Journal articles

2020

(2020) Ji, Daxiong; Rehman, Faizan ur; Ajwad, Syed Ali; Shahani, K.; Sharma, Sanjay; Sutton, Robert; li, Shuo; Ye, Zhangying; Zhu, Hua and Zhu, Shiqiang (2020). “Design and development of autonomous robotic fish for object detection and tracking”, International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, Volume: 17 issue: 3, DOI.

(2020) Md Jahir Rizvi, Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Olalekan Adekola & Oguguah Ngozi Margaret, “A sustainable shipbreaking approach for cleaner environment and better wellbeing”. Journal of Cleaner Production, In Press, Available online 15 June 2020. DOI. 

(2020) Singh Y, Bibuli M, Zereik E, Sharma S, Sutton R, Hatton D & Khan A 2020 'Hybrid Framework for Guidance and Navigation of Multiple Unmanned Surface Vehicles in a Practical Marine Environment' Frontiers in Robotics and AI.

2019

(2019) Yufei Zhuang, Haibin Huang, Sanjay Sharma, Dianguo Xu, Qiang Zhang (2019). Cooperative path planning of multiple autonomous underwater vehicles operating in dynamic ocean environment, Elsevier ISA Transactions, 2019, ISSN 0019-0578, DOI.

(2019) Haibin Huang, Mian Gong, Yufei Zhuang, Sanjay Sharma, Dianguo Xu (2019). A new guidance law for trajectory tracking of an underactuated unmanned surface vehicle with parameter perturbations. Ocean Engineering, Volume 175, Pages 217-222, ISSN 0029-8018, DOI.

(2019) "Bolted FRP flange joints for pipelines: A review of current practice and future challenges", Muhsin Aljuboury; Md Jahir Rizvi, Stephen Grove & Richard Cullen, Proceedings of the IMechE Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, vol. 233, issue 8, 2019, pp. 1698-1717. (Available online since April 4, 2018).

(2019) Gianni, M. Towards Expendable Robot Teaming in Extreme Environments. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research (IJMERR, ISSN: 2278-0149) - 2019. To appear in print.

(2019) Freda, L. Gianni, M. Pirri, F. Gawel, A. Dubé, R. Siegwart, R. Cadena, C. 3D multi-robot patrolling with a two-level coordination strategy. Autonomous Robots. 2019. DOI: 10.1007/s10514-018-09822-3.

(2019) Laghari AA, He H, Memon KA, Laghari RA, Halepoto IA & Khan A 2019 'Quality of Experience (QoE) in Cloud Gaming Architectures: A Review' Multiagent and Grid Systems - An International Journal , DOI PEARL.

(2019) Oliver S & Khan A 2019 'Design and Evaluation of an Alternative Wheelchair Control System for Dexterity Disabilities' Healthcare Technology Letters , DOI PEARL.

(2019) Szyrowski T, Khan AI, Pemberton R, Sharma S, Singh Y & Polvara R 2019 'Range Extension for Electromagnetic Detection of Subsea Power and Telecommunication Cables' Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology, DOI PEARL.

(2019) Hodgkinson L, Khan AI & Braide S 2019 'Exploring Women’s Experiences of Choosing and Studying Engineering and Navigation: A case study' International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology PEARL.

(2019) Wan J, Viel C, Vautier U & Jaulin L 2019 'Genetic algorithm-based multiple moving target reaching using a fleet of sailboats' IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics, DOI PEARL.

(2019) Vautier U, Viel C, Jaulin L, Wan J, Hone R & Dai YM 2019 'Restricted Orientation Dubins Path with Application to Sailboats' IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 1-1, DOI PEARL.

(2019) Viel C, Vautier U, Wan J & Jaulin L 2019 'Platooning Control for Sailboats Using a Tack Strategy' International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems, DOI PEARL.

(2019) Viel C, Vautier U, Wan J & Jaulin L 2019 'Platooning Control for Heterogeneous Sailboats Based on Constant Time Headway' IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 1-12, DOI PEARL.

(2019) Polvara R, Sharma S, Wan J, Manning A & Sutton R 2019 'Autonomous Vehicular Landings on the Deck of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle using Deep Reinforcement Learning' Robotica 1-16, DOI PEARL.

2018

(2018) Freda, L. Gianni, M. Pirri, F. A Hybrid Approach for Trajectory Control Design. CoRR 2018.

(2018) Laghari A, He H, Shafiq M & Khan AI 2018 'Application of Quality of Experience in Networked Services: Review, Trend & Perspectives' Systemic Practice and Action Research, DOI PEARL.

(2018) Bibuli M, Singh Y, Sharma S, Sutton R, Hatton D & Khan A 2018 'A Two Layered Optimal Approach towards Cooperative Motion Planning of Unmanned Surface Vehicles in a Constrained Maritime Environment' IFAC-PapersOnLine 51, (29) 378-383 Publisher Site, DOI PEARL.

(2018) Singh Y, Sharma S, Sutton R, Hatton DC & Khan A 2018 'A constrained A* approach towards optimal path planning for an unmanned surface vehicle in a maritime environment containing dynamic obstacles and ocean currents' Ocean Engineering 169, 187-201 Publisher Site, DOI PEARL.

(2018) Laghari A, He H, Khan AI & Karim S 2018 'Impact of Video File Format on Quality of Experience (QoE) of Multimedia Content' 3D Research 9, (39), DOI PEARL.

(2018) Laghari AA, He H, Laghari RA, Khan AI & Yadav R 2018 'Cache Performance Optimization of QoC Framework' EAI Endorsed Transactions on Scalable Information Systems, DOI PEARL.

(2018) Asif Ali L, He H, Khan AI & Shafiq M 2018 'Assessment of Quality of Experience (QoE) of Image Compression in Social Cloud Computing' Multiagent and Grid Systems 14, (2) 125-143, DOI PEARL.

(2018) Khan AI, Goh C, Lim CL & Sharma S 2018 'QoS Assessment and Modelling of Connected Vehicle Network within Internet of Vehicles' International Journal On Advances in Software 11, (1 & 2) PEARL.

(2018) Polvara R, Sharma SK, Wan J, Manning A & Sutton R 2018 'Vision-Based Autonomous Landing of a Quadrotor on the Perturbed Deck of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle' Drones, DOI PEARL.

(2018) Wan J, Sharma S & Sutton R 2018 'Guaranteed State Estimation for Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems via Indirectly Implemented Polytopic Set Computation' IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, DOI PEARL.

(2018) Y. Singh, Sharma, S., Hatton, D., Sutton, R. and Khan, A. "A constrained A* approach towards optimal path planning of an unmanned surface vehicle in a maritime environment containing dynamic obstacles and ocean currents". Ocean Engineering, 169, Pages 187-201, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.09.016.

2017

(2017) Rzgar Abdalrahman, Stephen Grove, Adam Kyte & Md Jahir Rizvi. "Numerical Analysis of the Thermomechanical Behaviour of an Integrally Water-Heated Tool for Composite Manufacturing", , Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, vol. 36, issue 4, 2017, pp. 241 - 253.

(2017) K. Owa, A. Khan, S. Sharma & R. Sutton, “A non-minimum phase robust non-linear neuro-wavelet predictive control strategy for a quadruple tank process”, Int. J. of Process Systems Engineering (IJPSE) (Accepted for publication) 

(2017) Huang, H., Sharma, S., Zhuang, Y. and Xu, D. ‘Dynamic positioning of an uninhabited surface vehicle using state-dependent Riccati equation and pseudospectral method’, Ocean Engineering, 133, pp. 215–223. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2017.02.004.

(2017) R. Cui; C. Yang; Y. Li; S. Sharma ‘Adaptive Neural Network Control of AUVs With Control Input Nonlinearities Using Reinforcement Learning’, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, PP(99), pp. 1–11. doi: 10.1109/TSMC.2016.2645699.

(2017) Y. Singh, S. Sharma, D. Hatton, and R. S. ‘Optimal Path Planning of Marine Vehicles’, Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, ((Accepted for publication)).

(2017) W. Abed, S. Sharma, R. Sutton and A. Khan,. An unmanned marine vehicle thruster fault diagnosis scheme based on OFNDA. Journal of Marine Engineering& Technology, vol. 16, issue 1, 2017

2016

(2016) Abed, W., Sharma, S. K., Sutton, R. and Khan, A. ‘An unmanned marine vehicle thruster fault diagnosis scheme based on OFNDA’, Journal of Marine Engineering & Technology. Taylor & Francis, pp. 1–8. doi: 10.1080/20464177.2016.1264106.

(2016) Zhuang, Y., Sharma, S., Subudhi, B., Huang, H. and Wan, J. ‘Efficient collision-free path planning for autonomous underwater vehicles in dynamic environments with a hybrid optimization algorithm’, Ocean Engineering, 127, pp. 190–199. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2016.09.040.

