Professor Colin Cole
PhD,ME(Mech), BE (Mech), MIEAust, CPEng, NPER, RPEQ
Professor - Engineering
Research Division
Centre for Railway Engineering
- c.cole@cqu.edu.au
- ORCID: 0000-0001-8840-7136
- (07) 4930 9769
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Rockhampton North
70 - 1.09
About Me
Professor Colin Cole is the Director of the Centre for Railway Engineering, (CRE) at Central Queensland University, a role he has held for 12 years.
His work history includes over 36 years working for and with the Australian rail industry starting in 1984 with six years working in Mechanised Track Maintenance in Queensland Railways. Since then he has been focused on a research and consulting career including work in both rolling stock and infrastructure areas. His PhD was in Longitudinal Train Dynamics. He has been extensively engaged with industry via the past three Rail CRC programs, 2000 to 2020 and via numerous collaborative industry research projects and professional engineering consulting.
He has authored and/or co-authored over 200 technical papers, four book chapters, three books, numerous commercial research and consulting reports has developed several patents. Professor Cole is a Member of the Engineers Australia, a member of the Railway Technical Society of Australia, and has RPEQ registration.
General
Universities Studied At
Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education (BEng, Mechanical Engineering)
University of Central Queensland (MEng, Mechanical Engineering)
Central Queensland University (PhD - Longitudinal Train Dynamics)
Universities Worked At
University of Western Sydney (Casual)
Central Queensland University
Awards
Research Excellence for Queensland ( Engineering Australia Excellence Awards 2007 )
Professional Experience
Director - Centre for Railway Engineering (2007 - current )
Professional Memberships
Member of the Engineers Australia, CPEng, NPER-3,
RPEQ registration,
Committee member of the Queensland Chapter Railway Technical Society of Australia,(RTSA).
Responsibilities
1. Director - Centre for Railway Engineering
Professional Interests
- Railway engineering
- Train and wagon dynamics and simulation
- Energy simulation and analysis
- Mechanical vibrations
- Modelling and simulation of non-linear systems
- Neural network and fuzzy logic systems
- Multivariable optimisation: evolutionary algorithms, particle swarm optimisation
- Automatic control and industrial hydraulics
- Condition Monitoring
- Zero emission vehicle technologies
Industry Reports
Confidential
Consultancy Work
Projects Confidential
Research Supervision
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 4017 Mechanical Engineering
Current Capacity
Current Supervision
Complete Supervision
Research Interests
Mechanical Engineering - Automation and Control Engineering
Mechanical Engineering - Autonomous Vehicles
Mechanical Engineering - Dynamics, Vibration and Vibration Control
Mechanical Engineering - Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering
Mechanical Engineering - Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation
