Department staff
Dr George Mavros
Senior Lecturer in Vehicle System Dynamics
Tel +44 (0)1509 227 273
Fax +44 (0)1509 227 275
Email g.mavros@lboro.ac.uk
Background
- National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Degree in Mechanical Engineering. 1994-2000.
- Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, PhD in tyre modelling. 2001-2004.
- Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Jaguar Land Rover Research Associate. 2004-2005.
- Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering Department, Loughborough University, Lecturer in Vehicle System Dynamics. 2005-
Current responsibilities
- Module leader for:
- TTB107 Vehicle Design
- TTB207 Machine Elements and Automotive Materials
- TTC006 Vehicle Design
- TTC101 Vehicle Concept Definition and Design
- TTD003 Formula Student Group Project
- Principal investigator in Transport iNet funded project: A tyre model parameter identification procedure to cover the needs of the motorsport and passenger car sectors in the UK
- Supervisor of 3 PhD students in the fields of tyre and vehicle dynamics
Research groups
- Structural Dynamics and Acoustics
Research interests and activities
- Multi-physics (structural, thermal, frictional) tyre modelling for use in full-vehicle simulations
- Measurement of tyre forces and tyre model parameter identification
- Tyre modal testing
- Modelling and measurement of friction
- Car and motorcycle ride/handling dynamics and control
- Driveline dynamics and NVH
External activities
- Academic referee for: Proceedings of the IMechE Part K and part D, Vehicle System Dynamics, International Journal of Vehicle Design
- Member of the UK Organising Committee for the AVEC 10 International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control
- Invited lecture at the 2009 Tire Technology Expo, Hamburg, Germany, 17-19 Feb 2009: “Towards fast and accurate simulation of in-plane transient tyre dynamics”
- Invited lecture at the Vehicle Dynamics and Control 2009 seminar, University of Cambridge, 2 Apr 2009: “Tyre modelling: Current state-of-the art, future trends and loose ends”
- Invited as workshop leader at the 5th Intelligent Tyre Technology conference, Frankfurt, 28-30 Sept 2009. Workshop title: “The virtual tyre within vehicle dynamic simulations: Current state-of-the art, recent modelling advances and the role of rubber friction”