Cranfield University

Dr Octavian Niculita

Research Fellow
Location: Conway House. Medway Court, Cranfield Technology Park
E: o.niculita@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1234 758394
Manufacturing and Materials

Current activities

Dr Octavian Niculita is actively involved in the first project of the Integrated Vehicle Health Management Centre regarding design and construction of test equipment, diagnostic experimentation, simulation and modelling work in liaison with industrial partners.

Clients

• Boeing
• Rolls-Royce
• BAE Systems
• Meggitt
• Thales.

Background

After completing his BSc in Automation Control and Computer Science (Technical University of Iasi, Romania) and an MSc in Machine Manufacturing and Industrial Management (TUIASI), Dr Octavian Niculita undertook his PhD research (TUIASI) as part of the European Doctorate of Sound and Vibration Studies at University of Ferrara, Italy. The experimental data of his PhD program have been carried out at the VM Motori SpA, Cento, Italy, in the area of advanced vibration analysis techniques for machine diagnostics, in particular Diesel engines. 

His research interests include data acquisition, signal processing, remote diagnostics, prognostics and health management.

Selected publications

• Delvecchio, S., Dalpiaz, G.,Niculita, O., Rivola, A. (2007), ‘Condition monitoring for Diesel engines for cold test applications, Part I: Vibration analysis for pass/fail decision’, in Ana C V Veira et oth. editors, Proceedings of the 20^th International Congress and Exhibitions on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management(COMADEM), Faro, Portugal, pp. 197-206.
• Delvecchio, S., Niculita, O., Dalpiaz, G., Rivola, A. (2007), ‘Condition monitoring for Diesel engines for cold test applications, Part II: Comparison of vibration analysis techniques’, in Ana C V Veira et oth. editors, Proceedings of the 20^th International Congress and Exhibitions on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management(COMADEM), Faro, Portugal, pp. 207-216.
• Niculita, O., Delvecchio, S., Zetu, D., Carata, E. (2007), ‘Online diagnosis over internal combustion engines using visual dot pattern of vibration signal’, Optimum Technologies, technologic Systems and Materials in the Machine Building Field, TSTM-12(2), ISSN 1224-7499, pp. 52-58.
• Zetu, D., Niculita, O., Delvecchio, S. (2007), ‘Implementation of image matching correlation of symmetrized dot pattern of vibration signals in fault diagnosis coldtest method for Diesel engines’, Optimum Technologies, technologic Systems and Materials in the Machine Building Field, TSTM-12(2), ISSN 1224-7499, pp. 58-64.
• Niculita, O., Delvecchio, S., Zetu, D. (2007), ‘Effect of lag on the symmetrized dot pattern displays of the vibration signal of Diesel engines’, Optimum Technologies, technologic Systems and Materials in the Machine Building Field, TSTM- 12(2), ISSN 1224-7499, pp. 64-70.