4007. Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics


Title4007. Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics
Parent40. Engineering

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Transient response of an erodable heat flux gauge using finite element analysis
Buttsworth, David R.. 2002. "Transient response of an erodable heat flux gauge using finite element analysis." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. 216 (8), pp. 701-716. https://doi.org/10.1177/095440700221600808

Article

Field testing of vision based macadamia yield monitoring
Dunn, Mark, Billingsley, John and Bell, David. 2005. "Field testing of vision based macadamia yield monitoring." Billingsley, John (ed.) 12th Annual Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP 2005). Manila, Philippines 29 Nov - 01 Dec 2005 Hertfordshire, England.

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Force and position control using pneumatic cylinders
McLatchey, Graham and Billingsley, John. 2006. "Force and position control using pneumatic cylinders." 9th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots: CLAWAR 2006. Brussels, Belgium 12 - 14 Sep 2006 Sheffield, UK.

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Internal combustion engines: a role to fill for transport in an energy conscious environment
Malpress, Ray and Buttsworth, David. 2010. "Internal combustion engines: a role to fill for transport in an energy conscious environment." Goh, Steven C. and Wang, Hao (ed.) 2010 Southern Region Engineering Conference (SREC 2010). Toowoomba, Australia 11 - 12 Nov 2010 Toowoomba, Australia.

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Applied machine vision of plants: a review with implications for field deployment in automated farming operations
McCarthy, C. L., Hancock, N. H. and Raine, S. R.. 2010. "Applied machine vision of plants: a review with implications for field deployment in automated farming operations." Intelligent Service Robotics. 3 (4), pp. 209-217. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11370-010-0075-2

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Machine vision-based weed spot spraying: a review and where next for sugarcane?
McCarthy, Cheryl, Rees, Steven and Baillie, Craig. 2010. "Machine vision-based weed spot spraying: a review and where next for sugarcane?" Bruce, R. C. (ed.) 32nd Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ASSCT 2010). Bundaberg, Australia 11 - 14 May 2010 Australia.

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Fruit drying process: analysis, modeling and simulation
Abdulla, Shahab, Wen, Paul, Landers, Richard and Yousif, B. F.. 2011. "Fruit drying process: analysis, modeling and simulation." Scientific Research and Essays. 6 (23), pp. 4915-4924.

Article

Behaviour of juvenile antechinus flavipes: a preliminary study
Wollenhaupt, Anja, Withers, Kerry and Billingsley, John. 2009. "Behaviour of juvenile antechinus flavipes: a preliminary study." 26th Annual Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry (ANZSCPB 2009). Geelong, Australia 27 - 29 Nov 2009 Perth, Australia.

Poster

Stability analysis of model-based networked control system with unreliable links
Teng, Lanzhi and Wen, Peng. 2009. "Stability analysis of model-based networked control system with unreliable links." Wen, Peng, Li, Yuefeng, Polkowski, Lech, Yao, Yiyu, Tsumoto, Shusaku and Wang, Guoyin (ed.) 4th International Conference on Rough Sets and Knowledge Technology (RSKT 2009). Gold Coast, Australia 14 - 16 Jul 2009 Berlin, Germany. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02962-2_48

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End-user's tools towards an efficient electricity consumption: the dynamic smart grid
Kamel, Fouad and Kist, Alexander A.. 2010. "End-user's tools towards an efficient electricity consumption: the dynamic smart grid." Barsoum, Nader, Weber, Gerhard-Wilhelm and Vasant, Pandian (ed.) PCO 2010: 3rd Global Conference on Power Control and Optimization. Gold Coast, Australia 02 - 04 Feb 2010 United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3459783

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Ground-plane classification for robot navigation: combining multiple cues toward a visual-based learning system
Low, Tobias and Manzanera, Antoine. 2010. "Ground-plane classification for robot navigation: combining multiple cues toward a visual-based learning system." 11th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV 2010). Singapore 07 - 10 Dec 2010 United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICARCV.2010.5707289

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VARIwise: a general-purpose adaptive control simulation framework for spatially and temporally varied irrigation at sub-field scale
McCarthy, Alison, Hancock, Nigel and Raine, Steven R.. 2010. "VARIwise: a general-purpose adaptive control simulation framework for spatially and temporally varied irrigation at sub-field scale." Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 70 (1), pp. 117-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2009.09.011

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Mitigation of electricity price/demand using demand side response smart grid model
Marwan, M., Kamel, F. and Xiang, W.. 2011. "Mitigation of electricity price/demand using demand side response smart grid model." Cowled, Craig J. L. (ed.) 1st International Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Designing and Developing the Built Environment for Sustainable Wellbeing (eddBE 2011). Brisbane, Australia 27 - 29 Apr 2011 Brisbane, Australia.