2015

(2015) Terzakis G, Culverhouse P, Bugmann G and Sutton R. Fitting Multiple Projective Model using Clustering-Based Markov Chain Monte Carlo Inference. Journal of Image and Vision Computing, 2015, 33,pp 15-25.

(2015) Wathiq R Abed, Sanjay K Sharma and Robert Sutton, “Neural network fault diagnosis of a trolling motor based on feature reduction techniques for an unmanned surface vehicle” Proceedings of the IMechE, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, doi: 10.1177/0959651815581095.

(2015) Wathiq Abed, Sanjay Sharma, Robert Sutton and Amit Motwani, “A robust bearing fault detection and diagnosis technique for brushless DC motors under non-stationary operating conditions”, Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems (JCAE), DOI: 10.1007/s40313-015-0173-7.

(2015) Amit Motwani, Sanjay Sharma, Robert Sutton and Phil Culverhouse, “On the application of a hybrid ellipsoidal-rectangular interval arithmetic algorithm to interval Kalman filtering for state estimation of uncertain systems" International Journal of Control, DOI: 10.1080/00207179.2015.1018951.

(2015) T Szyrowski, SK Sharma, R Sutton and GA Kennedy, “Subsea cable tracking in an uncertain environment using particle filters” Proceedings of IMarEST - Part A - Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology, DOI: 10.1080/20464177.2015.1022381.

(2015) Annamalai A, Motwani A, Sharma SK, Sutton R, Culverhouse P and Yang C, “A Robust Navigation Technique for Integration in the Guidance and Control of an Uninhabited Surface Vehicle” The Journal of Navigation, doi:10.1017/S0373463315000065.

(2015) Owa, KO, Sharma, S and Sutton R, “A wavelet neural network based non-linear model predictive controller for a multivariable coupled tank system” International Journal of Automation and Computing, DOI 10.1007/s11633-014-0825-2, Vol 11, Issue 45, pp. 1-14.

(2015) T Szyrowski, A Motwani, SK Sharma, R Sutton and GA Kennedy, “Subsea cable tracking by an unmanned surface vehicle” International Journal of the Society for Underwater Technology, doi:10.3723/ut.32.217, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 217–229, 2015.

(2015) Abed, W., Sharma, S. and Sutton, R. ‘Neural network fault diagnosis of a trolling motor based on feature reduction techniques for an unmanned surface vehicle’, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering. SAGE Publications, 229(8), pp. 738–750. doi: 10.1177/0959651815581095.

(2015) Abed, W., Sharma, S., Sutton, R. and Motwani, A. ‘A Robust Bearing Fault Detection and Diagnosis Technique for Brushless DC Motors Under Non-stationary Operating Conditions’, Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems, 26(3), pp. 241–254. doi: 10.1007/s40313-015-0173-7.

(2015) Annamalai, A., Motwani, A., Sharma, S. K., Sutton, R., Culverhouse, P. and Yang, C. ‘A Robust Navigation Technique for Integration in the Guidance and Control of an Uninhabited Surface Vehicle’, Journal of Navigation. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 68(4), pp. 750–768. doi: 10.1017/S0373463315000065.

(2015) Motwani, A., Liu, W., Sharma, S., Sutton, R. and Bucknall, R. ‘An interval Kalman filter–based fuzzy multi-sensor fusion approach for fault-tolerant heading estimation of an autonomous surface vehicle’, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment. SAGE Publications, 230(3), pp. 491–507. doi: 10.1177/1475090215596180.

(2015) Motwani, A., Sharma, S., Sutton, R. and Culverhouse, P. ‘On the application of a hybrid ellipsoidal-rectangular interval arithmetic algorithm to interval Kalman filtering for state estimation of uncertain systems’, International Journal of Control. Taylor & Francis, 88(9), pp. 1805–1817. doi: 10.1080/00207179.2015.1018951.

(2015) Owa, Kayode; Sharma, Sanjay; Sutton, R. ‘A wavelet neural network based non-linear model predictive controller for a multi-variable coupled tank system’, International Journal of Automation and Computing, 12(2), pp. 156–170. doi: 10.1007/s11633-014-0825-2.

(2015) Szyrowski, Tomasz; Motwani, Amit; Sharma, Sanjay K.; Sutton, Robert; Kennedy, G. A. ‘Subsea cable tracking by an unmanned surface vehicle’, Underwater Technology: International Journal of the Society for Underwater, 32(4), pp. 217–229. doi: 10.3723/ut.32.217.

2014

(2014) A SK Annamalai, R Sutton, C Yang, P Culverhouse and S Sharma, “Robust adaptive control of an uninhabited surface vehicle” Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, DOI: 10.1007/s10846-014-0057-2.

(2014) Owa K, Sharma S and Sutton R, "A Novel Real Time Nonlinear Wavelet Based Model Predictive Controller for a Coupled Tank System" Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, Volume 228, No 6, pp. 419-432, doi:10.1177/0959651813520149.

(2014) Motwani A, Sharma SK, Sutton R, & Culverhouse P, “Application of artificial neural networks to weighted interval Kalman filtering” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 228(5), pp 267-277, doi:10.1177/0959651813520148.

(2014) Sharma S, Sutton R, Motwani A and Annamalai A, “Nonlinear control algorithms for an unmanned surface vehicle” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment, doi:10.1177/1475090213503630, Vol 228, Issue 2, May 2014, pp 146-155, ISSN 1475-0902.

(2014) Sutton, Robert; Sharma, S. K. ‘Special Issue on Unmanned Marine Vehicles’, Proceedings of The Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M-Journal of Engineering for The Maritime Environment, 228(2), pp. 107–107. doi: 10.1177/1475090214522748.

(2014) Terzakis, G.; Culverhouse, P.; Bugmann, G.; sharma, S.; sutton, R. ‘On quaternion based parametrization of orientation in computer vision and robotics’, Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review, 7(1), pp. 82–93.

2013

(2013) Terzakis, G., Culverhouse, P., Bugmann, G., Sharma, S., and Sutton, R. On quaternion based parameterization of orientation in computer vision and robotics. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review, 6 (5) 15-24

(2013) Sharma, S., Sutton, R., Motwani, A. and Annamalai, A. Nonlinear control algorithms for an unmanned surface vehicle. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment - Accepted for Publication.

(2013) Motwani, A., Sharma, SK., Sutton, R. and Culverhouse, P. Interval Kalman Filtering in Navigation System Design for an Uninhabited Surface Vehicle. Journal of Navigation, 66, pp 639-652. doi:10.1017/S0373463313000283.

(2013) Sharma, S. & Sutton, R.. A genetic algorithm based nonlinear guidance and control system for an uninhabited surface vehicle. Proceedings of IMarEST - Part A - Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology, Volume 12, Number 2, ISSN 1476-1548, pp. 29-40.

(2013) Owa, K.; Sharma, S. K.; sutton, R. ‘Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Strategy Based on Soft Computing Approaches and Real Time Implementation on a Coupled-Tank System’, International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering, 3(5), pp. 1350–1359.

(2013) Roper, Daniel; Sharma, Sanjay; Sutton, Robert; Culverhouse, P. ‘Oscillation and direction control strategies for a robotic fish’, Underwater Technology, 31(2), pp. 67–75. doi: https://doi.org/10.3723/ut.31.067.

(2013a) Szyrowski, Tomasz; Sharma, Sanjay K.; Sutton, Robert; Kennedy, G. A. ‘Developments in subsea power and telecommunication cables detection: Part 1 – Visual and hydroacoustic tracking’, Underwater Technology, 31(3), pp. 123–132. doi: 10.3723/ut.31.123.

(2013b) Szyrowski, Tomasz; Sharma, Sanjay K.; Sutton, Robert; Kennedy, G. A. ‘Developments in subsea power and telecommunication cables detection: Part 2 – Electromagnetic detection’, Underwater Technology, 31(3), pp. 133–143. doi: 10.3723/ut.31.133.

2012

(2012) Sharma, S. & Sutton, R. Modelling the yaw dynamics of an uninhabited surface vehicle for navigation and control system design. Proc IMarEST - Part A: Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology, 11(3), September, 9-20.

(2012) Sharma S, Naeem W and Sutton R. An Autopilot Based on a Local Control Network Design for an Unmanned Surface Vehicle. The Journal Of Navigation, 65, 1–21. © The Royal Institute of Navigation, doi:10.1017/S0373463311000701.

(2012) Naeem, W., Sutton, R., & Xu, T. An integrated multi-sensor data fusion algorithm and autopilot implementation in an uninhabited surface craft. Ocean Engineering, 39, 43-52. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2011.11.001

(2012) Roper, Daniel; Sharma, Sanjay; Sutton, Robert; Culverhouse, P. ‘Energy-Shaping Gait Generation for a Class of Underactuated Robotic Fish’, Marine Technology Society Journal, 46(3), pp. 34–43. doi: https://doi.org/10.4031/MTSJ.46.3.6.

