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Selected Publications during the Past 5 Years

Keynote/Plenary Addresses (Past 5 Years)

  1. The 9th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, Plenary Lecture, “Advancing Vehicle Safety Through Smart Systems,” SMART 2019, Paris, France, July 8 – 12, 2019.
  2. The First Annual Symposium on Railroad Infrastructure Diagnosis and Prognosis Symposium, “Railroad Track Monitoring Technologies,” University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, October 16 – 17, 2018.
  3. The 2017 International Association of Vehicle System Design (IAVSD) Conference, State of the Art Lecture, “Magneto-Rheological Semiactive Suspensions for Improving Ground Vehicle’s Ride Comfort, Stability, and Handling,” Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, August 14 – 18, 2017.
  4. The 2016 Annual North Carolina trucking Association Meeting (NCTA), “Trucking Ahead Toward Higher Productivity and Better Safety: A review of current and future technologies,” Ashville, NC, October 11 – 12, 2016.

Journal Publications (Past 5 Years)

  1. Ahangarnejad, A. H., Radmehr, A., Ahmadian, M., “A Historical Perspective on Active Safety Systems Toward Enabling Autonomous Driving,” Journal of Vibration and Control, accepted. 
  2. Ferestade, I; Ahmadian, M; Molatefi, H; Moaveni, B., “"Integrated Sliding Mode and Direct Torque Controls for Improving Transient Traction in High-Speed Trains," Journal of Multibody Dynamics, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K, online. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1077546320932027)
  3. Zhang, X; Wu, R; Guo, K; Zu, P; Ahmadian, M., “Dynamic characteristics of magnetorheological fluid squeeze flow considering wall slip and inertia,” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 31, Issue 2, 2020, pp. 229 – 242. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1045389X19888781)
  4. Chen, Y., Peterson, A.,and Ahmadian, M., "Achieving anti-roll bar effect through air management in commercial vehicle pneumatic suspensions." Vehicle system dynamics 57, no. 12 (2019): 1775-1794. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2018.1552005)
  5. Ahangarnejad, A. H., and Ahmadian, M., “Integrated Vehicle Dynamics System through Coordinating Active Aerodynamics Control, Active Rear Steering, Torque Vectoring, and Hydraulically Interconnected Suspension,” International Journal of Automotive Technology, Vol. 20, No. 5, August 2019, pp. 903 – 915.  (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-019-0084-x)
  6. Ahangarnejad, A. H., Melzi, S., Ahmadian, M., “Numerical comparison of two methods for integration of active rear steering, torque vectoring and hydraulically interconnected suspension,” International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing, Vol. 13, No. 2, March 2019, pp. 125 – 148.  (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJVSMT.2018.098338)
  7. Chen, Y., Zhang, C., Peterson, A. W., and Ahmadian, M., “A simulation-based comparative study on lateral characteristics of trucks with double and triple trailers,” International Journal of Vehicle Safety, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2019, pp. 136 – 157.  (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJVS.2019.101857)
  8. Ghodrati, M., Ahmadian, M., Mirzaeifar R., “Modeling of Rolling Contact Fatigue in Rails at the Microstructural Level,” Wear, No. 406, July 2018, pp. 205 – 217.  (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2018.04.016)
