The following publications are arranged by year:

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2008

• H Lombard, D G Hattingh, A Steuwer and M N James, Optimising FSW process parameters to minimise defects and maximise fatigue life in 5083-H321 aluminium alloy, Engineering Fracture Mechanics 75 pp.341-354.
• C Blignault, D G Hattingh, G H Kruger, T I van Niekerk and M N James, Friction Stir Weld Process Evaluation by Multi-Axial Transducer, Measurement 41 No. 1 pp.32-43.
• D G Hattingh, C Blignault, T I van Niekerk, and M N James, Characterization of the Influences of FSW Tool Geometry on Welding Forces and Weld Tensile Strength Using an Instrumented Tool, accepted by the Journal of Materials Processing Technology.
• C J Christopher, M N James, E A Patterson and K F Tee, A Quantitative Evaluation of Fatigue Crack Shielding Forces using Photoelasticity, accepted by Engineering Fracture Mechanics.
• C J Christopher, M N James, E A Patterson and K F Tee, Towards a new model of crack tip stress fields, submitted to the International Journal of Fracture.
• M N James, D J Hughes, D G Hattingh, G Mills, P J Webster, Residual Stress and Strain in MIG Butt Welds in 5083-H321 Aluminium: As-Welded and Fatigue Cycled, submitted to the International Journal of Fatigue.
• C Christopher, M N James, K F Tee and E A Patterson, Evaluation of crack tip shielding using a photoelastic model, accepted by SEM XI International Congress & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Orlando, FL, 2-5 June 2007.
• Y Wang and SM Grove. Modelling Microscopic Flow in Woven Fabric Reinforcements and its Application in Dual-Scale Liquid Composite Moulding. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing (2008), May 2008, 39(5), 843-855.
• Y Wang and SM Grove. Continuum Dual-scale Modelling of Liquid Composite Moulding Processes. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites (2008), in press.
• Y Wang, SM Grove and MG Anderson. A Physical-Chemical Model for the Static Water Retention Characteristic of Unsaturated Porous Media. Advances in Water Resources, 2008, 31(4), 701-713.
• Y Wang, SM Grove and MG Anderson. Modelling Water Retention Characteristic in Unsaturated Soils. 1st European Conference on Unsaturated Soils (E-UNSAT 2008).

2007

• M N James, D J Hughes, Z Chen, H Lombard, D G Hattingh, D Asquith, J R Yates and P J Webster, Residual stresses and fatigue performance, Engineering Failure Analysis 14 pp.384-395.
• K F Tee, C J Christopher, M N James and E A Patterson, Keynote paper: New Insights into Plasticity-Induced Crack Tip Shielding via Mathematical Modelling and Full Field Photoelasticity, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on the Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Busan, Korea, 27-31 May 2007, Key Engineering Materials 345-346 pp. 199-204, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. ISBN 0-87849-440-8.
• M N James (2007), International Lead Zinc Research Organisation Research Programme ZC-21-1: Galvanising High Performance Steels for the Construction Market, Proceedings of the European General Galvanisers Association Assembly 2007, Edinburgh, Scotland, 11-12 June 2007 pp.90-105.
• M N James, H Lombard, D G Hattingh and A Steuwer, Keynote paper: Optimising Weld Process Conditions for Enhanced Fatigue Performance, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fracture and Damage Mechanics, Madeira, Portugal 17-19 July, Key Engineering Materials 348-349 pp. 561-564, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. ISBN 0-87849-440-8.
• AR Harper, J Summerscales and N Brooks (assigned to Alan R Harper, Susan Boulton and Glyn Goddard)
  British Patent GB 2 432 336A Production of composite mouldings, published 23 May 2007
• R Pomeroy, SM Grove, J Summerscales, Y Wang and A Harper. Measurement of permeability of continuous filament mat glass fibre reinforcements by saturated radial air flow. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, May 2007, 38(5), 1439-1443
• M. Silcock, C. Garschke, W. Hall, B. L. Fox, ‘Rapid Composite Tube Manufacture Utilising the Quickstep Process,’ Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 41, No. 8, 2007, pp. 965-978.
• Tiano A, Sutton R, Lozowiki A and Naeem W. Observer Kalman Filter Identification of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. Control Engineeering Practice, 15(6), 2007,pp727-739 (Invited paper).
• Tan CS, Sutton R and Chudley J. An Integrated Collision Avoidance System for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. International Journal of Control, Vol 80, Issue 7,July 2007, pp1027-1049 (Invited paper).
• Naeem W, Sutton R and Chudley J. Chemical Plume Tracing and Odour Source Localisation by Autonomous Vehicles. The Journal of Navigation, 60, May 2007, pp173-190.
• Loebis D, Naeem, Sutton R, Chudley J and Tetlow S. Soft Computing Techniques in the Design of a Navigation, Guidance and Control System for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, Vol 21, Issue 2-3 , March-April 2007, pp205-236 (Invited paper).
  

