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Multi Point Sensing and Defect Detection of Wind Turbine Blades: An Approach Using Fibre Bragg Gratings (2025)
Thesis
Sihivahana Sarma, A. (2025). Multi Point Sensing and Defect Detection of Wind Turbine Blades: An Approach Using Fibre Bragg Gratings. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5126324

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of Wind Turbine Blades (WTBs) plays a critical role in ensuring safe and cost-effective operations of these complex structures. However, detecting manufacturing-induced defects and operation-induced damages poses si... Read More about Multi Point Sensing and Defect Detection of Wind Turbine Blades: An Approach Using Fibre Bragg Gratings.

Decoupling the Effects of Temperature, Strain, and Refractive Index in Long-Period Fiber Grating Used for Epoxy Resin Cure Monitoring (2025)
Journal Article
Ivanov, O. V., Bhavsar, K., & Gilbert, J. M. (2025). Decoupling the Effects of Temperature, Strain, and Refractive Index in Long-Period Fiber Grating Used for Epoxy Resin Cure Monitoring. Sensors, 25(3), Article 786. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25030786

Epoxy resins are widely used in the manufacture of composite materials for a wide range of applications. Control of the curing process is an important consideration in ensuring product quality and minimizing production times. The curing of epoxy resi... Read More about Decoupling the Effects of Temperature, Strain, and Refractive Index in Long-Period Fiber Grating Used for Epoxy Resin Cure Monitoring.

Combined Head-Mounted Display Virtual Reality and Electroencephalography in the Study of Working Memory (2024)
Thesis
Durnin, A. (2024). Combined Head-Mounted Display Virtual Reality and Electroencephalography in the Study of Working Memory. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5005212

Modern head-mounted display virtual reality (HMD-VR) is used to present immersive virtual environments which reduce external distractions during research. Working memory load (WML) is commonly measured using electroencephalography (EEG), which non-in... Read More about Combined Head-Mounted Display Virtual Reality and Electroencephalography in the Study of Working Memory.

Human Brain Responses to Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Using Electroencephalography (2024)
Thesis
Aksoy, M. (2024). Human Brain Responses to Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Using Electroencephalography. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4910116

The utilisation of brain monitoring methods in the field of neuroscience provides an opportunity to go beyond subjective data collection methods such as questionnaires, focus groups, and interviews. Using these monitoring methods allows researchers i... Read More about Human Brain Responses to Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Using Electroencephalography.

Explainable Deep Learning Approach for High Impedance Fault Localization in Resonant Distribution Networks Considering Quantization Noise (2024)
Journal Article
Gao, J.-H., Guo, M.-F., Lin, S., & Hong, Q. (online). Explainable Deep Learning Approach for High Impedance Fault Localization in Resonant Distribution Networks Considering Quantization Noise. International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1002/cta.4260

In addressing the quantization noise challenge in high impedance fault (HIF) localization within resonant distribution networks, we propose a cutting-edge, explainable deep learning approach that significantly advances existing methods. This approach... Read More about Explainable Deep Learning Approach for High Impedance Fault Localization in Resonant Distribution Networks Considering Quantization Noise.

Numerical analysis of transient thermal contrast on the surface of women’s breasts during recovery from contact cooling (2024)
Thesis
Amri, A. (2024). Numerical analysis of transient thermal contrast on the surface of women’s breasts during recovery from contact cooling. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4927492

The Transmission Line Matrix (TLM) method is used to solve numerically a heat transfer model for the woman’s breast and predict the tumour-induced thermal contrast on its surface during a breast thermography exam. This imaging modality is beset with... Read More about Numerical analysis of transient thermal contrast on the surface of women’s breasts during recovery from contact cooling.

