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  • 3D-printed coded apertures for x-ray backscatter radiography 
    Munoz, Andre Arelius Marcus; Vella, Anna; Healy, M. J. F.; Lane, David W.; Jupp, Ian; Lockley, D. (SPIE, 2017-09-07)
    Many different mask patterns can be used for X-ray backscatter imaging using coded apertures, which can find application in the medical, industrial and security sectors. While some of these patterns may be considered to ...
  • 3D-printed thermoplastic composite fasteners for single lap joint reinforcement 
    Li, Wenhao; Guo, Shijun; Giannopoulos, Ioannis K.; Lin, Minxiao; Xiong, Yi; Liu, Yiding; Shen, Zhengquan (Elsevier, 2021-12-10)
    This study presents findings for the strength and failure mechanism of a 3D-printed Continuous Carbon Fibre reinforced Onyx (CCF/Onyx) Thermo-Plastic Composite Fastener (TPCF) and a single lap-joint (SLJ) made of fibre/polymer ...
  • 4 Developing a framework to improve leadership performance in healthcare organisations: the case of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
    Algarni, Namshan; McLaughlin, Patrick; Al-Ashaab, Ahmed (BMJ, 2018-10-31)
    In order to improve leadership performance and enhance effective leadership in the healthcare sector organisations in general and the KSA in particular, this study proposes a theoretical framework to address the way in ...
  • 4D printing of materials for the future: opportunities and challenges 
    Joshi, Siddharth; Rawat, Krishna; Karunakaran, C.; Rajamohan, Vasudevan; Mathew, Arun Tom; Koziol, Krzysztof K. K.; Kumar Thakur, Vijay; Balan, A.S.S (Elsevier, 2019-10-16)
    The concept of 4D printing is its formation of complex three-dimensional structures that have the ability to adopt different shapes and forms when subjected to different environmental stimuli. A few researchers simply view ...
  • 4D printing of smart polymer nanocomposites: integrating graphene and acrylate based shape memory polymers 
    Chowdhury, Jaydeep; Anirudh, Premnath Vijay; Karunakaran, Chandrasekaran; Rajmohan, Vasudevan; Mathew, Arun Tom; Koziol, Krzysztof K. K.; Alsanie, Walaa F.; Kannan, Chidambaram; Balan, Arunachalam S. S.; Thakur, Vijay Kumar (MDPI, 2021-10-24)
    The ever-increasing demand for materials to have superior properties and satisfy functions in the field of soft robotics and beyond has resulted in the advent of the new field of four-dimensional (4D) printing. The ability ...
  • 4D trajectory optimization of commercial flight for green civil aviation 
    Tian, Yong; He, Xiuqi; Xu, Yan; Wan, Lili; Ye, Bojia (IEEE, 2020-03-31)
    For the current development of green civil aviation, this study aims to optimize the green four-dimensional (4D) trajectory of commercial flight by taking into account conventional cost and environmental cost. Some fundamental ...
  • A 4D-trajectory planning method based on hybrid optimization strategy for demand and capacity balancing 
    Chen, Yutong; Xu, Yan; Hu, Minghua; Huang, Fei; Nie, Qi (IEEE, 2021-11-15)
    To effectively solve the Demand and Capacity Balancing (DCB) in future Trajectory-Based Operation (TBO) scenarios, this article first proposes a pre-tactical-and-tactical integrated Four-Dimensional Trajectory (4DT) planning ...
  • 4DT generator and guidance system 
    Amaro Carmona, Manuel Angel (Cranfield University, 2015-10)
    This thesis describes a 4D Trajectories Generator and Guidance system. 4D trajectory is a concept that will improve the capacity, efficiency and safety of airspace. First a 4D trajectories synthetizer design is proposed. ...
  • 5 year public health impacts of an urban greenway, Belfast, Northern Ireland: Causal Loop Diagram (Abstract no diagram) 
    Hunter, R.; Garcia, L.; Clewley, Natalie; Hafezi, Mehdi; Hilton, Jeremy (Oxford University Press, 2023-10-24)
    Background The development of large scale urban green space infrastructure, such as a new urban greenway, provokes a cascade of changes abating a series of public health impacts, in the realms of: health, society, economy ...