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2006

• M N James, P J Webster, D J Hughes, Z Chen, N Ratel, S-P Ting, G Bruno and A Steuwer, Correlating weld process conditions, residual strain and stress and mechanical properties for high strength steel – the role of neutron diffraction, Materials Science and Engineering A, 427 pp.16-26 ISSN 0921-5093.
• A Gonzalez-Herrera, B Moreno, M N James and J Zapatero, Numerical and experimental correlation of fatigue crack closure, Proceedings of Fatigue 2006, the 9th International Fatigue Congress, Atlanta, GA, 14-19 May 2006, Paper 0150, CD-ROM.
• H Lombard, D G Hattingh, A Steuwer and M N James, Keynote paper: Relationships among FSW process parameter, defects, crack paths and fatigue strength in 5083-H321 aluminium alloy, presented at the 2nd International Conference on Fatigue Crack Paths, held in Parma, Italy from 14-16 September 2006 on CD-ROM.
• H Lombard, DG Hattingh, M N James and A Steuwer, Synchrotron diffraction residual strain scanning in friction stir welds as a function of process conditions, proceedings of the 6th International Symposium of Friction Stir Welding, Montreal, Canada, 10-13 October 2006, CD-ROM ISBN 1-903761-05-0.
• M. Aron, On certain deformation classes of compressible Hencky materials. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, Vol.11, pp.467-478, 2006.
• M. Aron, Stability conditions for straightened, non-linearly elastic, annular cylindrical sectors. International Journal of Non-Linear mechanics, Vol. 41, pp.672-677, 2006.
• Sanjay K. Sharma, Uwe Kruger and George W. Irwin, "Deflation Based Nonlinear Canonical Correlation Analysis", Journal of Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, Vol 83, Issue 1, 7 July 2006, Pages 34-43.
• M. Silcock, W. Hall, B. L. Fox and N. Warrior, ‘Finite Element Modelling of Metallic Tubular Crash Structures with an Explicit Code,’ International Journal of Vehicle Safety’, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2006, pp. 292-303.
• Kiencke U, Nielsen L, Sutton R, Schilling K, Papageorgiou M and Asama H. The Impact of Automatic Control on Recent Developments in Transportation and Vehicle Systems. Annual Reviews in Control, 30, 2006, pp81-89.
• SM Grove, E Popham, and ME Miles, An investigation of the skin/core bond in honeycomb sandwich structures using experimental techniques. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2006, 37(5), 804-812.
• Y Wang and SM Grove. Unsaturated modelling of dual scale flow in liquid composite moulding. 8th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials (FPCM8), Douai, France, 11-13 July 2006.

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2005

• M N James, G R Bradley, H Lombard and D G Hattingh, The relationship between process mechanisms and crack paths in friction stir welded 5083-H321 and 5383-H321 aluminium alloys, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 28 pp.245-256 ISSN 0160-4112.
• M N Pacey, E A Patterson and M N James, A new photoelastic model for studying fatigue crack closure, Experimental Mechanics, 45 No. 1 pp.42-52 ISSN 0014-4851.
• M N James, Design, manufacture and materials; their interaction and role in engineering failures, Engineering Failure Analysis, 12 No. 5 pp.662-678 ISSN 1350-6307.
• M N James, D J Hughes, Z Chen, H Lombard, D G Hattingh, D Asquith, J R Yates and P J Webster, Plenary paper: Residual stresses and fatigue performance, Anales de Mecánica de la Fractura (Anejo), Proceedings of the 22nd Conference of the Spanish Fracture Group, Almagro, Spain, 9-11 March 2005 (eds. JC Galvez, EWV Chaves and MJ Casati), 22 pp.9-20, ISSN 0213-3725, also on CR-ROM ISBN:CR-235-05.
• J Summerscales and TJ Searle, Low pressure (vacuum infusion) techniques for moulding large composite structures, Proc IMechE Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 2005, L219(1), 45-58.
• M. Aron, Combined axial shearing, extension, and straightening of elastic annular cylindrical sectors. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics, Vol. 70, pp.53-63, 2005.
• Sharma S K, McLoone S. and George W. Irwin “Genetic Algorithms For Local Controller Network Construction”, IEE Proc. Control Theory & Application, 152, 5, pp. 587-597, 2005.
• Li, K, Yu, W, Yang, S H and Sharma, S "Editorial, Special Issue on Evolutionary Algorithm & Advanced Learning System" International Journal of Information Technology, vol. 11, no. 10, 2005.
• W. Hall, J. T. Jones and S. Palmer, ‘Providing a Practical Education for Off-Campus Engineering Students,’ British Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2005, pp. 59-57.
• Naeem W, Sutton R, Chudley J, Dalgleish F R and Tetlow S. An Online Genetic Algorithm Based Model Predictive Control Autopilot Design with Experimental Verification. International Journal of Control, Vol 78, No 14/20, September, 2005, pp1076-1090.
• WANG M and Sutton R. Closed Loop Identification of a Remotely Operated Flight Vehicle. Underwater Technology, Vol 26, No 2, 2005, pp 57-63.
• WANG M and Sutton R. System Identification of a Remotely Operated Flight Vehicle. Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology, A6, 2005, pp 17-22.
• SM Grove, I Progoulakis, T Searle, J Summerscales and P Healey. Heated Tooling for Aerospace Composites Manufacture. SAMPE Journal, 2005, 41(7), 36-45.

