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Wear rate-state interaction modelling for a multi-component system : models and an experimental platform (2016)
Journal Article
Assaf, R., Scarf, P., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Do, P. (2016). Wear rate-state interaction modelling for a multi-component system : models and an experimental platform. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 49(28), 232-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2016.11.040

This paper proposes a general deterioration model for a multi-component system. The deterioration process of a component depends upon the operational conditions, the component’s own state, and also the state of other components. An experimental platf... Read More about Wear rate-state interaction modelling for a multi-component system : models and an experimental platform.

A Quantitative Evaluation of Drive Patterns in Electrical Impedance Tomography (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Impedance Tomography. Presented at MOBIHEALTH 2016 - 6th EAI International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare, Milan

Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) is a method used to display, through an image, the conductivity distribution inside a domain by using measurements taken from electrodes placed at its periphery. This paper presents our prototype of a stretchab... Read More about A Quantitative Evaluation of Drive Patterns in Electrical Impedance Tomography.

3D position mapping of continuum arm (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Ibadi, A., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Davis, S. (2016, October). 3D position mapping of continuum arm. Presented at International Conference for Students on Applied Engineering, ICSAE 2016, Newcastle UK

Modelling a continuum arm is one of the major challenges in soft robotic researches. An accurate position model allows wider use of continuum robot arms in industrial and medical applications. Furthermore, accurate control can be achieved. This pape... Read More about 3D position mapping of continuum arm.

Wrist rehabilitation exoskeleton robot based on pneumatic soft actuators (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Fahaam, H., Davis, S., & Nefti-Meziani, S. (2016, October). Wrist rehabilitation exoskeleton robot based on pneumatic soft actuators. Presented at International Conference for Students on Applied Engineering (ICSAE),, Newcastle UK

The aim of this paper is to describe the design of a soft, wearable splint for wrist joint rehabilitation, based on pneumatic soft actuators. The extensor bending and the contraction types of pneumatic soft actuators have been adopted in this stud... Read More about Wrist rehabilitation exoskeleton robot based on pneumatic soft actuators.

Power assistive and rehabilitation wearable robot based on pneumatic soft actuators (2016)
Book Chapter
Al-Fahaam, H., Davis, S., & Nefti-Meziani, S. (2016). Power assistive and rehabilitation wearable robot based on pneumatic soft actuators. In 2016 21st International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics (MMAR) (472-477). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/MMAR.2016.7575181

The aim of this paper is to describe the design of a soft, wearable glove for power assisted and rehabilitation, based on pneumatic soft actuators. The extensor bending type of pneumatic soft actuators was used in this study, which proved these actua... Read More about Power assistive and rehabilitation wearable robot based on pneumatic soft actuators.

Multi-objective reinforcement learning framework for unknown stochastic & uncertain environments (2016)
Thesis
Pinder, J. Multi-objective reinforcement learning framework for unknown stochastic & uncertain environments. (Thesis). University of Salford

This dissertation focuses on the problem of uncertainty handling during learning, by agents dealing in stochastic environments by means of Multi Objective Reinforcement Learning (MORL). Most previous investigations into multi objective reinforcement... Read More about Multi-objective reinforcement learning framework for unknown stochastic & uncertain environments.

Towards the development of an EIT-based stretchable sensor for multi-touch industrial human-computer interaction systems (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Russo, S., Nefti-Meziani, S., Gulrez, T., Carbonaro, N., & Tognetti, A. (2016, July). Towards the development of an EIT-based stretchable sensor for multi-touch industrial human-computer interaction systems. Presented at 8th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, Toronto, Canada

In human-computer interaction studies, an interaction is often considered as a kind of information or discrete internal states of an individual that can be transmitted in a loss-free manner from people to computing interfaces (or robotic interfaces)... Read More about Towards the development of an EIT-based stretchable sensor for multi-touch industrial human-computer interaction systems.

Applications of computational intelligence to robotics and autonomous systems (2016)
Book Chapter
autonomous systems. In P. Angelov (Ed.), Handbook on Computational Intelligence (821-863). World Scientific. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814675017_0025

This chapter discusses the application of computational intelligence in the field of autonomous mobile robotics. The chapter is focused on basic concepts of computational intelligence in robotic domain with an emphasis on essential aspects of navigat... Read More about Applications of computational intelligence to robotics and autonomous systems.

Variable stiffness McKibben muscles with hydraulic and pneumatic operating modes (2016)
Journal Article
Xiang, C., Giannaccini, M., Theodoridis, T., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Davis, S. (2016). Variable stiffness McKibben muscles with hydraulic and pneumatic operating modes. Advanced robotics : the international journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, 30(13), 889-899. https://doi.org/10.1080/01691864.2016.1154801

McKibben muscles have been shown to have improved stiffness characteristics when operating hydraulically. However, when operating pneumatically they are compliant and so have potential for safer physical Human Robot Interaction (pHRI). This paper pre... Read More about Variable stiffness McKibben muscles with hydraulic and pneumatic operating modes.

Two bioinspired mobile manipulators with rolling locomotion (2016)
Journal Article
Mahboubi, S., Fakhrabadi, M., Davis, S., & Nefti-Meziani, S. (2016). Two bioinspired mobile manipulators with rolling locomotion. Journal of Bionic Engineering, 13(1), 48-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1672-6529%2814%2960159-1

This paper deals with two novel structures for mobile robots. The original inspiration of the robots comes from a salamander and a specific kind of spiders. Our robots have some especial moving capabilities causing to increase the robot maneuverabili... Read More about Two bioinspired mobile manipulators with rolling locomotion.

Valuable experimental model of contraction pneumatic muscle actuator (2016)
Book Chapter
Al-Ibadi, A., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Davis, S. (2016). Valuable experimental model of contraction pneumatic muscle actuator. In 2016 21st International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics (MMAR) (744-749). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/MMAR.2016.7575229

Modelling of pneumatic muscle actuators “PMA” is one of the valued challenges in soft robotic researches, which is still under modification for the McKibben artificial muscle. Accurate force, length and position models allow for the wide use of make... Read More about Valuable experimental model of contraction pneumatic muscle actuator.