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Simulation of adaptive site-specific irrigation control performance with spatially variable rainfall
McCarthy, Alison, Hancock, Nigel and Raine, Steven R.. 2010. "Simulation of adaptive site-specific irrigation control performance with spatially variable rainfall." Montagu, Kelvin (ed.) Australian Irrigation Conference and Exibition 2010: One Water Many Futures. Sydney, Australia 08 - 10 Jun 2010 Sydney, Australia.

Poster

Simulation of site-specific irrigation control strategies with sparse input data
McCarthy, Alison, Hancock, Nigel and Raine, Steven R.. 2010. "Simulation of site-specific irrigation control strategies with sparse input data." 17th World Congress of the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR 2010): Sustainable Biosystems Through Engineering. Quebec City, Canada 13 - 17 Jun 2010 Quebec, Canada.

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Cattle liveweight estimation using machine vision assessment of objective body measurements: first results
McCarthy, C., Billingsley, J., Finch, N., Murray, P. and Gaughan, J.. 2010. "Cattle liveweight estimation using machine vision assessment of objective body measurements: first results." 28th Biennial Australian Society of Animal Production Conference. Armidale, Australia 11 - 15 Jul 2010 Brisbane, Australia.

Poster

Analysis and development of iterative fast model control strategies for systems with constraints
Ghude, Sarang. 2011. Analysis and development of iterative fast model control strategies for systems with constraints. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland.

PhD Thesis

Holistic control system design for large mobile irrigation machines
McCarthy, Alison, Hancock, Nigel and Raine, Steven. 2010. "Holistic control system design for large mobile irrigation machines." 16th Annual Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP 2010). Darussalam, Brunei 22 - 24 Jun 2010 Toowoomba, Australia.

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User-controlled electrical energy consumption towards optimized usage of electricity infrastructure
Marwan, Marwan and Kamel, Fouad. 2010. "User-controlled electrical energy consumption towards optimized usage of electricity infrastructure." Goh, Steven C. and Wang, Hao (ed.) 2010 Southern Region Engineering Conference (SREC 2010). Toowoomba, Australia 11 - 12 Nov 2010 Toowoomba, Australia .

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Demand-side response towards optimizing energy and infrastructure usages in the electricity supply market: smart grid tools
Kamel, Fouad, Kist, Alexander A. and Marwan, Marwan. 2010. "Demand-side response towards optimizing energy and infrastructure usages in the electricity supply market: smart grid tools." Fusion Solutions: Challenges and Innovations (2009). Townsville, Australia 26 - 27 May 2010 Townsville, Australia.

Presentation

Development of a prototype precision spot spray system using image analysis and plant identification technology
Rees, Steven, McCarthy, Cheryl, Artizzu, X. P. B., Baillie, Craig and Dunn, Mark. 2009. "Development of a prototype precision spot spray system using image analysis and plant identification technology." Banhazi, T. M. and Saunders, C. (ed.) SEAg 2009: Agricultural Technologies In a Changing Climate. Brisbane, Australia 13 - 16 Sep 2009 Brisbane, Australia.

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Development of a multi-drive submersible platform for deep seabed research
Boh, Tjasa, Billingsley, John, Bradbeer, Robin and Hodgson, Paul. 2009. "Development of a multi-drive submersible platform for deep seabed research." Wefer, Gerold (ed.) OCEANS 2009: Balancing Technology with Future Needs. Bremen, Germany 11 - 14 May 2009 Piscataway, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSE.2009.5278287

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A general purpose inverse kinematics algorithm for all manipulators
Cubero, Samuel Nacion. 2004. "A general purpose inverse kinematics algorithm for all manipulators." Billingsley, John (ed.) 11th Annual Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice. Macau, China 28 Nov - 03 Dec 2004 Hertfordshire, England.

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Mechatronics and machine vision 2005
Billingsley, John (ed.) 2005. Mechatronics and machine vision 2005. Hertfordshire, England. Research Studies Press.

Edited book

Performance and exhaust emission of a diesel engine using crude palm oil as a fuel extender
El-Awad, Mohamed and Yusaf, Talal. 2004. "Performance and exhaust emission of a diesel engine using crude palm oil as a fuel extender." Journal of Energy & Environment . 3, pp. 61-68.

Article

Automated macadamia nut orchard yield monitoring
Dunn, Mark and Billingsley, John. 2005. "Automated macadamia nut orchard yield monitoring." Billingsley, John (ed.) 12th Annual Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP 2005). Manila, Philippines 29 Nov - 01 Dec 2005 Hertfordshire, England.

