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Biography
Simon Iwnicki graduated from Manchester University with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering then worked as a maintenance engineer at Chloride Motive Power in the 1980s working on battery production and electric vehicle design. He undertook a PhD in the dynamics of underground railway vehicles sponsored by the National Coal Board at South Bank University in London. He spent 21 years as Lecturer and Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University teaching and carrying out research into the interaction between railway vehicles and track where, in 1998, he set up the Rail Technology Unit which provided expert advice and solutions for the railway industry.
In 2012 he joined the University of Huddersfield as Professor of Railway Engineering and Director of the Institute of Railway Research.
Research Expertise and Interests
Professor Iwnicki’s main research activities are in the field of wheel-rail contact and computer modelling of railway vehicle suspensions, a small and highly specialised area which has a major influence on the design of railway vehicles and track. He has been working in this area for over 25 years and has built up a substantial international reputation for this work, providing not only valuable practical solutions to specific problems in the industry, but making significant contributions to the understanding of some of the fundamental mechanisms of the wheel-rail interaction on which the safe and economical operation of railways depends.
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Research Expertise and Interests
- Wheel-Rail Contact
- Computer Modelling
- Railway Vehicle Suspensions
- Railway Vehicles
- Railway Tracks
- Wheel-Rail Interaction
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Projects
- 5 Finished
DYNAFREIGHT: Innovative technical solutions for improved train DYNAmics and operation of longer FREIGHt Trains
Iwnicki, S., Bezin, Y. & Shackleton, P.
1/11/16 → 30/06/18
Project: Research
DynoTRAIN: Railway Vehicle Dynamics and Track Interactions Total Regulatory Acceptance for the Interoperable Network
1/06/09 → 30/09/13
Project: Research
Smart Maintenance and the Rail Traveller Experience
Iwnicki, S., Bevan, A. & Christodoulides, K.
1/09/17 → 31/08/19
Project: Research
SPECTRUM: Solutions and Processes to Enhance the Competitiveness of Transport by Rail in Unexploited Markets
1/05/11 → 30/04/15
Project: Research
Track to the Future (T2F): The science and analytical tools to design long life, low noise railway track systems
Iwnicki, S., Powrie, W., Preston, J. M., Blainey, S. P., McDowell, G., Roberts, C. & Thompson, D. J.
1/09/15 → 31/08/20
Project: Research
Research Output
Active control of independently-rotating wheels with gyroscopes and tachometers - simple solutions for perfect curving and high stability performance: simple solutions for perfect curving and high stability performance
Liu, X., Goodall, R. & Iwnicki, S., 18 Jun 2020, In : Vehicle System Dynamics. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
A Direct Control Approach for Automatic Steering and Stability of Motorized Independently-Rotating Wheels
Liu, X., Goodall, R. & Iwnicki, S., 14 Feb 2020, Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks: Proceedings of the 26th Symposium of the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics, IAVSD 2019. Klomp, M., Bruzelius, F., Nielsen, J. & Hillemyr, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Springer, p. 24-30 7 p. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
A new nonlinear displacement-dependent parametric model of a high-speed rail pantograph hydraulic damper
Wang, W., Zhou, Z., Zhang, W. & Iwnicki, S., 1 Feb 2020, In : Vehicle System Dynamics. 58, 2, p. 272-289 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Inertance-Integrated Primary Suspension Optimisation on an Industrial Railway Vehicle Model
Lewis, T., Li, Y., Tucker, G., Jiang, Z., Neild, S., Smith, M. C., Goodall, R., Iwnicki, S. & Dinmore, N., 14 Feb 2020, Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks: Proceedings of the 26th Symposium of the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics, IAVSD 2019. Klomp, M., Bruzelius, F., Nielsen, J. & Hillemyr, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Springer, p. 570-579 10 p. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
The ‘FORESEE’ Prototype, Fully Active, Steered Two Axle Railway Vehicle
Iwnicki, S., Jonsson, P. A., Gustafsson, J., Englund, J., Stichel, S. & Pemberton, M., 14 Feb 2020, Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks: Proceedings of the 26th Symposium of the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics, IAVSD 2019. Klomp, M., Bruzelius, F., Nielsen, J. & Hillemyr, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Springer, p. 3-15 13 p. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Activities
Mathematical modelling of a full-scale roller rig to improve predictions of vehicle curving behaviour
Simon Iwnicki (Speaker), Paul Allen (Speaker) & Philip Shackleton (Speaker)
11 Jul 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Power Regeneration in the Primary Suspension of a Railway Vehicle
Ruichen Wang (Speaker), David Crosbee (Speaker), Simon Iwnicki (Speaker), Adam Bevan (Speaker) & Yunshi Zhao (Speaker)
11 Jul 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Railway Vehicle - Track Interaction: Recent Advances and a Vision for the Future
Simon Iwnicki (Keynote speaker)
10 Jul 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Estimating the damage and marginal cost of different vehicle types on rail infrastructure : combining economic and engineering approaches
Simon Iwnicki (Speaker), Andrew Smith (Speaker), Aniruddha Kaushal (Speaker) & Kristofer Odolinski (Speaker)
22 Apr 2015
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press / Media
Iwnicki to address Modern Railways RVE conference
1/05/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
UK rail decarbonisation: £1 million awarded to sustainable solutions
24/04/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
5 Minutes With… Simon Iwnicki, director of the Institute of Railway Research.
8/03/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
International railway competition introduces new safety challenge
4/03/19 → 5/03/19
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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