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Reduced-size circularly polarised square microstrip antenna for 2.45 GHz RFID applications (2012)
Journal Article
Nguyen, D., Paulson, K., & Riley, N. (2012). Reduced-size circularly polarised square microstrip antenna for 2.45 GHz RFID applications. IET Microwaves Antennas and Propagation, 6(1), 94-99. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-map.2011.0269

This study proposes a new design of circular polarised (CP), microstrip (patch) antenna using a set of slits and slots to effectively reduce the area of patch by 67% compared with the conventional, corner truncated, circular polarised square patch. T... Read More about Reduced-size circularly polarised square microstrip antenna for 2.45 GHz RFID applications.

A novel mathematical model of bone remodelling cycles for trabecular bone at the cellular level (2012)
Journal Article
Ji, B., Genever, P. G., Patton, R. J., Putra, D., & Fagan, M. J. (2012). A novel mathematical model of bone remodelling cycles for trabecular bone at the cellular level. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 11(7), 973-982. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-011-0366-3

After an initial phase of growth and development, bone undergoes a continuous cycle of repair, renewal and optimisation by a process called remodelling. This paper describes a novel mathematical model of the trabecular bone remodelling cycle. It is e... Read More about A novel mathematical model of bone remodelling cycles for trabecular bone at the cellular level.

Speech synthesis parameter generation for the assistive silent speech interface MVOCA (2011)
Journal Article
Hofe, R., Ell, S. R., Fagan, M. J., Gilbert, J. M., Green, P. D., Moore, R. K., & Rybchenko, S. I. (2011). Speech synthesis parameter generation for the assistive silent speech interface MVOCA

In previous publications, a silent speech interface based on permanent-magnetic articulography (PMA) has been introduced and evaluated using standard automatic speech recognition techniques. However, word recognition is a task that is computationally... Read More about Speech synthesis parameter generation for the assistive silent speech interface MVOCA.

The measurement of rain kinetic energy and rain intensity using an acoustic disdrometer (2011)
Journal Article
Winder, P., & Paulson, K. S. (2012). The measurement of rain kinetic energy and rain intensity using an acoustic disdrometer. Measurement Science and Technology, 23(1), 015801. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/23/1/015801

Microwave engineers and geomorphologists require rainfall data with a much greater temporal resolution and a better representation of the numbers of large raindrops than is available from current commercial instruments. This paper describes an acoust... Read More about The measurement of rain kinetic energy and rain intensity using an acoustic disdrometer.

Trends in the incidence of rain height and the effects on global satellite telecommunications (2011)
Journal Article
Paulson, K., & Al-Mreri, A. (2011). Trends in the incidence of rain height and the effects on global satellite telecommunications. IET Microwaves Antennas and Propagation, 5(14), 1710-1713. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-map.2010.0507

Satellite communications using millimetre waves, in Ka band and above, experience significant fading by rain. Strong attenuation is experienced between the ground station and a level known as the rain height, in ITU-R recommendations assumed to be 36... Read More about Trends in the incidence of rain height and the effects on global satellite telecommunications.

A rain height model to predict fading due to wet snow on terrestrial links (2011)
Journal Article
Paulson, K., & Al-Mreri, A. (2011). A rain height model to predict fading due to wet snow on terrestrial links. Radio science, 46(4), Article RS4010. https://doi.org/10.1029/2010rs004555

Recommendation ITU‐R P.530‐13 provides an internationally recognized prediction model for the fading due to wet snow on low‐elevation, terrestrial microwave links. An important parameter in this model is the altitude difference between the link and t... Read More about A rain height model to predict fading due to wet snow on terrestrial links.

Assessment of microfluidic system testability using fault simulation and test metrics (2011)
Journal Article
Myers, T. O., & Bell, I. M. (2011). Assessment of microfluidic system testability using fault simulation and test metrics. Journal of electronic testing : theory and applications : (JETTA), 27(3), 363-373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10836-011-5202-2

In this paper we introduce a Microfluidic Fault Simulator, MFS, which uses a novel method of fault modeling and injection, the Fault Block, a generic and low abstraction fault modeling technique. This technique has been utilized over a wide range of... Read More about Assessment of microfluidic system testability using fault simulation and test metrics.

Evaluation of a silent speech interface based on magnetic sensing (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Hofe, R., Ell, S. R., Fagan, M. J., Gilbert, J. M., Green, P. D., Moore, R. K., & Rybchenko, S. I. (2010). Evaluation of a silent speech interface based on magnetic sensing.

This paper reports on isolated word recognition experiments using a novel silent speech interface. The interface consist of magnetic pellets that are fixed to relevant speech articulators, and a set of magnetic field sensors that measure changes in t... Read More about Evaluation of a silent speech interface based on magnetic sensing.

A phase modulation-based ultrasonic communication system using Variable Structure Control (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Ma, S., Wilkinson, A. J., & Paulson, K. S. (2010). A phase modulation-based ultrasonic communication system using Variable Structure Control. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icct.2010.5688708

Narrow bandwidth transducers used in existing ultrasonic data communication systems are known to be devices with a high Q resonant response and low coupling to both the electrical drive and acoustic output interfaces. These features limit the speed o... Read More about A phase modulation-based ultrasonic communication system using Variable Structure Control.

