Department of Mechatronic Engineering

Research output

Research output per year 2004 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024

• 1096 Citations
• 20 h-index
• 75 Article
• 26 Conference contribution
• 16 Review article
• 2 Chapter
• 5 More
  • 2 Conference article
  • 1 Book
  • 1 Paper
  • 1 Other contribution

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  Air Pollution Monitoring Using Online Recurrent Extreme Learning Machine

  Yar, A., Henna, S., McAfee, M. & Gharbia, S. S., 2023, 2023 31st Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, AICS 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (2023 31st Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, AICS 2023).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Recurrent 100%
  • Extreme Learning Machine 100%
  • Air Pollution 100%
  • Machine Learning 100%
  • Pollution Monitoring 100%

• Computational Evaluation of Coating Materials for Humidity Sensing using Fiber Bragg Grating

  Raju, B., Kumar, R., Dhanalakshmi, S., Dooly, G. & Duraibabu, D., 2023, OCEANS 2023 - Limerick, OCEANS Limerick 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (OCEANS 2023 - Limerick, OCEANS Limerick 2023).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Polyimide 100%
  • Poly Methyl Methacrylate 100%
  • Fiber Bragg Grating 100%
  • Multiplexing 100%
  • Coating Material 100%

• Dynamic Mode Decomposition and Koopman Operator for Iterated Function Systems

  Ghosh, R., Tahmasebi, M. & McAfee, M., 2023, 9th 2023 International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies, CoDIT 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 305-308 4 p. (9th 2023 International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies, CoDIT 2023).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Dynamic Mode Decomposition 100%
  • Iterated Function System 100%
  • Dynamical System 33%
  • Time Markov Chain 33%
  • Discrete Time 33%

• Enhancement of biodegradability of polylactides by γ-ray irradiation

  Dave, F., Jacob, J., Kandasami, A., McAfee, M. & Tormey, D., 23 May 2023, Proceedings of the 36th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society, PPS 2021. Ajji, A., Mighri, F. & Naguib, H. E. (eds.). American Institute of Physics Inc., 130001. (AIP Conference Proceedings; vol. 2607).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Polylactide 100%
  • Thermogravimetric Analysis 100%
  • Differential Scanning Calorimetry 100%
  • Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy 66%
  • Contact Angle 66%

• Extreme Learning Machines for Calibration and Prediction in Wireless Sensor Networks: Advancing Environmental Monitoring Efficiency

  Yar, A., Henna, S., McAfee, M. & Gharbia, S. S., 2023, 2023 31st Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, AICS 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (2023 31st Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, AICS 2023).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Wireless Sensor Network 100%
  • Extreme Learning Machine 100%
  • Monitoring Efficiency 100%
  • Learning Approach 50%
  • Deep Learning Method 50%

• Global-Local Influence Maximization Subgraph Sampling-Based Graph Representation Learning for Innate Immune Response Classification

  Sakhamuri, M. R., Henna, S., Creedon, L. & Meehan, K., 2023, 2023 31st Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, AICS 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (2023 31st Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, AICS 2023).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Graph Representation Learning 100%
  • Subgraphs 100%
  • Maximization 100%
  • Leukocyte 100%
  • Innate Immunity 100%

• Graph Modelling and Graph-Attention Neural Network for Immune Response Prediction

  Sakhamuri, M. R., Henna, S., Creedon, L. & Meehan, K., 2023, 2023 34th Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (2023 34th Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2023).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • T-Cells 100%
  • Neural Network 100%
  • Epitope 50%
  • Immunogenicity 50%
  • Feature Extraction 50%

• Obstacle detection by multi-sensor fusion of a laser scanner and depth camera

  Saleem, Z., Long, P., Huq, S. & McAfee, M., 2023, 2023 11th International Conference on Control, Mechatronics and Automation, ICCMA 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 13-18 6 p. (2023 11th International Conference on Control, Mechatronics and Automation, ICCMA 2023).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Robot 100%
  • Laser Scanner 100%
  • Sensor Fusion 100%
  • Human Operator 100%
  • Kalman Filter 50%

• Pedestrian Trajectory Prediction using BiLSTM with Spatial-Temporal Attention and Sparse Motion Fields

  Khel, M. H. K., Greaney, P., McAfee, M., Moffett, S. & Meehan, K., 2023, 2023 34th Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (2023 34th Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2023).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Mobile Robot 100%
  • Prediction Technique 100%
  • Evaluation Metric 100%
  • Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory Network 100%
  • Experimental Result 100%