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A preliminary field evaluation of an automated vision-based plant geometry measurement system
McCarthy, Cheryl, Hancock, Nigel and Raine, Steven R.. 2007. "A preliminary field evaluation of an automated vision-based plant geometry measurement system." Prusinkiewicz, Przemyslaw, Hanan, Jim S. and Lane, Brendan (ed.) 5th International Workshop on Functional Structural Plant Models (FSPM07). Napier, New Zealand 04 - 09 Nov 2007

Presentation

A quasi one-dimensional simulation of a 4 stroke spark ignition hydrogen fuelled engine
Yusaf, T. F., Yusoff, M. Z., Hussein, I. and Fong, S. H.. 2005. "A quasi one-dimensional simulation of a 4 stroke spark ignition hydrogen fuelled engine." American Journal of Applied Sciences. 2 (8), pp. 1206-1212.

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A low cost vision-guided car for autonomous racing car competitions
Cubero, Samuel and Tjoe, Donal. 2007. "A low cost vision-guided car for autonomous racing car competitions." Billingsley, John (ed.) 12th Annual Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP 2005). Manila, Philippines 29 Nov - 01 Dec 2005 Hertfordshire, England.

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Autonomous racing car competition for mechatronics engineering education
Layanto, Jeffrey, Cubero, Sam and Goode, Matthew. 2003. "Autonomous racing car competition for mechatronics engineering education." Billingsley, John (ed.) 10th Annual Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (MViP 2003). Perth, Australia 09 - 11 Dec 2003 Taunton, England.

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Development of a 3D laser scanner for guiding a six-legged walking robot
Frost, Benjamin and Cubero, Samuel Nacion. 2005. "Development of a 3D laser scanner for guiding a six-legged walking robot." Billingsley, John (ed.) 12th Annual Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP 2005). Manila, Philippines 29 Nov - 01 Dec 2005 Hertfordshire, England.

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Development of a simulation framework for variable-rate irrigation of cotton
McCarthy, Alison, Hancock, Nigel and Raine, Steven R.. 2008. "Development of a simulation framework for variable-rate irrigation of cotton." 14th Australian Cotton Conference: New Beginnings – Cotton in a Climate of Change. Gold Coast, Australia 12 - 14 Aug 2008 Narrabri, NSW, Australia.

Poster

End-user’s tools towards an efficient electricity consumption: the dynamic smart grid
Kamel, Fouad and Kist, Alexander A.. 2009. "End-user’s tools towards an efficient electricity consumption: the dynamic smart grid." Mudd, Gavin M. (ed.) SSEE 2009: Solutions for a Sustainable Planet . Melbourne, Australia 22 - 24 Nov 2009 Melbourne, Australia.

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Data missing and make-up work studies over a PIDn networked control system
Teng, Lanzhi and Wen, Peng. 2008. "Data missing and make-up work studies over a PIDn networked control system." Arabnia, Hamid R. and Deligiannidis, Leonidas (ed.) MSV 2008: International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Methods. Las Vegas, United States 14 - 17 Jul 2008 Las Vegas, NV. USA.

Paper

Automation and the farmer
Billingsley, John. 2009. "Automation and the farmer." Banhazi, T. M. and Saunders, C. (ed.) SEAg 2009: Agricultural Technologies In a Changing Climate. Brisbane, Australia 13 - 16 Sep 2009 Brisbane, Australia.

Paper

Essentials of control techniques and theory
Billingsley, John. 2010. Essentials of control techniques and theory. Boca Raton, FL. United States. CRC Press.

Authored book

The use of a UAV as a remote sensing platform in agriculture
Jensen, Troy, Apan, Armando and Zeller, Leslie. 2009. "The use of a UAV as a remote sensing platform in agriculture." Banhazi, T. M. and Saunders, C. (ed.) SEAg 2009: Agricultural Technologies In a Changing Climate. Brisbane, Australia 13 - 16 Sep 2009 Brisbane, Australia.

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Performance and exhaust emission of a SI engine fuelled with potato waste ethanol and its blends with gasoline
Najafi, G., Yusaf, T. F., Ghobadian, B., Najmeddin, V. R. and Yousif, B. F.. 2009. "Performance and exhaust emission of a SI engine fuelled with potato waste ethanol and its blends with gasoline." International Energy Journal. 10 (4), pp. 215-226.

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Exploration of data requirements for adaptive control of irrigation scheduling
McCarthy, Alison, Hancock, Nigel and Raine, Steven R.. 2009. "Exploration of data requirements for adaptive control of irrigation scheduling." Banhazi, T. M. and Saunders, C. (ed.) SEAg 2009: Agricultural Technologies In a Changing Climate. Brisbane, Australia 13 - 16 Sep 2009 Brisbane, Australia.

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Low cost GPS for the autonomous robot farmhand
Billingsley, John. 2000. "Low cost GPS for the autonomous robot farmhand." Billingsley, John (ed.) Mechatronics and machine vision. Baldock, United Kingdom. Research Studies Press. pp. 119-125

Edited book (chapter)