By Emeritus Professor Joseph Lai

Conference Papers

Oberst SM; Lai JC, 2010, 'Numerical Methods for Simulating Brake Squeal Noise', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, pp. 1 - 12, presented at International Congress on Acoustics, Sydney, 23 August 2010 - 27 August 2010, http://www.acoustics.asn.au/conference_proceedings/ICA2010/cdrom-ICA2010/papers/p35.pdf

Oberst SM; Lai JC, 2010, 'Numerical Study of Friction-induced Pad-mode Instability in Disc Brake Squeal', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, pp. 1 - 12, presented at International Congress on Acoustics, Sydney, 23 August 2010 - 27 August 2010, http://www.acoustics.asn.au/conference_proceedings/ICA2010/cdrom-ICA2010/papers/p36.pdf

Oberst SM; Lai JC, 2010, 'Uncertainty Modelling for Detecting Friction-induced Pad-mode Instabilities in Disc Brake Squeal', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, pp. 1 - 12, presented at International Congress on Acoustics and Australian Acoustical Society Annual Congress, Sydney, 23 August 2010 - 27 August 2010, http://www.acoustics.asn.au/conference_proceedings/ICA2010/cdrom-ICA2010/papers/p423.pdf

Lai JC; Evans TA, 2010, 'Tasting timbers: termites use vibrations to make foraging decisions', in Proceedings Internoise 2010, International Institute of Noise Control Engineering, Portugal, presented at Internoise 2010, Lisbon, 13 June 2010 - 16 June 2010, http://www.i-ince.org/congress.htm

Oberst SM; Lai JC, 2009, 'Numerical prediction of brake squeal propensity using acoustic power calculation', in Proceedings of Acoustics 2009: Research to Consulting, Australian Acoustical Society, Australia, presented at Acoustics 2009, Adelaide, SA, 23 November 2009 - 25 November 2009, http://www.acoustics.asn.au/joomla/acoustics-2009.html

Young J; Blake JM; Lai JC, 2009, 'A Review of Biomimetic Technologies for Micro Vehicles', in Proceedings of 6th Asian Pacific Conference on Aerospace Technology and Science (APCATS), Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, presented at 6th Asian Pacific Conference on Aerospace Technology and Science (APCATS), Huangshan, China, 15 November 2009 - 19 November 2009

Ashraf MA; Young J; Lai JC, 2009, 'Numerical Simulation of Flow Driven Oscillating Airfoil Power Generator', in Proceedings of 6th Asian Pacific Conference on Aerospace Technology and Science (APCATS), Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, presented at 6th Asian Pacific Conference on Aerospace Technology and Science (APCATS), Huangshan, China, 15 November 2009 - 19 November 2009

Ashraf MA; Isaacs A; Young J; Lai JC; Ray T, 2009, 'Numerical Simulation and Multi-Objective Design of Flow Over Oscillating Airfoil for Power Extraction', in Proceedings of CMFF 2009, Hungary, presented at Conference on Modelling Fluid Flow (CMFF 09), 14th International Conference on Fluid Flow Technologies, Budapest, Hungary, 09 September 2009 - 12 September 2009

Oberst SM; Lai JC, 2009, 'Non-linear analysis of brake squeal', in Proceedings of the 16th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV16), Polish Acoustical Society, Poland, presented at Recent developments in acoustics, noise and vibration, Krakow, Poland, 05 July 2009 - 09 July 2009, http://www.icsv16.org/

Lai JC; Evans TA, 2009, 'Vibrations: the key to unlocking the secrets of termite foraging behaviour', in Proceedings of the 16th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV16), Polish Acoustical Society, Poland, presented at Recent developments in acoustics, noise and vibration, Krakow, Poland, 05 July 2009 - 09 July 2009, http://www.icsv16.org/

Oberst SM; Lai JC, 2009, 'Acoustic response of a simplified brake system by means of the boundary element method.', in Noise and Vibration: Emerging Methods (NOVEM 2009), Oxford, UK, 5-8 April 2009, ISVR, UK, presented at Noise and Vibration: Emerging Methods (NOVEM) 2009, Keble College, Oxford, 05 April 2009 - 08 April 2009, http://www.isvr.soton.ac.uk/novem2009/