• Prediction of Hotspots in Injection Moulding by Using Simulation, In-Mould Sensors, and Machine Learning

  Kariminejad, M., Tormey, D., O'Hara, C. & McAfee, M., 2023, 9th 2023 International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies, CoDIT 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 309-314 6 p. (9th 2023 International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies, CoDIT 2023).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Injection Moulding 100%
  • Learning System 100%
  • Artificial Neural Network 100%
  • Support Vector Machine 100%
  • Neural Network 100%

• RIVERS: Real-Time Identification of Various Environmental Pollutants in Rivers

  McShane, J., McAfee, M., Furey, E. & Meehan, K., 2023, 2023 31st Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, AICS 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (2023 31st Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, AICS 2023).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • DenseNet 100%
  • Real Time 100%
  • Computer Vision 100%
  • Deep Learning Method 100%
  • Neural Network 100%
• 2022

  A Combined Acute and Chronic Risk Assessment Rolling Window for Type 1 Diabetes

  Munawar, F., Donovan, J., Kiely, E. & Mulrennan, K., 2022, 5th IEEE International Image Processing, Applications and Systems Conference, IPAS 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (5th IEEE International Image Processing, Applications and Systems Conference, IPAS 2022).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Diabetes 100%
  • Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus 100%
  • Blood Glucose 100%
  • Blood Glucose Level 100%
  • Glycemic 66%

• Comparison of Conventional and Conformal Cooling Channels in the Production of a Commercial Injection-Moulded Component

  Kariminejad, M., Kadivar, M., McAfee, M., McGranaghan, G. & Tormey, D., 2022, Achievements and Trends in Material Forming- Peer-reviewed extended papers selected from the 25th International Conference on Material Forming, ESAFORM 2022. Vincze, G. & Barlat, F. (eds.). Trans Tech Publications Ltd, p. 1821-1831 11 p. (Key Engineering Materials; vol. 926 KEM).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Conformal Cooling Channel 100%
  • Cooling Channel 100%
  • Temperature Distribution 75%
  • Mould Temperature 50%
  • Residual Stress 50%
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2021

  Classifying Plastic Waste on River Surfaces utilising CNN and Tensorflow

  McShane, J., Meehan, K., Furey, E. & McAfee, M., 2021, 2021 IEEE 12th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference, UEMCON 2021. Paul, R. (ed.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 475-481 7 p. (2021 IEEE 12th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference, UEMCON 2021).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Convolutional Neural Network 100%
  • Plastic Waste 100%
  • Preprocessing 100%
  • Preprocessing Technique 66%
  • Computer Vision Technology 66%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Comparison of data summarization and feature selection techniques for in-process spectral data

  Munir, N., Mulrennan, K. & McAfee, M., 10 Jun 2021, 2021 32nd Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 9467864. (2021 32nd Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC 2021).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Chemometrics 100%
  • Process Control 100%
  • NIR Spectroscopy 50%
  • Yield Point 50%
  • Near-Infrared Spectrum 50%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Comparison of Intelligent Approaches for Cycle Time Prediction in Injection Moulding of a Medical Device Product

  Kariminejad, M., Tormey, D., Huq, S., Morrison, J. & McAfee, M., 2021, 6th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry, RTSI 2021 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 267-272 6 p. (6th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry, RTSI 2021 - Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Injection Moulding 100%
  • Artificial Neural Network 100%
  • Medical Device 100%
  • Injection Molding 100%
  • Neural Network 100%
• 2019

  Bulk Modification of Poly(lactic Acid) by CO2 Laser Radiations

  Dave, F., Mulrennan, K., Sherlock, R. & Tormey, D., 19 Aug 2019, Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXIII - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, incorporating the 34th National Conference on Manufacturing Research. Jin, Y. & Price, M. (eds.). IOS Press BV, p. 370-375 6 p. (Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering; vol. 9).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Polylactide 100%
  • Carbon Dioxide 100%
  • Crystallization Point 50%
  • Surface Layers 50%
  • X-Ray Diffraction 20%

• Identifying Highly Variable and Energy Intensive Batch Manufacturing Processes Using Statistical Methodologies