Improving Thermal Performance of Buildings using Smart Inspections and Peltier-driven Heat Recovery (2024)
Thesis
Shariq, M. H. Improving Thermal Performance of Buildings using Smart Inspections and Peltier-driven Heat Recovery. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4860398

Buildings account for 40% of overall carbon emissions in the UK which have significant impacts on the environment. The overconsumption of energy for heating and cooling is primarily caused by thermal leakages due to building defects. Existing techniq... Read More about Improving Thermal Performance of Buildings using Smart Inspections and Peltier-driven Heat Recovery.

Extended state observer-based fault-tolerant control for an unmanned surface vehicle under asynchronous injection and deception attacks (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, H., Liu, C., Huang, X., Zhong, Y., Qu, D., & Patton, R. J. (2024). Extended state observer-based fault-tolerant control for an unmanned surface vehicle under asynchronous injection and deception attacks. Complex Engineering Systems, 4(3), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.20517/ces.2024.19

This paper explores the problem of fault-tolerant control concerning an underactuated unmanned surface vehicle affected by actuator faults and disturbances in the physical layer and multiple cyber threats (time-varying delays, injection attacks, and... Read More about Extended state observer-based fault-tolerant control for an unmanned surface vehicle under asynchronous injection and deception attacks.

Monitoring of Curing Process of Epoxy Resin by Long-Period Fiber Gratings (2024)
Journal Article
Ivanov, O. V., Bhavsar, K., Morgan-Clague, O., & Gilbert, J. M. (2024). Monitoring of Curing Process of Epoxy Resin by Long-Period Fiber Gratings. Sensors, 24(11), Article 3397. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24113397

The curing of epoxy resin is a complex thermo-chemical process that is difficult to monitor using existing sensing systems. We monitored the curing process of an epoxy resin by using long-period fiber gratings. The refractive index of the epoxy resin... Read More about Monitoring of Curing Process of Epoxy Resin by Long-Period Fiber Gratings.

Energy Maximization of Control for a Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter (2024)
Thesis
Li, D. Energy Maximization of Control for a Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4704554

To date, one of the main challenges and requirements in wave energy technologies is to design energy-maximising control for a wave energy converter (WEC) device to achieve the energy maximization production, so as to reduce the levelized cost of ener... Read More about Energy Maximization of Control for a Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter.

Analysis-on-a-roll platforms towards automated and high frequency in-situ sensing of natural geochemical fluxes (2024)
Thesis
Iurkov, A. Analysis-on-a-roll platforms towards automated and high frequency in-situ sensing of natural geochemical fluxes. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4702966

In the context of the rapidly intensifying crisis of climate change, the intricate dynamics of Earth's ecosystems have assumed a paramount significance. The carbon cycle plays a significant role in the dynamics of the earth’s ecosystem, and anthropog... Read More about Analysis-on-a-roll platforms towards automated and high frequency in-situ sensing of natural geochemical fluxes.

Robustness of embedded fibre optic sensor mesh configurations for monitoring composite structures (2024)
Journal Article
Gilbert, J. M., Bhavsar, K., & Ivanov, O. V. (2024). Robustness of embedded fibre optic sensor mesh configurations for monitoring composite structures. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 373, Article 115445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2024.115445

Fibre optic sensors are attractive for monitoring of composite structures but the significant risk of damage to fibres where they enter the structure and within the structure itself can make their use unreliable. Mesh configurations of embedded fibre... Read More about Robustness of embedded fibre optic sensor mesh configurations for monitoring composite structures.

Advancing high impedance fault localization via adaptive transient process calibration and multiscale correlation analysis in active distribution networks (2024)
Journal Article
Gao, J.-H., Guo, M.-F., Lin, S., & Chen, D.-Y. (online). Advancing high impedance fault localization via adaptive transient process calibration and multiscale correlation analysis in active distribution networks. Measurement, Article 114431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2024.114431

Fault localization is crucial for ensuring stability, particularly in high impedance faults (HIF) characterized by low current levels and prolonged transient processes (TP). Existing methods predominantly analyze differences in the fixed-length trans... Read More about Advancing high impedance fault localization via adaptive transient process calibration and multiscale correlation analysis in active distribution networks.

