Zhou Hechao is Associate Professor of Tongji University, who received PhD from the Technical University of Berlin. He has participated in more than 30 projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key R&D Program. He has published 30 journal papers and won the Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program, the Second Class of Science and Technology Progress Award of Jiangsu Province, the Second Class of Science and Technology Progress Award of China Railway Society.
Education
2003.09—2007.07, Tongji University, Bachelor
2007.09—2010.02, Tongji University, Master
2010.03—2014.03, Technical University of Berlin, Doctor
Experience
2014.09--2021.12 Institute of Rail Transit, Assistant Professor
2022.01--2024.08 Institute of Rail Transit, Associate Professor
2022.01--2024.08 College of Transportation Engineering, Associate Professor
Research interests
Rail Vehicle Dynamics, Structure Design of Rail Vehicle
Honors & Awards
Second Class of Science and Technology Progress Award of Jiangsu Province (2020), Second Class of Science and Technology Progress Award of China Railway Society(2020), Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program (2016)
Publications
[1] Ren Qiao, Zhang Jimin, Zhou Hechao.Finite-time disturbance observer-based levitation control for vehicle-guideway coupling systems. International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, (2024), 75(1), 53-71.
[2] Ren Qiao, Zhang Jimin, Zhou Hechao. Robust Adaptive Levitation Control for Medium and Low-Speed Maglev with Magnetic Saturation and Eddy Current Effect. Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologie.(2024),12(3),2835-2849.
[3] Jimin Zhang, Chengping Wang, Hechao Zhou. Sensitivity analysis and multi-objective optimization of the virtual track train parameters considering the coupling effect between vehicles. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D-Journal of Automobile Engineering. (2023), 238(6), 1368-1379.
[4] Hechao Zhou, Xupeng Wang, Yuwei Wang, Jimin Zhang, Research on a coupler with arc surface contact and its effect on a train collision. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F-Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 237 (4) (2023), 479-489.
[5] Hechao Zhou, Yuwei Wang, Xupeng Wang, Jun Zhan, Jimin Zhang, Influence of the coupler and buffer device on the train collision safety. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F-Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 237 (3) (2023), 385-393.
[6] Jimin Zhang, Chengping Wang, Hechao Zhou. Analysis of Tire-Pavement Contact Morphology Characteristics during the Virtual Track Train Maneuvering. Advances in Civil Engineering. (2022).
[7] Hechao Zhou, Mingsu Mei, Jimin Zhang, Investigations on the vertical buckling of railway vehicle’s anti-climber. International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2021，26(2), 171-181.
[8] Kou Jie, Zhang Jimin, Zhou Hechao, Wang Chengping, Sun Lixia. Effect of worn status of wheel/rail profiles on wheel wear over curved tracks, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 2021, 35(3), 945-954.
[9] Zhang Jimin, Kou Jie, Zhou Hechao, Wang Chengping. Wheel Wear Comparison between Motor Car and Trailer of Intercity Train, Journal of Central South University.2021.04.
[10] Kou Jie, Zhang Jimin, Zhou Hechao. Dynamics of the differential coupling independently rotating wheels for railway vehicle. Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design Systems and Manufacturing, 2020, 14(6), 1-14.
[11] Wang Wenbin, Hechao Zhou, Jun Zhan, Train driver protection under secondary impact, Journal of Central South University, 2019, 26(4):905-915.
[12] Hechao Zhou, Chao Zhang, Jun Zhan, Jimin Zhang, Research on the city tram collision at a level crossing，Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2018, 10(9):1-12.
[13] Hechao Zhou, Jun Zhan, Wenbin Wang, Jimin Zhang, Dynamic simulation of train driver under secondary impact, Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2017, 9(12):1-10.
[14] Yao Shan, Shunhua Zhou, Hechao Zhou, et al, Iterative method for predicting uneven settlement caused by high-speed train loads in transition-zone subgrade. Transportation Research Record, 2017, 7-14.
[15] Hechao Zhou, Jimin Zhang, Markus Hecht, Three-dimensional derailment analysis of crashed freight trains. Vehicle System Dynamics, 2014, 52:341-361.
[16] Hechao Zhou, Wenbin Wang, Markus Hecht, Three-dimensional derailment analysis of a crashed city tram. Vehicle System Dynamics, 2013, 51:1200-1215.
[17] Hechao Zhou, Wenbin Wang, Markus Hecht, Three-dimensional override analysis of crashed railway multiple units. Vehicle System Dynamics, 2012, 50:663-674.
[18] Hechao Zhou, Jimin Zhang, Jitong Zhang, Research on the override phenomenon in railway collision accidents. IMECE，Houston, TX, United states (2015), 1-6.