  Mulrennan, K., Awad, M., Donovan, J., MacPherson, R. & Tormey, D., 19 Aug 2019, Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXIII - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, incorporating the 34th National Conference on Manufacturing Research. Jin, Y. & Price, M. (eds.). IOS Press BV, p. 495-500 6 p. (Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering; vol. 9).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Parallel Processing 100%
  • Production Phase 100%
  • Case Study 100%
  • Energy Efficiency 100%
  • Process Variable 100%

• The Identification of Utility Constraints in a Batch Manufacturing Facility

  Awad, M., Mulrennan, K., Donovan, J., MacPherson, R. & Tormey, D., 19 Aug 2019, Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXIII - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, incorporating the 34th National Conference on Manufacturing Research. Jin, Y. & Price, M. (eds.). IOS Press BV, p. 479-484 6 p. (Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering; vol. 9).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Batch Manufacturing 100%
  • Manufacturing Time 33%
  • Manufacturing Process 16%
  • Cooling Demand 16%
  • Electrical Load 16%
• 2018

  A data science approach to modelling a manufacturing facility's electrical energy profile from plant production data

  Mulrennan, K., Donovan, J., Tormey, D. & Macpherson, R., 2 Jul 2018, Proceedings - 2018 IEEE 5th International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics, DSAA 2018. Bonchi, F., Provost, F., Eliassi-Rad, T., Wang, W., Cattuto, C. & Ghani, R. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 387-391 5 p. 8631493. (Proceedings - 2018 IEEE 5th International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics, DSAA 2018).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Learning System 100%
  • File Format 14%
  7 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Developing a soft sensor random forest model for the inline product characterization of Polylactide (PLA) in a twin screw melt extrusion process

  Mulrennan, K., McAfee, M., Donovan, J., Creedon, L., Buchanan, F. & Billham, M., 2017, 75th Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition of the Society of Plastics Engineers, SPE ANTEC Anaheim 2017. Society of Plastics Engineers, p. 1024-1031 8 p. (Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings; vol. 2017-May).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Melting 100%
• 2012

  Polymer extrusion process monitoring using nonlinear dynamic model-based PCA

  Liu, X., Li, K., McAfee, M. & Deng, J., 2012, Proceedings of the 2012 UKACC International Conference on Control, CONTROL 2012. p. 7-12 6 p. 6334593. (Proceedings of the 2012 UKACC International Conference on Control, CONTROL 2012).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Process Monitoring 100%
  • Film 100%
  • Nonlinearity 20%
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Extruder melt temperature control with fuzzy logic

  Abeykoon, C., Li, K., McAfee, M., Martin, P. J. & Irwin, G. W., 2011, Proceedings of the 18th IFAC World Congress. 1 PART 1 ed. IFAC Secretariat, p. 8577-8582 6 p. (IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline); vol. 44, no. 1 PART 1).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Melting Temperature 100%
  • Extruders 100%
  • Melt Flow 50%
  • Simulation Result 25%
  • Derivative Controller 25%
  20 Citations (Scopus)
• 2010

  Improved nonlinear PCA based on RBF networks and principal curves

  Liu, X., Li, K., McAfee, M. & Deng, J., 2010, Life System Modeling and Intelligent Computing - International Conference on LSMS 2010 and ICSEE 2010, Proceedings. PART 1 ed. p. 7-15 9 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 6328 LNCS, no. PART 1).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Radial Basis Function Network 100%
  • Neural Network 100%
  • Simulation Result 33%
  • Recursive Algorithm 33%
  • Principal Components 33%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Modelling the effects of operating conditions on die melt temperature homogeneity in single screw extrusion

  Abeykoon, C., Li, K., McAfee, M., Martin, P. J., Deng, J. & Kelly, A. L., 2010, UKACC International Conference on CONTROL 2010. 4 ed. p. 42-47 6 p. 0254. (IET Seminar Digest; vol. 2010, no. 4).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Melting Temperature 100%
  • Melt Flow 50%
  • Thermocouple 50%
  • Extrusion Process 25%
  • Extruded Product 25%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• 'Soft-sensor' for real-time monitoring of melt viscosity in polymer extrusion process

  Liu, X., Li, K., McAfee, M. & Deng, J., 2010, 2010 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2010. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 3469-3474 6 p. 5717800. (Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Soft Sensor 100%
  • Extrusion Process 100%
  • Melt Viscosity 100%
  • Fluid Viscosity 75%
  • Rheometer 75%
  17 Citations (Scopus)