Dr Ramakrishnan Ambur

Dr Ramakrishnan Ambur

Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Research associate

Contact details

Telephone
+44 (0) 121 4147522
Email
r.ambur@bham.ac.uk
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Address
Birmingham Centre for Rail Research and Education
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in “Model-based fault diagnosis in rotor systems using self-sensing piezoelectric actuators”, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany, 2016.
  • M.Sc. in Automotive engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany, 2012.
  • B.E. (Hons.) Mechanical engineering- Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Goa campus, 2008

Biography

Dr. Ambur began his education in India where he graduated B.E.(Hons.) from BITS-Pilani, Goa in 2008. After a brief stint for an year in Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India, he moved to Germany for pursuing higher education. He completed his M.Sc. Automotive Engineering from RWTH Aachen University and subsequently completed his Ph.D. successfully from TU Darmstadt, Germany. He joined Loughborough university, UK as a Research associate in July 2017 and now continues the same assignment at University of Birmingham since July 2018.

Research

Research interests

  • Research interests of Dr. Ambur lie in areas of mathematical modelling, system identification, system engineering and control systems.
  • His doctoral thesis titled “Model-based fault diagnosis in rotor systems using self-sensing piezoelectric actuators” encompassed the areas of fault detection, parameter estimation and grey-box modelling approach. As a part of this research he worked at a rotor testrig with piezoelectric actuators and used these actuators for sensing using its self-sensing capability.
  • Earlier he also worked with projects involving Black-box modelling using neural networks, Model-predictive control, Automotive suspension systems and Software-in-loop testing for Automotive Transmission control unit (TCU) testing.

Current projects

Dr. Ambur performs multi-body (vehicle) dynamic simulation, railway track dynamics and vehicle-rail interaction related tasks for conventional and novel concepts of switches and crossings.

The current project (S-CODE) on novel switch and crossing design for railway tracks is funded by the European Commission under their Shift2Rail  initiative.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Pålsson, BA, Ambur, R, Sebès, M, Wang, P, Shih, JY, Fan, D, Xu, J & Chen, J 2021, 'A comparison of track model formulations for simulation of dynamic vehicle–track interaction in switches and crossings', Vehicle System Dynamics. https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2021.1983183

Shih, JY, Ambur, R & Dixon, R 2021, 'Developing a detailed multi-body dynamic model of a turnout based on its finite element model', Vehicle System Dynamics. https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2021.1981952

Boghani, H, Ambur, R, Blumenfeld Mendonca, M, Saade, L, Goodall, RM, Ward, C, Plasek, O, Gofton, N, Morata, M, Roberts, C & Dixon, R 2021, 'Sensitivity enriched multi-criterion decision making process for novel railway switches and crossings − a case study', European Transport Research Review, vol. 13, 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-020-00467-x

Shih, JY, Ambur, R, Boghani, H, Dixon, R & Stewart, E 2020, 'A New Switch and Crossing Design: Introducing the Back to Back Bistable Switch', Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 175-186. https://doi.org/10.32732/jcec.2020.9.4.175

Sharp, D, Ambur, R, Dixon, R & Winship, P 2020, 'Development of new and novel switch and crossing technologies through collaborative European research', The PWI Journal, vol. 138, no. 4. <https://www.thepwi.org/technical_hub_journal_technical_articles/pwi_journal_1020_vol138_pt4/journal_202010_vol138_pt4_-_development_of_s_c_technologies>

Ambur, R, Hubbard, P, Cooke, J & Barnard, S 2020, 'Feasibility of a kneeling train to improve platform-train interface for passenger boarding and alighting', IET Intelligent Transport Systems, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 1163-1170. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-its.2019.0634

Ambur, R & Rinderknecht, S 2018, 'Unbalance detection in rotor systems with active bearings using self-sensing piezoelectric actuators', Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, vol. 102, pp. 72-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2017.09.006

Abstract

Boghani, H, Ambur Sankaranarayanan, R, Goodall, RM, Ward, CP, Saade, L, Blumenfeld, M, Roberts, C & Dixon, R 2018, 'Selection of novel concepts for railway track switches and crossings'.

Conference contribution

Ambur, R, Dutta, S, Shih, JY, Kaewunruen, S, Stewart, E, Dixon, R, Roberts, C, Lukas, R, Miquel, M, Christopher, W, Plasek, O, Knittel, S & Martin, K 2020, Development and evaluation of new concepts and systems for railway switches and crossings. in T Lusikka (ed.), Proceedings of TRA2020, the 8th Transport Research Arena: Rethinking transport – towards clean and inclusive mobility. pp. 1-10, 8th Transport Research Arena TRA 2020, Helsinki, Finland, 27/04/20.

Hamadache, M, Ambur, R, Olaby, O, Dutta, S, Shih, JY, Stewart, E & Dixon, R 2020, Innovative Technologies for Railway Track Switches. in 21st IFAC World Congress 2020.

Olaby, O, Hamadache, M, Ambur, R, Dutta, S, Stewart, E & Dixon, R 2020, Novel Actuation Mechanism for Railway Track Switch System based on Maglev Technology. in 21st IFAC World Congress 2020., 2119.

Hamadache, M, Dutta, S, Ambur, R, Olaby, O, Stewart, E & Dixon, R 2020, Residual-based fault detection method: application to railway switch & crossing (S&C) system. in 2019 19th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS)., 8971747, International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), IEEE Xplore, pp. 1228-1233, 19th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS 2019), Jeju, Korea, Republic of, 15/10/19. https://doi.org/10.23919/ICCAS47443.2019.8971747

Other

Krč, R, Ambur, R, Hadaš, Z, Olaby, O, Vukušič, I, Plasek, O, Entezami, M & Dixon, R 2022, 'Condition monitoring and trend analysis of railway turnouts based on in-situ accelerometer measurements', 5th International Conference on Railway Technology , Montpellier, France, 22/08/22 - 25/08/22.

Poster

Dutta, S, Ambur , R, Hamadache, M, Olaby, O, Shih, JY, Stewart, E & Dixon, R 2020, 'Health monitoring of a railway track switch actuator based on continuous-time parameter estimation method', 8th Transport Research Arena TRA 2020, Helsinki, Finland, 27/04/20 - 30/04/20 pp. 1-9.

Review article

Hamadache, M, Dutta, S, Olaby, O, Ambur , R, Stewart, E & Dixon, R 2019, 'On the fault detection and diagnosis of railway switch and crossing systems: an overview ', Applied Sciences, vol. 9, no. 23, 5129. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9235129

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