Dr Yuan Li
BEng, Ph D
Expertise
I design advanced multidomain (mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical) vibration-suppression systems, enhancing dynamic performance of engineering structures (e.g., automotive, railway, aerospace, civil).
Current positions
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Biography
Research interests
Dr Li’s main research interests include
- Design synthesis of multidomain vibration absorber (e.g., hydraulic, hydro-pneumatic, electro-mechanical)
- Passive and Active-passive-combined vibration suppression
- Nonlinear modelling and experimental verification
- Dynamics performance analysis of engineering systems
Dr Li has been funded and closely worked with industry stakeholders from automotive, railway and aerospace sectors.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) - Improving foundation design in soft and hard rocks
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Offshore wind turbine requires robust and economic foundation technology. This project capitalises on recent research development in macro-element modelling and chalk characterisation and aims to address critical industrial needs for…Managing organisational unit
Department of Civil EngineeringDates
01/06/2023 to 30/11/2023
RSSB & Network Rail - Enhanced Trailing Arm Bush: Design, Manufacturing & Testing
Principal Investigator
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Rail surface damage caused by wheel-rail contact forces on curves makes a significant contribution to the overall cost of maintenance. Previous research has shown that passive suspension components can reduce…Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/02/2023 to 30/06/2024
Network Rail - Inerter Pantograph for Cost-Efficient Railway Electrification (iPanto)
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Principal Investigator
Description
Unsatisfactory Pantograph-Overhead Line (OHL) contact dynamics is a critical factor for the extremely high railway maintenance and electrification cost in the UK (Network Rail spending £4.2bn/year on maintenance/renewal its network…Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/01/2022 to 31/12/2024
Multidomain Synthesis for New Concept Hydraulic and In-Wheel Motor Suspension Systems
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/10/2021 to 30/09/2024
RSSB - Enhanced Trailing Arm Bush Design for Rail Surface Damage Reduction
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
This project focused on the optimisation and physical design of a primary suspension component, i.e. the trailing arm bush, with the aim to minimise the primary yaw stiffness (PYS) without…Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/07/2019 to 31/05/2020
Publications
Recent publications
07/04/2023Experimental study on a passive-active-combined suspension design methodology (Invited Talk)
A configuration-optimisation method for passive-active-combined suspension design
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
Enhancing the trade-off between ride comfort and active actuation requirements via an inerter-based passive-active-combined automotive suspension
Vehicle System Dynamics: International Journal of Vehicle Mechanics and Mobility
Multidomain Synthesis of Optimal Vibration Suppression Systems
Journal of Mechanical Design, ASME
Optimal two-terminal vibration-absorber identification: an approach based on graph theory
7th European Conference on Structural Control: Book of Abstracts and Selected Papers
Thesis
Optimal Design Methodologies for Passive Vibration Suppression
Supervisors
Award date
06/11/2018
Teaching
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Head of School
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Professor Jason Zheng Jiang
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Mr Haonan He
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