Dr Jason Yon
MEng, PhD
Current positions
Research Fellow
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Analysis of the Transition to 100% Renewable Energy on St. Helena
Principal Investigator
Description
St. Helena is a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean with a population of around 5,000. Most electricity is generated through thermal engines, although small wind and solar…Managing organisational unit
Department of Electrical & Electronic EngineeringDates
01/01/2018 to 31/07/2018
Thesis supervisions
Stochastic models of magnetic gear performance using asymmetric analytical field solutions
Supervisors
An Unsupervised Method for Characterising the Operation of Bulk Handling Conveyor Belt Systems In-Service
Supervisors
Experimental and modelling methods for high-accuracy performance characterisation of chain drives
Supervisors
Improving user-interaction with material extrusion prototypes through emulation of mass properties
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
04/09/2025Fatigue Life of Bearings Supporting Edgewise Rotary Wing Loads in E-VTOLs
Simulating axial bearing loading from an E-VTOL Multicopter on a laboratory rig
Uncertainty Analysis of a Complex Load-Case Tribometer with Frictional and Inertial Parasitic Compensation
Revolutionising High Performance Chain Drive Testing
Tribology International
A bearing test stand to represent E-VTOL air-screw loads in vertical and forwards flight
Related people
Professor Julian Booker
Professor of Mechanical Design Engineering
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Professor Phil Mellor
Professor of Electrical Engineering
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Professor Ben Hicks
Professor in Mechanical Engineering
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Dr Robert Wragge-Morley
Research Fellow
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
Dr George Barnaby
Research Associate
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering