Ali Hossain Alewai Daraji

Ali Daraji joined teaching and research staff at the school of mechanical, aerospace and automotive engineering at Coventry University at 15Sep2015. He is a member of the structural integrity research group at the Insitute for Future Transport and Cities. Prior to this, he worked for two years as a research associate at Lancaster University for the project entitled energy harvesting powered wireless monitoring systems based on integrated smart composite structures and energy architecture. This project is collaborative research between Lancaster, Exeter and Central Lancashire Universities. He joined Newcastle University and got his PhD in mechanical engineering in Nov2013. His PhD research entitled active vibration control of flexible structures by optimally placed piezoelectric sensors and actuators. After that, he joined the University of Technology in Baghdad as a lecturer at electromechanical department for two years. 

He finished his degree in Baghdad in the summer of 1988 and his rank was the first out of thirty-two graduates in mechanical engineering. He recieved MSc in mechanical engineering/ dynamic structures in Nov1995. He worked a lecturer directly after graduation in 1988 for more than fifteen years at University of Technology/Al-Rasheed college in Baghdad, at the same time, he worked a consultant, leading engineering and technician teams and conducted a number of industrial projects between the University and industrial companies. 

I accept Master by Research and PhD study on active vibration control, piezoelectric energy harvesting and structural health monitoring.

Ali Daraji is interseted in modelling of passive and smart structures using finite element, ANSYS simulation and experimental methods to investigate: 

1. Active vibration control of flexible structures by optimally placed of discrete piezoelectric sensors and actuators using genetic algorithms. 

2. Optimisation of energy harvesting from structural vibration.

3. Cracks and damage detection in concrete, composite and steel structures using ultrasonic waves and wave propagation.

4. Optimal placement of discrete piezoeelectric sensors and actuators using genetic algorithms and developed methodologies for active vibration control, energy harvesting and structure health monitoring. 

Selected published papers 

Daraji, A. H., J. M. Hale, and J. Ye, New methodology for optimal placement of piezoelectric sensor/actuator pairs for active vibration control of flexible structures. Journal of Vibration and Acoustic transactions of the ASME, 2018, v.140(1),01105-13 

Daraji, A. H. and J. Ye, Optimisation of energy harvesting for stiffened composite shells with application to the aircarft wing at structural flight frequency, 20ICCS, Pairs,2017.

Daraji, A. H. and J. Ye, Energy harvesting of composite cantilever beam mounted on flexible structures to protect piezoelectric sensor and maximisation of the output power,20ICCS,Pairs, 2017. 

Daraji, A. H. and J. M. Hale, Reduction of structural weight, costs and complexity of control system in active vibration reduction of flexible structures. Journal of Smart Materials and Structures. 2014,v.23, 115018.

Daraji, A. H. and J. M. Hale, Active vibration control by optimally placed piezoelectric sensors and actuators with application to stiffened plate by beams. Journal of Smart Materials and Structures, 2014, v.23, 115018.

Daraji, A. H. and J. M. Hale, Active vibration reduction of a flexible structure bonded with optimised piezoelectric pairs using half and quarter chromosomes in genetic algorithms. Journal of Physics,  Confrence series, 2012, 328(1). 

 The following link includes Ali Daraji PhD thesis.

https://theses.ncl.ac.uk/dspace/handle/10443/2484

 The following link shows a movie of a PhD rig and experiment for vibration control.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ITlzOYQb6M

 The following link shows a movies of optimal placement of sensors and actuators using genetic algorithms.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDUP5oHuChE

PhD in mechanical engineering