A New Waveguide Slot Array Antenna with High Isolation and High Antenna Bandwidth Operation on Ku- and K-bands for Radar and MIMO Systems
Conference Proceeding
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2018)
A New Waveguide Slot Array Antenna with High Isolation and High Antenna Bandwidth Operation on Ku- and K-bands for Radar and MIMO Systems. https://doi.org/10.23919/EuRAD.2018.8546589
In this paper a novel technique is proposed to reduce the mutual coupling between the radiating elements of a waveguide slot array antenna. This is achieved by inserting slots...
Bim-enabled health & safety analysis of cross laminated timber onsite assembly process.
Conference Proceeding
Duncheva, T., BuHamdan, S., Hairstans, R., & Al-Hussein, M. (2018)
Bim-enabled health & safety analysis of cross laminated timber onsite assembly process. In A. G. BRUZZONE, F. LONGO, F. DE FELICE, C. FRYDMAN, M. MASSEI, & A. SOLIS (Eds.), MAS 2018
There is a global need for sustainable urban housing and offsite timber systems such as Cross Laminated Timber construction can be part of the solution to this need. However, ...
Study on Antenna Mutual Coupling Suppression Using Integrated Metasurface Isolator for SAR and MIMO Applications
Conference Proceeding
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R., Falcone, F., Andujar, A., …Limiti, E. (2018)
Study on Antenna Mutual Coupling Suppression Using Integrated Metasurface Isolator for SAR and MIMO Applications. https://doi.org/10.23919/EuMC.2018.8541373
A metasurface based decoupling structure that is composed of a square-wave slot pattern with exaggerated corners that is implemented on a rectangular microstrip provides high-...
Helicopter Lands on Uneven Terrain by means of Articulated Robotic Legs-Modelling, Simulation and Control Approach
Conference Proceeding
Boix, D. M., Goh, K., & McWhinnie, J. (2018)
Helicopter Lands on Uneven Terrain by means of Articulated Robotic Legs-Modelling, Simulation and Control Approach. In 2018 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)https://doi.org/10.1109/aim.2018.8452431
In this paper, a 3D mathematical model of a helicopter attached to a robotic landing gear is proposed to investigate into helicopter landing on uneven terrain. The landing gea...
Mutual-Coupling Reduction in Metamaterial Substrate Integrated Waveguide Slotted Antenna Arrays Using Metal Fence Isolators for SAR and MIMO Applications
Conference Proceeding
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2018)
Mutual-Coupling Reduction in Metamaterial Substrate Integrated Waveguide Slotted Antenna Arrays Using Metal Fence Isolators for SAR and MIMO Applications. https://doi.org/10.1109/metamaterials.2018.8534166
A new type of mutual coupling reduction technique is applied to metamaterial substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) slotted antenna array. The circular shaped reference SIW ante...
Some thresholds for grading British grown spruce to optimised strength classes using longitudinal resonance
Conference Proceeding
Ridley-Ellis, D., Adams, S., & Lehneke, S. (2018)
Some thresholds for grading British grown spruce to optimised strength classes using longitudinal resonance
The main commercial species in the UK and Ireland is Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), which is graded in combination with a small amount of Norway spruce (P. abies). It is typ...
Determination of shear modulus of wood joists from torsion tests and relationship with modulus of elasticity
Conference Proceeding
Khokhar, A., & Zhang, J. (2018)
Determination of shear modulus of wood joists from torsion tests and relationship with modulus of elasticity
This paper presents the work that was undertaken to use torsion tests to evaluate the shear modulus of wood joists. The relationship of the shear modulus with modulus of elast...
New Approach to Suppress Mutual Coupling Between Longitudinal-Slotted Arrays Based on SIW Antenna Loaded with Metal-Fences Working on VHF/UHF Frequency-Bands: Study, Investigation, and Principle
Conference Proceeding
Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2018)
New Approach to Suppress Mutual Coupling Between Longitudinal-Slotted Arrays Based on SIW Antenna Loaded with Metal-Fences Working on VHF/UHF Frequency-Bands: Study, Investigation, and Principle
In this work it is demonstrated that substrate integrated waveguide longitudinal slotted array antenna (SIWLSAA) which is loaded with metal fences exhibits highisolation acros...
Influence of grading on shear stiffness - the significance of accurate description of particle size distributions
Conference Proceeding
Barreto Gonzalez, D. (2018)
Influence of grading on shear stiffness - the significance of accurate description of particle size distributions. In Computational Geomechanics : Book of Extended Abstracts, (14-15
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Mass Customisable Roofing Solutions for the New Build and Retrofit Markets in the UK
Conference Proceeding
Plowas, W., Hairstans, R., & Felingham, J. (2018)
Mass Customisable Roofing Solutions for the New Build and Retrofit Markets in the UK. In MOC Summit Proceedings
Major house builders and contractors in the UK are seeking alternative solutions to form the structural frame of pitched roofs for various reasons; speed, health and safety, q...