Li, Weihua Professor

Member Of

• Engineering Australia Fellow
• Institute of Physics (UK) Fellow
• The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Member
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member

Selected Publications

• Journal Article

  Year	Title
  2020	Development and evaluation of a versatile semi-active suspension system for high-speed railway vehicles Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 135 Pages 106338-1 - 106338-17 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
  2020	Investigation of humping phenomenon for the multi-directional robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Volume 63 Altmetric
  2020	The variable resonance magnetorheological pendulum tuned mass damper: Mathematical modelling and seismic experimental studies Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 31 Pages 263 - 276 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2019	A Controllable Untethered Vehicle Driven by Electrically Actuated Liquid Metal Droplets Published In IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics Volume 15 Pages 2535 - 2543 ISSN 1551-3203 Altmetric
  2019	A New Generation of Magnetorheological Vehicle Suspension System With Tunable Stiffness and Damping Characteristics Published In IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics Volume 15 Pages 4696 - 4708 ISSN 1551-3203 Altmetric
  2019	A Novel Electrical Variable Stiffness Device for Vehicle Seat Suspension Control With Mismatched Disturbance Compensation Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 24 Pages 2019 - 2030 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
  2019	A highly stiffness-adjustable robot leg for enhancing locomotive performance Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 126 Pages 458 - 468 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
  2019	A magnetorheological elastomer rail damper for wideband attenuation of rail noise and vibration Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume Online First Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2019	A nanomechanical analysis of deformation characteristics of 6H-SiC using an indenter and abrasives in different fixed methods Published In Micromachines Volume 10 Pages 332-1 - 332-18 Altmetric
  2019	A new braking strategy based on motor characteristics and vehicle dynamics for unmanned electric vehicles Published In International Journal of Powertrains Volume 8 Pages 252 - 272 ISSN 1742-4267 Altmetric
  2019	A novel empirical heat transfer model for a solar thermal storage process using phase change materials Published In Energy Volume 168 Pages 222 - 234 ISSN 0360-5442 Altmetric
  2019	A review of heat and mass transfer improvement techniques for dehumidifiers and regenerators of liquid desiccant cooling systems Published In Applied Thermal Engineering Volume 162 Pages 114271-1 - 114271-17 ISSN 1359-4311 Altmetric
  2019	A robust registration method for autonomous driving pose estimation in urban dynamic environment using LiDAR Published In Electronics Volume 8 Pages 43-1 - 43-21 Altmetric
  2019	A rotary variable admittance device and its application in vehicle seat suspension vibration control Published In Journal of the Franklin Institute Volume 356 Pages 7873 - 7895 ISSN 0016-0032 Altmetric
  2019	A variable resonance magnetorheological-fluid-based pendulum tuned mass damper for seismic vibration suppression Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 116 Pages 530 - 544 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
  2019	An electromagnetic variable inertance device for seat suspension vibration control Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 133 Pages 106259-1 - 106259-19 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
  2019	Comparison of dynamic models based on backbone curve for rotary magneto-rheological damper Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science Volume Online First Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 0954-4062 Altmetric
  2019	Dean-flow-coupled elasto-inertial particle and cell focusing in symmetric serpentine microchannels Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 23 Pages 41-1 - 41-9 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
  2019	Design and Analysis of a Novel Magnetorheological Fluid Dual Clutch for Electric Vehicle Transmission Published In SAE Technical Papers Volume 2019-01-5014 Pages 1 - 8 Altmetric
  2019	Design and Implementation of a Soft Robotic Arm Driven by SMA Coils Published In IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics Volume 66 Pages 6108 - 6116 ISSN 0278-0046 Altmetric
  2019	Design and testing of a novel two-way controllable overrunning clutch based magneto-rheological brake Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 28 Pages 095013-1 - 095013-14 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2019	Development and evaluation of a highly adaptive MRF-based absorber with a large effective frequency range Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 28 Pages 105003-1 - 105003-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2019	Development of a variable stiffness magnetorheological damper with self-powered generation capability Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume Online First Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2019	Effect of temperature on the transmission characteristics of high-torque magnetorheological brakes Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 28 Pages 057002-1 - 057002-9 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2019	Enhanced Localization of Robotic Capsule Endoscopes Using Positron Emission Markers and Rigid-Body Transformation Published In IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems Volume 49 Pages 1270 - 1284 Altmetric
