Dr Erping Zhou

Senior Lecturer in Engineering Systems

BSc, PhD

Room: B2-5

Telephone: 01204 90 3465

Professional Biography

PhD, Application of Artificial Intelligence to Engineering Systems, Staffordshire University, UK (1996)
Visiting Academic, School of Electrical Electronic & Systems Engineering, University of Wales College, Cardiff, UK (1988 – 1989)
BSc(Eng), Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai University of Science and Technology (Shanghai University since 1994), China (1982)
Charted Engineer
Member of the IET (The Institution of Engineering and Technology)
Worked with Shanghai University of Science and Technology, China (1982 – 1988)

Currently Dr Zhou is working as a senior lecturer in engineering systems in the School of the Built Environment and Engineering (Engineering subject area) and is the Course Leader for the BSc(Hons) Mechatronics (top up) course and the Programme Coordinator for the DipHE Mechatronics (collaboration with Shanghai University), China.

Research Interests

Application of artificial intelligence into engineering systems
Sensor based intelligent control systems
Robotics

Recent Publications

Philip May, E. Zhou, D. Morton, "The Design of a Ferrite-Cored Probe", Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical, 2007, Vol 136, Part 1 221-228
Philip May, E. Zhou, D. Morton, "Numerical modelling and implementation of ferrite cored eddy current probes", NDT&E International, 2007, Vol 40, Number 8, 566-576
Erping Zhou, Peter Myler, Mr Mike Lomas and Mao HongSheng, "A Collaborative Course between UK and Chinese Universities", WACE Asia Pacific Conference, 2006, June 26th - 28th, Shanghai, China, 57
A.A. Peligrad, E. Zhou, D. Morton, L. Li, "System identification and predictive control of laser marking of ceramic materials using artificial neural networks", IMECHE, Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 2002, Vol 216, Part I 181-190.
A.A. Peligrad, E. Zhou, D. Morton, L. Li, "Dynamic models relating processing parameters and melt track width during laser marking of clay tiles", Optics & Laser Technology, 2002, 34, 115-123.
A.A. Peligrad, E. Zhou, D. Morton, L. Li, "Transient temperature behaviour and dynamic process models in laser surface melting of clay tiles", Surface & Coatings Technology, 2002, 150, 15-23.
A.A. Peligrad, E. Zhou, D. Morton, L. Li, "A multi-input and multioutput dynamic model for laser marking of ceramic materials", Journal of Laser Applications, 2002, 14, No. 1 31 - 38.
W Wang, E C Chirwa, E Zhou, K. Holmes, C. Nwagboso, "Fuzzy neural ignition timing control for a natural gas fuelled spark ignition engine", IMECHE Journal of Automobile Engineering, 2001, 215, 1311-1323

Teaching

Engineering Systems
Mechatronics Systems
Manufacturing Systems and Automation
Strategic Operations Management
Research Methods
Core Skills
Group Project
Project Supervision (BEng(Hons), BSc(Hons), BA(Hons), MSc, MPhil, PhD)

Spoken Languages:

Chinese (Mandarin, Shanghainese), and English