Robin Wilson

Contact

• workRoom B07 Paton House
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• work0115 84 68174
• robin.wilson@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Dr Robin Wilson is a member of the Human Factors Research Group.

Teaching Summary

Design of building environments

Energy use in buildings

Research Summary

Acoustics of complex structures such as whole buildings and aerospace structures using statistical energy analysis as a predictive tool.

Structural power flow measurement techniques.

Acoustics of porous materials.

Acoustic rendering of buildings using ray tracing software.

Selected Publications

• PATERSON-STEPHENS, I., RUTHERFORD, P. and WILSON, R., 2014. Speech Intelligibility in Higher Education Teaching Facilities Acoustics Bulletin. 39(2), 42-48
• NAGHIYEV, E., GILLOTT, M. and WILSON, R., 2014. Three unobtrusive domestic occupancy measurement technologies under qualitative review Original Research Article, Energy and Buildings Three unobtrusive domestic occupancy measurement technologies under qualitative review Original Research Article, Energy and Buildings. 69, 507-514
• ALTOMONTE, S., RUTHERFORD, P. and WILSON, R., 2014. Mapping the Way Forward: Education for Sustainability in Architecture and Urban Design: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 21(3), 143-154
• KENT, M., ALTOMONTE, S., TREGENZA, P. and WILSON, R., 2015. Discomfort glare and time of day Lighting Research & Technology. 47, 641–657

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Future Research

I welcome enquiries from potential PhD candidates from Home, EU and international countries who are interested in the following research area: Building Physics.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3463-4266

• ZHANG, L., WILSON, R., SUMNER, M. and WU, Y., 2023. Advanced multimodal fusion method for very short-term solar irradiance forecasting using sky images and meteorological data: A gate and transformer mechanism approach: Renewable Energy Renewable Energy. 216,
• YAN, F., WILSON, R. and RUTHERFORD, P., 2022. Fast statistical energy analysis modelling of periodic box-like structures: SN Applied Sciences SN Applied Sciences. 4(4),
• DAXINI, R., SUN, Y., WILSON, R. and WU, Y., 2022. Direct spectral distribution characterisation using the Average Photon Energy for improved photovoltaic performance modelling: Renewable Energy Renewable Energy. 201, 1176-1188
• SUN, Y., LIU, X., MING, Y., LIU, X., MAHON, D., WILSON, R., LIU, H., EAMES, P. and WU, Y., 2021. Energy and daylight performance of a smart window: Window integrated with thermotropic parallel slat-transparent insulation material: Applied Energy Applied Energy. 293,
• SUN, Y. Y., WILSON, R., LIU, H. and WU, Y. P., 2021. Numerical investigation of a smart window system with thermotropic Parallel Slat Transparent Insulation Material for building energy conservation and daylight autonomy: Building and Environment Building and Environment. 203,
• SUN, Y., LIU, D., FLOR, J. F., SHANK, K., BAIG, H., WILSON, R., LIU, H., SUNDARAM, S., MALLICK, T. K. and WU, Y., 2020. Analysis of the daylight performance of window integrated photovoltaics systems: Renewable Energy Renewable Energy. 145, 153-163
• LIU, D., SUN, Y., WILSON, R. and WU, Y., 2020. Comprehensive evaluation of window-integrated semi-transparent PV for building daylight performance: Renewable Energy Renewable Energy. 145, 1399-1411
• JONES, W., WILSON, R. E., DOUFEXI, A. and SOORIYABANDARA, M., 2020. A pragmatic approach to clear channel assessment threshold adaptation and transmission power control for performance gain in CSMA/CA WLANs: IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 19(2), 262-275
• YAN, F., WILSON, R. and RUTHERFORD, P., 2020. Numerical study of acoustic transmission across heavily damped plate using hybrid Ray-Tracing-SEA method: Building Acoustics Building Acoustics.
• YAN, F., WILSON, R. and RUTHERFORD, P., 2020. Prediction of acoustic transmission in heavily damped system using hybrid ray-Tracing-SEA method: Noise Control Engineering Journal Noise Control Engineering Journal. 68(3), 226-236
• SHARPE, P., JONES, B., WILSON, R. and IDDON, C., 2020. What we think we know about the aerodynamic performance of windows: Energy and Buildings Energy and Buildings.
• LIANG, R., KENT, M., WILSON, R. and WU, Y., 2019. Development of experimental methods for quantifying the human response to chromatic glazing: Building and Environment Building and Environment. 147, 199-210
• LIANG, R., SUN, Y., WILSON, R. and WU, Y., 2019. Cooperative performance of potentially developed thermochromic glazing under different climates
• LIU, D., SUN, Y., LIU, X., WILSON, R. and WU, Y., 2019. Evaluation of the colour properties of CdTe PV windows
• SUN, Y., SHANKS, K., BAIG, H., ZHANG, W., HAO, X., LI, Y., HE, B., WILSON, R., LIU, H., SUNDARAM, S., ZHANG, J., XIE, L., MALLIC, T. and WU, Y., 2019. Integrated CdTe PV glazing into windows: Energy and daylight performance for different window-to-wall ratio
• HOSSAIN, M. M., WILSON, R., LAU, B. and FORD, B., 2019. Thermal comfort guidelines for production spaces within multi-storey garment factories located in Bangladesh: Building and Environment Building and Environment. 157, 319-345
• LIANG, R., SUN, Y., WU, Y. and WILSON, R., 2019. Comprehensive assessment of advanced solar facade: Thermal, optical and economic assessment
• LIANG, R. Q., SUN, Y. Y., ABURAS, M., WILSON, R. and WU, Y. P., 2019. An exploration of the combined effects of NIR and VIS spectrally selective thermochromic materials on building performance: Energy and Buildings Energy and Buildings. 201, 149-162
• SUN, Y., LIANG, R., WU, Y., WILSON, R. and RUTHERFORD, P., 2018. Glazing systems with Parallel Slats Transparent Insulation Material (PS-TIM): Evaluation of building energy and daylight performance: Energy and Buildings Energy and Buildings. 159, 213-227
• SUN, Y., WILSON, R. and WU, Y., 2018. A Review of Transparent Insulation Material (TIM) for building energy saving and daylight comfort: Applied Energy Applied Energy. 226, 713-729
• LIANG, R., SUN, Y., ABURAS, M., WILSON, R. and WU, Y., 2018. Evaluation of the thermal and optical performance of thermochromic windows for office buildings in China: Energy and Buildings Energy and Buildings. 176, 216-231
• SUN, Y., SHANKS, K., BAIG, H., ZHANG, W., HAO, X., LI, Y., HE, B., WILSON, R., LIU, H., SUNDARAM, S., ZHANG, J., XIE, L., MALLICK, T. and WU, Y., 2018. Integrated semi-transparent cadmium telluride photovoltaic glazing into windows: Energy and daylight performance for different architecture designs: Applied Energy Applied Energy. 231, 972-984
• RENAUDIN, M., BOUZAFOUR, A., ENGELS, S. and WILSON, R., 2018. A 6-wire plug and play clockless distributed on-chip-sensor network in 28 nm UTBB FD-SOI: Journal of Low Power Electronics Journal of Low Power Electronics. 14(3), 404-413
• YAN, F. and WILSON, R., 2018. The use of ray tracing method to predict sound transmission across heavily damped plates under the framework of statistic energy analysis (SEA)
• KENT, M., ALTOMONTE, S., WILSON, R. and TREGENZA, P., 2017. Temporal effects on glare response from daylight Building and Environment. 113, 49-64
• SUN, Y. Y., WU, Y. P. and WILSON, R., 2017. Analysis of the daylight performance of a glazing system with Parallel Slat Transparent Insulation Material (PS-TIM): Energy and Buildings Energy and Buildings. 139, 616-633
• MD MOHATAZ HOSSAIN, BENSON LAU, ROBIN WILSON and BRIAN FORD, 2017. Effect of changing window type and ventilation strategy on indoor thermal environment of existing garment factories in Bangladesh Architectural Science Review. 60(4), 299-315
• YANYI SUN, RUNQI LIANG, YUPENG WU, ROBIN WILSON, PETER RUTHERFORD, 2017. Development of a comprehensive method to analyse glazing systems with Parallel Slat Transparent Insulation material (PS-TIM) Applied Energy. 205, 951–963
• ALTOMONTE, S., LOGAN, B., FEISST, M., RUTHERFORD, P. and WILSON, R., 2016. Interactive and situated learning in education for sustainability International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 17(3), 417-443
• ALTOMONTE, S., KENT, M. G., TREGENZA, P. R. and WILSON, R., 2016. Visual task difficulty and temporal influences in glare response: Building and Environment Building and Environment. 95, 209-226
• SUN. Y., WU. Y., WILSON R. AND LU S., 2016. Experimental and numerical study of the thermal properties of a glazing system with an interstitial Venetian blind, Building and Environment Building and Environment. 103, 111-122
• YAN, F., WILSON, R., RUTHERFORD, P. and CRAIK, R. J. M., 2016. The use of damping to reduce the contribution of flanking paths to sound transmission in buildings: Noise Control Engineering Journal Noise Control Engineering Journal. 64(1), 64-74
• YANYI SUN, YUPENG WU, ROBIN WILSON, SHUYUE SUN, 2016. Thermal evaluation of a double glazing façade system with integrated Parallel Slat Transparent Insulation Material (PS-TIM) Building and Environment. 105, 69-81
• KENT, M., ALTOMONTE, S., TREGENZA, P. and WILSON, R., 2015. Discomfort glare and time of day Lighting Research & Technology. 47, 641–657
• PATERSON-STEPHENS, I., RUTHERFORD, P. and WILSON, R., 2014. Speech Intelligibility in Higher Education Teaching Facilities Acoustics Bulletin. 39(2), 42-48
• NAGHIYEV, E., GILLOTT, M. and WILSON, R., 2014. Three unobtrusive domestic occupancy measurement technologies under qualitative review Original Research Article, Energy and Buildings Three unobtrusive domestic occupancy measurement technologies under qualitative review Original Research Article, Energy and Buildings. 69, 507-514
• ALTOMONTE, S., RUTHERFORD, P. and WILSON, R., 2014. Mapping the Way Forward: Education for Sustainability in Architecture and Urban Design: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 21(3), 143-154
• ALTOMONTE, S., RUTHERFORD, P. and WILSON, R., 2014. Human factors in the design of sustainable built environments: Intelligent Buildings International Intelligent Buildings International.
• PATERSON-STEPHENS, I., RUTHERFORD, P. and WILSON, R., 2014. Speech intelligibility in higher education teaching facilities: Acoustics Bulletin Acoustics Bulletin. 39(2), 42-48
• TAYLOR, J., EASTWICK, C., LAWRENCE, C. and WILSON, R., 2013. Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro turbines Renewable Energy. 55(July), 120–127
• TAYLOR, J., EASTWICK, C., WILSON, R. and LAWRENCE, C., 2013. The influence of negative oriented personality traits on the effects of wind turbine noise Personality and Individual Differences. 54(3), 338-343
• ALTOMONTE, S., REIMER, H., RUTHERFORD, P. and WILSON, R., 2013. Towards Education for Sustainability in University Curricula and in the Practice of Design In: PLEA 2013 - Sustainable Architecture for a Renewable Future.
• PATERSON-STEPHENS, I., RUTHERFORD, P. and WILSON, R., 2013. Speech Intelligibility in Higher Education Teaching Facilities: Catering for the [L1] and [L2] Population In: Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics Annual Spring Conference. 35.
• YAN, F., WILSON, R., RUTHERFORD, P. and CRAIK, R. J. M., 2013. The use of damping to reduce the contribution of flanking paths to sound transmission in buildings
• RUTHERFORD, P., WILSON, R., ALTOMONTE, S. and DOWNING, C., 2012. Place, perceptual congruence and musical performance In: Designing Place: International Urban Design Conference. 1-20
• ALTOMONTE, S., RUTHERFORD, P. and WILSON, R., 2012. Mapping the way forward: Education for sustainability in architecture and the built environment. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. (In Press.)
• FORD, B., GILLOTT, M., WILSON, R., IBRAHEEM, O., SALMERON, J. and ALVAREZ, S., 2012. Passive downdraught evaporative cooling: Performance in a prototype house. Building Research & Information Journal. 40(3), 290-304 (In Press.)
• CHANEY, J., CLIFFORD, M.J. and WILSON, R., 2012. On the heat pulse method for the determination of the thermal properties of biomass briquettes. International Review of Mechanical Engineering. 6(2), 277-283
• ELSHARKAWY, H., RUTHERFORD, P. and WILSON, R., 2011. Will the Code for Sustainable Homes deliver UK zero carbon homes target? In: Architecture and Sustainable Development: Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture 1. Presses Universitaires de Louvain. 313-318.
• CHANEY, J.O., CLIFFORD, M.J. and WILSON, R., 2009. Combustion of biomass briquettes. In: 4th European Combustion Meeting, Vienna University of Technology Vienna, Austria.
• STEEL, J.A., CRAIK, R.J.M. and WILSON, R., 2009. A study of vibration transmission in a framed building. In: GIBBS, B., GOODCHILD, J., HOPKINS, C. and OLDHAM, D., eds., Collected papers in building acoustics: Sound transmission. Multi Science Publishing Co. Ltd, UK.
• WILSON, R. and CRAIK, R.J.M., 2009. Sound transmission via the foundation of a cavity wall.. In: GIBBS, B., GOODCHILD, J., HOPKINS, C. and OLDHAM, D., eds., Collected papers in building acoustics: Sound transmission. Multi Science Publishing Co. Ltd, UK.
• RODRIGUEZ, C., CHILTON, J. and WILSON, R., 2009. Flat grids designs employing the swivel diaphragm. In: MOTRO, R., ed., An anthology of structural morphology. World Scientific Publishing.
• CHANEY, J.O., CLIFFORD, M.J. and WILSON, R., 2008. An experimental study of the combustion characteristics of low-pressure biomass briquettes. In: 3rd International Conference on Appropriate Technology.
• DOWNING, C., RUTHERFORD, P. and WILSON, R., 2008. Virtual acoustic reconstruction and the role of auditory and visual cues for enabling musical performance. In: Virtual Audio and Past Environments - Acoustics and Audio in Heritage Applications, National Centre for Early Music, York. UK.
• CHÁVEZ CHENA, Y. and WILSON, R., 2008. A second degree approximation for the calculation of the transfer function coefficients for heat conduction through walls Energy and Buildings. 40(4), 549-555
• DEVULDER, T., WILSON, R. and CHILTON, J., 2007. The thermal behaviour of buildings incorporating single skin tensile membrane structures. International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies. 2(2), 195-213.
• RUTHERFORD, P., WILSON, R. and ESSERT, R., 2007. Educating acoustic awareness – integration within a sustainable architectural syllabus. In: The Sound of Sustainability – Going for Gold. Cambridge, UK.
• DEVULDER, T., CHILTON, J.C., WILSON, R. and BLUM, R., 2007. Advanced textile skins: predicting the thermal response of complex membrane constructions. In: Ephemeral Architecture: Time and Textiles. 61-74.
• RIFFAT, S.B., MA, X. and WILSON, R., 2006. Performance simulation and experimental testing of a novel thermoelectric heat pump system Applied Thermal Engineering. 26(5-6), 494-501
• RUTHERFORD, P. and WILSON, R., 2006. Educating environmental awareness: creativity in integrated environmental design teaching. In: SHANNON, S., SOEBARTO, V. and WILLIAMSON, T., eds., Challenges for architectural science in changing climates: proceedings of the 40th annual conference of the Architectural Science Association ANZAScA Adelaide: School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, University of Adelaide. 261-269
• RUTHERFORD, P., WILSON, R. and HICKMAN, V., 2006. Speech intelligibility in higher education institute lecture theatres. In: INSTITUTE OF ACOUSTICS, ed., Intelligible measurements: how accurate are speech intelligibility measures in practice? 26 September 2006, London St Albans: Institute of Acoustics. 65-72
• RUTHERFORD, P., WILSON, R. and BRIDGES, A.H., 2006. Ancient echoes: rediscovering performance through virtual acoustic reconstruction. In: INSTITUTE OF ACOUSTICS, ed., Reproduced sound 22: raising the standards St. Albans: Institute of Acoustics. 179-185
• WILSON, R., RUTHERFORD, P., BRIDGES, A.H. and BRANKI, C., 2006. An intelligent multi-agent system for building performance evaluation: a position paper In: International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) Australasia 2006. 110-117
• ABU-ZOUR, A.M., RIFFAT, S.B. and WILSON, R., 2005. Comparison between heat pipe and direct heat exchange solar louvre collectors International Journal of Green Energy. 2(4), 353-364
• ALLINSON D, MEDJDOUB B and WILSON R, 2005. The use of aerial thermography to assess roof insulation In: Passive and low energy architecture, 22 International Conference: PLEA 2005.
• HARD, K., WILSON, R., RIFFAT, S. and THAICHAM, P., 2005. PEM fuel cell multiphase system In: SET2005 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies.
• RODRIGUEZ, C., WILSON, R. and CHILTON, J., 2005. Kinetic canopy using the swivel diaphragm mechanism In: Proceedings of the 11 Latin-American Symposium on Tension Structures.
• TOMLINSON, D., CRAIK, R.J. and WILSON, R., 2004. Acoustic radiation from a plate into a porous medium Journal of Sound and Vibration. 273(1-2), 33-49
• HARD, K., RIFFAT, S., WILSON, R. and REDSHAW, S., 2004. Microencapsulated phase change slurry for a PEM fuel cell thermal system In: SET 3 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies.
• CHAVEZ CHENA, Y., WILSON, R., MEDJDOUB, B. and CORTES LIRA, L., 2004. A second degree approximation for the calculation of the transfer function coefficients in heat flux through walls In: SET 3 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies.
• MENDOZA, M., CHILTON, J. and WILSON, R., 2004. Daylight control in building facades applying deployable structures In: International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures Symposium.
• RODRIGUEZ, C., CHILTON, J. and WILSON, R., 2004. Flat grids designs employing the swivel diaphragm In: International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures Symposium.
• ELNOKALI, A., CHILTON, J. and WILSON, R., 2004. CFD investigation of airflow around conic tensile membrane structures In: International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures Symposium.
• OMER, S.A., WILSON, R. and RIFFAT, S.B., 2003. Monitoring results of two examples of building integrated PV (BIPV) systems in the UK Renewable Energy. 28(9), 1387-1399
• ELNOKALY, A., CHILTON, J. and WILSON, R., 2003. Use of fabric membrane topology as an intermediate environment modifier In: Passive and low energy architecture, 20 International Conference: PLEA 2003.. 671
• OMER, S., WILSON, R. and RIFFAT, S., 2002. Comparative design and monitoring of PV systems on a domestic and educational building In: World Renewable Energy Congress VII.
• ELNOKALY, A., DEVULDER, T., CHILTON, J.C. and WILSON, R.W., 2002. Environmental behaviour of tensile membrane structures In: World Conference on Technology Advances for Sustainable Development.
• ELNOKALY, A., CHILTON, J. and WILSON, R., 2002. Environmental aspects of tensile membrane enclosed spaces In: Proceedings of IASS Symposium 2002. 903-909
• OMER, S., WILSON, R. and RIFFAT, S., 2001. Comparative design and monitoring of PV systems on a domestic and an educational building In: NORSUN2001.
• OMER, S., WILSON, R. and RIFFAT, S., 2001. PV in practice: a case study of two PV systems installed on a domestic and an educational building In: CIBSE National Conference Part 1.
• WILSON, R., 2001. Renewable energy buildings at the School of the Built Environment In: CAST Research Conference.
• DEVULDER, T., CHILTON, J. and WILSON, R., 2001. Environmental aspects of widespan tensile membrane structures In: Proceedings of IASS Symposium Nagoya. 18-19
• WILSON, R., CRAIK, R. and TOMLINSON, D., 2000. Sound radiation into dissipative media In: Proceedings of Internoise 2000. 5
• CRAIK, R., TOMLINSON, D. and WILSON, R., 2000. Radiation into a porous medium In: Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics. 383-388
• HOPKINS, C., WILSON, R. and CRAIK, R.J.M., 1999. Dynamic stiffness as an acoustic specification parameter for wall ties used in masonry cavity walls Applied Acoustics. 58(1), 51-68
• CUMMINGS, A., RICE, H.J. and WILSON, R., 1999. Radiation damping in plates, induced by porous media Journal of Sound and Vibration. 221(1), 143-168
• CRAIK, R.J.M. and WILSON, R., 1996. Sound transmission through parallel plates coupled along a line Applied Acoustics. 49(4), 353-372
• WILSON, R. and CRAIK, R.J.M., 1996. Sound transmission through dry lined walls Journal of Sound and Vibration. 192(2), 563-580
• WILSON, R. and CRAIK, R.J.M., 1995. Sound transmission via the foundation of a cavity wall Building Acoustics. 2(4), 569-584