Emeritus Professor (Engineering and Design)
Selected publications
Article
Pouryazdan, Arash, Costa, Julio C, Garcia-Garcia, Leonardo, Lugoda, Pasindu, Prance, Robert J, Prance, Helen and Munzenrieder, Niko (2021) Design and characterisation of a non-contact flexible sensor array for electric potential imaging applications. IEEE Sensors Journal. ISSN 1530-437X
Rendon Morales, E, Prance, R J, Prance, H and Aviles-Espinosa, R (2017) A novel non-invasive biosensor based on electric field detection for cardio-electrophysiology in zebrafish embryos. Procedia Technology, 24 (2017). pp. 242-243. ISSN 2212-0173
Rendon-Morales, Elizabeth, Prance, Robert, Prance, Helen and Aviles-Espinosa, Rodrigo (2015) Non-invasive electrocardiogram detection of in vivo zebrafish embryos using electric potential sensors. Applied Physics Letters, 107 (19). a193701 1-4. ISSN 0003-6951
Fatoorechi, M, Parkinson, J, Prance, R, Prance, H, Seth, A K and Schwartzman, D J (2015) A comparative study of electrical potential sensors and Ag/AgCl electrodes for characterising spontaneous and event related electroencephalagram signals. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 251. pp. 7-16. ISSN 0165-0270
Fatoorechi, M, Schwartzman, D, Prance, H, Parkinson, J, Seth, A K and Prance, R J (2015) New directions in EEG measurement: an investigation into the fidelity of electrical potential sensor signals. Sensors & Transducers, 184 (1). pp. 101-107. ISSN 2306-8515
Prance, H, Watson, P, Prance, R J and Beardsmore-Rust, S T (2012) Position and movement sensing at metre standoff distances using ambient electric field. Measurement Science and Technology, 23 (11). pp. 115101-115108. ISSN 0957-0233
Watson, Philip, Prance, Robert J, Beardsmore-Rust, Sam T and Prance, Helen (2011) Imaging electrostatic fingerprints with implications for a forensic timeline. Forensic Science International, 209 (1-3). e41-e45. ISSN 0379-0738
Skinner, J C, Prance, H, Stiffell, P B and Prance, R J (2010) Sisyphus effects in a microwave-excited flux-qubit resonator system. Physical Review Letters, 105 (25). pp. 257002-1. ISSN 0031-9007
Beardsmore-Rust, S T, Watson, P, Prance, R J, Harland, C J and Prance, H (2009) Imaging of charge spatial density on insulating materials. Measurement Science and Technology, 20 (9). 095711-717. ISSN 0957-0233
Prance, Helen, Prance, Robert and Stiffell, Peter (2007) Hardware Comb Filter Enhances Dynamic Range and Noise Performance of Sensors in Noisy Environments. Review of Scientific Instruments, 78 (7). 07470-1. ISSN 0034-6748
Gebrial, W, Prance, R J, Harland, C J, Stiffell, P B, Prance, H and Clark, T D (2006) Non-contact imaging of carbon composite structures using electric potential (displacement current) sensors. Measurement Science and Technology, 17 (6). ISSN 0957-0233
Prance, R J, Clark, T D and Prance, H (2003) Compact room-temperature induction magnetometer with superconducting quantum interference device level field sensitivity. Review of Scientific Instruments, 74 (8). pp. 3735-3739. ISSN 0034-6748
Prance, R J, Clark, T D, Harland, C J and Prance, H (2003) Vector Measurements with Combined Magnetic and Electric Field Sensors. Review of Scientific Instruments, 74 (3). pp. 1319-1322. ISSN 0034-6748
Prance, H, Clark, T D, Whiteman, R, Prance, R J, Everitt, M, Stiffell, P and Ralph, J F (2001) Pinch resonances in a radio-frequency driven SQUID ring-resonator system. Physical Review E, 64 (1). 016208-1. ISSN 1063-651X
Clark, T D, Diggins, J, Ralph, J F, Prance, R, Everitt, M, Prance, R J, Prance, H and Whiteman, R (1998) Coherent Evolution and Quantum Transitions in a Two Level Model of a SQUID Ring. Annals of Physics, 268. Jan-30. ISSN 0003-4916
Ralph, J F, Clark, T D, Diggins, J, Prance, R J, Prance, H and Widom, A (1997) Flux and voltage periodic behaviour in a superconducting weak-link ring. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 9 (39). pp. 8275-8285. ISSN 0953-8984
Ralph, J F, Clark, T D, Prance, R J, Prance, H and Diggins, J (1996) Capacitance in a Radio Frequency SQUID Magnetometer. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 8. pp. 10753-10760. ISSN 0953-8984
Book Section
Prance, Helen, Watson, Philip, Prance, Robert, Harland, Christopher, Beardsmore-Rust, Sam and Aydin, Ahmet (2009) High spatial resolution, dry-electrode surface EMG acquisition system. In: Assistive Technology from Adapted Equipment to Inclusive Environments: AAATE 2009. IOS Press, pp. 109-113. ISBN 9781607500421
Conference or Workshop Item
Rendon Morales, E, Pour Yazdan, A, Prance, R, Prance, H and Aviles-Espinosa, R (2017) Microelectroscope: a multimodal approach for morphological and functional recording of embryonic Zebrafish heart activity. In: Focus on Microscopy, 9 - 12 April 2017, Bordeaux, France.
