Contact Dr Irfan Khan
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 988435
- Email: irfan.khan2@cranfield.ac.uk
- Google Scholar
- ResearchGate
Areas of expertise
- Defence Sensors
- Instrumentation, Sensors and Measurement Science
Background
Dr Irfan Khan is working within Vehicle and Mechatronics group under Defence Electronics stream at Cranfield Defence and Security, Shrivenham. He has a BSc (2005-2009) and MSc (2011-2013) in Mechatronics. He completed his PhD from the University of Sheffield, in 2017. This focused on vibration suppression in flexible structures using hybrid active and semi-active control. In 2016, he was awarded with "best vibration paper" title in DSCC at Minneapolis, USA.
Before joining Cranfield University in January 2020, he worked as a Research Associate for 2.5 years at the Centre for Energy and Infrastructure Ground Research (CEIGR) centre, University of Sheffield. At CEIGR, He worked on the design and development of a climate control chamber for a 50gT 4m diameter beam centrifuge and data acquisition system for 1.1m diameter centrifuge along with consultancy work for various international customers. He was also part of Engineering Nonlinearity (ENL) Group and Dynamic Research Group (DRG) at the University of Sheffield.
Current activities
His research focuses on the nonlinear control, embedded systems, mechatronics, Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS). Currently he is working on the design and development of robotics vehicles for a mechatronics platform along with vehicle HUMS.
He is also involved in teaching MSc modules, Vehicle Systems Integration, Modelling, Simulation and Control, Weapon System Technology, Uninhabited Aircraft Systems, Military Aircraft Systems, UK MOD electronics courses and Officers Petroleum Course (OPC-EPS).
Clients
- Ministry of Defence
Publications
Conference Papers
- Appleby-Thomas GJ, Ullah Khan I, Painter J, Zioupos P, Lordachescu A, .... (2023). Characterisation of human tissues analogues for ballistic testing
- Black JA, Khan IU, Nakashima K & Nakata Y. (2019). Flood performance of earth embankments
- Khan IU & Bayton SM. (2019). Learning through physical modelling observations in the undergraduate curriculum
- Khan IU, Wagg D & Sims ND. (2016). Hybrid Active and Semi-Active Control for Vibration Suppression in Flexible Structures
- Khan IU, Wagg D & Sim ND. (2016). Hybrid active and semi-active control for pantograph-catenary system of high-speed train
- Khan IU & Dhaouadi R. (2015). Nonlinear reduced order observer design for elastic drive systems using invariant manifolds
Books
- Nakashima K, Black JA, Khan IU & Bayton S. (2020). Effects of Internal Erosion on Levee Instability In Duc Long P & Dung N (eds), Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (62). Springer Singapore.
- Khan IU, Al-Fergani M & Black JA. (2018). Development of a rainfall simulator for climate modelling In McNamara A, Divall S, Goodey R, Taylor N, Stallebrass S, ... (eds), Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (Volume 1). CRC Press.