Oberst SM; Lai JC, 2009, 'Numerical analysis of a simplified brake system', in Proceedings of NOVEM 2009, Noise and Vibration: Emerging Methods, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, presented at Noise and Vibration: Emerging Methods (NOVEM) 2009, Keble College, Oxford, 05 April 2009 - 08 April 2009, http://www.isvr.soton.ac.uk/novem2009/

Ashraf MA; Young J; Lai JC, 2009, 'Numerical analysis of flow over a plunging airfoil', in Proceedings of 6th IBCAST, Pakistan, presented at 6th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST), Islamabad, Pakistan, 19 January 2009 - 22 January 2009, http://www.ibcast.org.pk/

Ashraf MA; Young J; Lai JC; Platzer MF, 2009, 'Aerodynamic Analysis of Flapping-Wing Propellers For HALE Aircraft', in 2009 AIAA Meeting Papers on Disc, Vol. 14, No. 4 (ADS, LTA and Balloons 2009), AIAA, New York, presented at 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 05 January 2009 - 08 January 2009, http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=534&id=1806

Platzer MF; Ashraf MA; Young J; Lai JC, 2009, 'Development of a New Oscillating-Wing Wind and Hydropower Generator', in 2009 AIAA Meeting Papers on Disc, Vol. 14, No. 4 (ADS, LTA and Balloons 2009), AIAA, New York, presented at 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 05 January 2009 - 08 January 2009, http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=534&id=1806

Ashraf MA; Young J; Lai JC, 2009, 'Effect of Airfoil Thickness, Camber and Reynolds Number on Plunging Airfoil Propulsion', in 2009 AIAA Meeting Papers on Disc, Vol. 14, No. 4 (ADS, LTA and Balloons 2009), AIAA, New York, presented at 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 05 January 2009 - 08 January 2009, http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=534&id=1806

Oberst SM; Lai JC, 2008, 'New approaches for understanding the mechanisims of brake squeal', in Acoustics 2008, Australian Acoustical Society, Geelong, Australia, presented at Acoustics 2008: Acoustics and Sustainability, Geelong, Australia, 24 November 2008 - 26 November 2008, http://www.acoustics.asn.au/joomla/acoustics-2008-list-of-abstract.html#p74

Oberst SM; Lai JC, 2008, 'A Critical review of brake squeal and its treatment in practice', in Inter-noise 2008, Beijing, China, presented at Inter-noise 2008, the 37th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, Beijing, China, 26 October 2008 - 29 October 2008

Lai JC; Oberst SM; Moore SM; Papinniemi A; Hamdi S; Stanef D, 2008, 'Chaos in brake squeal noise', in Inter-noise 2008, Beijing, China, presented at Inter-noise 2008, the 37th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, Beijing, China, 26 October 2008 - 29 October 2008

Moore SM; Lai JC; Oberst SM; Papinniemi A; Hamdi S; Stanef D, 2008, 'Determining the effect of pad lining geometry on brake noise performance', in Inter-noise 2008, Beijing, China, presented at Inter-noise 2008, the 37th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, Beijing, China, 26 October 2008 - 29 October 2008

Oberst SM; Lai JC; Moore SM; Papinniemi A; Hamdi S; Stanef D, 2008, 'Statistical Analysis of brake squeal noise', in Inter-noise 2008, Beijing, China, presented at Inter-noise 2008, the 37th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, Beijing, China, 26 October 2008 - 29 October 2008

Platzer MF; Young J; Lai JC, 2008, 'Flapping-wing technology: the potential for air vehicle propulsion and airborne power generation', in Grant I (ed.), ICAS 2008 Proceedings, Anchorage, Alaska, presented at 26th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences, Anchorage, Alaska, 14 September 2008 - 19 September 2008

Ashraf MA; Lai JC; Young J, 2007, 'Numerical Analysis of Flapping Wing Aerodynamics', in 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Gold Coast, Qld, presented at 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Gold Coast, Qld, 03 December 2007 - 07 December 2007, http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:120932

