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Artificial neural network application for partial discharge recognition: survey and future directions. (2016)
Journal Article
MAS'UD, A.A., ALBARRACIN, R., ARDILA-REY, J.A., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., ILLIAS, H.A., BANI, N.A. and MUNIR, A.B. 2016. Artificial neural network application for partial discharge recognition: survey and future directions. Energies [online], 9(8), article number 574. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en9080574

In order to investigate how artificial neural networks (ANNs) have been applied for partial discharge (PD) pattern recognition, this paper reviews recent progress made on ANN development for PD classification by a literature survey. Contributions fro... Read More about Artificial neural network application for partial discharge recognition: survey and future directions..

Computational fluid dynamic analysis of sand erosion in 90 degree sharp bend geometry. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
DROUBI, M.G., TEBOWEI, R., ISLAM, S.Z., HOSSAIN, M. and MITCHELL, E. 2016. Computational fluid dynamic analysis of sand erosion in 90 degree sharp bend geometry. In Proceedings of the 9th International conference on computational fluid dynamics (ICCFD9), 11-15 July 2016, Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul: International conference on computational fluid dynamics (ICCFD) [online], article ID ICCFD9-2016-128. Available from: http://iccfd9.itu.edu.tr/assets/pdf/papers/ICCFD9-2016-128.pdf.

The prediction of erosion damage due to sand presence during hydrocarbon production is a major threat to the integrity of the production facilities. Sand production from oil and gas reservoirs can cause a significant damage to different pipeline comp... Read More about Computational fluid dynamic analysis of sand erosion in 90 degree sharp bend geometry..

Model predictive control for cooperative control of space robots. (2016)
Journal Article
KANNAN, S., ALAMDARI, S.A.S., DENTLER, J., OLIVARES-MENDEZ, M.A. and VOOS, H. 2017. Model predictive control for cooperative control of space robots. AIP conference proceedings [online], 1798: proceedings of the 11th International conference on mathematical problems in engineering, aerospace and sciences world congress 2016 (ICNPAA 2016), 4-8 July 2016, La Rochelle, France, article 020068. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4972660

The problem of Orbital Manipulation of Passive body is discussed here. Two scenarios including passive object rigidly attached to robotic servicers and passive body attached to servicers through manipulators are discussed. The Model Predictive Contro... Read More about Model predictive control for cooperative control of space robots..

Hierarchical control of aerial manipulation vehicle. (2016)
Journal Article
KANNAN, S., BEZZAOUCHA, S., GUZMAN, S.Q., DENTLER, J., OLIVARES-MENDEZ, M.A. and VOOS, H. 2017. Hierarchical control of aerial manipulation vehicle. AIP conference proceedings [online], 1798: proceedings of the 11th International conference on mathematical problems in engineering, aerospace and sciences world congress 2016 (ICNPAA 2016), 4-8 July 2016, La Rochelle, France, article 020069. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4972661

Hierarchical Control of the Aerial Manipulator is treated here. The modelling aspect of the highly coupled Aerial Vehicle which includes Quadrotor and manipulator is discussed. The control design to perform tasks in operational space is addressed alo... Read More about Hierarchical control of aerial manipulation vehicle..

Monitoring acoustic emission (AE) energy of abrasive particle impacts in a slurry flow loop using a statistical distribution model. (2016)
Journal Article
DROUBI, M.G. and REUBEN, R.L. 2016. Monitoring acoustic emission (AE) energy of abrasive particle impacts in a slurry flow loop using a statistical distribution model. Applied acoustics [online], 113, pages 202-209. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2016.06.026

Slurry erosion has been recognized as a serious problem in many industrial applications. In slurry flows, the estimation of the amount of incident kinetic energy that transmits from particles suspended in the fluid to the containment structures is a... Read More about Monitoring acoustic emission (AE) energy of abrasive particle impacts in a slurry flow loop using a statistical distribution model..

Tensile failure analysis of structural materials using acoustic emission. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
MOWAT, J., JIHAN, S. and DROUBI, M.G. 2016. Tensile failure analysis of structural materials using acoustic emission. In Proceedings of the 8th European workshop on structural health monitoring (EWSHM 2016), 5-8 July 2016, Bilbao, Spain. Bad Breisig: NDT.net [online], paper 140. Available from: http://www.ndt.net/events/EWSHM2016/app/content/Paper/140_Droubi.pdf

Materials' testing is an extremely important process in the modern world with new colossal structures being built in every corner of the earth, with the ever-increasing size of structures making safety of vital importance. This research therefore aim... Read More about Tensile failure analysis of structural materials using acoustic emission..