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2004

• L-W Wei and M N James, Numerical modelling of plasticity-induced crack closure for interfacial cracks in bi-material specimens, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 71 pp.309-327 ISSN 0013-7944.
• M N James, D J Hughes, D G Hattingh, G R Bradley, G Mills, and P J Webster, Synchrotron Measurement of Residual Stresses in Friction Stir Welded 5383-H321 Aluminium Butt Joints and Their Modification by Fatigue Cycling, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 27 pp.187-202 ISSN 0160-4112.
• M N James, D G Hattingh, D J Hughes, L-W Wei, E A Patterson and J Fonseca, Synchrotron diffraction investigation of the distribution and influence of residual stresses in fatigue, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 27 pp.609-622 ISSN 0160-4112.
• D G Hattingh, T I van Niekerk, C Blignault, G Kruger and M N James, Analysis of the FSW force footprint and its relationship with process parameters to optimise weld performance and tool design, Invited Paper (INVITED-2004-01), IIW Journal Welding in the World, 48 No. 1-2 pp.50-58 ISSN 0043-2288.
• P J Webster, Z Chen, D J Hughes, A Steuwer, B Malard, N Ratel, M N James and S-P Ting, Engineering applications of synchrotron X-rays and neutrons and the FaME38 Project, Symposium on the Applications of X-rays in Mechanical Engineering, ASME, Anaheim CA, 14-15 November 2004, Paper IMECE2004-62451,1-7 (CD conference proceedings).
• M N James, Keynote paper: Design, manufacture and materials; their interaction and role in engineering failures, 1st International Conference on Failure Analysis, Lisbon, Portugal 12-14 July 2004.
• John Summerscales and Paul M Russell, Observations on the fibre distribution and fibre strain in a woven fabric reinforcement, Advanced Composites Letters, 2004, 13(3), 135-140.
• J Summerscales, PM Russell, S Lomov, I Verpoest and RS Parnas, The fractal dimension of X-ray tomographic sections of a woven composite, Advanced Composites Letters, 2004, 13(2), 113-121.
• W. Hall, J. T. Mottram and R. P. Jones,' Tire Modeling with the Explicit Finite Element Code LS-DYNA,' Tire Science and Technology, Vol. 32, No. 4, 2004, pp.236-261.
• W. Hall, J. T. Mottram and R. P. Jones, ‘Finite Element Simulation of a Rolling Automobile Tyre to understand its Transient Macroscopic Behaviour,’ Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, Vol. 218, No. 12, 2004, pp. 1393-1408.
• Tan C S, Sutton R and Chudley J. Collision Avoidance Systems for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Part A: A Review of Obstacle Detection. Journal of Marine Science and Environment, Part C, No C2, 2004, pp39-50.
• Tan C S, Sutton R and Chudley J. Collision Avoidance Systems for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Part B: A Review of Obstacle Avoidance. Journal of Marine Science and Environment, Part C, No C2, 2004, pp51-62.
• Naeem W, Sutton R, Chudley J, Dalgleish F R and Tetlow S. A GA Based Model Predictive Control Autopilot Design and Its Implementation in an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. Proc Instn Mech Engrs Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment, Vol 218,(M3), 2004, pp 175-188.
• Knight M K and Sutton R. Fuzzy Model Based Sliding-Mode Control of a DC Servomechanism. Proc Instn Mech Engrs Part I Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, Vol 218, 2004, pp 211-225.
• Loebis D, Sutton R and Chudley J. A Fuzzy Kalman Filter Optimized using a Multiobjective Algorithm for an Enhanced Navigation System for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. Proc Instn Mech Engrs Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment, Vol 218, 2004, pp 53-69.
• Loebis D, Sutton R, Chudley J and Naeem W. Adaptive Tuning of a Kalman Filter via Fuzzy Logic for an Intelligent AUV Navigation System. Control Engineering Practice, 12(12), 2004, pp 1531-1539 (Invited paper).
• Naeem W, Sutton R and Ahmad S M. Pure Pursuit Guidance and Model Predictive Control of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Cable/Pipeline Tracking. Journal of Marine Science and Environment, C1, 2004, pp 25-35.