Rendon-Morales, E, Prance, R J, Prance, H and Aviles-Espinosa, R (2016) Electric potential sensors: novel biosensors for cardio-electrophysiology in embryos. In: Sensors 2016 Wearable Smart Sensors and Technologies, Tuesday, 21st June 2016, London- Royal Society of Chemistry.
Rendon-Morales, Elizabeth, Prance, Helen, Prance, Robert and Aviles-Espinosa, Rodrigo (2016) A novel non-invasive sensor based on electric field detection for cardio-electrophysiology in zebrafish embryos. In: Biosensors Congres Elsevier 2016, 25-27 May 2016, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Beardsmore-Rust, S, Stiffell, P B, Prance, H, Prance, R J and Watson, P (2010) Passive tracking of targets using electric field sensors. In: Proc SPIE: Sensors and Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Technologies for Homeland Security and Defense; Orlando, FL; 5 April 2009 through 9 April 2010, Orlando, USA.
Beardsmore-Rust, S T, Watson, P, Prance, R J, Harland, C J and Prance, H (2009) Quantitative Measurement of Tribo-electric Charging Phenomena of Dielectric Materials. In: Joint ESA/IEEE-IAS/IEJ/SFE/IEA Conference, Boston, MA.
Stiffell, P, Prance, R J, Gebrial, W, Harland, C J and Prance, H (2008) Defect detection using a non-contact electric potential drop method for multilayer carbon composite materials. In: Emerging Technologies in NDT, Stuttgart, Germany.
Prance, R, Harland, C, Prance, H, Aydin, Ahmet, Stiffell, P, Gebrial, W, Beardsmore-Rust, S, Watson, P, Mukherjee, S, Skinner, J, Antrobus, C, Nock, M and Smith, D (2007) Non-contact voltage and electric field measurement using the electric potential sensor. In: EMDay, Electromagnetics network, London, UK.
Conference Proceedings
Roggen, Daniel, Pour Yazdan, Arash, Ordóñez Morales, Francisco Javier, Prance, Robert J and Prance, Helen (2016) Electric field phase sensing for wearable orientation and localisation applications. Published in: Proceedings of the 2016 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers; Heidelberg, Germany; 12-16 September 2016. 52-53. Association for Computing Machinery, New York. ISBN 9781450344609
Pour Yazdan, A, Prance, R, Prance, H and Roggen, D (2016) Wearable electric potential sensing: a new modality sensing hair touch and restless leg movement. Published in: Proceedings of the 2016 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing: Adjunct; Heidelberg, Germany; 12-16 September 2016. 846-850. Association for Computing Machinery ISBN 9781450344623
Rendon-Morales, Elizabeth, Prance, Robert, Prance, Helen and Aviles-Espinosa, Rodrigo (2016) Functional characterization of developing heart in embryos using Electric Potential Sensors. IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium 2016, Catania, Italy, April 20-23, 2016. Published in: SAS Sensors Applications Symposium April 20-22, 2016, Catania, Italy : proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISBN 9781479972500
Rendon-Morales, E, Roggen, D, Prance, H and Prance, R J (2015) Towards the correlation between human hydration and the electrical activity of the heart using Electric Potential Sensors. IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium, Zadar, Croatia, April 13-15, 2015. Published in: Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2015 IEEE. 435-439. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ. ISBN 9781479961177