Control of aerial manipulation vehicle in operational space. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
KANNAN, S., QUINTANAR-GUZMAN, S., DENTLER, J., OLIVARES-MENDEZ, M.A. and VOOS, H. 2016. Control of aerial manipulation vehicle in operational space. In Proceedings of the 8th International conference on electronics, computers and artificial intelligence 2016 (ECAI 2016), 30 June - 02 July 2016, Ploiesti, Romania. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 1-5. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ECAI.2016.7861157

Operational Space Control of an Aerial Manipulation Vehicle is discussed here. The Aerial Manipulation Vehicle has a highly coupled dynamics due to the interaction between the Quadrotor and the attached manipulator. The nonlinear coupling introduces... Read More about Control of aerial manipulation vehicle in operational space..

Lightweight robotic arm actuated by shape memory alloy (SMA) wires. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
QUINTANAR-GUZMÁN, S., KANNAN, S., OLIVARES-MENDEZ, M.A. and VOOS, H. 2016. Lightweight robotic arm actuated by shape memory alloy (SMA) wires. In Proceedings of the 8th International conference on electronics, computers and artificial intelligence 2016 (ECAI 2016), 30 June - 02 July 2016, Ploiesti, Romania. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 1-6. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ECAI.2016.7861065

The current paper discusses the design, modeling and control of a Light weight robotic arm actuated by Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators, usable for applications such as Aerial Manipulator. Compared to servo motor based robotic arm the proposed desi... Read More about Lightweight robotic arm actuated by shape memory alloy (SMA) wires..

Experimental investigation of sand minimum transport velocity in multiphase fluid flow in pipes. (2016)
Journal Article
BELLO, K. and OYENEYIN, B. 2016. Experimental investigation of sand minimum transport velocity in multiphase fluid flow in pipes. Nigerian journal of technology (NIJOTECH) [online], 35(3), pages 531-536. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4314/njt.v35i3.9

The production of reservoir fluid through long tiebacks/pipelines has emerged as one of the cost effective alternative especially for many marginal fields which can now be produced as clusters into a common processing facility. However, sand is often... Read More about Experimental investigation of sand minimum transport velocity in multiphase fluid flow in pipes..

Development of an information quality framework for mechanical engineering modules with enhanced treatment for pedagogical content. (2016)
Journal Article
ASIM, T., MISHRA, R. and ALSEDDIQI, M. 2016. Development of an information quality framework for mechanical engineering modules with enhanced treatment for pedagogical content. International journal of handheld computing research [online], 7(3), pages 16-23. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4018/IJHCR.2016070102

The technology based learning systems have capability to comply with diverse requirements of all the stakeholders in the modern education system. In technology based modules, such as those taught in Mechanical Engineering courses, the psychomotor con... Read More about Development of an information quality framework for mechanical engineering modules with enhanced treatment for pedagogical content..

Investigations on the development of a novel hybrid sensor for environmental monitoring applications. (2016)
Thesis
BHAVSAR, K. 2016. Investigations on the development of a novel hybrid sensor for environmental monitoring applications. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1677500

Heavy metal toxicity is a major environmental problem world-wide. Increased spreading and high concentration levels of the toxic heavy metals in water environments have posed a severe threat to human health and the ecosystem. Over the years, to impro... Read More about Investigations on the development of a novel hybrid sensor for environmental monitoring applications..

Novel optical concentrator technology for building integrated photovoltaic systems. (2016)
Presentation / Conference
ABU-BAKAR, S.H., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., RAMIREZ-INIGUEZ, R., FREIER, D., MALLICK, T.K., MUNIR, A.B., YASIN, S.H.M., MAS'UD, A.A. and BANI, N.A. 2016. Novel optical concentrator technology for building integrated photovoltaic systems. Presented at the 2016 World conference on innovation, engineering and technology (IET2016), 24-26 June 2016, Sapporo, Japan.

This paper describes a novel type of solar concentrator for use in Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Systems. The new design called rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC) is based on a novel algorithm that caters for... Read More about Novel optical concentrator technology for building integrated photovoltaic systems..

