Strategic construction mechatronics valuation: A real option-pricing approach.
Journal Article
Taylor, M. D., & Wamuziri, S. (2002)
Strategic construction mechatronics valuation: A real option-pricing approach. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 7, 75-90
This paper presents the application of real option-pricing theory to the appraisal of advanced construction technology (ACT) investment opportunities. Discounted cash flow app...
Factors affecting pedestrian walking speeds
Thesis
Al-Azzawi, M. Factors affecting pedestrian walking speeds. (Thesis)
Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2749
The movement of pedestrians in the urban environment is vital for sustaining the social and economic relationships essential to the quality of life. To enable and encourage wa...
Development of 3d lattice models for predicting nonlinear timber joint behaviour
Thesis
Reichert, T. Development of 3d lattice models for predicting nonlinear timber joint behaviour. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2827
This work presents the development of a three-dimensional lattice material model for wood and its application to timber joints including the potential strengthening benefit of...
Detecting plants on railway embankment.
Journal Article
Nyberg, R., Gupta, N. K., Yella, S., & Dougherty, M. (2013)
Detecting plants on railway embankment. Journal of Software Engineering and Applications, 6, 8-12. https://doi.org/10.4236/jsea.2013.63b003
This paper investigates problems concerning vegetation along railways and proposes automatic means of detecting
ground vegetation. Digital images of railway embankments have b...
Generative aspect-oriented component adaptation
Thesis
Feng, Y. Generative aspect-oriented component adaptation. (Thesis)
Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2431
Due to the availability of components and the diversity of target applications, mismatches between pre-qualified existing components and the particular reuse context in applic...
Signal Management in Real Time for urban traffic NETworks: comparative evaluations results and cost benefit analysis.
Report
Bielefeldt, C., Kosmatopoulos, E., Richards, A. & Condie, H. (2004)
Signal Management in Real Time for urban traffic NETworks: comparative evaluations results and cost benefit analysis
This deliverable provides a synthesis of the results of the evaluation of the TUC strategy in the three SMART NETS test sites (in Chania, Southampton and Munich), in terms of ...
Electromechanical analysis of a prosthetic arm (EMAS).
Conference Proceeding
Binnie, D., Gow, D. J. & Hill, S. S. (2005)
Electromechanical analysis of a prosthetic arm (EMAS). In Proceedings of the MEC’05 conference, UNB; 2005ISBN 1-55131-100-3
A characterisation of a complete arm prosthesis is necessary to develop effective control. This is a description of the use of Lagrange methodology to describe the system and ...
Sensorless second-order sliding-mode speed control of a voltage-fed induction-motor drive using nonlinear state feedback
Journal Article
Rashed, M., Goh, K. B., Dunnigan, M. W., MacConnell, P. F. A., Stronach, A. F., & Williams, B. W. (2004)
Sensorless second-order sliding-mode speed control of a voltage-fed induction-motor drive using nonlinear state feedback. IEE proceedings. Electric power applications, 152(5), 1127. doi:10.1049/ip-epa:20050042
A high-performance and robust sensorless speed-control scheme of a voltage-fed
induction motor has been developed in which the control of speed and flux is decoupled. A robust...
Application of Robust Chattering-Reduction Sliding Mode Control Techniques for Position Control of a Vector-Controlled Induction Machine with Non-Linear Friction Dynamics
Journal Article
Goh, K. B., Dunnigan, M. W., & Williams, B. W. (2005)
Application of Robust Chattering-Reduction Sliding Mode Control Techniques for Position Control of a Vector-Controlled Induction Machine with Non-Linear Friction Dynamics. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 219(8), 577-590. doi:10.1243/095965105x33635
Sliding mode control (SMC) methods possess several advantageous properties such as robustness against parameter variation, disturbance rejection, straightforward design, and a...
Adaptive PN code acquisition in multi-path spread spectrum communications using FPGA.
Conference Proceeding
Wei, B., Sharif, M., Binnie, D. & Almaini, A. E. A. (2007)
Adaptive PN code acquisition in multi-path spread spectrum communications using FPGA. In Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Signals, Circuits and Systems, 573-576. ISBN 978-1424409686
Performance of two pseudonoise (PN) code detectors was tested. Cell averaging (CA) and order Statistics (OS) constant false alarm rates (CFAR) were analysed against mean acqui...