Systems Engineering Research Group (SERG)

Recent output since the Research Assessment Exercise in 2008

The number of publications and the ratio of journal papers to other papers increased again this year as the newer members of the group have begun publishing in journals rather than presenting at conferences. Publications in the three main areas are listed:

Automation and robotics publications

LANGNER M and SANDERS DA (2008). Controlling wheel-chair direction on slopes Journal of Assistive Technologies, 2 (2), pp 32 – 42.

LIU H. (2008) Viewpoint - Robotics Issues on Vision-Based Human Motion Analysis, International Journal of Industrial Robots, Vol 36(3).

LIU, H. BROWN, D.J. and HUI, T.M.J. (In Press) Qualitative Control for Atomic Behaviours of Plannar Robots, International Journal of Simulation: Systems, Science and Technology.

LIU, H and COGHILL, G.M. (2005). A Model-Based Approach to Robotic Fault Diagnosis, Knowledge-Based Systems, vol. 18, pp. 225-233.

LIU H, DAI JS and SENEVIRATNE LD. (2008) A Model-Based Approach to Cooperative Operation of Multi-Robot Systems, International Journal of Industrial Robot, Vol 35

LIU, H and HUA L (2008) Sequence Trajectory Generation for Garment Handling Systems, Journal of Applied Mathematical Modelling. Applied Mathematical Modelling 3 (6), pages 1017-1026

PAINTING A and SANDERS DA (2011).  Engineering Governance Through the Provision of Intelligent Monitoring Systems.  Journal of System Safety, January-February, 2011 - Accepted and in press.

SANDERS DA (2008).  Controlling the direction of “walkie” type forklifts and pallet jacks on sloping ground. Assembly Automation Journal, 28 (4), pp 317-324.

SANDERS DA (2009). Recognising shipbuilding parts using ANNs and Fourier Descripors. IMechE Part B: Jnl of Eng Manf 223 (B3), pp 337 - 342.

SANDERS DA (2009). Comparing speed to complete progressively more difficult mobile robot paths between human tele-operators and humans with sensor systems to assist. Assembly Automation Journal 29 (3), pages: 230-248.

SANDERS DA (2009).  Analysis of the effects of time delays on the tele-operation of a mobile robot in various modes of operation.  Industrial Robot Journal 36 (6), pages: 570-584.

SANDERS DA (2010). Comparing ability to complete simple tele-operated rescue or maintenance mobile-robot tasks with and without a sensor system.  Sensor Review Journal 30 (1), pages: 40-50.

SANDERS DA, GRAHAM JONES J and GEGOV A (2010 - In Press).  Improving ability of tele-operators to complete progressively more difficult mobile robot paths using simple expert systems and ultrasonic sensors.  Industrial Robot Journal (In Press).

SANDERS DA, LAMBERT G, GRAHAM JONES J and NDZI D (2010 - In Press).  A robotic welding system using image processing techniques and a CAD model to provide information to a multi-intelligent decision module.  Assembly Automation Journal (In Press).

SANDERS DA, LAMBERT G and PEVY, L (2009). Pre-locating corners in images in order to improve the extraction of Fourier descriptors and subsequent recognition of shipbuilding parts.  Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B -Journal of Engineering Manufacture 223 (9), pages: 1217-1223.

SANDERS DA, LANGNER M and TEWKESBURY GE (2010 - In Press).  Simple rules to modify pre-planned paths and improve gross robot motions associated with pick & place assembly tasks.  Industrial Robot Journal (In Press).

SANDERS DA, LANGNER M and TEWKESBURY GE (2010).  Improving wheelchair-driving using a sensor system to control wheelchair-veer and variable-switches as an alternative to digital-switches or joysticks.  Industrial Robot Journal 37 (2), pages: 157-167.

SANDERS DA and STOTT IJ (2010 - In Press).  Analysis of failure rates with a tele-operated mobile robot between a human tele-operator and a human with a sensor system to assist.  Robotica Journal (In Press).

SANDERS DA, STOTT IJ and TEWKESBURY GE (2010 - In Press).  Expert system to interpret hand tremor and provide joystick position signals for powered wheelchairs with ultrasonic sensor systems. Industrial Robot Journal (In Press).

SANDERS D, TAN YC, ROGERS I and TEWKESBURY GE (2009).  An expert system for automatic design-for-assembly
Assembly Automation Journal 29 (4), pages: 378-388.

SANDERS DA (2008) Progress in Machine Intelligence. Industrialrobot – international journal, 35 (6), pp 100-109.

SANDERS DA, LUI H and HARRISON DJ (2008). Distributed user interfaces for ambient intelligent environments. Journal of Intelligent Mobility, 11 (3), pp 158 – 167. ISSN 1472-7633

SANDERS DA and STOTT IJ (2011). Analysis of failure rates with a tele-operated mobile robot between a human tele-operator and a human with a sensor system to assist.  Robotica Journal - Accepted and in press.

SANDERS DA, STOTT IJ,  GRAHAM JONES J, GEGOV A and TEWKESBURY GE (2011). Expert system to interpret hand tremor and provide joystick position signals for powered wheelchairs with ultrasonic sensor systems.  Industrial Robot Journal – Paper IR-09-395.  Accepted and in press. ISSN: 0143-991X.

