Ajay Kumar

Background

Ajay Kumar is a Lecturer in Vehicle Mobility in the Weapons and Vehicle Systems Group in the Centre for Defence Engineering.

He obtained a BEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pune, India (1999) and an MSc in Automotive Engineering from Coventry University (2007).

Mr Kumar has significant industry experience and previously worked at Nissan and Jaguar Land Rover.

Current activities

Mr Kumar is the module leader for Military Vehicle Dynamics, part of the Military Vehicle Technology MSc, which he teaches in the UK and overseas.

Mr Kumar's current research is focussed on looking at the effects of vehicle dynamics on intelligent vehicles.

His other research interests include:

Off-road vehicle mobility

Novel suspension concepts

Ride and handling

Clients

UK Ministry of Defence

QinetiQ

Publications

• Articles in journals