{Department of Aerospace Sciences, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK zDepartment of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK xNational Key Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology, Institute of Industrial Process Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Highfield, South...

We discuss the use of models for run-time error detection to improve user-perceived reliability of consumer electronics products. The aim is to apply the approach in industrial products and to embed error detection into a general run-time awareness concept. To study this concept, an awareness framework has been developed in which an application and a model of its desired behaviour can be insert...

ensuring the security in civil aviation - as a primary factor in economical and industrial development - is the major concern of international community. pursuant to the serious challenges in this sector after terrorist events of 11 september 2001 in the united states, international civil aviation organization (icao) as the most important organization relating to the international civil aviatio...

In recent years, the feasibility of utilizing gas hydrates in industrial systems draws much attention as a subject of engineering studies. Despite the suggested applications for gas hydrate in transportation and storage of natural gas, desalination of water, etc., there have been few applied industrial experiences with gas hydrates. There are several patents and papers on promotion of gas hydra...