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Biography
João Pombo is Professor of Railway Technology at the Institute of Railway Research, University of Huddersfield, UK, with a PhD and Post-Doc in Mechanical Engineering by the University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is a specialist in railway engineering and technology with more than 24 years’ experience and has been involved in Research and Development (R&D) activities involving train and track dynamics, vehicle-infrastructure and pantograph-catenary interaction, structural analysis, condition monitoring, wear, maintenance and optimization. He has led and participated in several national and international projects in close collaboration with leading international research centres and key industry players. He also has more than three years’ working experience at BOMBARDIER and ALSTOM. João Pombo’s R&D work has been awarded four innovation prizes and he is author of more than 170 papers in refereed journals and international conferences. He is the editor-in-chief of the “International Journal of Railway Technology”, chairman of the "International Conference on Railway Technology" series and editorial board member of the journals “Multibody System Dynamics” and “Energies - Electric Vehicles”.
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Research Expertise and Interests
- Railway Vehicles
- Railway Tracks
- railway wheel rail suspension fatigue damage gauging
- Technology Entrepreneurship
- multibody dynamics
- vehicle-track interaction
- vehicle dynamics
- Railway Engineering
- Rolling Stock and Infrastructure
- Rail Transport Challenges
- High Speed Rail
- Maintenance Engineering
- Predictive Maintenance
- Advanced Condition Monitoring
- Design of Mechanical Systems
- Structural Analysis
- Design Optimization
- Vibration of Machines and Mechanisms
- Tribology and Wear
- Industry Applications
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Impact of hydrocarbon exposure on the mechanical properties of rail pads
Sainz-Aja, J. A., Carrascal, I. A., Ferreño, D., Casado, J., Diego, S., Pombo, J. & Rivas, I., 15 Mar 2024, In: Construction and Building Materials. 419, 11 p., 135561.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modelling dynamic pantograph loads with combined numerical analysis
Jackson, F., Mishra, R., Batista Rebelo, J., Santos, J., Antunes, P., Pombo, J., Pacheco Magalhaes, H., Wills, L. & Askill, M., 1 Mar 2024, In: Railway Engineering Science. 32, p. 81-94 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Time delay in a mechatronic Power-HIL system: Analysis and model-based compensation
Schirrer, A., Machado Dos Santos, J., Grujic, M., Zulehner, J., Weichselbaumer, M., Antunes, P., Pombo, J., Hametner, C. & Jakubek, S., 1 Mar 2024, In: Control Engineering Practice. 144, 12 p., 105832.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Track and Catenary Reconstruction from Aerial Images for the Realistic Analysis of Rail Electrification Systems
Rebelo, J. M., Antunes, P., Ambrósio, J. & Pombo, J., 1 Feb 2024, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 238, 2, p. 185-195 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Parametric analysis of railway infrastructure for improved performance and lower life-cycle costs using machine learning techniques
Sainz-Aja, J. A., Ferreño, D., Pombo, J., Carrascal, I. A., Casado, J., Diego, S. & Castro, J., 1 Jan 2023, In: Advances in Engineering Software. 175, 16 p., 103357.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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The UNIfied Conference of DAMAS, InCoME and TEPEN Conferences
Fengshou Gu (Member of programme committee), Pavlos Lazaridis (Member of programme committee), Len Gelman (Member of programme committee), Rakesh Mishra (Member of programme committee), Adam Bevan (Member of programme committee), Joao Pombo (Member of programme committee), Xiuquan Sun (Member of programme committee), Zuolu Wang (Member of programme committee), Helen Miao (Member of programme committee), Ming Luo (Member of programme committee), Bo Liang (Member of programme committee), Zewen Zhou (Member of programme committee), Yinghang He (Member of programme committee), Xiaoyu Zhao (Member of programme committee), Dawei Shi (Member of programme committee) & Zhifeng Hu (Member of programme committee)
29 Aug 2023 → 1 Sep 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Pantograph-catenary dynamic studies on contact wire gradients considering aerodynamic effects
Jose Batista Rebelo (Speaker), Joao Pombo (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Pedro Antunes (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Jose Machado Dos Santos (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Hugo Pacheco Magalhaes (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Rakesh Mishra (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Frankie Jackson (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
24 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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A virtual laboratory for pantograph modelling identification and validation
Jose Machado Dos Santos (Speaker), Pedro Antunes (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Joao Pombo (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Jose Batista Rebelo (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Hugo Pacheco Magalhaes (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Jorge Ambrósio (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
24 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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On the surface parameterization of wheels and rails with defects for vehicle-track dynamic analysis
Hugo Pacheco Magalhaes (Speaker), Filipe Marques (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Joao Pombo (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
24 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Prediction of wheel wear using Hertzian and non-Hertzian contact models
Filipe Placido Alves (Speaker), Hugo Pacheco Magalhaes (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Joao Pagaimo (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), João Neves Costa (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Filipe Marques (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Joao Pombo (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Jorge Ambrósio (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
24 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Supporting and de-risking electrification projects
12/03/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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The UKRRIN Centre of Excellence in Rolling Stock
Simon Iwnicki, Adam Bevan, David Crosbee, Joao Pombo & P Antunes
4/12/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment