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Li, M. (author), Bijvoet, Bas (author), Wu, Kangjie (author), Jiang, X. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)Offshore wind energy is expected to be the most significant source of future electricity supply in Europe. Offshore wind farms are located far from the shores, requiring a fleet of various types of vessels to access sites when maintaining offshore wind turbines. The employment of the vessels is costly, accounting for the majority of the total...journal article 2024
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Zeng, Yelong (author), Jia, Li (author), Jiang, Min (author), Zheng, C. (author), Menenti, M. (author), Bennour, Ali (author), Lv, Yunzhe (author)The West Sahel is facing significant threats to its vegetation and wildlife due to the land degradation and habitat fragmentation. It is crucial to assess the regional vegetation greenness dynamics in order to comprehensively evaluate the effectiveness of protection in the natural reserves. This study analyzes the vegetation greenness trends...journal article 2024
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Zhang, X. (author), Zhu, Honghu (author), Jiang, Xi (author), Broere, W. (author)Distributed fiber optic sensors (DFOSs) possess the capability to measure strain and temperature variations over long distances, demonstrating outstanding potential for monitoring underground infrastructure. This study presents a state-of-the-art review of the DFOS applications for monitoring and assessing the deformation behavior of typical...review 2024
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Zeng, Yelong (author), Jia, Li (author), Menenti, M. (author), Jiang, Min (author), Zheng, Chaolei (author), Bennour, Ali (author), Lv, Yunzhe (author)Introduction: The vegetation dynamics of the Sahel-Sudan-Guinea region in Africa, one of the largest transition zones between arid and humid zones, is of great significance for understanding regional ecosystem changes. However, a time-unvarying trend based on linear assumption challenges the overall understanding of vegetation greenness...journal article 2024
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Jiang, C. (author)Technology developments has enabled Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to be adopted for various applications, including Urban Air Mobility (UAM) – an air transportation system for passengers and cargo in and around urban environments. The operations of UAS in urban environment inevitably raises concerns about the safety impact of UAS. <br/>The...doctoral thesis 2023
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Jiang, Haitao (author)The technique of ultrasound-guided needle insertion is commonly employed in various clinical fields, including biopsy, anesthesia, brachytherapy, and ablation. However, the visibility of the needle in ultrasound (US) images remains a persistent challenge. To improve the guidance accuracy of needle insertion during interventions, it is crucial to...master thesis 2023
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Jiang, Charles (author)Background: GFI was a global financial institution. An innovation methodology, DTLSA, was created for GFI through the integration of Design Thinking, Lean Startup, and Agile/Scrum software development. Signs of a low-level adoption for DTLSA were witnessed internally, despite ongoing promotion efforts.<br/><br/>Objective: This project aimed at...master thesis 2023
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Vince, Vera (author), Jansen Venneboer, Maaike (author), Wolfert, Sandra (author), Jiang, Yuqian (author)The global water crisis could 'spiral out of control' due to overconsumption, pollution, and climate change. Building resilient freshwater systems is one of the most significant challenges in the face of climate change.<br/>The Rhine River basin is home to over 60 million people. It's a center for trade, industry, and food production. However,...student report 2023
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Jiang, Quanxin (author)The need for more accurate cleavage modelling is particularly acute for a new generation of high-strength steels because they obtain their favourable properties through complex, multi-phase microstructures. One of the challenges in cleavage modelling is the strong sensitivity to material characteristics at the microlevel. This thesis proposes a...doctoral thesis 2023
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Liu, X. (author), Xiao, Yuchun (author), Jiang, Huihuang (author), Guo, Y. (author), Yu, Mengwen (author), Tan, Wanzhong (author)This study presents the analogical assessment of the train-induced vibration and radiated noise in a proposed theater. The theater is to be constructed in a region with crowded metro lines, and the assessment is implemented in an analogical building with comparable structural type and metro condition. Prior to the assessment, the comparability...journal article 2023
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Morete Barbosa Bertolo, V. (author), Jiang, Q. (author), Terol Sanchez, M. (author), Riemslag, A.C. (author), Walters, C.L. (author), Sietsma, J. (author), Popovich, V. (author)High strength steels are widely used for structural applications, where a combination of excellent strength and ductile-to-brittle transition (DBT) properties are required. However, such a combination of high strength and toughness can be deteriorated in the heat affected zone (HAZ) after welding. This work aims to develop a relationship...journal article 2023
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Pourbeirami Hir, Maryam (author), Kirichek, Alex (author), Pourmohammadzia, N. (author), Jiang, M. (author), van Koningsveld, M. (author)A key challenge in the energy transition for Inland Water Transport is the functional design of bunker networks and first-order dimensioning of individual bunker stations. A fundamental ingredient for this is an improved understanding of how upstream energy supply (‘well-to-bunker-station’) and downstream demand (‘bunker-station-to-tank’) may...conference paper 2023
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Lu, Qi (author), Li, Shuangmu (author), Zhao, Bo (author), Jiang, Junmin (author), Chen, Zhiyuan (author), Du, S. (author)Multiple voltage conversion ratio (VCR) recursive switched-capacitor (SC) dc-dc converters, based on several basic 2:1 converters, are widely used for on-chip power supplies due to their flexible VCRs for higher energy efficiency. However, conventional multiple VCR SC converters usually have one or more 2:1 converters unused for some VCRs,...journal article 2023
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Li, Zhen (author), Chen, Zhiyuan (author), Wang, Jing (author), Wang, Jiawei (author), Jiang, Junmin (author), Du, S. (author), Cheng, Xu (author), Zeng, Xiaoyang (author), Han, Jun (author)This article presents a piezoelectric energy harvesting (PEH) interface circuit using a new self-bias-flip with the charge recycle (SBFR) technique without employing any additional energy reservoir. Traditional designs, including synchronous-switch harvesting on inductor (SSHI), synchronous-switch harvesting on capacitor (SSHC), synchronous...journal article 2023
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Chi, Lin (author), Lu, Shuang (author), Li, Z. (author), Huang, Chendong (author), Jiang, Hui (author), Peng, Bin (author)As an industrial by-product containing pozzolanic components, recycled ferronickel slag (FNS) has the potential to be supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) to reduce the massive carbon footprint of the cement industry, however, the main limitation of ferronickel slag as SCMs is the low hydration rate at an early age. In this study, the...journal article 2023
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Lu, T. (author), Chang, Z.Y. (author), Jiang, Junmin (author), Makinwa, K.A.A. (author), Du, S. (author)Dual-output regulating rectifier is highly desired in wireless power transfer (WPT) for sub-100mW bioimplants. Such rectifiers perform voltage rectification and dual-output regulation simultaneously, thus avoiding post DC-DC conversions and cascaded power losses [1 –4]. However, the conventional dual-output structure suffers from a low voltage...conference paper 2023
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Asenso Barnieh, Beatrice (author), Jia, Li (author), Menenti, M. (author), Yu, Le (author), Nyantakyi, Emmanuel Kwesi (author), Kabo-Bah, Amos Tiereyangn (author), Jiang, Min (author), Zhou, Jie (author), Lv, Yunzhe (author)Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) change is a major global concern and a topic of scientific debate. In West Africa, the key trend among the changes of the past few years is the loss of natural vegetation related to changes in different LULC categories, e.g., water bodies, wetland, and bare soil. However, not all detected changes in these LULC...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Weiwei (author), Wang, C.W. (author), Sarsenbayeva, Zhanna (author), Irlitti, Andrew (author), Wei, Jing (author), Knibbe, Jarrod (author), Dingler, Tilman (author), Goncalves, Jorge (author), Kostakos, Vassilis (author)We present a fully-printable method to embed interactive information inside 3D printed objects. The information is invisible to the human eye and can be read using thermal imaging after temperature transfer through interaction with the objects. Prior methods either modify the surface appearance, require customized devices or not commonly used...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Quanxin (author), Morete Barbosa Bertolo, V. (author), Popovich, V. (author), Sietsma, J. (author), Walters, C.L. (author)Study of the cleavage behavior of heat treated S690 steel by a microstructure-based approach combined with finite element analysis is present in this paper. Cleavage simulations of steels subjected to heat treatments that cause grain refinement or simulate heat affected zones are performed, and are compared with experiments. It is found that...journal article 2023
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Wan, Pei (author), Wu, Shaopeng (author), Liu, Quantao (author), Wang, Huan (author), Gong, Xing (author), Zhao, Zenggang (author), Xu, S. (author), Jiang, Jian (author), Fan, Lulu (author), Tu, Liangliang (author)Self-healing is a biological phenomenon in which living organism responds to the suffered damage in a complex way. Inspired by the self-healing phenomenon in nature, various biomimetic healing methods rooted in intrinsic or extrinsic healing mechanisms have been explored. Research on novel self-healing asphalt materials with intelligent...review 2023