A modularization approach for nonlinear model predictive control of distributed fast systems. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
DENTLER, J., KANNAN, S., MENDEZ, M.A.O. and VOOS, H. 2016. A modularization approach for nonlinear model predictive control of distributed fast systems. In Proceedings of 24th Mediterranean conference on control and automation 2016 (MED 2016), 21-24 June 2016, Athens, Greece. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 292-297. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/MED.2016.7535973

Distributed interconnected systems are omnipresent today. The development of advanced control methods for such systems are still challenging. Herein, the real-time applicability, flexibility, portability and ease of implementation are issues of the e... Read More about A modularization approach for nonlinear model predictive control of distributed fast systems..

Network electro-thermal simulation of non-isothermal magnetohydrodynamic heat transfer from a transpiring cone with buoyancy and pressure work. (2016)
Journal Article
BÉG, O.A., ZUECO, J., KADIR, A., BÉG, T.A. and KHAN, U.F. 2017. Network electro-thermal simulation of non-isothermal magnetohydrodynamic heat transfer from a transpiring cone with buoyancy and pressure work. International journal of applied and computational mathematics [online], 3(2), pages 1525–1547. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40819-016-0192-5

The steady, axisymmetric laminar natural convection boundary layer flow from a non-isothermal vertical circular porous cone under a transverse magnetic field, with the cone vertex located at the base, is considered. The pressure work effect is includ... Read More about Network electro-thermal simulation of non-isothermal magnetohydrodynamic heat transfer from a transpiring cone with buoyancy and pressure work..

VOC oxidation in excess of oxygen using flow-through catalytic membrane reactor. (2016)
Journal Article
KAJAMA, M.N., SHEHU, H., OKON, E., ORAKWE, I. and GOBINA, E. 2016. VOC oxidation in excess of oxygen using flow-through catalytic membrane reactor. International journal of hydrogen energy [online], 41(37), pages 16529-16534. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.04.164

Platinum gamma-alumina (Pt/γ-Al2O3) impregnated membrane was prepared through the evaporative-crystallization deposition method for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) conversion to carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O). The catalytic oxidation of VOCs... Read More about VOC oxidation in excess of oxygen using flow-through catalytic membrane reactor..

Modelling the effect of applied voltage and frequency on electroluminescence in polymeric material. (2016)
Journal Article
BANI, N.A., ABDUL-MALEK, Z., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., MASUD, A.A., MUHTAZARUDDIN, M.N., KAMARDIN, K., JAMIAN, J.J. and AHMAD, H. 2016. Modelling the effect of applied voltage and frequency on electroluminescence in polymeric material. International journal of electrical and computer engineering [online], 6(3), pages 1375-1384. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11591/ijece.v6i3.pp1375-1384

Electroluminescence method has been used by several researchers to observe the behaviour of an aged polymeric material. Electroluminescence is a phenomenon that occurs when the atoms of a material are being excited due to the application of and exter... Read More about Modelling the effect of applied voltage and frequency on electroluminescence in polymeric material..

Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation. (2016)
Journal Article
FREIER, D., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., ABU-BAKAR, S.H., RAMIREZ-INIGUEZ, R., ABUBAKAR MAS'UD, A., ALBARRACIN, R., ARDILA-REY, J.A., MUNIR, A.B., YASIN, S.H.M. and BANI, N.A. 2016. Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation. Energy conversion and management [online], 122, pages 223-238. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2016.05.072

Making housing carbon neutral is one of the European Union (EU) targets with the aim to reduce energy consumption and to increase on-site renewable energy generation in the domestic sector. Optical concentrators have a strong potential to minimise th... Read More about Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation..

Hidden chaotic attractors in a class of two-dimensional maps. (2016)
Journal Article
JIANG, H., LIU. Y., WEI, Z. and ZHANG, L. 2016. Hidden chaotic attractors in a class of two-dimensional maps. Nonlinear dynamics [online], 85(4), pages 2719-2727. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-016-2857-3

This paper studies the hidden dynamics of a class of two-dimensional maps inspired by the Hénon map. A special consideration is made to the existence of fixed points and their stabilities in these maps. Our concern focuses on three typical scenarios... Read More about Hidden chaotic attractors in a class of two-dimensional maps..

A resilience engineering approach to safety excellence in the maintenance of oil and gas assets. (2016)
Thesis
AMEZIANE, S. 2016. A resilience engineering approach to safety excellence in the maintenance of oil and gas assets. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The established approach to safety management has failed to handle socio-technical systems that have become more complex. The main argument is this approach is based on assumptions that systems are protected against accidents by barriers (well-traine... Read More about A resilience engineering approach to safety excellence in the maintenance of oil and gas assets..