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2003

• M N James, M N Pacey, L-W Wei and E A Patterson, Characterisation of plasticity-induced closure - crack flank contact force versus plastic enclave, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 70 pp.2473-2487 ISSN 0013-7944.
• M N James, D G Hattingh and G R Bradley, Weld tool travel speed effects on fatigue life of friction stir welds in 5083 aluminium, International Journal of Fatigue, 25 pp.1389-1398 ISSN 0142-1123.
• D J Hughes, M N James, D G Hattingh and P J Webster, The use of combs for evaluation of strain-free references for residual strain measurements by neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction, Journal for Neutron Research, 11 December 2003 pp.289-293 ISSN 1023-8166.
• M N James, Plenary paper: Synchrotron investigation of the distribution and influence of residual stresses in fatigue, Fatigue 2003 - Fatigue & Durability Assessment of Materials, Components & Structures, Proceedings of an International Conference held at Queens’ College Cambridge, 7th-9th April 2003, (eds. M R Bache, P A Blackmore, J Draper, J H Edwards, P Roberts and J R Yates), Engineering Integrity Society, Sheffield, 533-542 ISBN 0 9544368 06.
• M N James, G R Bradley, D G Hattingh, D J Hughes and P J Webster, Residual stresses, defects and fatigue cycling in friction stir butt welds in 5383-H321 and 5083-H321 aluminium alloys, presented at Thermec 2003 - International Conference on Processing and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials, Madrid, Spain, 7-11 July 2003 (eds. T Chandra, JM Torralba and T Sakai), Trans Tech Publications, Zurich 4 2915-2920.
• G R Bradley, D G Hattingh, T C Yio and M N James, Plenary paper: Crack paths in friction stir welded 5083-H321 and 5383-H321 aluminium alloy, presented at the 1st International Conference on Fatigue Crack Paths, held in Parma, Italy from 18-20 September 2003 (CD conference proceedings).
• CM Leavey, MN James, J Summerscales and R Sutton, An introduction to wavelet transforms: a tutorial approach, Insight, May 2003, 45(5), 344-353. ISSN 1354-2575.
• Gingele J, Childe S J, Miles M, Incorporating links to ISO9001 into manufacturing process models using IDEF9000, International Journal of Production Research, 10 September 2003, Vol.41 No 13 pp 3091-3118.
• Sharma S. K. and Irwin G. W. "Fuzzy Coding of Genetic Algorithms" IEEE Transaction on Evolutionary Computation, Vol. 7, No. 4, August 2003, pp. 344-355.
• 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 (EAAI), Elsevier Publication, Vol. 16, Issue 5-6, pp. 395-405.
• W. Hall, J. T. Mottram, D. J. Dennehy and R. P. Jones, ‘Characterisation of the Contact Patch Behaviour of an Automobile Tyre by Physical Testing,’ International Journal of Vehicle Design, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2003.
• Ahmad,S M, Sutton R and Burns R S . Retrieval of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle: An Interception Approach. Journal of the Society for Underwater Technology, Vol 25, No.4, 2003, pp.185-197.
• Roberts G N, Sutton R, Zirrili A and Tiano A. Intelligent Ship Autopilots: A Historical Perspective. Mechatronics, 13, 2003, pp 1091-1103 (Invited paper).
• Leavey C M, James M N, Summerscales J and Sutton R. An Introduction to Wavelet Transforms: A Tutorial Approach. Insight, Vol 45, No 5, May 2003, pp344-353.
• Knight MJ, Sutton R and Burns R S. Fuzzy Model Based Integral Action Sliding Mode Control. Soft Computing, Vol 7, 4, 2003, pp244-251 (Invited paper).
• Naeem W, Sutton R, Ahmad S and Burns R S. A Review of Guidance Laws Applicable to Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. Journal of Navigation, Vol 51, No 1, 2003, pp15-29.
• N Joulia and SM Grove, Strength of Sandwich Panel ‘Cut and Fold’ Joints. Advanced Composites Letters, 2003, 12(6), 243-246.
• T Searle, J Spooner, SM Grove et al., Manufacture of Large Composite Structures by Resin Infusion. 24th International SAMPE Europe Conference, Paris, April 2003.
  