SANDERS DA, TEWKESBURY GE and GRAHAM JONES J (2011) - Simple rules to modify pre-planned paths to improve gross robot motions associated with pick & place assembly tasks. Assembly Automation Journal AA-09-066. Volume 31 issue 1 Accepted and in press. ISSN: 0144-5154.

SANDERS DA, TEWKESBURY GE and ROBINSON DC (2011).  Simple expert systems to improve an ultrasonic sensor-system for a tele-operated mobile-robot.  Sensor Review: international journal of sensing - Accepted and in press.

G E TEWKESBURY (2008). Prototype expert systems to generate modified paths. Journal of Intelligent Mobility, 11 (1), pp 146 – 153. ISSN 1472-7633. 

Computing and electronics publications

LIU, H and COGHILL, G.M. (In Press). Adaptation of Trigonometry to Artificial Intelligence, Expert Update, BCS Magazine.

LIU H. (2008) A Fuzzy Qualitative Framework for Connecting Robot Qualitative and Quantitative Representations, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, 16(6) 1522-1530.

LIU H, Brown DJ and Coghill GM. (2008) Fuzzy Qualitative Robot Kinematics, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, 16(3) 808-822.

NDZI DL, STUART K, TOAUTACHONE S, VUKSANOVIC B, and SANDERS D (2011).  Wideband sounder for dynamic and static wireless channel characterisation: urban piocell channel model.  Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Volume 113, pp 285-312.  ISSN 1559-8985 (Impact Factor = 3.763).

SANDERS D (2009).  Ambient-intelligence, rapid-prototyping and where real people might fit into factories of the future.  Assembly Automation Journal 29 (3), pages: 205-208

SANDERS D (2009).  Introducing AI into MEMS can lead us to brain-computer interfaces and super-human intelligence.  Assembly Automation Journal 29 (4), pages: 309-312.

SANDERS DA and BERGASA-SUSO J (2010). Inferring Learning Style from the Way Students Interact with a Computer User Interface and the WWW.  IEEE Trans on Ed, Issue 99, pages: 1 – 8. 

SANDERS DA and TEWKESBURY GE (2009). A pointer device for TFT display screens that determines position by detecting colours on the display using a colour sensor and an Artificial Neural Network.  Displays Journal 30 (2), pages: 84-96.

Environmental systems publications

BLACHUT, J. Elastic-Plastic Buckling of Cones under Combined Loading, Paper 155 in Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, B.H.V. Topping, J.M. Adam, F.J. Pallarés, R. Bru and M.L. Romero, (Editors), Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 2010.

LITTLE, A.P.F., ROSS C. T. F., SHORT D., BROWN G. X. Inelastic Buckling of Geometrically Imperfect Tubes under External Hydrostatic Pressure, J. Ocean Technology, Vol 3, No 1, pp 75-90, 2008.

LITTLE A.P.F., C.T.F. ROSS, C.T.F., SHORT D. and BROWN G.X., Inelastic Buckling of Geometrically Imperfect Tubes under External Hydrostatic Pressure, Paper 139 in Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, B.H.V. Topping and M. Papadrakakis, (Editors), Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 2008.

ROSS, C. T. F., ANDRIOSOPOULOS, G., and LITTLE, A. P. F., Plastic General Instability of Ring-Stiffened Conical Shells under External Pressure. In Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols. 13-14 pp 213-223, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland , 2008.

ROSS C.T.F, BULL C, AL-ENEZI M and LITTLE A.P.F. Geometrical and Material Non-Linear Analyses of Model Submarine Pressure Hulls. Paper 291 in Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, B.H.V. Topping, J.M. Adam, F.J. Pallarés, R. Bru and M.L. Romero, (Editors), Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 2010.

ROSS, C.T.F., LITTLE , A.P.F., and ANDRIOSOPOULOS, G., Plastic General Instability of Ring-Stiffened Conical Shells under External Pressure, Paper 141 in Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, B.H.V. Topping and M. Papadrakakis, (Editors), Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 2008.

ROSS, C. T. F., OKOTO, K. O. and LITTLE, A. P. F., Buckling by General Instability of Cylindrical Components Deep Sea Submersibles. Proc. BSSM Conference, NPL, London , 9th-11th September, 2008. http://www.scientific.net

ROSS, C. T. F., OKOTO, K. O. and LITTLE, A. P. F., Buckling by General Instability of Cylindrical Components Deep Sea Submersibles. In Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols. 13-14 pp 289-296, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland , 2008.

ROSS, C.T.F, RODRRIGUEZ-MCCULLOUGH, R.J LITTLE and A.P.F. A Conceptual Design of a Floating Island City. Paper 171 in on Engineering Computational Technology, B.H.V. Topping, J.M. Adam, F.J. Pallarés, R. Bru and M.L. Romero, (Editors), Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 2010

ROSS, C.T.F, WHITTAKER, T and LITTLE A.P.F. Design of Submarine Pressure Hulls under External Hydrostatic Pressure, Paper 311 in Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, B.H.V. Topping, J.M. Adam, F.J. Pallarés, R. Bru and M.L. Romero, (Editors), Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 2010.

SANDERS DA (2008). Environmental sensors and networks of sensors. Sensor Review Journal, Volume 28 (4), pp 273 – 274.