Staff Directory - Mr David Clare

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Staff Directory

Mr David Clare

BEng (Hons), CEng, MIMechE, AMIAgrE

Senior Lecturer - Electronics & Mechatronics

Teaching Duties

Academic Lead for Off Highway Vehicle Engineering
Electronics
Fluid Power Systems (hydraulic and pneumatic)
Control Systems & Mechatronics - The electronic control of mechanical systems
Off Road Vehicle Systems
Off Highway Vehicle Mobility
Vehicle Dynamics
Power Systems/Advanced Power Systems (internal combustion engines, electric drives & batteries, hybrid power, mechanical gearboxes, hydraulic power transmission)
Noise and Vibration
The Human Machine Interface (how people interact with and control machines/devices)

Research Interests

The application of electronics and electronically controlled systems to off road vehicles and in agriculture
The application of electric and hybrid powertrains to off road and vehicles and agricultural machines
Off road vehicle design
On road and off road Vehicle Dynamics
The human control of future machines
Automomous off road vehicles
ISOBUS - CAN prototol for communication between agricultural machines

Professional Memberships

Chartered Engineer
Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Associate Member of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Academic Department: Engineering

Tel: +44 (0)1952 81 5087

Office: E111

Research profile:

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Additional Information

Graduated from Cranfield Institute of Technology in 1989 with a BEng (Hons) degree in Agricultural Engineering.

Worked for Land Rover for 20 years, working in Chassis Concepts, Vehicle Dynamics, and Hybrid Powertrains. Specialising in electronically controlled chassis systems and 4wd systems, and the development of off road performance objective metrics. Notable projects:- Range Rover air suspension, Discovery active roll control, Discovery III and Range Rover Sport off road target setting, Land Rover's Terrain Response system, Freelander II 4wd.

Notable achievements:- numerous patents relating to active roll control, the control of differentials, and integration of electronic systems. Joint inventor of Terrain Response. Winner of the Henry Ford Technology Award 2005 for the invention of Terrian Response.

Other interests:- Historic off road vehicles (Agricultural, Military, Commercial). Vehicle restoration. Steam engines. Making things.

Other Roles

Secretary for the Wrekin Branch of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers.

Research projects

RoboChick - An autonomous platform for data collection in poultry buildings - HAU Academic Lead

Modules

You can contact Mr David Clare if you would like to discuss any of the following course modules:

Future Vehicle Systems (HF)
Off Highway Vehicle Mobility and Vehicle Testing (E5011HF)
Power Systems (HF)
Vehicle Dynamics and Noise, Vibration and Harshness (HF)
Vehicle Systems (E5012HF)