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Finite-Time Attitude Control of Uncertain Quadrotor Aircraft via Continuous Terminal Sliding-Mode-Based Active Anti-Disturbance Approach (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Mechali, O., Iqbal, J., Mechali, A., Xie, X., & Xu, L. (2021). Finite-Time Attitude Control of Uncertain Quadrotor Aircraft via Continuous Terminal Sliding-Mode-Based Active Anti-Disturbance Approach. In IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2021 (1170-1175). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMA52036.2021.9512751

This research addresses the problem of robust attitude control for a quadrotor operating in an environment polluted with lumped disturbances. A new continuous terminal sliding mode-based active anti-disturbance control (CTSMBAADC) is proposed by inno... Read More about Finite-Time Attitude Control of Uncertain Quadrotor Aircraft via Continuous Terminal Sliding-Mode-Based Active Anti-Disturbance Approach.

Noise reduction of enhanced acoustic balconies on a high-rise building block (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Tang, S. K., Yip, S. S., & Lee, R. Y. (2021). Noise reduction of enhanced acoustic balconies on a high-rise building block. In INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings 2021 (5327-5334). https://doi.org/10.3397/IN-2021-3050

Device called”enhanced acoustic balcony” is installed in a public housing development in Hong Kong. It is intended to help mitigate the impact of traffic noise on the residents. This balcony is basically an enlarged form of a plenum window allowing a... Read More about Noise reduction of enhanced acoustic balconies on a high-rise building block.

Research on College Computer-Computing and Information Literacy online course based on MOOC: Taking the North Minzu University as an example (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Mian, Z., Bai, Y., & Ur, R. K. (2021). Research on College Computer-Computing and Information Literacy online course based on MOOC: Taking the North Minzu University as an example. In IEEE 3rd International Conference on Computer Science and Educational Informatization (CSEI) (300-306). https://doi.org/10.1109/CSEI51395.2021.9477751

In 2015, North Minzu University (NMU) introduced MOOC teaching method into the teaching practice of computer major. It is the first experiment of this teaching method in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. In the three years of teaching practice, NMU has... Read More about Research on College Computer-Computing and Information Literacy online course based on MOOC: Taking the North Minzu University as an example.

A GIS-Based Prioritisation of Coastal Legacy Mine Spoil Deposits in England and Wales for Effective Future Management (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Riley, A., Onnis, P., Jennings, E., Crane, R., Hudson-Edwards, K., Comber, S., …Mayes, W. (2021). A GIS-Based Prioritisation of Coastal Legacy Mine Spoil Deposits in England and Wales for Effective Future Management. In Proceedings of the 14th IMWA Congress – Mine Water Management for Future Generations (458-464)

Increases in coastal flooding and erosion due to climate change threaten many coastal mine waste deposits in the UK. As such, a robust approach to prioritising sites for management is required. A spatial dataset of 9094 mine spoil deposits in Englan... Read More about A GIS-Based Prioritisation of Coastal Legacy Mine Spoil Deposits in England and Wales for Effective Future Management.

Is Carbon Capture a Viable Solution to Decarbonise the Shipping Industry? (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Font Palma, C. (2021). Is Carbon Capture a Viable Solution to Decarbonise the Shipping Industry?. In Short Papers from the 11th International Trondheim CCS Conference (181-192)

This work presents some insights into two different options for onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS). Previous studies have shown that solvent-based carbon capture is feasible, and that the new equipment installed for CO2 capture would not debil... Read More about Is Carbon Capture a Viable Solution to Decarbonise the Shipping Industry?.

Biodiversity benefits of coal mine water remediation schemes for bird life (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Jaques, R. O., Moorhouse-Parry, A. M. L., Carline, R., Mayes, W. M., & Hull, S. L. (2021). Biodiversity benefits of coal mine water remediation schemes for bird life. In Proceedings of the IMWA Congress “Mine Water Management for Future Generations”. Editors: Peter Stanley, Christian Wolkersdorfer, Karoline Wolkersdorfer

Lagoons and reedbeds are established components of mine water treatment systems for iron-rich coal mine drainage. This study coupled modified British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Breeding Bird Survey monitoring with habitat survey to assess the presen... Read More about Biodiversity benefits of coal mine water remediation schemes for bird life.

Intelligent Predictive Maintenance Model for Rolling Components of a Machine based on Speed and Vibration (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Ahmad, B., Mishra, B. K., Ghufran, M., Pervez, Z., & Ramzan, N. (2021). Intelligent Predictive Maintenance Model for Rolling Components of a Machine based on Speed and Vibration. In 2021 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Information and Communication (ICAIIC) (459-464). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICAIIC51459.2021.9415249

Machines have come a long way, from the industrial revolution to a modern-day industry 4.0. In this massive transition, one thing that has never changed within a machine is the moving part. Most industries use rotating machine with different load cap... Read More about Intelligent Predictive Maintenance Model for Rolling Components of a Machine based on Speed and Vibration.

Comparison of performance of alternative post combustion carbon capture processes for a biogas fueled micro gas turbine (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Font-Palma, C., Lychnos, G., Somehsaraei, H. N., Willson, P., & Assadi, M. (2021). Comparison of performance of alternative post combustion carbon capture processes for a biogas fueled micro gas turbine. In ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2020-15558

Copyright © 2020 ASME The urgent need to decrease greenhouse gases (GHG) has prompted countries such as the UK and Norway to commit to net zero emissions by 2050 and 2030, respectively. One of the sectors contributing to GHG emissions is agriculture,... Read More about Comparison of performance of alternative post combustion carbon capture processes for a biogas fueled micro gas turbine.

Identifying Gaps in Cybersecurity Teaching and Learning (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Brayshaw, M., Gordon, N., & Karatazgianni, A. (2020). Identifying Gaps in Cybersecurity Teaching and Learning. In INSPIRE XXV : e-Learning as a solution during unprecedented times in the 21st Century (165-178)

This paper explores perceptions and expectations of privacy when using computer-mediated communication and social media. In this paper we present the results of an empirical survey into this topic and explore the pedagogic implications for the teachi... Read More about Identifying Gaps in Cybersecurity Teaching and Learning.

Explainable AI for Intelligent Decision Support in Operations & Maintenance of Wind Turbines (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Chatterjee, J. (2020). Explainable AI for Intelligent Decision Support in Operations & Maintenance of Wind Turbines. In J. M. Alonso, & U. Cortés (Eds.), Proceedings of the 1st Doctoral Consortium at the European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (DC-ECAI2020-proceedings) (53-54)

As global efforts in transitioning to sustainable energy sources rise, wind energy has become a leading renewable energy resource. However, turbines are complex engineering systems and rely on effective operations & maintenance (O&M) to prevent catas... Read More about Explainable AI for Intelligent Decision Support in Operations & Maintenance of Wind Turbines.

Refining the Teaching of Programming (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Gordon, N., Cargill, M., Grey, S., & Brayshaw, M. (2020). Refining the Teaching of Programming. In INSPIRE XXV : e-Learning as a solution during unprecedented times in the 21st Century (97-107)

This paper considers issues around the teaching of programming, a critical yet challenging part of the computing education at all levels. This paper begins by outlining some of the key concerns around computing education-from secondary school, throug... Read More about Refining the Teaching of Programming.

A Multi-Modal Deep Learning Approach to the Early Prediction of Mild Cognitive Impairment Conversion to Alzheimer's Disease (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Rana, S. S., Ma, X., Pang, W., & Wolverson, E. (2020). A Multi-Modal Deep Learning Approach to the Early Prediction of Mild Cognitive Impairment Conversion to Alzheimer's Disease. In 2020 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Big Data Computing, Applications and Technologies (BDCAT) (9-18). https://doi.org/10.1109/BDCAT50828.2020.00013

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has been described as the intermediary stage before Alzheimer's Disease - many people however remain stable or even demonstrate improvement in cognition. Early detection of progressive MCI (pMCI) therefore can be utili... Read More about A Multi-Modal Deep Learning Approach to the Early Prediction of Mild Cognitive Impairment Conversion to Alzheimer's Disease.

A Model-based RCM Analysis Method (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Mian, Z., Jia, S., Shi, X., Tang, C., Chen, J., & Gao, Y. (2020). A Model-based RCM Analysis Method. In IEEE 20th International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability and Security Companion (QRS-C) (301-307). https://doi.org/10.1109/QRS-C51114.2020.00059

The reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) is one of the most advanced maintenance plan generating technologies for equipments. At present, the key technologies such as FMEA and FMECA supporting the RCM analysis remains in the manual stage in some en... Read More about A Model-based RCM Analysis Method.