Ballbot Simulation System: Modeling, Verification, and Gym Environment Development (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nashat, A., Morsi, A., Hassan, M. M., & Abdelrahman, M. (2023, November). Ballbot Simulation System: Modeling, Verification, and Gym Environment Development. Presented at 2023 Eleventh International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Information Systems (ICICIS), Cairo, Egypt

This paper introduces the development of a sophisticated simulation model for the ball-balancing robot (ballbot), implemented as a Gymnasium (Gym) environment in Python. The main purpose of this environment is to facilitate the application of Reinfor... Read More about Ballbot Simulation System: Modeling, Verification, and Gym Environment Development.

Distributed finite-time adaptive fault-tolerant consensus control of second-order multi-agent systems under deception attacks (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, C., Wang, W., Yu, Z., & Patton, R. J. (in press). Distributed finite-time adaptive fault-tolerant consensus control of second-order multi-agent systems under deception attacks. International journal of adaptive control and signal processing, https://doi.org/10.1002/acs.3750

This study addresses the issue of distributed fault-tolerant consensus control for second-order multi-agent systems subject to simultaneous actuator bias faults in the physical layer and deception attacks in the cyber layer. Cyber-physical threats (m... Read More about Distributed finite-time adaptive fault-tolerant consensus control of second-order multi-agent systems under deception attacks.

Interval Observer-Based Fault Detection and Isolation for Quadrotor UAV with Cable-Suspended Load (2024)
Journal Article
Zhu, X., Li, Y., Yin, G., & Patton, R. J. (2024). Interval Observer-Based Fault Detection and Isolation for Quadrotor UAV with Cable-Suspended Load. IEEE transactions on systems, man, and cybernetics. Systems, 54(10), 5876-5888. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSMC.2024.3411315

This article proposes an actuator fault detection and isolation (FDI) scheme for quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a cable-suspended load. First, a linear parameter-varying (LPV) model of quadrotor UAV is established, in which the effects... Read More about Interval Observer-Based Fault Detection and Isolation for Quadrotor UAV with Cable-Suspended Load.

Defense and Tolerance Technique Against Attacks and Faults on Leader-Following Multi-USVs (2023)
Journal Article
Liu, C., Xia, Z., Tian, Y., & Patton, R. J. (in press). Defense and Tolerance Technique Against Attacks and Faults on Leader-Following Multi-USVs. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2023.3330570

This study explores the leader-following consensus tracking control issue of multiple unmanned surface vehicles (multi-USVs) in the presence of malicious connectivity-mixed attacks in the cyber layer, and concurrent output channel noises, sensor/actu... Read More about Defense and Tolerance Technique Against Attacks and Faults on Leader-Following Multi-USVs.

Bioartificial scaffolds fabrication and their use for in vitro testing of wound healing devices (2023)
Thesis
Mandolini, N. Bioartificial scaffolds fabrication and their use for in vitro testing of wound healing devices. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4386661

In the last decades Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has shown its efficacy in wound healing, applying continuous or intermittent subatmospheric pressure to the wound surface by means of dressing systems. While there is general consen... Read More about Bioartificial scaffolds fabrication and their use for in vitro testing of wound healing devices.

A novel flexible fault eliminator with active disturbance rejection and soft grid-connection in distribution networks (2023)
Journal Article
Zheng, Z.-Y., Qiu, H.-Y., Zhang, B.-L., Guo, M.-F., Lin, S., & Cai, W.-Q. (2023). A novel flexible fault eliminator with active disturbance rejection and soft grid-connection in distribution networks. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 154, Article 109425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.109425

Among the possible fault types in the distribution networks, single-line-to-ground (SLG) fault has the highest probability. The SLG fault current and arc can easily cause personal injury and death. This study proposed a flexible fault eliminator (FFE... Read More about A novel flexible fault eliminator with active disturbance rejection and soft grid-connection in distribution networks.