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Dr Vimal Dhokia is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Engineering Design, specialising in the interface between innovation, design and manufacture, personalised design and advanced manufacturing technology.
Vimal began his research career at the University of Bath in 2006, where he undertook his doctorate in ‘Cryogenic sculptured surface machining of elastomers.' This investigated the freezing of polymers to below their glass transition temperature allowing them to be directly machined using CNC machining methods, with the principle application of personalised insoles and shoe soles. As part of this, he was appointed to his first research post in 2007 on a UK research council funded project entitled ‘Cryogenic machining of shoe soles.’
Upon successful completion of his PhD in 2009, he was appointed to a post-doctoral position on a European project entitled ‘Dematerialisation of machine tools.' In 2011, Vimal was appointed to the position of Research Fellow and in 2013 he was appointed to the position of Lecturer in Engineering Design at the University of Bath.
Research
Vimal’s primary research interests lie in the design and manufacture space. Over the last eight years he has been involved with a plethora of cutting edge research related to cryogenic machining of elastomers and advanced metal alloys, through to the design of next generation dematerialised machine tools.
These research projects have made impacts in the way personalised products are directly machined using cryogenic methods, in the way advanced metal alloys are processed and in the way the next generation of machine tools are being envisioned.
Vimal also has significant interest in hybrid design and manufacture, where single independent processes are combined to enable a more fluid and less material and resource intensive manufacturing approach. This also impacts positively on the ability to reuse and reincarnate components and products providing additional functionalities. In addition to this, Vimal is also interested in the next generation of design for manufacture and the emerging concept of industry 4.0.
The exposure of working on national and European projects has allowed Vimal to create significant collaborative links with leading international institutes, including Tecnalia, Spain; KU Leuven, Belgium; ISW, Stuttgart; ISI Karlsruhe, Germany; North Carolina State University, USA; ITIA, Italy.
In addition, he has industrial experience in motorsport engineering from high performance engine specialists, Cosworth Ltd and high precision engineering experience from Renishaw Plc.
Willing to supervise doctoral students
Interested in supervising students studying the areas of:
- Hybrid design and manufacture
- Advanced manufacturing technology
- Early stage design
- Reverse engineering
- CAD/CAM
- Personalised design
- Novel manufacturing processes
- Design and Innovation.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Examining the influence of temperature on γ and γ’ lattice misfit strain in a Ni base superalloy designed for additive manufacture
8/07/22 → …
Project: Research-related funding
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Autonomous Robotic platform for Maintenance Repairing and Overhaul
Dhokia, V., Newman, S. & Dekoninck, E.
1/06/22 → 31/05/25
Project: EU Commission
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Refining Additively Manufactured Joining for Enhanced Twin-metal Systems (RAMJETS) - TWI proposal in preparation
10/03/22 → …
Project: Research council
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ASCEND - Advanced Sensing & Connectivity for Energy efficient Next-generation hydraulic Devices
Roscow, J., Bowen, C., Dhokia, V. & Pan, M.
1/03/22 → 31/08/24
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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Made Smarter Innovation - People-Led Digitalisation
Newnes, L., Barzotto, M., Battarra, M., Brace, C., Branicki, L., Burke, R., Davidson, M., Dhokia, V., Edwards, B., Fai, F., Flynn, J., Giannikas, V., Hintermair, U., Kyprianou, A., Larkin, C., Loukaides, E., McManus, M., Pearce, N., Shepherd, P., Shokrani Chaharsooghi, A., Tomlinson, P., Zhang, N., Carey, E., Ehrhardt, B., Garcia Lazaro, A. & Lattanzio, S.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/09/21 → 28/02/25
Project: Research council
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A Feasibility Study for Additively Manufactured Composite Tooling
Valentine, M., Pegg, E., Kratz, J., Valero, M., Maes, V., Radhakrishnan, A. & Dhokia, V., 18 Jan 2023, I-AM 2022 International Additive Manufacturing Conference. Lisbon, Portugal: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), (I-AM 2022 International Additive Manufacturing Conference; no. IAM2022-93952).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED METAL TOOLING FOR CURE OPTIMISATION IN COMPOSITE MANUFACTUIRNG
Radhakrishnan, A., Valentine, M., Maes, V., Valero, M., Pegg, E., Dhokia, V. & Kratz, J., 20 Jun 2022, European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM20): Composites Meet Sustainability. Lausanne, Switzerland: European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM, Vol. 20. p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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A Product-Service System for Safety Footwear
Janson, D. J., Newman, S. T. & Dhokia, V., 31 May 2022, In: Proceedings of the Design Society. 2, p. 1031-1040 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Determining a level of disciplinarity for a project can assist in achieving societal benefit
Sajdakova, J., Newnes, L., Carey, E., Dhokia, V. & Lattanzio, S., 9 Nov 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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HardOps: utilising the software development toolchain for hardware design
Stirling, J., Bumke, K., Collins, J., Dhokia, V. & Bowman, R., 31 Dec 2022, In: International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing. 35, 12, p. 1297-1309 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Repository-Residuum model shape and volume assessment
Seminati, E. (Creator), Canepa Talamas, D. (Data Collector), Young, M. (Data Collector), Twiste, M. (Project Member), Dhokia, V. (Project Member) & Bilzon, J. (Supervisor), University of Bath, 8 Sep 2017
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00417
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