Isolated word recognition of silent speech using magnetic implants and sensors (2010)
Journal Article
Gilbert, J. M., Rybchenko, S. I., Hofe, R., Ell, S. R., Fagan, M. J., Moore, R. K., & Green, P. (2010). Isolated word recognition of silent speech using magnetic implants and sensors. Medical engineering & physics, 32(10), 1189-1197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.08.011

There are a number of situations where individuals wish to communicate verbally but are unable to use conventional means so called 'silent speech'. These include speakers in noisy and covert situations as well as patients who have lost their voice as... Read More about Isolated word recognition of silent speech using magnetic implants and sensors.

Robust FDI applied to thruster faults of a satellite system (2010)
Journal Article
Patton, R. J., Polle, B., Simani, S., & Uppal, F. J. (2010). Robust FDI applied to thruster faults of a satellite system. Control engineering practice, 18(9), 1093-1109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2009.04.011

This paper presents a practical solution to the problem of robust fault detection and isolation (FDI) for faults affecting the thrusters of a satellite system Mars Express (MEX). A non-linear model of MEX is used and the system is considered in the p... Read More about Robust FDI applied to thruster faults of a satellite system.

Modeling of intraband absorption for quantum dot-in-well structures with low computational cost (2010)
Journal Article
Hong, B. H., Rybchenko, S. I., Itskevich, I. E., Haywood, S. K., Tan, C. H., Vines, P., & Hugues, M. (2010). Modeling of intraband absorption for quantum dot-in-well structures with low computational cost. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 242(1), Article 012013. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/242/1/012013

Much effort has been committed to development of quantum-dot-based infrared photodetectors owing to their potential for normal-incidence absorption and low dark current.Quantum-dot-in-well structures offer additional advantages, such as better wavele... Read More about Modeling of intraband absorption for quantum dot-in-well structures with low computational cost.

Friction compensation as a fault-tolerant control problem (2010)
Journal Article
Patton, R. J., Putra, D., & Klinkhieo, S. (2010). Friction compensation as a fault-tolerant control problem. International Journal of Systems Science, 41(8), 987-1001. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207720903434797

The control of systems that involve friction presents interesting challenges. Recent research has focused on detailed modelling of friction phenomena in order to use robust on-line friction compensation procedures, attempting to cancel out the fricti... Read More about Friction compensation as a fault-tolerant control problem.

Review of high level fault modeling approaches for mixed-signal systems (2010)
Journal Article
Xia, L., Wilkinson, A., & Bell, I. (2010). Review of high level fault modeling approaches for mixed-signal systems. Journal of Electronics (China), 27(4), 490-497. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11767-011-0350-1

In the modern analogue design, Transistor Level Fault Simulation (TLFS) plays the importantpart since every fault in the whole circuit has to be simulated at that level. Unfortunately, it isa very CPU intensive task even though it maintains the high... Read More about Review of high level fault modeling approaches for mixed-signal systems.

Automated model generation algorithm for high-level fault modeling (2010)
Journal Article
Xia, L., Wilkinson, A. J., & Bell, I. M. (2010). Automated model generation algorithm for high-level fault modeling. IEEE transactions on computer-aided design of integrated circuits and systems, 29(7), 1140-1145. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCAD.2010.2045556

High-level modeling for operational amplifiers (opamps) has been previously carried out successfully using models generated by published automated model generation approaches. Furthermore, high-level fault modeling (HLFM) has been shown to work reaso... Read More about Automated model generation algorithm for high-level fault modeling.

Trends in the incidence of rain rates associated with outages on fixed links operating above 10 GHz in the southern United Kingdom (2010)
Journal Article
Paulson, K. S. (2010). Trends in the incidence of rain rates associated with outages on fixed links operating above 10 GHz in the southern United Kingdom. Radio science, 45(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1029/2009rs004193

Studies have shown that climate change is leading to an increase in the incidence of heavy rain in the United Kingdom, particularly over winter. The major interest has been on the hydrological impacts of this increase, and so studies have focused on... Read More about Trends in the incidence of rain rates associated with outages on fixed links operating above 10 GHz in the southern United Kingdom.

Strained arrays of colloidal nanoparticles: Conductance and magnetoresistance enhancement (2009)
Journal Article
Rybchenko, S. I., Dyab, A. K. F., Haywood, S. K., Itskevich, I. E., & Paunov, V. N. (2009). Strained arrays of colloidal nanoparticles: Conductance and magnetoresistance enhancement. Nanotechnology, 20(42), Article ARTN 425607. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/20/42/425607

Colloidal nanoparticles are very popular as building blocks of functional arrays for electronic and optical applications. However, there is a problem in achieving electrical conductivity in such nanoarrays due to their molecular shells. These shells,... Read More about Strained arrays of colloidal nanoparticles: Conductance and magnetoresistance enhancement.

Silent speech interfaces (2009)
Journal Article
Denby, B., Schultz, T., Honda, K., Hueber, T., Gilbert, J. M., & Brumberg, J. S. (2010). Silent speech interfaces. Speech communication, 52(4), 270-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.specom.2009.08.002

The possibility of speech processing in the absence of an intelligible acoustic signal has given rise to the idea of a 'silent speech' interface, to be used as an aid for the speech-handicapped, or as part of a communications system operating in sile... Read More about Silent speech interfaces.