Lai JC; Evans TA; Inta RA, 2007, 'Vibrations: pathway to understanding termite foraging behaviour', in 19th International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, presented at 19th International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, 02 September 2007 - 07 September 2007, http://acustica.ing.unibo.it/Staff/massimo/ICA2007Madrid_Programme.pdf

Lai JC, 2007, 'Acoustic noise prediction from variable speed induction motors', in Inter-noise 2007, Istanbul, Turkey, presented at Inter-noise 2007, Istanbul, Turkey, 28 August 2007 - 31 August 2007

Papinniemi AT; Lai JC; Zhao J, 2007, 'Disc brake squeal: progress & challenges', in ICSV14 2007: 14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Cairns, Qld, presented at ICSV14 2007: 14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Cairns, Qld, 09 July 2007 - 12 July 2007

Inta RA; Lai JC; Evans TA, 2007, 'How termites use vibration to assess potential food structures', in ICSV14 2007: 14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Cairns, Qld, presented at ICSV14 2007: 14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Cairns, Qld, 09 July 2007 - 12 July 2007

Shankar K; Lai JC; Hang H, 2006, 'Prediction of dynamic response due to distributed structural modifications', in 19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Christchruch, New Zealand, presented at 19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, Christchruch, New Zealand, 29 November 2006 - 01 December 2006

Hamdan E; Milthorpe JF; Lai JC, 2006, 'Towards increasing the sensitivity of capillary column inverse gas chromatography models', in Eleventh Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, KL, Malaysia, presented at 11th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, KL, Malaysia, 22 May 2006 - 25 May 2006

Young J; Lai JCS; Germain C, 2006, 'Numerical simulation and parameter variation of insect wing motion based on dragonfly hovering', in Collection of Technical Papers - 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, pp. 477 - 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2006-38

Young J; Lai JC, 2005, 'Oscillating Foil Propulsion - A comparison of Navier-Stokes and Inviscid Numerical Methods', in International Conference on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, Toba-shi, Mie, Japan, presented at International Conference on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, Toba-shi, Mie, Japan, 05 October 2005 - 08 October 2005, http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110006207541/

Gostelow JP; Platzer MF; Carscallen WE; Lai JC, 2005, 'Visualising Vortex Formation in the Wakes of Turbine Blades and Oscillating Air foils', in 5th Pacific Symposium on Flow Visualisation and Image Processing (PSFVIP-5-101), DayDream Island, Qld, presented at 5th Pacific Symposium on Flow Visualisation and Image Processing (PSFVIP-5-101), DayDream Island, Qld, 26 September 2005 - 29 September 2005

Lai JC; Nasr A, 2005, 'The reattachment of a 2-D inclined wall jet', in Heat, Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics HEFAT 2005, Cairo, Egypt, presented at Heat, Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics HEFAT 2005, Cairo, Egypt, 19 September 2005 - 22 September 2005

Papinniemi AT; Zhao J; Lai JC, 2005, 'A study of in-plane Vibration Modes in Disc Break Squeal noise', in Inter-noise 2005, Rio, Brazil, presented at Inter-noise 2005, Rio, Brazil, 07 August 2005 - 10 August 2005

Papinniemi AT; Lai JC; Zhao J, 2005, 'Towards reducing Brake Squeal Propensity', in Inter-noise 2005, Rio, Brazil, presented at Inter-noise 2005, Rio, Brazil, 07 August 2005 - 10 August 2005

TImar-Peregrin L; Lai JC, 2005, 'Is it really easy to quantify acoustical performance of Electrical Motors?', in Managing Uncertainty in Noise Measurement and Prediction, Le Mans, France, presented at Managing Uncertainty in Noise Measurement and Prediction, Le Mans, France, 27 June 2005 - 29 June 2005

Moore SM; Lai JC; Shankar K, 2005, 'ARMAX Modal Parameter estimation using Random and Periodic Excitation', in Brincker R; Moller N (ed.), 1st International Conference on Operational Modal Ananlysis, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp. 463 - 470, presented at 1st International Conference on Operational Modal Ananlysis, Copenhagen, Denmark, 26 April 2005 - 27 April 2005

