2017

Laureti, S., Ricci, M., Mohamed, M. N. I. B., Senni, L., Davis, Lee A. J. and Hutchins, David A. (2017) Detection of rebars in concrete using advanced ultrasonic pulse compression techniques. Ultrasonics . doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2017.12.010 (In Press)

Tiele, Akira, Soni-Sadar, Shivam, Rowbottom, Jack, Patel, Shilen, Mathewson, Edward, Pearson, Samuel, Hutchins, David A., Head, John and Hutchins, Stephen (2017) Design and development of a novel upper-limb cycling prosthesis. Bioengineering, 4 (4). 89. doi:10.3390/bioengineering4040089

Harput, Sevan, Cowell, David M. J. , Freear, Steven, McLaughlan, James, Gelat, Pierre, Saffari, Nader, Yang, Jia, Akanji, Omololu, Thomas, P. J. (Peter J.) and Hutchins, David A. (2017) Generation of ultrasound pulses in water using granular chains with a finite matching layer. Physical Review Applied . (In Press)

Gelat, P., Yang, Jia, Akanji, Omololu, Thomas, P. J. (Peter J.), Hutchins, David A., Harput, S., Freear, S. and Saffari, N. (2017) The dynamic excitation of a granular chain : contact mechanics finite element analysis and experimental validation. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 141 (6). pp. 4240-4248. doi:10.1121/1.4983466

2016

Laureti, Stefano, Hutchins, David A., Davis, Lee A. J., Leigh, Simon J. and Ricci, Marco (2016) High-resolution acoustic imaging at low frequencies using 3D-printed metamaterials. AIP Advances, 6 (12). 121701. doi:10.1063/1.4968606

Mohamed, Ikhsan, Hutchins, David A., Davis, Lee A. J., Laureti, Stefano and Ricci, Marco (2016) Ultrasonic NDE of thick polyurethane flexible riser stiffener material. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation . pp. 1-20. doi:10.1080/10589759.2016.1241253 (In Press)

Hutchins, David A., Yang, Jia (Researcher in engineering), Akanji, Omololu, Thomas, P. J. (Peter J.), Davis, Lee A. J., Freear, Steven, Harput, Sevan, Saffari, Nader‏ and Gelat, Pierre (2016) Ultrasonic propagation in finite-length granular chains. Ultrasonics, 69 . pp. 215-223. doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2015.10.018

Yang, Jia, Hutchins, David A., Akanji, Omololu, Thomas, P. J., Davis, Lee A. J., Harput, Sevan, Gelat, Pierre, Freear, Steven and Saffari, Nader‏ (2016) Analysis of solitary wave impulses in granular chains using ultrasonic excitation. Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics), 93 (6). pp. 1-13. 063002. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.93.063002

Akanji, Omololu, Yang, J., Hutchins, David A., Thomas, P. J., Davis, L. A. J., Harput, S., Freear, S., Gelat, P. and Saffari, N. (2016) The effect of boundary conditions on resonant ultrasonic spherical chains. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control . doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2016.2576563 (In Press)

Devendrana, C., Billson, Duncan R., Hutchins, David A., Tuncay, A. and Neild, A. (2016) Optimisation of an acoustic resonator for particle manipulation in air. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 224 . pp. 529-538.

Gelat, Pierre, Yang, Jia, Thomas, P. J. (Peter J.), Hutchins, David A., Akanji, Omololu, Davis, Lee A. J., Freear, Steven, Harput, Sevan and Saffari, Nader‏ (2016) The dynamic excitation of a granular chain for biomedical ultrasound applications : contact mechanics finite element analysis and validation. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 684 . pp. 1-14. 012005. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/684/1/012005

2015

Woodward, David I., Purssell, Christopher P., Billson, Duncan R., Hutchins, David A. and Leigh, Simon J. (2015) Additively-manufactured piezoelectric devices. Physica Status Solidi (a), 212 (10). pp. 2107-2113. doi:10.1002/pssa.201532272

Hutchins, David A., Yang, J., Akanji, Omololu, Thomas, P. J. (Peter J.), Davies, L. A. J., Freear, Steven, Harput, Sevan, Saffari, Nader‏ and Gelat, Pierre (2015) Evolution of ultrasonic impulses in chains of spheres using resonant excitation. EPL (Europhysics Letters) , 109 (5). Article number 54002. doi:10.1209/0295-5075/109/54002

2014

Hutchins, David A., Burrascano, Pietro, Davis, Lee A. J., Laureti, Stefano and Ricci, Marco (2014) Coded waveforms for optimised air-coupled ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation. Ultrasonics, 54 (7). pp. 1745-1759. doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2014.03.007

Yang, J. L., Hutchins, David A. and Zhao, Chang-Ying (2014) Melting behaviour of differently-sized micro-particles in a pipe flow under constant heat flux. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 53 . pp. 64-70. doi:10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2014.02.004

Yin, Xiaokang, Chen, Guoming, Li, Wei and Hutchins, David A. (2014) Negative measurement sensitivity values of planar capacitive imaging probes. In: QNDE Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 21–26 Jul 2013, Volume 1581 pp. 1500-1504. ISBN 978735412118. ISSN 0094-243X. doi:10.1063/1.4865000

2013

Yin, Xiaokang, Hutchins, David A., Chen, Guoming, Li, Wei and Xu, Zhiqian (2013) Studies of the factors influencing the imaging performance of the capacitive imaging technique. NDT & E International, Volume 60 . pp. 1-10. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2013.07.001

Yin, Xiaokang, Hutchins, David A., Chen, Guoming and Li, Wei (2013) Investigations into the measurement sensitivity distribution of coplanar capacitive imaging probes. NDT & E International, Volume 58 . pp. 1-9. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2013.04.001

Akanji, Omololu, Hutchins, David A., Davis, Lee A. J. and Leigh, Simon J. (2013) Micromachined structures for nonlinear ultrasonic transduction. In: 2013 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Prague, Czech Republic, 21-25 Jul 2013. Published in: 2013 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) pp. 1117-1120. ISBN 9781467356848. ISSN 1948-5719. doi:10.1109/ULTSYM.2013.0286

Hutchins, David A., Davis, Lee A. J. and Tsen, Sheldon (2013) Security screening using ultrasound. In: ICA 2013 , Montreal, Canada, 2-7 Jun 2013. Published in: Meetings on Acoustics. Proceedings, Volume 19 (Number 1). 055033. ISSN 1939-800X. doi:10.1121/1.4799225

Yin, Xiaokang, Hutchins, David A., Chen, Guoming and Li, Wei (2013) Preliminary studies on the design principles of capacitive imaging probes for non-destructive evaluation. International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, Volume 42 (Number 3). pp. 447-470. doi:10.3233JAE-131676

Sanderson, R. M., Hutchins, David A., Billson, Duncan R. and Mudge, P. J. (2013) The investigation of guided wave propagation around a pipe bend using an analytical modeling approach. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Volume 133 (Number 3). pp. 1404-1414. doi:10.1121/1.4790349

2012

Leigh, Simon J., Bowen, J., Purssell, C. P., Covington, James A., Billson, Duncan R. and Hutchins, David A. (2012) Rapid manufacture of monolithic micro-actuated forceps inspired by echinoderm pedicellariae. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, Vol.7 (No.4). Article: 044001. doi:10.1088/1748-3182/7/4/044001

Leigh, Simon J., Bradley, Robert J., Purssell, C. P., Billson, Duncan R. and Hutchins, David A. (2012) A simple, low-cost conductive composite material for 3D printing of electronic sensors. PLoS One, Vol.7 (No.11). e49365. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049365

Yin, Xiaokang, Hutchins, David A., Chen, Guoming and Li, Wei (2012) Detecting surface features on conducting specimens through an insulation layer using a capacitive imaging technique. NDT & E International, Volume 52 . pp. 157-166. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2012.08.004

Yin, Xiaokang and Hutchins, David A. (2012) Non-destructive evaluation of composite materials using a capacitive imaging technique. Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol.43 (No.3). pp. 1282-1292. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2011.10.018

Ho, K. S., Hutchins, David A., Billson, Duncan R., Li, M. H. and Gachagan, A. (2012) Extraction of texture in metal sheet using non-contact electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATS) and wavelet processing. In: 38th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, QNDE, Burlington, VT; United States, 17-22 Jul 2011. Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1430 (Number 31). pp. 1373-1380. ISSN 0094-243X. doi:10.1063/1.4716377

Yang, Jia, Zhao, Chang-Ying and Hutchins, David A. (2012) Modelling the effect of binary phase composition on inward solidification of a particle. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.55 (No.23-24). pp. 6766-6774. doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.06.084

Li, C., Hutchins, David A. and Green, Roger (2012) Response of an ultrasonic communication channel in air. IET Communications, Vol.6 (No.3). pp. 335-343. doi:10.1049/iet-com.2010.0916

2011

Cheneler, D., Bowen, J., Leigh, Simon J., Purssell, C. P., Billson, Duncan R., Hutchins, David A. and Ward, M. C. L. (2011) Fabrication and analysis of cylindrical resin AFM microcantilevers. Ultramicroscopy, Vol.111 (No.8). pp. 1214-1223. doi:10.1016/j.ultramic.2011.03.009

