N. Frank

Energy-Aware Robotics: Review of Path Planning and Power Optimization for Long-Endurance UAVs

There is no gain saying of the obvious fact that Long-endurance, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are critical not only for surveillance and precision agriculture, but also for disaster response, and environmental monitoring. However, battery capacity remains the primary constraint, with...

Perovskite in Orbit: Reviewing Radiation Hardness and Degradation Pathways for Next-Generation Solar Arrays on Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) offer appreciably ultra-high specific power, low mass, and low-cost fabrication, making them very attractive for next-generation Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. However, in spite of all these advantages the space environment still poses unique chal...

Cyber-Physical Security of Renewable Energy Microgrids: A State-of-the-Art Review of Threats, Standards and Research Gaps for Sub-Sahara Africa

Renewable energy microgrids are critical particularly to rural electrification and energy- access in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where well over 600 million people lack reliable power (IEA, 2023). These cyber-physical systems integrate solar, wind, storage, and Supervisory Control...

Cyber-Physical Security of Renewable Energy Microgrids: A State-of-the-Art Review of Threats, Standards and Research Gaps for Sub-Sahara Africa

Renewable energy microgrids are critical particularly to rural electrification and energy- access in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where well over 600 million people lack reliable power (IEA, 2023). These cyber-physical systems integrate solar, wind, storage, and Supervisory Control...

Perovskite in Orbit: Reviewing Radiation Hardness and Degradation Pathways for Next-Generation Solar Arrays on Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) offer appreciably ultra-high specific power, low mass, and low-cost fabrication, making them very attractive for next-generation Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. However, in spite of all these advantages the space environment still poses unique chal...

Beyond The Cobot: Reviewing Trust, Safety, and Adoption Barriers in Human-Robot Collaboration in Manufacturing

The recent emergence of a technological operational fusion between humans and robots called Human-Robot Collaboration [HRC] in some quarters while others refer it to as “cobotics” promised to combine human flexibility with robotic precision on shared shop floors. Surprisingly, 20...

Beyond The Cobot: Reviewing Trust, Safety, and Adoption Barriers in Human-Robot Collaboration in Manufacturing

The recent emergence of a technological operational fusion between humans and robots called Human-Robot Collaboration [HRC] in some quarters while others refer it to as “cobotics” promised to combine human flexibility with robotic precision on shared shop floors. Surprisingly, 20...