Comparative review of pipelines monitoring and leakage detection techniques (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Aljuaid, K. G., Albuoderman, M. A., Alahmadi, E. A., & Iqbal, J. (2020). Comparative review of pipelines monitoring and leakage detection techniques. In 2nd International Conference on Computer and Information Sciences (ICCIS). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIS49240.2020.9257602

The oil and gas industry owns expensive and widely-spread assets. Any fault in this complex transportation network may result in accidents and/or huge losses thereby triggering various environmental and economic issues. Thus, real-time monitoring and... Read More about Comparative review of pipelines monitoring and leakage detection techniques.

Deep reinforcement learning for maintenance planning of offshore vessel transfer (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Chatterjee, J., & Dethlefs, N. (2020). Deep reinforcement learning for maintenance planning of offshore vessel transfer. In C. Guedes Soares (Ed.), Developments in Renewable Energies Offshore Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore (RENEW 2020, 12 - 15 October 2020, Lisbon, Portugal) (435-443)

Offshore wind farm operators need to make short-term decisions on planning vessel transfers to turbines for preventive or corrective maintenance. These decisions can play a pivotal role in ensuring maintenance actions are carried out in a timely and... Read More about Deep reinforcement learning for maintenance planning of offshore vessel transfer.

In-situ measurement and prediction of traffic noise transmission loss across a residential flat unit façade installed with two plenum windows (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Tang, S. K., & Li, X. (2020). In-situ measurement and prediction of traffic noise transmission loss across a residential flat unit façade installed with two plenum windows. In INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings 2020 (1368-1375)

In the present study, the traffic noise transmission loss across a residential flat unit façade installed with two plenum windows are measured in-situ in a 30-storey high-rise building located in an opened environment next to a very busy and noisy ma... Read More about In-situ measurement and prediction of traffic noise transmission loss across a residential flat unit façade installed with two plenum windows.

Soundscape assessment: Towards a validated translation of perceptual attributes in different languages (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Aletta, F., Oberman, T., Axelsson, Ö., Xie, H., Zhang, Y., Lau, S. K., …Kang, J. (2020). Soundscape assessment: Towards a validated translation of perceptual attributes in different languages. In INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings 2020 ( 3137-3146)

The recently published ISO/TS 12913-2:2018 standard aims to provide researchers and practitioners around the world with a reliable questionnaire for soundscape characterization. The ISO Technical Specifications report protocols and attributes grounde... Read More about Soundscape assessment: Towards a validated translation of perceptual attributes in different languages.

A Dual Transformer Model for Intelligent Decision Support for Maintenance of Wind Turbines (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Chatterjee, J., & Dethlefs, N. (2020). A Dual Transformer Model for Intelligent Decision Support for Maintenance of Wind Turbines. In 2020 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN). https://doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN48605.2020.9206839

© 2020 IEEE. Wind energy is one of the fastest-growing sustainable energy sources in the world but relies crucially on efficient and effective operations and maintenance to generate sufficient amounts of energy and reduce downtime of wind turbines an... Read More about A Dual Transformer Model for Intelligent Decision Support for Maintenance of Wind Turbines.

The Nusfjord exhumed earthquake source (Lofoten, Norway): deep crustal seismicity driven by bending of the lower plate during continental collision (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Menegon, L., Campbell, L., Fagereng, Å., & Pennacchioni, G. (2020). The Nusfjord exhumed earthquake source (Lofoten, Norway): deep crustal seismicity driven by bending of the lower plate during continental collision. In EGU General Assembly 2020. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-7129

The origin of earthquakes in the lower crust at depth of 20-40 km, where dominantly ductile deformation is expected, is highly debated. Exhumed networks of lower crustal coeval pseudotachylytes (quenched frictional melt produced during seismic slip)... Read More about The Nusfjord exhumed earthquake source (Lofoten, Norway): deep crustal seismicity driven by bending of the lower plate during continental collision.

Pyroxene low-temperature plasticity and fragmentation as a record of seismic stress evolution in the lower crust (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Campbell, L., & Menegon, L. (2020). Pyroxene low-temperature plasticity and fragmentation as a record of seismic stress evolution in the lower crust. In EGU General Assembly 2020. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-7380

Seismic rupture of the lower continental crust requires a high failure stress, given large lithostatic stresses and potentially strong rheologies. Several mechanisms have been proposed to generate high stresses at depth, including local amplification... Read More about Pyroxene low-temperature plasticity and fragmentation as a record of seismic stress evolution in the lower crust.