| The Johnson Archive opened | 02 November, 2009 |
An archive containing papers collected by Professor Ken Johnson, catalogued by Dr. Stuart Grassie and donated to RRUK can be found along with further information by CLICKING HERE (External site) |
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| Mini-Conference Presentations Available Online | 11 August, 2009 |
Presentations from the Mini-Conference on 15 July 2009 are now available for download.
Please CLICK HERE to see the list of presentations. |
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| Fifth RRUK Annual Report Published | 25 February, 2009 |
The Fifth RRUK Annual Report has been published and can be downloaded from this site. For more details please CLICK HERE |
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| MMU Researchers work with Hitachi on safety and efficiency | 03 September, 2007 |
High-tech giant Hitachi has called in MMU engineers to assist in the final preparations of the new fleet of vehicles for London ahead of the 2012 Olympics. Dr Simon Iwnicki and Adam Bevan of the Rail Technology Unit in the Department of Engineering and Technology have used computer techniques developed at MMU to predict wheel wear, taking into account track design, track irregularity, traction forces, wheel-rail friction and speed. For PDF press release please click HERE. |
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| Invited state-of-the-art lectures given by RRUK people at the Vehicle Dynamics conference | 03 September, 2007 |
The International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics (IAVSD) organises a biennial symposium at which a series of invited lectures are used to set the scene. This is the premier international event in the field, and at the most recent symposium (held this year in Berkely, California) two of the five of its state-of-the-art lectures were given by RRUK people:
"Control and Monitoring for Railway Vehicle Dynamics", presented by Prof Roger Goodall, Loughborough University (presented jointly with Dr TX Mei, University of Leeds, and co-authored with Prof Stefano Bruni... |
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