(2012) Sharma, S. K.; Sutton, R.; Irwin, G. ‘Dynamic Evolution of the Genetic Search Region through Fuzzy Coding’, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 25(3), pp. 443–456. doi: 10.1016/j.engappai.2011.09.024.

(2012) A. Khan, L. Sun and E. Ifeachor,. QoE Prediction Model and its Application in Video Quality Adaptation over UMTS networks, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol.14, issue 2 , pp 431-442, April 2012.

2011

(2011) Sutton, R., Sharma, S., & Xu, T. Adaptive navigation systems for an unmanned surface vehicle. Proc IMarEST - Part A: - Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology, 10(3), 18.

(2011) Roper, D. T., Sharma, S., Sutton, R. and Culverhouse, P. ‘A review of developments towards biologically inspired propulsion systems for autonomous underwater vehicles’, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment. SAGE Publications, 225(2), pp. 77–96. doi: 10.1177/1475090210397438.

2010

(2010) A. Khan, L. Sun and E. Ifeachor,. Learning Models for Video Quality Prediction over WLAN and UMTS Networks. IET Communications, vol.4, issue 12, pp 1389-1403, August 2010.

(2010) A. Khan, L. Sun, E. Jammeh and E. Ifeachor,. QoE-driven Adaptation Scheme for Video Applications over Wireless Networks, IET Communications Special Issue on "Video communications over wireless networks", Vol. 4, No.2, July 2010.

(2010) A. Khan, L. Sun, J-O. Fajardo, F. Liberal, H. Koumaras and E. Ifeachor,. Video Quality Prediction Models based on Video Content Dynamics for H.264 Video over UMTS Networks, International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting special issue "IP and Broadcasting Systems Convergence (IPBSC)", Vol. 2010, Article ID 608138,http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijdmb/2010/si.ipbsc.html

(2010) E. Jammeh, I-H. Mkwawa, A. Khan, M. Goudarzi, L. Sun and E. Ifeachor, Quality of Experience (QoE) Driven Adaptation Scheme for Voice/Video over IP, Telecommunications Journal, Springer Editions, Special Issue on the "Quality of Experience issues in Multimedia Provision", 2010.

2009

(2009) A. Khan, L. Sun and E. Ifeachor. Video Quality Assessment as Impacted by Video Content over Wireless Networks, Journal on Advances in Networks and Services, Vol.2, No.2&3, Nov. 2009 - Invited Paper.

(2009) A. Khan, L. Sun and E. Ifeachor. Content-based Video Quality Prediction for MPEG4 Video Streaming over Wireless Networks, Journal of Multimedia, Issue 4, Vol.4, August 2009 (ISSN : 1796-2048) pg 228-239.

2007

(2007) W Naeem, R Sutton and J Chudley. Chemical plume tracing and odour source localisation by autonomous vehicles. Journal of Navigation, Volume 60, Issue 02, May 2007, pp 173-190.

(2007) W Naeem, T Xu, R Sutton and A Tiano. The design of a navigation, guidance and control system for an unmanned surface vehicle for environmental monitoring. Submitted to the IMechE Part M, Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment.

(2007) Xu, T.; Sutton, R.; Sharma, S. K. ‘A Multi-sensor data fusion navigation system for unmanned surface vehicle’, IMechE Part M Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment, 221(4), pp. 167–186.

2006

(2006) Sharma, S. K., Kruger, U. and Irwin, G. W. ‘Deflation based nonlinear canonical correlation analysis’, Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, 83(1), pp. 34–43. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemolab.2005.12.008.

2005

(2005) Li, K.; Yu, W.; Yang, S. H.; Sharma, S. ‘Special Issue on Evolutionary Algorithm & Advanced Learning System’, International Journal of Information Technology, 11(10).

(2005) Sharma, S. K.; McLoone, S. F.; Irwin, G. W. ‘Genetic algorithms for local controller network construction’, IEE Proceedings-Control Theory and Applications, 152(5), pp. 587–597. doi: 10.1049/ip-cta:20045110.

2003

(2003) Sharma, S. K.; Irwin, G. W. ‘Fuzzy Coding of Genetic Algorithms’, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 7(4), pp. 344–355. doi: 10.1109/TEVC.2003.812217.

(2003) Sharma, S. K., Irwin, G. W., Tokhi, M. O. and McLoone, S. F. ‘Learning soft computing control strategies in a modular neural network architecture’, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 16(5–6), pp. 395–405. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0952-1976(03)00070-8.