Leigh, Simon J., Purssell, C. P., Bowen, J., Hutchins, David A., Covington, James A. and Billson, Duncan R. (2011) A miniature flow sensor fabricated by micro-stereolithography employing a magnetite/acrylic nanocomposite resin. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol.168 (No.1). pp. 66-71. doi:10.1016/j.sna.2011.03.058

Saleem, Aamer, Canal, Celine, Hutchins, David A. and Green, Roger (2011) NIR spectroscopy with multivariate calibration and lock-in amplification to detect chemicals concealed behind fabrics. In: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XII, Orlando, Florida, USA, 26th April 2011. Published in: NIR, IR, and Photothermal Detection of Explosives, Vol. 8018 80181I-80181I. ISSN 0277786X. doi:10.1117/12.883839

Canal, Céline M., Saleem, Aamer, Green, Roger and Hutchins, David A. (2011) Remote identification of chemicals concealed behind clothing using near infrared spectroscopy. Analytical Methods, Volume 3 (Number 1). pp. 84-91. doi:10.1039/c0ay00386g

Billson, Duncan R., Purssell, C. P., Leigh, Simon J. and Hutchins, David A. (2011) Rapid rototyping technologies for ultrasonic beam focussing in NDE. In: 2011 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Orlando, FL, 18-21 Oct 2011. Published in: 2011 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) pp. 2472-2474. ISBN 9781457712531.

Hutchins, David A., Billson, D. R., Bradley, R. J. and Ho, K. S. (2011) Structural health monitoring using polymer-based capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs). Ultrasonics, Vol.51 (No.8). pp. 870-877. doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2011.04.004

Saleem, Aamer, Canal, Céline M., Hutchins, David A., Davis, Lee A. J. and Green, Roger (2011) Techniques for quantifying chemicals concealed behind clothing using near infrared spectroscopy. Analytical Methods, Vol.3 (No.10). pp. 2298-2306. doi:10.1039/c1ay05301a

2010

Yin, Xiaokang, Hutchins, David A., Diamond, G. G. and Purnell, Phil (2010) Non-destructive evaluation of concrete using a capacitive imaging technique : preliminary modelling and experiments. Cement and Concrete Research, Vol.40 (No.12). pp. 1734-1743. doi:10.1016/j.cemconres.2010.08.015

Canal, Celine M., Saleem, Aamer, Green, Roger and Hutchins, David A. (2010) Near-infrared spectroscopy for personal screening. In: Conference on Optics and Photon for Counterterrorism and Crime Fighting VI/Optical Materials in Defence Systems Technology VII , Toulouse, France, 20-23 Sep 2010. Published in: Proceedings of SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol.7838 78380G-78380G. ISSN 0277-786X. doi:10.1117/12.865831

2009

Li, C., Hutchins, David A. and Green, Roger (2009) Short-range ultrasonic communications in air using quadrature modulation. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol.56 (No.10). pp. 2060-2072. doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2009.1289

Yin, Xiaokang, Diamond, G. G. and Hutchins, David A. (2009) Further investigations into capacitive imaging for NDE. Insight, Vol.51 (No.9). pp. 484-490. doi:10.1784/insi.2009.51.9.484

Pallav, P., Hutchins, David A. and Yin, Xiaokang (2009) Air-coupled ultrasonic spectroscopy of highly damping materials using pulse compression. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol.56 (No.6). pp. 1207-1217. doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2009.1162

Pallav, P., Hutchins, David A. and Gan, T. H. (2009) Air-coupled ultrasonic evaluation of food materials. Ultrasonics, Vol.49 (No.2). pp. 244-253. doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2008.09.002

Pallav, P., Diamond, G. G., Hutchins, David A., Green, Roger and Gan, T. H. (2009) A near-infrared (NIR) technique for imaging food materials. Journal of Food Science, Vol.74 (No.1). E23-E33. doi:10.1111/j.1750-3841.2008.01011.x

Diamond, G. G., Hutchins, David A., Pallav, P. and Gohel, R. (2009) Near infrared (NIR) spectral imaging for NDE. In: 35th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Univ Chicago, Chicago, IL, July 20-25, 2008. Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol.1096 pp. 447-452. ISBN 978-0-7354-0629-2. ISSN 0094-243X. doi:10.1063/1.3114280

Li, Chuan, Hutchins, David A. and Green, Roger (2009) Short range ultrasonic communications in air using quadrature modulation. In: International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems, Milan, Italy, July 07-10, 2009. Published in: WINSYS 2009: Proceedings of the International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems pp. 100-104. ISBN 978-989-674-008-5. doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2009.1289

2008

Pallav, P., Diamond, G. G., Hutchins, David A. and Gan, T. H. (2008) A near infrared technique for non-destructive evaluation. Insight, Vol.50 (No.5). pp. 244-248. doi:10.1784/insi.2008.50.5.244

Li, Chuan, Hutchins, David A. and Green, Roger (2008) Short-range ultrasonic digital communications in air. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol.55 (No.4). pp. 908-918. doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2008.726

Ho, K. S., Bradley, R. J., Billson, D. R. and Hutchins, David A. (2008) Micro-stereolithography as a transducer design method. Ultrasonics, Vol.48 (No.1). pp. 1-5. doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2007.07.001

Diamond, G. G., Hutchins, David A. and Gan, T. H. (2008) Defect location using capacitative imaging. In: 34th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Golden, CO, U.S.A., Jul 22-27, 2007. Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol.975 pp. 641-647. ISBN 978-0-7354-0494-6. ISSN 0094-243X. doi:10.1063/1.2902723

Pallav, P., Hutchins, David A., Diamond, G. G., Gan, T. H. and Hellyer, J. E. (2008) Dual-mode combined infra red and air-coupled ultrasonic technique for real-time industrial process control with special reference to the food industry. In: 34th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Golden, CO, Jul 22-27, 2007. Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol.975 pp. 1630-1637. ISBN 978-0-7354-0494-6. ISSN 0094-243X. doi:10.1063/1.2902631

Diamond, G. G., Pallav, P. and Hutchins, David A. (2008) Near infrared (nir) imaging for NDE. In: 34th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Golden, CO, U.S.A., Jul 22-27, 2007. Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol.975 pp. 688-695. ISBN 978-0-7354-0494-6. ISSN 0094-243X. doi:10.1063/1.2902729

Diamond, G. G., Hutchins, David A., Pallav, P. and Green, Roger (2008) A novel low cost alternative to THz for security and defence applications. In: 34th Conference on Infrared Technology and Applications, Orlando, FL, Mar 17-20, 2008. Published in: Proceedings of SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol.6940 (Pt.1-2). S9401-S9401. ISBN 978-0-8194-7131-4. ISSN 0277-786X. doi:10.1117/12.799676

2007

Medley, A. P., Billson, D. R., Hutchins, David A. and Neild, A. (2007) Acoustic fields of nonplanar radiators. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America , Vol.122 (No.5 Part 1). pp. 2587-2593. doi:10.1121/1.2783117

Pallav, Prakash, Gan, Tat Hean and Hutchins, David A. (2007) Elliptical-Tukey chirp signal for high-resolution, air-coupled ultrasonic imaging. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol.54 (No.8). pp. 1530-1540. doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2007.423

Davis, L. A. J., Hutchins, David A. and Noble, Russell A. (2007) Characterization of cMUTs in rarefied gases. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol.54 (No.5). pp. 1065-1071. doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2007.352

Ho, K. S., Billson, D. R. and Hutchins, David A. (2007) Inspection of drinks cans using non-contact electromagnetic acoustic transducers. Journal of Food Engineering, Vol.80 (No.2). pp. 431-444. doi:10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2006.04.025

Ho, K. S., Billson, D. R. and Hutchins, David A. (2007) Ultrasonic Lamb wave tomography using scanned EMATs and wavelet processing. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, Vol.22 (No.1). pp. 19-34. doi:10.1080/10589750701327890

Diamond, G. G., Hutchins, David A., Leong, Kennith Kin and Gan, T. H. (2007) Electrostatic capacitive imaging : a new NDE technique. In: 33rd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Portland, Oregon, 30 Jul - 04 Aug 2006. Published in: Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vols 26A and 26B, Volume 894 pp. 689-694. ISBN 9780735403994. ISSN 0094-243X. doi:10.1063/1.2718037

2006

Diamond, G. G., Hutchins, David A., Gan, T. H., Purnell, Phil and Leong, Kennith Kin (2006) Single-sided capacitive imaging for NDT. INSIGHT, 48 (12). pp. 724-730. doi:10.1784/insi.2006.48.12.724

Medley, A. P., Billson, D. R., Hutchins, David A. and Davis, L. A. J. (2006) Properties of an electrostatic transducer. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 120 (5 Part 1). pp. 2658-2667. doi:10.1121/1.2357702

Meyer, S, Hindle, Steve, Sandoz, J-P, Gan, T H and Hutchins, David A. (2006) Non-contact evaluation of milk-based products using air-coupled ultrasound. Measurement Science & Technology, Volume 17 (Number 7). pp. 1838-1846. doi:10.1088/0957-0233/17/7/023

Bradley, R. J., Billson, D. R. and Hutchins, David A. (2006) Novel capacitive ultrasonic transducers fabricated using microstereolithography. In: IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, 03-06 Oct 2006. Published in: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. Proceedings pp. 2381-2384. ISBN 978-1-4244-0201-4. ISSN 1051-0117. doi:10.1109/ULTSYM.2006.469