  • 5G aviation networks using novel AI approach for DDoS detection 
    Whitworth, Huw; Al-Rubaye, Saba; Tsourdos, Antonios; Jiggins, Julia (IEEE, 2023-07-17)
    The advent of Fifth Generation (5G) technology has ushered in a new era of advancements in the aviation sector. However, the introduction of smart infrastructure has significantly altered the threat landscape at airports, ...
  • 6 Shipwreck archaeology in the past 10 years 
    Briggs, Lisa; Campbell, Peter B. (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2023-12-08)
    This paper reviews the trends, topics, and research directions in shipwreck archaeology over the past decade. As archaeology increasingly embraces advances in technological methods that can aid our research, the so-called ...
  • 6U CubeSat design for Earth observation with 6.5m GSD, five spectral bands and 14Mbps downlink 
    Tsitas, S. R.; Kingston, Jennifer (Royal Aeronautical Society, 2010-11-30)
    The design of a 6U Cube Sat including spacecraft systems and imagine payload is described for an Earth observation mission. From a Sun synchronous orbit at an altitude of 600km the design enables imaging with a 6.5m GSD, ...
  • A3 thinking approach to enhance a complaints handling process in the airline sector 
    Alshahrani, Bader Mohammed (Cranfield UniversitySATM, 2019-07)
    A prescription for the business success is a matter of concern for company management, researchers and policy makers. There is an ongoing debate regarding the key tools which can increase business efficiency. For example, ...
  • A3 thinking approach to support knowledge-driven design 
    Mohd Saad, Norhairin; Al-Ashaab, Ahmed; Maksimovic, Maksim; Zhu, L.; Shehab, Essam; Ewers, P.; Kassam, A. (Springer, 2013-03-01)
    Problem solving is a crucial skill in product development. Any lack of effective decision making at an early design stage will affect productivity and increase costs and the lead time for the other stages of the product ...
  • A3 thinking approach to support lean product and process development 
    Mohd Saad, Norhairin (Cranfield University, 2013-03)
    This research project aims to develop a novel A3 thinking approach to support knowledge driven design that aids the generation of decision making within a Lean Product and Process Development (LeanPPD) environment. This ...
  • Abating CO2 and non-CO2 emissions with hydrogen propulsion 
    Mourouzidis, Christos; Singh, G.; Sun, X.; Huete, Jon; Nalianda, Devaiah; Nikolaidis, Theoklis; Sethi, Vishal; Rolt, Andrew Martin; Goodger, E.; Pilidis, Pericles (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2024-04-02)
    This contribution focuses on the abatement with hydrogen of CO2 and non-CO2 emissions. It is agenda-setting in two respects. Firstly, it challenges the globally accepted hydrocarbon sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) pathway ...
  • Ablation studies of low melting point bodies in a pre-heated supersonic air stream 
    Cleaver, J. W. (College of Aeronautics, 1960-02)
    This report is an investigation into the melting of axi-symmetric and two-dimensional bogies at a Mach No. of M[infinity] = 1.78 and stagnation temperatures up to 550 [degrees]K. In this temperature range, the most ...
  • Abnormal grain growth in ultrafine grained Ni under high-cycle loading 
    Barrios, Alejandro; Zhang, Yin; Maeder, Xavier; Castelluccio, Gustavo M.; Pierron, Olivier; Zhu, Ting (Elsevier, 2021-11-02)
    Abnormal grain growth can occur in polycrystalline materials with only a fraction of grains growing drastically to consume other grains. Here we report abnormal grain growth in ultrafine grained metal in a rarely explored ...
  • Abradable stator gas turbine labyrinth seals 
    Allcock, D. C. J. (Cranfield University, 1999-03)
    This is a detailed study into the internal aerodynamics of labyrinth seals, with pmic| reference to the effects of abradable honeycomb stators on labyrinth seal leakage.- A extensive experimental programme established ...
  • Abrasive machining with MQSL. 
    Morris, Tom (Cranfield University, 2011-07)
    Grinding and polishing of engineered components are critical aspects of the precision manufacturing of high performance, quality assured products. Elevated process temperatures, however, are a common and for the most ...