  9. Chen, Y., Hou, Y., Peterson, A. W., and Ahmadian, M., “Failure Mode and Effects Analysis of Dual Leveling Valve Airspring Suspensions on Truck Dynamics,” Vehicle System Dynamics, Vol. 57, No. 4, 2019, pp. 617 – 635.  (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2018.1480787)
  10. Taheri, M. A., Peterson, Munoz, J. E., and Ahmadian, M., "Railway Track Irregularity and Curvature Estimation Using Doppler LIDAR Fiber Optics," Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, Vol 232, Issue 1, January 2018, pp. 63 – 72. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409716660738)
  11. Hosseinipour, M., Naderi-Soorki, M., and Ahmadian, M., “On Effective Electromagnetic Shielding of Modern Pulse Width Modulating Adjustable Speed Drives,” IEEE Transaction on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Vol. 60, Issue 4, October 2017, pp. 875 – 884.  (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMC.2017.2738840)
  12. Ahmadian, M., “Magneto-rheological suspensions for improving ground vehicle’s ride comfort, stability, and handling,” Vehicle System Dynamics, Vol. 55, Issue 10, August 2017, pp. 1618 – 1642.  (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2017.1323106)
  13. Mousaviraad, M., Conger, M., Bhushan, S., Stern, F., Peterson, A. W., Ahmadian, M., "Coupled computational fluid and multi-body dynamics suspension boat modeling,” Journal of Vibration and Control, August 2017. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1077546317722897)
  14. Albakri, M., Tarazaga, P., Ahmadian, M., Otter, D., “Impedance-based Structural Health Monitoring for Insulated Rail Joints,” Association of American Railroads (AAR) Technology Digest, TD-17-032, pp. 1 – 4.  November 2017.
  15. Li, Z.; Zhang, X., Guo, K., Ahmadian, M., and Liu, Y., “A novel squeeze mode based magnetorheological valve: design, test and evaluation,” Smart Materials and Structure, Vol. 25, 127003, November 2016. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/25/12/127003)
  16. Ahmadian, M., Taheri, M. A., Munoz, J. E., Holton, C., Davis, D., “Track Geometry Inspection using Prototype LIDAR System,” Railway Track and Structure, July 2016, pp. 14 – 18.
  17. Yang, L., Ma., B., Ahmadian, M., Li, H., Vick, B., “Pressure Distribution of a Multidisc Clutch Suffering Frictionally Induced Thermal Load,” Tribology Transaction, Vol. 59, No. 6, June 2016, pp. 983 – 992. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2015.1126877)
  18. Taheri, M. and Ahmadian, M., “Machine Learning from Computer Simulations with Applications in Rail Vehicle Dynamics,” Vehicle System Dynamics, Vol. 54, Issue, 5., March 2016, pp. 653 – 666.  (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2016.1150497)
  19. Meymand, S. Z., Keylin, A., and Ahmadian, M., “A survey of Wheel-rail Contact Models for Rail Vehicles,” Vehicle System Dynamics, Vol. 54, Issue 3, March 2016, pp. 386 – 428.  (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2015.1137956)
  20. Zhang, H., Zhang, X., Ahmadian, M., Zhang, N., and Wang, J., “Editorial: Recent Developments in Active and Semi-Active Suspension System Design for Vehicular Applications,” International Journal of Vehicle Design, Vol. 68, No 1/2/3, June 2015, pp. 1 – 4.
  21. Yang, L., Li, H., Ahmadian, M., and Ma, B., “Analysis of the Influence of Engine Torque Excitation on Clutch Judder,” Journal of Vibration and Control, Vol. 23, issue 4, June 2015, pp. 645 – 655.  (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1077546315582291)

Refereed Conference Publications (Past 5 Years)

  1. Pan, Y., Zuo, L., Ahmadian, M., “Design and Bench Tests of a Smart Railroad Tie for Energy Harvesting,” Proceedings of the 2020 Joint Rail Conference, St. Louis, Mo, April 20 – 21, 2020.
  2. Mast, T., Neighborgall, C., Peterson, A., Holton, C., and Ahmadian, M., “Sensor Selection Consideration for Top-of-Rail (TOR) Lubrication Detection,” Proceedings of the 2020 Joint Rail Conference, St. Louis, Mo, April 20 – 21, 2020.
  3. Radmehr, A., Hosseinian Ahangarnejad, A., Tajaddini, A., and Ahmadian, M., “Surface Profile and Third-body Layer Accumulation Measurement Using a 3D Laser profiler,” Proceedings of the 2020 Joint Rail Conference, St. Louis, Mo, April 20 – 21, 2020.
  4. Afzalan, M., Jazizadeh, F. K., and Ahmadian, M., “Towards Railway Automated Defect Detection from On-board Data using Deep Learning,” Proceedings of the 2020 Joint Rail Conference, St. Louis, Mo, April 20 – 21, 2020.
  5. Radmehr, A., Hosseinian Ahangarnejad, A., Tajaddini, A., and Ahmadian, M., “Influence of Angle of Attack on Wheel-rail Interface (WRI) Dynamics Under Various Friction Conditions,” Proceedings of the 2020 Joint Rail Conference, St. Louis, Mo, April 20 – 21, 2020.
  6. Tan, Y., Hosseini, S-M, Chen, Y., and Ahmadian, M., “Simulation Evaluation of Fouled Ballast Thermal Characteristics,” Proceedings of the 2020 Joint Rail Conference, St. Louis, Mo, April 20 – 21, 2020.
  7. Dama, N. and Ahmadian, M., “Discrete Element Modeling of Railway Ballast for Studying Railroad Tamping Operation,” Proceedings of the 2020 Joint Rail Conference, St. Louis, Mo, April 20 – 21, 2020.
  8. Hosseini, S-M, Tan, Y., and Ahmadian, M., “Forward-Looking Infrared Radiometry (FLIR) Application for Detecting Ballast Fouling,” Proceedings of the 2020 Joint Rail Conference, St. Louis, Mo, April 20 – 21, 2020.
  9. Radmehr, A., Hosseinian Ahangarnejad, Pan, Y., A., Tajaddini, A., and Ahmadian, M., “Wheel-Rail Contact Patch Geometry Measurement and Shape Analysis Under Various Loading Conditions,” Proceedings of the 2020 Joint Rail Conference, St. Louis, Mo, April 20 – 21, 2020.
  10. Mast, T., Neighborgall, C., Peterson, A., Holton, C., and Ahmadian, M., “Development of Optics-based mobile instrument for evaluating Top of Rail lubricity trends on in-service track,” Proceedings of the 2019 American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, September 22 – 25, 2019.
  11. Ghodrati, M., Ahmadian, M., Mirzaeifar R., “Studying the Effect of Tangential Forces on Rolling Contact Fatigue in Rails Considering Microstructure,” Proceedings of the 2019 Joint Rail Conference, Snowbird, UT, April 10 – 12, 2019.
  12. Radmehr, A., Tajaddini, A., Marquis, B., and Ahmadian, M., “Virginia Tech-Federal Railroad Administration Roller Rig Measurement Capabilities and Baseline Measurements,” Proceedings of the 2019 Joint Rail Conference, Snowbird, UT, April 10 – 12, 2019.
  13. Radmehr, A., Kothari, K., and Ahmadian, M., “Evaluating the Effect of Natural Third Body Layers on Friction Using the Virginia Tech Roller Rig,” Proceedings of the 2019 Joint Rail Conference, Snowbird, UT, April 10 – 12, 2019.
  14. Neighborgall, C., Mast, T., Peterson, A. W., Ahmadian, M., and  Holton, C., “Development of Laser/LED-based Instrument for Optical Detection of Railroad Top-of-rail (TOR) Friction Modifiers and Lubricity Conditions,” Proceedings of the 2019 Joint Rail Conference, Snowbird, UT, April 10 – 12, 2019.
  15. Afzalan, M., Jazizadeh, F. K., and Ahmadian, M., “A Machine Learning Approach for Track Condition Assessment Through Repeated Historical Data Analysis,” Proceedings of the 2019 Joint Rail Conference, Snowbird, UT, April 10 – 12, 2019.
  16. Tan, Y., Chen, Y., and Ahmadian, M., “Monitoring and Detecting Fouled Ballast using Forward-Looking Infrared Radiometer (FLIR) Aerial Technology – Possibilities and Limitations,” Proceedings of the 2019 Joint Rail Conference, Snowbird, UT, April 10 – 12, 2019.
  17. Kothari, K., Dixit, J., and Ahmadian, M., “Effect of Variation of Angle of Attack on Adhesion-Creepage Behavior Using Virginia Tech –Federal Railroad Administration (VT – FRA) Roller Rig,” Proceedings of the 2018 AREMA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, September 16 – 20, 2018.
  18. Ghodrati, M., Ahmadian, M., Mirzaeifar R., “Investigating the rolling contact fatigue in rails using finite element method and cohesive zone approach,” Proceedings of the 2018 Joint Rail Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April 18-20, 2018.