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2002

• P J McGrath, D G Hattingh, and M N James, Award Winning Paper: A novel 8-element gauge for residual stress assessment using the high speed centre hole drilling method, SAIMechE Research & Development Journal 18 No. 1 pp.1-6 ISSN 0257-9669.
• L-W Wei, E R de los Rios and M N James, Experimental study and modelling of short fatigue crack growth in aluminium alloy Al7010-T7451 under random loading, International Journal of Fatigue, 24 pp.963-975 ISSN 0142-1123.
• L-W Wei and M N James, Fatigue crack closure for inclined and kinked cracks, International Journal of Fracture, 116 No. 1 pp.25-50 ISSN 0376-9429.
• L-W Wei and M N James, Fatigue crack closure in polycarbonate under small excursion VA loading, Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Fracture, Krakow, Poland, September 2002 (eds. A Neimitz, IV Rokach, D Kocanda and K Golds), EMAS Publications, Sheffield 3 563-571 ISBN 1 901537 38 2.
• M N James, D G Hattingh and G R Bradley, Influence of travel speed on fatigue life of friction stir welds in 5083 aluminium, Fatigue 2002, Proceedings of the 8th International Fatigue Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2002 (ed. A F Blom) EMAS Cradley Heath, West Midlands, 1 413-420 ISBN 1 901537 29 3.
• M N James, M N Pacey, L-W Wei and E A Patterson, Keynote paper: New insights into fatigue crack closure using automated optical techniques, Fatigue 2002, Proceedings of the 8th International Fatigue Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2002 (ed. A F Blom) EMAS Cradley Heath, West Midlands, 4 2317-2328 ISBN 1 901537 32 3.
• M Papakyriacou, M Russell-Stevens, P Schulz, DC Plane and J Summerscales, Mechanische Eigenschaften eines kohlestofffaserverstärkten Magnesium-Verbundwerkstoffes bei erhöhten Temperaturen, Gießereiforschung, 2002, 54(3), 75 – 100, in German. ISSN 0046-5933.
• M Russell-Stevens, DC Plane, J Summerscales, P Schulz and M Papakyriacou, Effects of elevated temperature on ultimate tensile strength and failure modes of short carbon fibre reinforced magnesium composite, Materials Science and Technology, May 2002, 18(5), 501-506. ISSN 0267-0836.
• Gingele J, Childe S J, Miles M, A modeling technique for re-engineering business processes controlled by ISO9001, Computers In Industry, December 2002, Vol.49, No.3 pp 235-251.
• J. T. Mottram, W. Hall and R. P. Jones, ‘Finite Element Modelling and Simulation for a Smart Tire,’ Tire Technology International 2002, UK & International Press, 2002, pp. 22-24.
• Sutton R and Craven P J. An On-Line Intelligent Multi-Input-Multi-Output Autopilot Design Study. Proc Instn Mech Engrs Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment, Vol 216, No M2, 2002, pp117-131.
  
  

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2001

• J Summerscales, NRL Pearce, P Russell and FJ Guild, Voronoi cells, fractal dimensions and fibre composites, Journal of Microscopy, February 2001, 201(2), 153-162. ISSN 0022-2720.
• M. Aron and C. Christopher, A note on the existence and global stability of deformations of compressible nonlinearly elastic solids. Archives of Mechanics, Vol. 53, pp.195-204, 2001.
• Loebis D, Sutton R and Chudley J. A Review of Multi-Sensor Data Fusion Techniques and Their Application to Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Navigation. Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology, No A1, 2002, pp3-14 (This was given the Stanley Gray Award for the most worthy Offshore Technology paper to appear in the journal during 2001/2002).
• Sutton R and Craven P J. A Fuzzy Autopilot Design Approach that Utilizes Non-Linear Consequent Terms. Journal of Marine Science and Technology, Vol 9, No 2, 2001, pp 65-74.
• Knight M J, Sutton R, Burns R S and Jenkins D F L. Sensor Bandwidth Reduction for Data Capture. Measurement Science and Technology,12, 2001, pp. N35-N38.

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