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  1. Using an inerter-based suspension to improve both passenger comfort and track wear in railway vehicles

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  2. A new nonlinear displacement-dependent parametric model of a high-speed rail pantograph hydraulic damper

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki, Wenlin Wang

  3. Dynamics of railway freight vehicles

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  4. Adaptive noise cancelling and time–frequency techniques for rail surface defect detection

    Article • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, March 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  5. Dynamics of a vehicle–track coupling system at a rail joint

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, October 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  6. A predictive model of energy savings from top of rail friction control

    Article • Wear, June 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  7. The effect of railway vehicle dynamics on the lateral alignment of track

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, May 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  8. Wheel–rail contact: experimental study of the creep forces–creepage relationships

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, May 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  9. Friction coefficient estimation using an unscented Kalman filter

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, March 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  10. Editorial

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, December 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  11. Special Issue on RRUKA research

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, November 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  12. Railway wheel-flat and rail surface defect modelling and analysis by time–frequency techniques

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki, David Crosbee

  13. Application of power spectrum, cepstrum, higher order spectrum and neural network analyses for induction motor fault diagnosis

    Article • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, August 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  14. Estimation of the friction coefficient between wheel and rail surface using traction motor behaviour

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, May 2012, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  15. Damage to Railway Wheels and Rails: A Review of the Causes, Prediction Methods, Reduction and Allocation of Costs

    Article • International Journal of Railway Technology, April 2012, Civil-Comp, Ltd.

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  16. Properties of wheel/rail longitudinal creep force due to sinusoidal short pitch corrugation on railway rails

    Article • Wear, April 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  17. Rail freight in 2035 – traction energy analysis for high-performance freight trains

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, March 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  18. Editorial

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, January 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  19. Assessing the accuracy of different simplified frictional rolling contact algorithms

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, January 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  20. Editorial – ‘Rail Corrugation and Roughness Growth’

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, November 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  21. Non-linearity of non-steady rolling contact mechanics under the half-space assumption

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, November 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  22. A new method for determining wheel–rail multi-point contact

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, October 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  23. Prediction of rail corrugation using a rotating flexible wheelset coupled with a flexible track model and a non-Hertzian/non-steady contact model

    Article • Journal of Sound and Vibration, August 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  24. Preface

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, July 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  25. Integration of Crosswind Forces into Train Dynamic Modelling

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, February 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  26. Independently Rotating Wheels with Induction Motors for High-Speed Trains

    Article • Journal of Control Science and Engineering, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  27. The dynamic response of slab track constructions and their benefit with respect to conventional ballasted track

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, December 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  28. Use of a genetic algorithm to improve the rail profile on Stockholm underground

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, December 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  29. A rail roughness growth model for a wheelset with non-steady, non-Hertzian contact

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, October 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  30. Geometry and stiffness optimization for switches and crossings, and simulation of material degradation

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, May 2010, SAGE Publications

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  31. The Effect of Profiles on Wheel and Rail Damage

    Article • International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems, November 2009, MAFTREE

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  32. An investigation of sleeper voids using a flexible track model integrated with railway multi-body dynamics

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, June 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  33. Future trends in railway engineering

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, June 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  34. Wheel–rail contact mechanics

    Article • January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  35. Editorial

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, January 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  36. Simulation of wear on a rough rail using a time-domain wheel–track interaction model

    Article • Wear, November 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  37. Calculation of wear on a corrugated rail using a three-dimensional contact model

    Article • Wear, October 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  38. The effect of dynamic rail roll on the wheel–rail contact conditions

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, September 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  39. Comparison of wheel–rail contact codes for railway vehicle simulation: an introduction to the Manchester Contact Benchmark and initial results

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, February 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  40. Simulations of roughness growth on rails – results from a 2D non-Hertzian, non-steady contact model

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, February 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  41. An Experimental Study of Independently Rotating Wheels for Railway Vehicles

    Article • August 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  42. Experimental and theoretical investigation of railway wheel squeal

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, January 2007, SAGE Publications

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  43. Simulations of roughness initiation and growth on railway rails

    Article • Journal of Sound and Vibration, June 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  44. Handbook of Railway Vehicle Dynamics

    Article • May 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  45. Handbook of Railway Vehicle Dynamics

    Article • May 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  46. Introduction

    Article • May 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  47. Introduction

    Article • May 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  48. Simulation

    Article • May 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  49. Simulation

    Article • May 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  50. Application of active steering systems for the reduction of rolling contact fatigue on rails

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  51. Introduction of falling friction coefficients into curving calculations for studying curve squeal noise

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  52. Independently Rotating Wheels With Induction Motors for High Speed Trains

    Article • January 2004, ASME International

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  53. Simulation of wheel–rail contact forces

    Article • Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, October 2003, Wiley

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  54. ASYMMETRICAL STATOR AND ROTOR FAULTY DETECTION USING VIBRATION, PHASE CURRENT AND TRANSIENT SPEED ANALYSIS

    Article • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, July 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  55. Simulation and fault detection of three-phase induction motors

    Article • Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, November 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  56. A kinetic analysis of trained wheelchair racers during two speeds of propulsion

    Article • Medical Engineering & Physics, May 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  57. The critical speed of a railway vehicle on a roller rig

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, March 2001, SAGE Publications

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  58. Asymmetrical Stator and Rotor Fault Detection Using Vibration, Per-Phase Current and Transient Speed Analysis

    Article • January 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  59. The Application of Roller Rigs to Railway Vehicle Dynamics

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, June 1999, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  60. Introduction: Computer Simulation of Rail Vehicle Dynamics

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, September 1998, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  61. Validation of a MATLAB Railway Vehicle Simulation Using a Scale Roller Rig

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, September 1998, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  62. The Manchester Benchmarks for rail simulators - an introduction

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, January 1998, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  63. THE DYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR OF A RAIL LOCOMOTIVE WITH SOLID RUBBER TYRES AND FLANGED STEEL WHEELS

    Article • Vehicle System Dynamics, January 1988, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Simon Iwnicki

  64. Simulation and fault detection of three-phase induction motors

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Simon Iwnicki