Dr Dan J. O'Boy
Senior Lecturer in Structural Dynamics at Loughborough University.
Programme Director for Undergraduate Automotive Engineering [2015-2023].
Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU.
Research Interests
A summary curriculum vitae can be downloaded here. A literature list is available here.
- Ultrasonic transducer design for efficiency
- Real time electric motor simulation for NVH
- Active noise cancellation for UAVs and drones
- 3D spatial active noise cancellation for environmental benefit
- Automotive tyre vibration, tyre friction, tyre tread dynamics
- Tyre / road interaction noise
- Off road tyre traction and soil modelling
- Novel damping methods for plate vibrations
- Metamaterials for acoustic wave attenuation
- Vibration characteristics of multilayer materials
- Propagation of flexural, Lamb and Rayleigh waves in inhomogeneous materials
- Ultrasonic wave propagation through inhomogeneous materials
- Boundary element methods for acoustics
- Stability of vehicles on moving platforms
- Transient surge noise in turbocharged engines
- Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) design incorporating variability
Background
- MEng(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering; University of Bristol
- PhD in Engineering, University of Cambridge
- Employment, Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (1999 - 2001)
- Employment, Research Associate at the University of Cambridge (2005-2008)
- Employment, Research Associate at Loughborough University (2008-2011)
- Employment, Lecturer at Loughborough University (2011 - present)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (HEA)
- CEng, Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (2008-2019 resigned)
Social media profile
- ORCID id: 0000-000208189-4063
- LinkedIn profile:
- Work publication page: Journal publications
- Google Scholar page: Dan O'Boy at Google Scholar
Current and past teaching responsibilities
- Co-Manager of the final year projects
- Lecturer in Group Design (4th year undergraduates)
- Lecturer in Structural Vibration (4th year undergraduates)
- Lecturer in Noise Control (3rd year undergraduates)
- Lecturer in Machine Elements and Automotive Materials (2nd year undergraduates)
- Lecturer in Dynamics (2nd year undergraduates)
- Lecturer in Engineering Mechanics (1st year undergraduates)
- Tutorial supervisor in Dynamics
- Tutorial supervisor in Mechanics
- Tutorial supervisor in Linear Algebra and vector calculus
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