A mathematical model for the wear process of worm gears
Huddersfield University, UK
(in Collaboration with Cardiff University)
01/04/2001-31/03/2004
£252K (£179K for Huddersfield and £73 for Cardiff)
Sponsor(s): EPSRC, MoD (Ministry of Defence), UK.
Support from UK gear industry, BGA (British Gear Association)
My role: principle investigator
The project was awarded ‘internationally leading’ mark for research achievements.

High speed worm gear test rig
Huddersfield University, UK
01/01/200 – 31/03/200
Cash £7.3K, in-kind £8.5K (total £15.8K)
Sponsor(s): DTI, UK gear industry
My role: principle investigator

Experimental investigations of wear and bedding in process in hard soft worm gears
Huddersfield University, UK
01/04/2001-20/09/2001
Cash £22.8K, in-kind £22.1K (total £43.9K)
Sponsor(s): DTI, MoD, UK gear industry
My role: principle investigator

Spur and helical gears
Huddersfield University, UK
1996-1998
Sponsor(s): UK gear industry
My role: co-investigator

Sensing and Control Technologies for Compliant Handling Systems
Swansea/Edinburgh Universities, UK
1993-1996
Sponsor(s): EPSRC, UK industry
My role: research assistant and PhD student

Mathematical modelling of an aircraft automatic control system as a part of a model of an entire aircraft
Lenin Research Institute, St Petersburg, Russia
1982-1989
Sponsor(s): Russian government
My role:
1983-1986 investigator
1986-1989 principle investigator, in charge of a research group