College of Engineering: Recent submissions
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Feature Enhancement in Medical Ultrasound Videos Using Multifractal and Contrast Adaptive Histogram Equalization Techniques
(IEEE, 2019)Speckle noise reduction algorithms are extensively used in the field of ultrasound image analysis with the aim of improving image quality and diagnostic accuracy. However, significant speckle filtering induces blurring, ... -
Analysis of the effect of processing conditions on physical properties of thermally set cellulose hydrogels
(MDPI AG, 2019)Cellulose-based hydrogels were prepared by dissolving cellulose in aqueous sodium hydroxide (NaOH)/urea solutions and casting it into complex shapes by the use of sacrificial templates followed by thermal gelation of the ... -
Validating 1D numerical simulation of the free field using centrifuge tests
(2019)The increasing shift towards performance based geotechnical earthquake engineering design requires an improved understanding of soil-structure interaction (SSI) for buildings on liquefiable deposits. While a number of ... -
The effects of root pruning on the growth, physiology and monetary value of Quercus virginiana and two species of Acer
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The urban environment in which we live is ever-changing and subject to continued modification to accommodate population growth and to meet modern engineering standards. Within this ever-changing environment, land disturbance ... -
Influence of lamination aspect ratios and test methods on rolling shear strength evaluation of cross laminated timber
(2019)Rolling shear (RS) strength may govern load carrying capacity of cross laminated timber (CLT) subjected to high out-of-plane loading because high RS stresses may be induced in cross layers and wood typically has low RS ... -
Robotic User Interfaces
(2001)Currently, we are experiencing the rise of a new interface paradigm: Robotic User Interfaces (RUI). We give a structured overview of current studies and implementations in the area of RUI and discuss their dis/advantages. ... -
eMuu - An Emotional Robot
(2001)In this paper, we describe eMuu, an emotional robot, its implementation and our research questions for an upcoming experiment in which we will investigate user’s interaction with eMuu. -
Affective expressions of machines
(ACM, 2001)Emotions should play an important role in the design of interfaces because people interact with machines as if they were social actors [4]. We developed and tested a model for the convincingness of affective expressions, ... -
An Emotional Interface for a Music Gathering Application
(2002)Listening to music while traveling is a pleasant activity. The latest MP3 players demonstrate that storage and management of music will not be a problem in the near future. Besides listening to music the user might also ... -
A cross-cultural study on attitudes towards robots
(Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005)This study presents the result of a cross-cultural study of negative attitude towards robots. A questionnaire was presented to Dutch, Chinese and Japanese participants based on the Negative Attitude towards Robots Scale ... -
Assessment of potential implications of agricultural irrigation policyon surface water scarcity in Brazil
(Copernicus GmbH, 2019)Expanding irrigated cropping areas is one of Brazil’s strategies to increase agricultural production. This expansion is constrained by water policy goals to restrict water scarcity to acceptable levels. We therefore analysed ... -
Building A Neuro-Fuzzy Based Route Choice Model in Metropolitan Context: Surat City in India
(Elsevier BV, 2017)The study presents the route choice behaviour among three alternative routes for a set of origin and destination points of Surat, a metropolitan city of India. Travel time, traffic congestion level and environmental effects ... -
Dual Free Adaptive Minibatch SDCA for Empirical Risk Minimization
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On creative design study in an engineering undergraduate course.
(University of CanterburyUniversity of Canterbury, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1979)This is a revised edition of Part I of a report of the same title first produced in 1974. The material has been enlarged and re-written to include developments since that year. The purpose of the work remains unchanged ... -
Experimental studies on in-plane performance of plasterboard sheathed ceiling diaphragms
(2019)The ultimate goal of this study is to develop a model representing the in-plane behaviour of plasterboard ceiling diaphragms, as part of the efforts towards performance-based seismic engineering of low-rise light timber-framed ... -
Instrumenting 3D virtual worlds for computer science education to support teaching and learning.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This thesis presents methods for adding data capture instrumentation to 3D virtual learning environments, determining the extent to which the data that is captured from them can be used to support the teaching and learning ... -
Emotion sharing in virtual reality.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The primary goal of this thesis is to explore the effects that sharing emotional cues through physiological feedback has on overall emotional states of the users in both single-user and collaborative applications. The ... -
Tailoring Acidity and Porosity of Alumina Catalysts via Transition Metal Doping for Glucose Conversion in Biorefinery
(2019)Efficient conversion of food waste to value-added products necessitates the development of high-performance heterogeneous catalysts. This study evaluated the use of Al2O3 as a low-cost and abundant support material for ...
