Robert Ian Whitfield

Robert Ian Whitfield is a Research Fellow at the CAD Centre at the University of Strathclyde. In 1991 he gained a B.Eng. (Honours) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic. Following graduation he then carried out a Ph.D. research project investigating modes of operation of turbo-generator rotor bearings. He then continued working within the fields of hydrodynamics and rotor-dynamics for a further 18 months at Parsons Power Generation Systems. He then worked at the Engineering Design Centre at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne for three years, before being seconded to the CAD Centre on a project investigating design co-ordination. Currently he is working on a virtual reality ship design project at the University of Strathclyde.

		R.I.Whitfield BEng(Hons) PhD CEng MIED
	Profile
		Robert Ian Whitfield is a Research Fellow at the CAD Centre at the University of Strathclyde. In 1991 he gained a B.Eng. (Honours) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic. Following graduation he then carried out a Ph.D. research project investigating modes of operation of turbo-generator rotor bearings. He then continued working within the fields of hydrodynamics and rotor-dynamics for a further 18 months at Parsons Power Generation Systems. He then worked at the Engineering Design Centre at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne for three years, before being seconded to the CAD Centre on a project investigating design co-ordination. Currently he is working on a virtual reality ship design project at the University of Strathclyde.
	Research
		Design Co-ordination Robust Design Design of Experiments Product and Process Optimisation Modularisation
	Projects
		Increasing robustness and decreasing risk throughout the design process. Life cycle virtual reality ship system (VRShips).
	Publications
		R.I.Whitfield publications. CAD Centre publications.
	Contact
		R.I. Whitfield CAD Centre Department of Design Manufacture and Engineering Management University of Strathclyde James Weir Building 75 Montrose Street Glasgow G1 1XJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 141 548 3020 Fax: +44 (0) 141 552 7986 E-mail: ianw@cad.strath.ac.uk