  19. Ahmadian, M., “Magneto-Rheological Semiactive Suspensions for Improving Ground Vehicle’s Ride Comfort, Stability, and Handling,” Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, August 14 – 18, 2017.
  20.  Alami, M. M., Taheri, S., and Ahmadian, M., “Rail Surface Measurement and Multi-Scale Modeling of Wheel-Rail Contact,” Proceedings of the 2016 Joint Rail Conference, Columbia, SC, April 12 – 15, 2016.
  21. Hosseinipour, M., Craft, M. J., Wnek, J. M., Ahmadian, M., “Technical Discussion on Surfacing Methods Currently Used on the North East Corridor,” Proceedings of the 2016 Joint Rail Conference, Columbia, SC, April 12 – 15, 2016.
  22. Hasan, A. M., Taheri, M. A., and Ahmadian, M., “On the Application of Laser Technology for Railroad Top of the Rail Lubricity Detection,” Proceedings of the 2016 Joint Rail Conference, Columbia, SC, April 12 – 15, 2016.
  23. Meymand, S., Hosseinipour, M., Taheri, M., and Ahmadian, M., “Vibration Analysis of a Coupled Multibody Dynamic Model of a Contact Mechanics Roller Rig,” Proceedings of the 2016 Joint Rail Conference, Columbia, SC, April 12 – 15, 2016.
  24. Ahmadian, M., Chen, Y., and Zhu, Z. “Achieving Pneumatic Antiroll Bar through Re-designing a Commercial Airspring Suspension for semi-truck,” SAE Commercial Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Rosemont, IL, October 4 – 6, 2016.
  25. Zhu, Z., Chen, Y., M. A. Taheri, and Ahmadian, M., “Flow Characterization and redesign of Load Leveling Valves for Improving Transient Dynamics of Heavy Truck Air Suspensions,” SAE Commercial Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Rosemont, IL, October 4 – 6, 2016.
  26. Ahmadian, M., Chen, Y., and Hou, Y., “Failure Mode and Effects Analysis of Dual Leveling Valve Drive-axle Airspring Suspensions on Truck Dynamics,” SAE Commercial Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Rosemont, IL, October 4 – 6, 2016.
  27. Hou, Y., Chen, Y., and Ahmadian, M., “A Simulation-based Study on the Improvement of Semi-truck Roll Stability in Roundabouts,” SAE Commercial Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Rosemont, IL, October 4 – 6, 2016.
  28. Chen, Y., Ahmadian, M., and Peterson, A. W., “Pneumatically Balanced Heavy Truck Air Suspensions for Improved Roll Stability,” SAE Commercial Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Rosemont, IL, October 6 – 8, 2015.
  29. Hou, Y. and Ahmadian, M., “Effects of Commercial Truck Configuration on Roll Stability in Roundabouts,” SAE Commercial Engineering Congress and Exhibition, Rosemont, IL, October 6 – 8, 2015.
  30. Mousaviraad, M., Conger, M., Stern, F., Peterson, A. W., and Ahmadian, M., “Validation of CFD-MBD FSI for High-Fidelity Simulations of Full-Scale WAM-V Sea-Trials with Suspended Payload,” Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation, Washington, DC, September 1 – 4, 2015.
  31. Munoz, J., Ahmadian, M., Taheri, M. A., and O’Conner, T., “Accuracy Analysis of Car Body-Mounted Doppler LIDAR Technology Used to Measure Track Speed and Curvature,” Proceedings of the 2015 Joint Rail Conference, San Jose, CA, March 24 – 26, 2015.
  32. Hosseinipour, M., Meymand, S. Z., and Ahmadian, M., “Vibration Analysis for Improving Powertrain Design and Contact Measurements of a Roller Rig,” Proceedings of the 2015 Joint Rail Conference, San Jose, CA, March 24 – 26, 2015.
  33. Meymand, S. Z., Hosseinipour, M., and Ahmadian, M., “Development of a Roller Rig for Experimental Evaluation of Wheel-Rail Contact Mechanics for Railway Vehicles,” Proceedings of the 2015 Joint Rail Conference, San Jose, CA, March 24 – 26, 2015.
  34. O’Conner, T., Taheri, M. A., Munoz, J., and Ahmadian, M., “Conversion of Non-Contact LIDAR Velocity Measurements to Spatial Markings and Indication Signals for Commercial Train Systems,” Proceedings of the 2015 Joint Rail Conference, San Jose, CA, March 24 – 26, 2015.
  35. Taheri, M. and Ahmadian, M., “Investigation of parameters influencing hunting performance of a railway vehicle with three-piece trucks,” Proceedings of the 2015 Joint Rail Conference, San Jose, CA, March 24 – 26, 2015.
  36. Meymand, S. Z., and Ahmadian, M., “A Review Study of Wheel-Rail Contact Models,” Proceedings of the 2015 Joint Rail Conference, San Jose, CA, March 24 – 26, 2015.
  37. Taheri, M. A., Munoz, J., O’Conner, T., and Ahmadian, M., “Application of Multifunctional LIDAR for Non-contact Track Geometry Measurement,” Proceedings of the 2015 Joint Rail Conference, San Jose, CA, March 24 – 26, 2015.

Invited Colloquiums (Past 5 Years)

  1. “Achieving Vehicle Safety Through Smart Systems,” University of Califorina, Riverside, College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series, November 13, 2019.
  2. “Emergency Collision Avoidance Maneuvers for Long Combination Vehicles: What is Possible and What is Not,” 2019 SAE Commertcial Vehicle Engineering Congress (COMVEC), Indianapolise, IN, September 9 – 11, 2019.
  3. “Simulation Evaluation on the Rollover Propensity of Multi-trailer Trucks at Roundabouts,” 2019 SAE Commertcial Vehicle Engineering Congress (COMVEC), Indianapolise, IN, September 9 – 11, 2019.
  4. “Reaching Higher Levels of Railroad Engineering and Productivity through Intelligent Technologies,” Inited Lecture, Frauscher Sensor Technology USA, Inc., Princiton, NJ, August 1, 2018.
  5. “Traction Measurements on VT-FRA Roller Rig,” Invited Lecture, ICRI Monthly Discussions, March 2, 2018.
  6. “Railroad Engineering Research: from Torch and Hammer to Super Sensitive LIDAR systems,” Distinguished Seminar Series in Railroad Infrastructure, University of Nevada Las Vegas, November 14, 2017.
  7. “Bridging the Gap between Academic Research and Rail Industry’s Need Through Affiliated Programs, with Effect on Rail Tanker Car Safety, National Research Council (NRC) Workshop, Ottawa, ON, Canada, August 25, 2017.
  8. “Evolution: From Active Safety Systems to Highly Automated Vehicles,” Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG) Conference, Orlando, FL, April 19 – 21, 2017.
  9. “Application of Non-contacting LIDAR Sensors for Track Geometry Assessment,” LTK Engineering Services, Ambler, PA, August 2016.
  10. “Integration of Real-time Condition Monitoring Systems for Maintaining and Sustaining Railroad Infrastructure,” Defense Materials, Manufacturing and Infrastructure Standing Committee (DMMI), The National Academies Science, Washington, DC, May 2016.
  11. “Top-of-rail Lubricity Measurements: Tests Results and Discussion,” Norfolk Southern, Roanoke, VA, February 2016.
  12. “Application of Non-contacting LIDAR Sensors for Track Geometry Assessment,” Transportation Review Board Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, January 2016.
  13. “Non-dimensional Analysis of Semiactive Magneto-Rheological Suspensions for Optimizing Vehicle Ride, Handling, and Stability,” Villanova University, April 2015.
  14. “Overview of Railroad Research Activities at Virginia Tech’s Railway Technologies Laboratory,” Marshall University, April 2015.
  15. “Simulation and Analysis of Geometric and Dynamic Parameters Influencing Truck Maneuvering and Stability in Roundabouts,” Segrave Industries, May 2015.
  16. “Comprehensive Evaluation of Dynamically Balanced Pneumatic Suspensions for Improved Heavy Truck Rollover Stability,” FedEx Ground, May 2015.

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