Established in 2014, the Rail Manufacturing CRC operated for six years, co-funded by the CRC Program of the Australian Federal Government’s Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources.
The Rail Manufacturing CRC ceased project funding in 2020 and ceased corporate operations in early 2021 – this website shares the Centre’s project and student achievements from 2014 to 2020.
Industry projects
Summarising a selection of Rail Manufacturing CRC industry projects, categorised against the Centre’s three research themes.
Power and Propulsion
Energy, cost efficiency and improved competitive performance in energy regeneration and storage, advanced braking systems, and electronic motors systems.
Materials and Manufacturing
Competitive cost, durability and performance in high performance materials for heavy haul, advanced manufacturing, advanced lightweight materials, and low cost manufacturing systems.
Design, Modelling and Simulation
Safety and efficiency in advanced design and simulation, automated health monitoring, advanced data analysis and information systems, advanced operations management systems, and energy use management tools.
PhD students
Profiles of PhD students conducting industry-leading research on behalf of the Rail Manufacturing CRC.
Student | Power and Propulsion | Pauline Jaumaux
Pauline Jaumaux
University of Technology Sydney
(Supervisor: Guoxiu Wang)
Hybrid supercapacitors with high energy and power densities for rail industry applications
VIEW PROFILE30 June, 2020Student | Matthew Pozzebon | Materials and Manufacturing
Matthew Pozzebon
University of Queensland
(Supervisor: Paul Meehan)
Axle-bearing maintenance optimisation
VIEW PROFILE30 June, 2020Student | Chi Hei Vong (Calvin) | Design, Modelling and Simulation
Chi Hei Vong (Calvin)
Monash University
(Supervisor: Hoam Chung)
Control and navigation of micro UAV in small railway culverts and tunnels
VIEW PROFILE30 June, 2020
Publications
Listings of all Rail Manufacturing CRC-related publications achieved.
Where publication links are available, these will connect to external websites where additional registration or payment may be required.
Xia, F., Durandet, Y., Yu, T. X., and Ruan, D.
Large deformation of corrugated sandwich panels under three-point bending.
Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials
Bernal, E., Spiryagin, M. and Cole, C.
Wheel flat detectability for Y25 railway freight wagon using vehicle component acceleration signals.
Vehicle System Dynamics
Brinji, O., Fallahnezhad, K. and Meehan, P.
Analytical model for predicting false brinelling in bearings.
Wear, p.203135
Chen, F., Xiang, J., Thomas, D. and Murphy, A
Model-based parameter optimization for arc welding process simulation.
Appl. Math. Modell. 81 386–400