
Journal Article
Rybchenko, S. I., Ali, S., Zhang, Y., & Liu, H. (2021). Resonant enhancement of Raman scattering by surface phonon polaritons in GaAs nanowires. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 54(47), Article 475111. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ac1a32

Surface optical phonons are normally considered as subtle and poorly reproducible features in the Raman spectra of nanostructured semiconductors, from which little or no information about the sample can be extracted. The present study demonstrates th... Read More about Resonant enhancement of Raman scattering by surface phonon polaritons in GaAs nanowires.

The use of a bespoke website developed for people with dementia and carers: Users’ experiences, perceptions and support needs (2021)
Journal Article
Wolverson, E., White, C., Dunn, R., Cunnah, K., Howe, D., Paulson, K., Platt, R., & Thorpe, J. (2022). The use of a bespoke website developed for people with dementia and carers: Users’ experiences, perceptions and support needs. Dementia, 21(1), 94-113. https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012211028495

Background: Current policy emphasises the role of digital technologies in facilitating the management of long-term conditions. While digital resources have been developed for carers, there has been little attention to their development for people wit... Read More about The use of a bespoke website developed for people with dementia and carers: Users’ experiences, perceptions and support needs.

Computational biomechanical modelling of the rabbit cranium during mastication (2021)
Journal Article
Watson, P. J., Sharp, A. C., Choudhary, T., Fagan, M. J., Dutel, H., Evans, S. E., & Gröning, F. (2021). Computational biomechanical modelling of the rabbit cranium during mastication. Scientific reports, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92558-5

Although a functional relationship between bone structure and mastication has been shown in some regions of the rabbit skull, the biomechanics of the whole cranium during mastication have yet to be fully explored. In terms of cranial biomechanics, th... Read More about Computational biomechanical modelling of the rabbit cranium during mastication.

Aggressive maneuver oriented robust actuator fault estimation of a 3-DOF helicopter prototype considering measurement noises (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, T., Lu, M., Zhu, X., & Patton, R. (2022). Aggressive maneuver oriented robust actuator fault estimation of a 3-DOF helicopter prototype considering measurement noises. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 27(3), 1672-1682. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2021.3087193

This paper presents a robust actuator fault estimation strategy design for a 3-DOF helicopter prototype which can be adapted to aggressive maneuvers. First, considering large pitch angle condition during flight, nonlinear coupling characteristic of t... Read More about Aggressive maneuver oriented robust actuator fault estimation of a 3-DOF helicopter prototype considering measurement noises.

Development and evaluation of a smartphone-based electroencephalography (EEG) system (2021)
Journal Article
Bateson, A. D., & Asghar, A. U. (2021). Development and evaluation of a smartphone-based electroencephalography (EEG) system. IEEE Access, 9, 75650-75667. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3079992

The aim of the study was to design, develop and evaluate a general-purpose EEG platform which integrates with a smartphone. The target specification was a system with 19 EEG channels and data stored onto the smartphone via a Wi-Fi connection. The har... Read More about Development and evaluation of a smartphone-based electroencephalography (EEG) system.

Synchrotron X-ray imaging and ultrafast tomography in situ study of the fragmentation and growth dynamics of dendritic microstructures in solidification under ultrasound (2021)
Journal Article
Zhang, Z., Wang, C., Koe, B., Schlepütz, C. M., Irvine, S., & Mi, J. (2021). Synchrotron X-ray imaging and ultrafast tomography in situ study of the fragmentation and growth dynamics of dendritic microstructures in solidification under ultrasound. Acta Materialia, 209, Article 116796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.116796

High speed synchrotron X-ray imaging and ultrafast tomography were used to study in situ and in real time the fragmentation and growth dynamics of dendritic microstructures of an Al-15%Cu alloy in solidification under ultrasound. An ultrasound of 30... Read More about Synchrotron X-ray imaging and ultrafast tomography in situ study of the fragmentation and growth dynamics of dendritic microstructures in solidification under ultrasound.

Electrochemically Induced Mesomorphism Switching in a Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride Lyotropic Liquid Crystal (2021)
Journal Article
Crapnell, R. D., Alhasan, H. S., Partington, L. I., Zhou, Y., Ahmed, Z., Altalhi, A. A., Varley, T. S., Alahmadi, N., Mehl, G. H., Kelly, S. M., Lawrence, N. S., Marken, F., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2021). Electrochemically Induced Mesomorphism Switching in a Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride Lyotropic Liquid Crystal. ACS Omega, 6(7), 4630-4640. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c05284

The discovery of electrochemical switching of the Lα phase of chlorpromazine hydrochloride in water is reported. The phase is characterized using polarizing microscopy, X-ray scattering, rheological measurements, and microelectrode voltammetry. Fast,... Read More about Electrochemically Induced Mesomorphism Switching in a Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride Lyotropic Liquid Crystal.

Distributed Fault-Tolerant Consensus Tracking Control of Multi-Agent Systems under Fixed and Switching Topologies (2021)
Journal Article
Patton, R. J., Liu, C., Jiang, B., & Zhang, K. (2021). Distributed Fault-Tolerant Consensus Tracking Control of Multi-Agent Systems under Fixed and Switching Topologies. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, 68(4), 1646-1658. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSI.2021.3049347

This paper proposes a novel distributed fault-tolerant consensus tracking control design for multi-agent systems with abrupt and incipient actuator faults under fixed and switching topologies. The fault and state information of each individual agent... Read More about Distributed Fault-Tolerant Consensus Tracking Control of Multi-Agent Systems under Fixed and Switching Topologies.

Acoustic investigation of perforated liners in gas turbine combustors (2021)
Thesis
Shahjalal, A. Acoustic investigation of perforated liners in gas turbine combustors. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223014

Modern combustion systems in industrial applications, from the gas turbine to aero or rocket engines, have become more critical during the last few years due to an exponential increase in commercial air traffic, resulting in an elevated level of atmo... Read More about Acoustic investigation of perforated liners in gas turbine combustors.

Multiscale characterization of the 3D network structure of metal carbides in a Ni superalloy by synchrotron X-ray microtomography and ptychography (2020)
Journal Article
Zhang, Z., Khong, J. C., Koe, B., Luo, S., Huang, S., Qin, L., Cipiccia, S., Batey, D., Bodey, A. J., Rau, C., Chiu, Y. L., Zhang, Z., Gebelin, J. C., Green, N., & Mi, J. (2021). Multiscale characterization of the 3D network structure of metal carbides in a Ni superalloy by synchrotron X-ray microtomography and ptychography. Scripta materialia, 193, 71-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.10.032

Synchrotron X-ray microtomography and ptychography were used to characterize the 3D network structure, morphology and distribution of metal carbides in an as-cast IN713LC Ni superalloy. MC typed carbides were found to distribute mainly on the grain b... Read More about Multiscale characterization of the 3D network structure of metal carbides in a Ni superalloy by synchrotron X-ray microtomography and ptychography.

Detection of nitrous oxide using infrared optical plasmonics coupled with carbon nanotubes (2020)
Journal Article
Allsop, T., Al Araimi, M., Neal, R., Wang, C., Culverhouse, P., Ania-Castañón, J. D., Webb, D. J., Davey, P., Gilbert, J. M., & Rozhin, A. (2020). Detection of nitrous oxide using infrared optical plasmonics coupled with carbon nanotubes. Nanoscale advances, 2(10), 4615-4626. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0na00525h

© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020. Interest in gas sensing using functionalised carbon nanotubes is a major area of research that utilises changes in their electrical properties induced by the reaction with a specific gas. This paper describes sp... Read More about Detection of nitrous oxide using infrared optical plasmonics coupled with carbon nanotubes.

Multiscale characterization of the nucleation and 3D structure of Al3Sc phases using electron microscopy and synchrotron X-ray tomography (2020)
Journal Article
Zhao, Y., Zhang, W., Koe, B., Du, W., Wang, M., Wang, W., Boller, E., Rack, A., Sun, Z., Shu, D., Sun, B., & Mi, J. (2020). Multiscale characterization of the nucleation and 3D structure of Al3Sc phases using electron microscopy and synchrotron X-ray tomography. Materials Characterization, 164, Article 110353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2020.110353

Scandium (Sc) has been long recognized as one of the most effective grain refining elements for Al alloys because of the Al3Sc phases formed in an Al melt containing Sc. However, there are still lack of comprehensive studies on the exact mechanism of... Read More about Multiscale characterization of the nucleation and 3D structure of Al3Sc phases using electron microscopy and synchrotron X-ray tomography.