Papinniemi AT; Lai JC, 2004, 'Comparison of energy based methods for assessing brake squeal propensity', in Tachibana N (ed.), International Congress on Acoustics 2004, Gold Coast, Qld, presented at Acoustics 2004: Transportation Noise and Vibration: The New Millenium, Gold Coast, Qld, 03 November 2004 - 05 November 2004

Papinniemi AT; Lai JC; Zhao J, 2004, 'Vibro-acoustic studies of break squeal', in Acoustics 2004: Transportation Noise and Vibration: The New Millenium, Gold Coast, Qld, presented at Acoustics 2004: Transportation Noise and Vibration: The New Millenium, Gold Coast, Qld, 03 November 2004 - 05 November 2004

Martinez-Munoz D; Lai JC; Pulle DW, 2003, 'Acoustic Noise Radiated Vector controlled Induction Motor Drives', in 10th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, Toulouse, pp. 1 - 10, presented at 10th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, Toulouse, 20 September 2003 - 24 September 2003, http://137.226.33.77/epe/index.php?main=/epe/documents.php%3Fcurrent=103

Martinez-Munoz D; Lai JC; Alakula M, 2003, 'Study of Acoustical Properties of Stators with an outer-surface later of air gaps', in 10th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, Toulouse, pp. 1 - 10, presented at 10th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, Toulouse, 20 September 2003 - 24 September 2003

Bahrami A; Lai JC; Williamson HM, 2003, 'Noise from shear cutting from sheet metal', in 10th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Stockholm, Sweden, pp. 4069 - 4076, presented at International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2003, Stockholm, Sweden, 07 July 2003 - 10 July 2003

Martinez-Munoz D; Lai JC, 2003, 'Acoustic noise prediction in Vector controlled Induction Machine', in Johns W (ed.), Proceedings of the APEC 2003 and IEMDC 2003 Conferences, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, pp. 104 - 110, presented at IEMDC 2003: IEEE International Conference on Electric Machines and Drives, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 01 June 2003 - 04 June 2003

Papinniemi AT; Lai JC; Zhao J, 2003, 'Numerical prediction of brake squeal', in Wespac VIII Conference: Acoustics on the move, Melbourne, presented at Wespac VIII Conference: Acoustics on the move, Melbourne, 07 April 2003 - 09 April 2003

Moore SM; Zhang B; Lai JC; Shankar K, 2003, 'Model updating and determination of structural dynamic properties in the presence of a second source of excitation', in Forsyth G (ed.), Proeedings of the 3rd International Conference on Health and Usage Monitoring - HUMS 2003, Melbourne, pp. 27 - 34, presented at Proeedings of the 3rd International Conference on Health and Usage Monitoring - HUMS 2003, Melbourne, 17 February 2003 - 18 February 2003

Fletcher NH; Tarnopolsky A; Lai JC, 2002, 'Australian Aboriginal musical instruments - the Bullroarer', in Acoustics 2002, Adelaide, Sth Aust, presented at Acoustics 2002, Adelaide, Sth Aust, 13 November 2002 - 15 November 2002

Lai JC, 2002, 'Design of a first year motivational course for mechanical engineering students', in 13th Annual Conference for Engineering Education, Canberra, presented at 13th Annual Conference for Engineering Education, Canberra, 30 September 2002 - 02 October 2002

Papinniemi AT; Lai JC; Zhao J, 2002, 'Modelling of a disc brake system for investigating brake squeal. Paper 284', in Inter-noise 2002, Michigan, USA, presented at Inter-noise 2002, Michigan, USA, 19 August 2002 - 21 August 2002

Young J; Lai JC, 2001, 'Frequency and amplitude effects in the wake of a plunging airfoil', in 14th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide University, SA, Australia, presented at 14th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide University, SA, Australia, 10 December 2001 - 14 December 2001

Tarnopolsky A; Lai JC; Zhao J, 2001, 'A double pulsed laser holographic system for investigating brake squeal', in Acoustics 2001: Australian Acoustical Society Annual Conference, Canberra, presented at Acoustics 2001 Australian Acoustical Society Annual Conference, Canberra, 21 November 2001 - 23 November 2001

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