Dr Dan O'Boy

MEng, PhD

  • Senior Lecturer in Structural Dynamics
Dan OBoy

    • Background:

    • Employment; Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, 1999 - 2001
    • Employment; Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, 2005-2008
    • Research Associate at 亚洲情色, 2008-2012
    • Lecturer in Structural Dynamics at 亚洲情色, 2012 - 2019
    • Senior Lecturer in Structural Dynamics at 亚洲情色, 2019 - present

    Qualifications:

    • MEng(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering; University of Bristol 1999
    • PhD in Engineering; University of Cambridge 2005
    • CEng Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (2009-2019)
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    Outline of main research interests:

    • Tyre design for low vibration, noise and rolling resistance.
    • Tyre tread block vibration coupled to exterior sound generation.
    • Reduction of internal tyre cavity tones through modification to existing wheel designs.
    • Tyre / road interaction noise (including design of porous road surfaces).
    • Highly directional low frequency sound sources for compact warning devices.
    • Application of self-tuning passive resonators to exhaust designs for weight reduction.
    • Simulation of the dynamic instability of valve train components.
    • Novel damping methods for plate vibrations and acoustic attenuation.
    • Utrasonic wave propagation through inhomogeneous materials.
    • Vibration characteristics of multilayer materials.
    • Boundary element methods for acoustics.
    • Stability of vehicles on moving platforms.

    Current teaching responsibilities:

    • TTA001 Engineering Mechanics (first year students) which includes statics and resolving forces.
    • TTB207 Machine Elements (second year students). This includes work on failure of metal components due to fatigue.
    • TTC040 Noise control (third year students) includes conducting ISO362 noise tests at MIRA proving ground.
    • TTD007 Structural Vibration (fourth year students) which includes application of modal testing, experimental vibration measurements and characterisation
    • TTD003 Automotive Group Project
    • TTP302 Vehicle systems Analysis

    Current administrative responsibilities:

    • Year Tutor - Aero Part C and D

    Glover, J and O'Boy, D (2021) , Engineering Integrity Journal, 50, pp.10-20, ISSN: 1365-4101.

    O'Boy, D (2019) , Journal of Sound and Vibration, 467, 115037, ISSN: 0022-460X. DOI: .

    Zennaro, M, O'Boy, D, Lowe, PS, Gan, T-H (2019) , Sensors, 19(8), ISSN: 1424-8220. DOI: .

    Dowsett, A, O'Boy, D, Walsh, S, Abolfathi, A, Fisher, SA (2018) , Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, ISSN: 0954-4070.

    Abolfathi, A, O'Boy, D, Walsh, S, Dowsett, A, Fisher, SA (2017) , Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 232(15), ISSN: 0954-4062. DOI: .

    Bekakos, C, Papazafeiropoulos, G, O'Boy, D, Prins, J (2017) , International Journal of Vehicle Performance, ISSN: 1745-3208. DOI: .

    Abolfathi, A, O'Boy, D, Walsh, S, Fisher, SA (2016) , Journal of Sound and Vibration, 387, pp.163-176, ISSN: 0022-460X. DOI: .

    Bekakos, CA, Papazafeiropoulos, G, O'Boy, DJ, Prins, J (2016) , Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 744(1), ISSN: 1742-6588. DOI: .

    Bekakos, C, Papazafeiropoulos, G, O'Boy, D, Prins, J, Mavros, G (2016) , SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles, 9(2), pp.244-251, ISSN: 1946-3928. DOI: .

    O'Boy, D and Krylov, VV (2016) , Applied Acoustics, 104, pp.24-32, ISSN: 0003-682X. DOI: .

    External activities:

    • Reviewer for journal publications