  2019	Experimental testing and modelling of a rotary variable stiffness and damping shock absorber using magnetorheological technology Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 30 Pages 1453 - 1465 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2019	Focusing of sub-micrometer particles in microfluidic devices Published In Lab on a Chip Volume 20 Pages 35 - 53 Altmetric
  2019	Functional Liquid Metal Nanoparticles Produced by Liquid-Based Nebulization Published In Advanced Materials Technologies Volume 4 Pages 1800420-1 - 1800420-9 Altmetric
  2019	Fundamentals of Differential Particle Inertial Focusing in Symmetric Sinusoidal Microchannels Published In Analytical Chemistry Volume 91 Pages 4077 - 4084 ISSN 0003-2700 Altmetric
  2019	High-throughput production of uniformly sized liquid metal microdroplets using submerged electrodispersion Published In Applied Physics Letters Volume 114 Pages 154101-1 - 154101-5 ISSN 1077-3118 Altmetric
  2019	High-throughput, off-chip microdroplet generator enabled by a spinning conical frustum Published In Analytical Chemistry Volume 91 Pages 3725 - 3732 ISSN 0003-2700 Altmetric
  2019	Improving Positioning Accuracy of the Mobile Laser Scanning in GPS-Denied Environments: An Experimental Case Study Published In IEEE Sensors Journal Volume 19 Pages 10753 - 10763 ISSN 1530-437X Altmetric
  2019	Integrated trajectory planning and control for obstacle avoidance manoeuvre using non-linear vehicle MP algorithm Published In IET Intelligent Transport Systems Volume 13 Pages 385 - 397 ISSN 1751-956X Altmetric
  2019	Liquid metal-filled magnetorheological elastomer with positive piezoconductivity Published In Nature Communications Volume 10 Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 2041-1723 Altmetric
  2019	Magnetically- and Electrically-Controllable Functional Liquid Metal Droplets Published In Advanced Materials Technologies Volume 4 Pages 1800694-1 - 1800694-8 Altmetric
  2019	Magneto-induced surface morphologies in magnetorheological elastomer films: An analytical study Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 28 Pages 045016-1 - 045016-22 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2019	Measurement and prediction of granite damage evolution in deep mine seams using acoustic emission Published In Measurement Science and Technology Volume 30 Pages 114002-1 - 114002-13 ISSN 0957-0233 Altmetric
  2019	Mode coupling chatter suppression for robotic machining using semi-active magnetorheological elastomers absorber Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 117 Pages 221 - 237 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
  2019	Non-linear tyre model–based non-singular terminal sliding mode observer for vehicle velocity and side-slip angle estimation Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering Volume 233 Pages 38 - 54 ISSN 0954-4070 Altmetric
  2019	Numerical and experimental studies on a new variable stiffness and damping magnetorheological fluid damper Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 30 Pages 1639 - 1652 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2019	Optimal design and size of a desiccant cooling system with onsite energy generation and thermal storage using a multilayer perceptron neural network and a genetic algorithm Published In Energy Conversion and Management Volume 180 Pages 598 - 608 ISSN 0196-8904 Altmetric
  2019	Phononic crystal lens with an asymmetric scatterer Published In Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Volume 52 Pages 025102-1 - 025102-7 ISSN 0022-3727 Altmetric
  2019	Rapid, one-step preparation of SERS substrate in microfluidic channel for detection of molecules and heavy metal ions Published In Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy Volume 220 Pages 117113-1 - 117113-8 ISSN 1386-1425 Altmetric
  2019	Rotation of liquid metal droplets solely driven by the action of magnetic fields Published In Applied Sciences (APPS) Volume 9 Pages 9071421-1 - 9071421-9 ISSN 1454-5101 Altmetric
  2019	Sheathless separation of microalgae from bacteria using a simple straight channel based on viscoelastic microfluidics Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 19 Pages 2811 - 2821 ISSN 1473-0189 Altmetric
  2019	Soft magneto-sensitive elastomer and polyvinylidene fluoride polymer based nonlinear piezoelectric energy harvesting: Design, modelling and experiment Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 28 Pages 015031-1 - 015031-14 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2019	Top sheath flow-assisted secondary flow particle manipulation in microchannels with the slanted groove structure Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 23 Pages 6-1 - 6-8 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
  2019	Vibration control of a tunnel boring machine using adaptive magnetorheological damper Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 28 Pages 1 - 15 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2018	A Liquid-Metal-Based Magnetoactive Slurry for Stimuli-Responsive Mechanically Adaptive Electrodes Published In Advanced Materials Volume 30 Pages 1802595-1 - 1802595-9 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2018	A Novel Reaching Law for Sliding Mode Control of Uncertain Discrete-Time Systems Published In Mathematical Problems in Engineering Volume 2018 Pages 6158492-1 - 6158492-11 ISSN 1024-123X Altmetric
  2018	A Review on Chatter in Robotic Machining Process Regarding Both Regenerative and Mode Coupling Mechanism Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 23 Pages 2240 - 2251 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
  2018	A portable, hand-powered microfluidic device for sorting of biological particles Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 22 Pages 1 - 10 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
  2018	A rapid, maskless 3D prototyping for fabrication of capillary circuits: Toward urinary protein detection Published In Electrophoresis Volume 39 Pages 957 - 964 ISSN 0173-0835 Altmetric
  2018	A structural optimisation method for a soft pneumatic actuator Published In Robotics Volume 7 Pages 7020024-1 - 7020024-16 Altmetric
  2018	An energy saving variable damping seat suspension system with regeneration capability Published In IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics Volume 65 Pages 8080 - 8091 ISSN 0278-0046 Altmetric
  2018	An innovative two-layer multiple-DOF seat suspension for vehicle whole body vibration control Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 23 Pages 1787 - 1799 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
  2018	Analysis of Magnetic Interaction in Remotely Controlled Magnetic Devices and Its Application to a Capsule Robot for Drug Delivery Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 23 Pages 298 - 310 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
  2018	Automated Influence Maintenance in Social Networks: an Agent-based Approach Published In IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 1041-4347 Altmetric
  2018	Broadband nonlinear behaviour of a soft magneto-sensitive elastomer cantilever under low-frequency and low-magnitude excitation Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 29 Pages 3165 - 3184 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2018	Control of a multiple-DOF vehicle seat suspension with roll and vertical vibration Published In Journal of Sound and Vibration Volume 435 Pages 170 - 191 ISSN 0022-460X Altmetric
  2018	Design and modeling analysis of a changeable stiffness robotic leg working with magnetorheological technology Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 29 Pages 3725 - 3736 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2018	Design of a Single-Layer Microchannel for Continuous Sheathless Single-Stream Particle Inertial Focusing Published In Analytical Chemistry Volume 90 Pages 1786 - 1794 ISSN 0003-2700 Altmetric
  2018	Design, Fabrication, and Test of a Coupled Parametric-Transverse Nonlinearly Broadband Energy Harvester Published In IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion Volume 33 Pages 457 - 464 ISSN 0885-8969 Altmetric
  2018	Development and evaluation of an MRE-based absorber with two individually controllable natural frequencies Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 27 Pages 095002-1 - 095002-9 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2018	Development of a nonlinear adaptive absorber based on magnetorheological elastomer Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 29 Pages 194 - 204 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2018	Development of magnetorheological elastomers–based tuned mass damper for building protection from seismic events Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume Online First Pages 1 - 13 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2018	Driver intention based coordinate control of regenerative and plugging braking for electric vehicles with in-wheel PMSMs Published In IET Intelligent Transport Systems Volume 12 Pages 1300 - 1311 ISSN 1751-956X Altmetric
  2018	Dynamically integrated spatiotemporal-based trajectory planning and control for autonomous vehicles Published In IET Intelligent Transport Systems Volume 12 Pages 1271 - 1282 ISSN 1751-956X Altmetric
  2018	Enhanced particle self-ordering in a double-layer channel Published In Biomedical Microdevices Volume 20 Pages 23-1 - 23-6 ISSN 1387-2176 Altmetric
  2018	Experimental Nonlinear Model Identification of a Highly Nonlinear Resonator Published In Journal of Vibration and Acoustics: Transactions of the ASME Volume 140 Pages 034502-1 - 034502-6 ISSN 1048-9002 Altmetric
  2018	Experimental nonlinear vibrations of an MRE sandwich plate Published In Smart Structures and Systems Volume 22 Pages 71 - 79 ISSN 1738-1584 Altmetric
  2018	Hysteretic Model of a Rotary Magnetorheological Damper in Helical Flow Mode Published In Communications in Computer and Information Science Pages 15 - 24 Altmetric
  2018	Improved Mathematical Model for Analysis of the Payne Effect of Magnetorheological Elastomers Published In Journal of Aerospace Engineering Volume 31 Pages 04018046-1 - 04018046-9 ISSN 0893-1321 Altmetric
  2018	Integrated Dynamics Control and Energy Efficiency Optimization for Overactuated Electric Vehicles Published In Asian Journal of Control Volume 20 Pages 1 - 15 ISSN 1561-8625 Altmetric
  2018	Integrated active and semi-active control for seat suspension of a heavy duty vehicle Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 29 Pages 91 - 100 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2018	Integrating photovoltaic thermal collectors and thermal energy storage systems using phase change materials with rotary desiccant cooling systems Published In Sustainable Cities and Society Volume 36 Pages 131 - 143 ISSN 2210-6707 Altmetric
  2018	Liquid metal-based amalgamation-assisted lithography for fabrication of complex channels with diverse structures and configurations Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 18 Pages 785 - 792 ISSN 1473-0189 Altmetric
  2018	Magnetorheological technology for fabricating tunable solid electrolyte with enhanced conductivity and mechanical property Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 27 Pages 035022-1 - 035022-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2018	Microfluidic Mass Production of Stabilized and Stealthy Liquid Metal Nanoparticles Published In Small Volume 14 Pages 1800118-1 - 1800118-8 ISSN 1613-6829 Altmetric
  2018	On a CPG-based Hexapod Robot: AmphiHex-II with Variable Stiffness Legs Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 23 Pages 542 - 551 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
  2018	Overcoming the conflict requirement between high-speed stability and curving trafficability of the train using an innovative magnetorheological elastomer rubber joint Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 29 Pages 214 - 222 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2018	Recent progress of particle migration in viscoelastic fluids Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 18 Pages 551 - 567 ISSN 1473-0189 Altmetric
  2018	Simple, low-cost fabrication of semi-circular channel using the surface tension of solder paste and its application to microfluidic valves Published In Electrophoresis Volume Online First Pages 1 - 6 ISSN 0173-0835 Altmetric
  2018	Sonication-enabled rapid production of stable liquid metal nanoparticles grafted with poly(1- octadecene-alt-maleic anhydride) in aqueous solutions Published In Nanoscale Volume 10 Pages 19871 - 19878 ISSN 2040-3364 Altmetric
  2018	The effect of graphene on the yarn pull-out force and ballistic performance of Kevlar fabrics impregnated with shear thickening fluids Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 27 Pages 075048-1 - 075048-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2018	Tunable particle separation in a hybrid dielectrophoresis (DEP)- inertial microfluidic device Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 267 Pages 14 - 25 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
  2018	Tunable smart digital structure (SDS) to modularly assemble soft actuators with layered adhesive bonding Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 27 Pages 015012-1 - 015012-12 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2018	Unconventional locomotion of liquid metal droplets driven by magnetic fields Published In Soft Matter Volume 14 Pages 7113 - 7118 ISSN 1744-6848 Altmetric
  2018	Versatile Microfluidic Platforms Enabled by Novel Magnetorheological Elastomer Microactuators Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 28 Pages 1705484-1 - 1705484-10 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
  2018	Vibration control of an energy regenerative seat suspension with variable external resistance Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 106 Pages 94 - 113 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
  2018	Viscoelastic properties of gallium-indium alloy Published In Applied Rheology: Fliessverhalten steuern Volume 28 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 1430-6395 Altmetric
  2017	A Potential field approach-based trajectory control for autonomous electric vehicles with in-wheel motors Published In IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems Volume 18 Pages 2044 - 2055 ISSN 1524-9050 Altmetric
  2017	A nonlinearly broadband tuneable energy harvester Published In Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control: Transactions of the ASME Volume 139 Pages 011008-1 - 011008-11 ISSN 0022-0434 Altmetric
  2017	A novel nickel nanowire based magnetorheological material Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 26 Pages 054006-1 - 054006-9 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2017	A parametrically broadband nonlinear energy harvester Published In Journal of Energy Resources Technology Volume 139 Pages 032001-1 - 032001-8 ISSN 0195-0738 Altmetric
  2017	A review on performance enhancement techniques for ambient vibration energy harvesters Published In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Volume 71 Pages 435 - 449 ISSN 1364-0321 Altmetric
  2017	A torsional MRE joint for a C-shaped robotic leg Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 26 Pages 015002-1 - 015002-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2017	Active droplet sorting in microfluidics: a review Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 17 Pages 751 - 771 ISSN 1473-0189 Altmetric
  2017	An experimental analysis of strontium titanate ceramic substrates polished by magnetorheological finishing with dynamic magnetic fields formed by rotating magnetic poles Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 26 Pages 055017-1 - 055017-14 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric

Investigator On

Year	Title
2019	The 17th International Conference on Electroheological Fluid and Magnetorheological Suspensions (ERMR2019) Awarded by: NSW Government Department of Industry Funding Scheme: NSW Research Attraction and Acceleration Program
2016 - 2019	Comfort and Ergonomics: innovative seating solution for commercial vehicle Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2015 - 2019	Innovative Magnetorheological Suspension Systems for Forklift Trucks Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2018	Magnetofluidic sample handling for enhanced point-of-care diagnosis Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2014 - 2017	Innovative X-by-Wire Control Systems for Improved Vehicle Manoeuvrability and Stability Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2015	Adaptive base isolation using Innovative magnetorheological elastomers Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2014	Innovative base isolation system working with stiffness softening Magnteorholgical Elastomers Awarded by: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japan Awards Funding Scheme: Fellowship
2013 - 2014	Development of a novel railway noise reduction systems Awarded by: Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education Funding Scheme: Researchers in Business
2012	Facility for characterisation of engineered microelectromechanical systems Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2009	A universal nano tribometer for surface and thin film characterisation Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2009	Integrated magnetoresitive, rheolocial and sensing capabilities of magnetorheological elastomers Awarded by: Australian Academy of Science Funding Scheme: Travel Grant

Other Research Activities

• Intelligent image-activated cell sorter, JSPS Core-to-Core Program Australian Coordinator 2019 - 2023
• "New Multi-functional robotic legs based on magnetorheological technology". PI, NSFC International Funding 2019 - 2021
• "Manufacturing and Automotive Industry, China – mechatronics study tour", Australian Government New Colombo Plan Mobility Program Project Leader 2016 - 2018
• "Development of an innovative self-sensing magnetorheological fluid damper", funded by NSFC Partner Investigator 2015 - 2018
• “Investigation of vibration characteristics of magnetorheological elastomer sandwich beams under partial external magnetic fields”, NSFC Partner Investigator 2015 - 2018
• “Development of polyurethane based hush block for rail noise reduction”, Innovation Connects Program Researcher 2016 - 2017
• “Variable stiffness and variable damping mechanisms of MR materials and their innovative applications in high-speed train suspension systems”, NSFC Project Leader 2014 - 2015
• “Study of semi-active control of high-speed trains using MR dampers”, Hong Kong ITC Partner Investigator 2012 - 2014
• "Development of novel shear thickening fluids for body armour applications", DSTO Fellowship Program Research Collaborator 2011 - 2013
• “Australian Crashworthiness Design Scenarios for Rolling Stock”, CRC for Rail Innovation UOW Project Leader 2010 - 2011

Impact Story

Advisees

• Graduate Advising Relationship

  Degree	Research Title	Advisee
  Doctor of Philosophy	Energy storage systems for vehicle technology	Yao, Lirong
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Particle manipulation by geometry-induced secondary flow in double-layered microchannels with groove arrays	Zhao, Qianbin
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Development of phase change material enhanced desiccant cooling systems	Ren, Haoshan
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Study on a novel powertrain system and it control for electric vehicles	Zhang, Huan
  Doctor of Philosophy	Process Control in Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing	Yuan, Lei
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Vibration reduction control for seat suspension with multiple degrees of freedom	Li, Wenxing
  Doctor of Philosophy	Magnetorheological Variable Stiffness Robotic Legs for Improved Locomotion Performance	Christie, Matthew
  Doctor of Philosophy	Active Control of Noise and Vibration of Vehicles using Dielectric Elastomers	Deng, Lei
  Doctor of Philosophy	Integrated Forklift Supporting System with Magnetorheological Technologies	Zhu, Xiaojing
  Doctor of Philosophy	Development of an integrated Microdevice for Cancer Diagnostics	Yun, Guolin
  Doctor of Philosophy	Electromagnetic vibration absorber	Liao, Yulin
  Master of Philosophy - EIS	Cyber-Physical Security and Safety Control of Autonomous Connected Vehicles	Zhang, Xiaofei
  Doctor of Philosophy	Versatile Microfluidic Platforms Based on Novel Magnetorheological Elastomer	Lu, Hongda
  Doctor of Philosophy	Control of Connected Autonomous Vehicles	Yan, Yan
  Doctor of Philosophy	Shear Thickening Materials and Applications	Sokolovski, Vladimir
  Doctor of Philosophy	Developing Novel Shear Thickening Electrolytes for Soft Armour Batteries	Chen, Zhiqi

Outreach Overview

• Professor Li serves as Technical Editor (TE), Associate Editor (AE) or Editorial Board member for the following international journals:

  • Smart Materials & Structures (AE)
  • IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (TE)
  • Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures (AE)
  • RSC Advances (AE, 2014-2015)  
  • Frontiers in Smart Materials (AE)
  • Micromachines (AE)
  • Lab on a Chip
  • Scientific Reports
  • Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
  • Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering
  • Journal of Sensor Technology 

  
  Professor Li was appointed as Guest Professor of the following institutes:

  • Tohoku University (Japan)
  • University of Science and Technology of China
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Karlsruhe University of Technology (Germany)
  • Hunan University (China)

Organizer Of Event

• General Chair, 17th International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions, 15-20 December 2019, Wollongong, Australia 2019 -
• General Co-Chair, 10th Austrlia and New Zealand Nano and Microfludics Symposium, 1-3 July 2019, Wollongong 2019 -
• General Chair, International Symposium on Microfluidics and Smart Microsystems, 12-15 June 2017, Guiyang, China 2017 -
• General Co-Chair, Int. Conf. on Engineering Design & Optimization, Ningbo, China, 28-30 October, 201
• General Co-Chair, the 2nd Int. Conf. on Engineering Design & Optimization, Ningbo, China, 19-21 August, 2011

Professional Service Activities

• Welsh Government's Ser Cymru II Programmme Grant Assessor 2016 -
• National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Grant Assessor 2010 -
• Hong Kong Research Grants Council Grant Assessor 2009 -
• Singapore National Research Foundation Grant Assessor 2009 -
• Australian Research Council (ARC) Expert Readere 2008 -

Education And Training

• B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China
• M.E. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China
• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Awards And Honors

• Vice-chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research Supervision, conferred by University of Wollongong, 2017
• Fellow, conferred by Engineering Australia, 2016
• Fellow, conferred by Institute of Physics (UK), 2015
• Vice-chancellor's Award for Interdisciplinary Research Excellence, conferred by University of Wollongong, 2015
• Invitation Fellowship (short-term), conferred by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japan Awards, 2014
• Australia Endeavour Fellowship , 2011
• Scientific Visits to China Program Award, conferred by Australian Academy of Science, 2010
• Visiting Scientist Fellowship, conferred by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 2007
• Scientific Visits to China Program Award, conferred by Australian Academy of Science, 2006
• “Highly Commended Open” Prize in Trailblazer competition, conferred by University of Wollongong, 2006
• University Postgraduate Award (PhD Scholarship), conferred by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 1997 - 2000

Keywords

• Smart Materials (MR fluids & elastomers) and Smart Structures, Dynamics and Vibration Control, Microfluidics & Nanofluidics, Lab on a Chip Vehicle Technology, Adaptive Base Isolator, Rheology Soft Robotics, Self-sensing and self-powering technologies

Full Name

• Weihua Li

Mailing Address

• School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering

  Wollongong

  New South Wales

  2522

  Australia

Orcid Id

• http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6190-8421 (confirmed)

Web Of Science Researcher Id

• G-3605-2012

Scopus Id

• 36091496800

Top Publications

Year	Title
2014	Inertial particle separation by differential equilibrium positions in a symmetrical serpentine micro-channel Published in   Scientific Reports
2014	On-chip high-throughput manipulation of particles in a dielectrophoresis-active hydrophoretic focuser Published in   Scientific Reports
2013	Improving the critical speeds of high-speed trains using magnetorheological technology Published in   Smart Materials and Structures
2012	A simple and cost-effective method for fabrication of integrated electronic-microfluidic devices using a laser-patterned PDMS layer Published in   Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
2010	Viscoelastic properties of MR elastomers under harmonic loading Published in   Rheologica Acta: an international journal of rheology
2016	A Soft mechatronic microstage mechanism based on electroactive polymer actuators Published in   IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Research Areas

• 0910 - MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
• 0913 - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Member Of

• Engineering Australia Fellow
• Institute of Physics (UK) Fellow
• The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Member
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member

Selected Publications

• Journal Article

  Year	Title
  2020	Development and evaluation of a versatile semi-active suspension system for high-speed railway vehicles Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 135 Pages 106338-1 - 106338-17 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
  2020	Investigation of humping phenomenon for the multi-directional robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Volume 63 Altmetric
  2020	The variable resonance magnetorheological pendulum tuned mass damper: Mathematical modelling and seismic experimental studies Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 31 Pages 263 - 276 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2019	A Controllable Untethered Vehicle Driven by Electrically Actuated Liquid Metal Droplets Published In IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics Volume 15 Pages 2535 - 2543 ISSN 1551-3203 Altmetric
  2019	A New Generation of Magnetorheological Vehicle Suspension System With Tunable Stiffness and Damping Characteristics Published In IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics Volume 15 Pages 4696 - 4708 ISSN 1551-3203 Altmetric
  2019	A Novel Electrical Variable Stiffness Device for Vehicle Seat Suspension Control With Mismatched Disturbance Compensation Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 24 Pages 2019 - 2030 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
  2019	A highly stiffness-adjustable robot leg for enhancing locomotive performance Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 126 Pages 458 - 468 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
  2019	A magnetorheological elastomer rail damper for wideband attenuation of rail noise and vibration Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume Online First Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2019	A nanomechanical analysis of deformation characteristics of 6H-SiC using an indenter and abrasives in different fixed methods Published In Micromachines Volume 10 Pages 332-1 - 332-18 Altmetric
  2019	A new braking strategy based on motor characteristics and vehicle dynamics for unmanned electric vehicles Published In International Journal of Powertrains Volume 8 Pages 252 - 272 ISSN 1742-4267 Altmetric
  2019	A novel empirical heat transfer model for a solar thermal storage process using phase change materials Published In Energy Volume 168 Pages 222 - 234 ISSN 0360-5442 Altmetric
  2019	A review of heat and mass transfer improvement techniques for dehumidifiers and regenerators of liquid desiccant cooling systems Published In Applied Thermal Engineering Volume 162 Pages 114271-1 - 114271-17 ISSN 1359-4311 Altmetric
  2019	A robust registration method for autonomous driving pose estimation in urban dynamic environment using LiDAR Published In Electronics Volume 8 Pages 43-1 - 43-21 Altmetric
  2019	A rotary variable admittance device and its application in vehicle seat suspension vibration control Published In Journal of the Franklin Institute Volume 356 Pages 7873 - 7895 ISSN 0016-0032 Altmetric
  2019	A variable resonance magnetorheological-fluid-based pendulum tuned mass damper for seismic vibration suppression Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 116 Pages 530 - 544 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
  2019	An electromagnetic variable inertance device for seat suspension vibration control Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 133 Pages 106259-1 - 106259-19 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
  2019	Comparison of dynamic models based on backbone curve for rotary magneto-rheological damper Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science Volume Online First Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 0954-4062 Altmetric
  2019	Dean-flow-coupled elasto-inertial particle and cell focusing in symmetric serpentine microchannels Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 23 Pages 41-1 - 41-9 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
  2019	Design and Analysis of a Novel Magnetorheological Fluid Dual Clutch for Electric Vehicle Transmission Published In SAE Technical Papers Volume 2019-01-5014 Pages 1 - 8 Altmetric
  2019	Design and Implementation of a Soft Robotic Arm Driven by SMA Coils Published In IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics Volume 66 Pages 6108 - 6116 ISSN 0278-0046 Altmetric
  2019	Design and testing of a novel two-way controllable overrunning clutch based magneto-rheological brake Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 28 Pages 095013-1 - 095013-14 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2019	Development and evaluation of a highly adaptive MRF-based absorber with a large effective frequency range Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 28 Pages 105003-1 - 105003-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2019	Development of a variable stiffness magnetorheological damper with self-powered generation capability Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume Online First Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2019	Effect of temperature on the transmission characteristics of high-torque magnetorheological brakes Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 28 Pages 057002-1 - 057002-9 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2019	Enhanced Localization of Robotic Capsule Endoscopes Using Positron Emission Markers and Rigid-Body Transformation Published In IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems Volume 49 Pages 1270 - 1284 Altmetric
  2019	Experimental testing and modelling of a rotary variable stiffness and damping shock absorber using magnetorheological technology Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 30 Pages 1453 - 1465 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2019	Focusing of sub-micrometer particles in microfluidic devices Published In Lab on a Chip Volume 20 Pages 35 - 53 Altmetric
  2019	Functional Liquid Metal Nanoparticles Produced by Liquid-Based Nebulization Published In Advanced Materials Technologies Volume 4 Pages 1800420-1 - 1800420-9 Altmetric
  2019	Fundamentals of Differential Particle Inertial Focusing in Symmetric Sinusoidal Microchannels Published In Analytical Chemistry Volume 91 Pages 4077 - 4084 ISSN 0003-2700 Altmetric
  2019	High-throughput production of uniformly sized liquid metal microdroplets using submerged electrodispersion Published In Applied Physics Letters Volume 114 Pages 154101-1 - 154101-5 ISSN 1077-3118 Altmetric
  2019	High-throughput, off-chip microdroplet generator enabled by a spinning conical frustum Published In Analytical Chemistry Volume 91 Pages 3725 - 3732 ISSN 0003-2700 Altmetric
  2019	Improving Positioning Accuracy of the Mobile Laser Scanning in GPS-Denied Environments: An Experimental Case Study Published In IEEE Sensors Journal Volume 19 Pages 10753 - 10763 ISSN 1530-437X Altmetric
  2019	Integrated trajectory planning and control for obstacle avoidance manoeuvre using non-linear vehicle MP algorithm Published In IET Intelligent Transport Systems Volume 13 Pages 385 - 397 ISSN 1751-956X Altmetric
  2019	Liquid metal-filled magnetorheological elastomer with positive piezoconductivity Published In Nature Communications Volume 10 Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 2041-1723 Altmetric
  2019	Magnetically- and Electrically-Controllable Functional Liquid Metal Droplets Published In Advanced Materials Technologies Volume 4 Pages 1800694-1 - 1800694-8 Altmetric
  2019	Magneto-induced surface morphologies in magnetorheological elastomer films: An analytical study Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 28 Pages 045016-1 - 045016-22 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2019	Measurement and prediction of granite damage evolution in deep mine seams using acoustic emission Published In Measurement Science and Technology Volume 30 Pages 114002-1 - 114002-13 ISSN 0957-0233 Altmetric
  2019	Mode coupling chatter suppression for robotic machining using semi-active magnetorheological elastomers absorber Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 117 Pages 221 - 237 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
  2019	Non-linear tyre model–based non-singular terminal sliding mode observer for vehicle velocity and side-slip angle estimation Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering Volume 233 Pages 38 - 54 ISSN 0954-4070 Altmetric
  2019	Numerical and experimental studies on a new variable stiffness and damping magnetorheological fluid damper Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 30 Pages 1639 - 1652 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2019	Optimal design and size of a desiccant cooling system with onsite energy generation and thermal storage using a multilayer perceptron neural network and a genetic algorithm Published In Energy Conversion and Management Volume 180 Pages 598 - 608 ISSN 0196-8904 Altmetric
  2019	Phononic crystal lens with an asymmetric scatterer Published In Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Volume 52 Pages 025102-1 - 025102-7 ISSN 0022-3727 Altmetric
  2019	Rapid, one-step preparation of SERS substrate in microfluidic channel for detection of molecules and heavy metal ions Published In Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy Volume 220 Pages 117113-1 - 117113-8 ISSN 1386-1425 Altmetric
  2019	Rotation of liquid metal droplets solely driven by the action of magnetic fields Published In Applied Sciences (APPS) Volume 9 Pages 9071421-1 - 9071421-9 ISSN 1454-5101 Altmetric
  2019	Sheathless separation of microalgae from bacteria using a simple straight channel based on viscoelastic microfluidics Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 19 Pages 2811 - 2821 ISSN 1473-0189 Altmetric
  2019	Soft magneto-sensitive elastomer and polyvinylidene fluoride polymer based nonlinear piezoelectric energy harvesting: Design, modelling and experiment Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 28 Pages 015031-1 - 015031-14 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2019	Top sheath flow-assisted secondary flow particle manipulation in microchannels with the slanted groove structure Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 23 Pages 6-1 - 6-8 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
  2019	Vibration control of a tunnel boring machine using adaptive magnetorheological damper Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 28 Pages 1 - 15 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2018	A Liquid-Metal-Based Magnetoactive Slurry for Stimuli-Responsive Mechanically Adaptive Electrodes Published In Advanced Materials Volume 30 Pages 1802595-1 - 1802595-9 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
  2018	A Novel Reaching Law for Sliding Mode Control of Uncertain Discrete-Time Systems Published In Mathematical Problems in Engineering Volume 2018 Pages 6158492-1 - 6158492-11 ISSN 1024-123X Altmetric
  2018	A Review on Chatter in Robotic Machining Process Regarding Both Regenerative and Mode Coupling Mechanism Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 23 Pages 2240 - 2251 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
  2018	A portable, hand-powered microfluidic device for sorting of biological particles Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 22 Pages 1 - 10 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
  2018	A rapid, maskless 3D prototyping for fabrication of capillary circuits: Toward urinary protein detection Published In Electrophoresis Volume 39 Pages 957 - 964 ISSN 0173-0835 Altmetric
  2018	A structural optimisation method for a soft pneumatic actuator Published In Robotics Volume 7 Pages 7020024-1 - 7020024-16 Altmetric
  2018	An energy saving variable damping seat suspension system with regeneration capability Published In IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics Volume 65 Pages 8080 - 8091 ISSN 0278-0046 Altmetric
  2018	An innovative two-layer multiple-DOF seat suspension for vehicle whole body vibration control Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 23 Pages 1787 - 1799 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
  2018	Analysis of Magnetic Interaction in Remotely Controlled Magnetic Devices and Its Application to a Capsule Robot for Drug Delivery Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 23 Pages 298 - 310 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
  2018	Automated Influence Maintenance in Social Networks: an Agent-based Approach Published In IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 1041-4347 Altmetric
  2018	Broadband nonlinear behaviour of a soft magneto-sensitive elastomer cantilever under low-frequency and low-magnitude excitation Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 29 Pages 3165 - 3184 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2018	Control of a multiple-DOF vehicle seat suspension with roll and vertical vibration Published In Journal of Sound and Vibration Volume 435 Pages 170 - 191 ISSN 0022-460X Altmetric
  2018	Design and modeling analysis of a changeable stiffness robotic leg working with magnetorheological technology Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 29 Pages 3725 - 3736 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2018	Design of a Single-Layer Microchannel for Continuous Sheathless Single-Stream Particle Inertial Focusing Published In Analytical Chemistry Volume 90 Pages 1786 - 1794 ISSN 0003-2700 Altmetric
  2018	Design, Fabrication, and Test of a Coupled Parametric-Transverse Nonlinearly Broadband Energy Harvester Published In IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion Volume 33 Pages 457 - 464 ISSN 0885-8969 Altmetric
  2018	Development and evaluation of an MRE-based absorber with two individually controllable natural frequencies Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 27 Pages 095002-1 - 095002-9 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2018	Development of a nonlinear adaptive absorber based on magnetorheological elastomer Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 29 Pages 194 - 204 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2018	Development of magnetorheological elastomers–based tuned mass damper for building protection from seismic events Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume Online First Pages 1 - 13 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2018	Driver intention based coordinate control of regenerative and plugging braking for electric vehicles with in-wheel PMSMs Published In IET Intelligent Transport Systems Volume 12 Pages 1300 - 1311 ISSN 1751-956X Altmetric
  2018	Dynamically integrated spatiotemporal-based trajectory planning and control for autonomous vehicles Published In IET Intelligent Transport Systems Volume 12 Pages 1271 - 1282 ISSN 1751-956X Altmetric
  2018	Enhanced particle self-ordering in a double-layer channel Published In Biomedical Microdevices Volume 20 Pages 23-1 - 23-6 ISSN 1387-2176 Altmetric
  2018	Experimental Nonlinear Model Identification of a Highly Nonlinear Resonator Published In Journal of Vibration and Acoustics: Transactions of the ASME Volume 140 Pages 034502-1 - 034502-6 ISSN 1048-9002 Altmetric
  2018	Experimental nonlinear vibrations of an MRE sandwich plate Published In Smart Structures and Systems Volume 22 Pages 71 - 79 ISSN 1738-1584 Altmetric
  2018	Hysteretic Model of a Rotary Magnetorheological Damper in Helical Flow Mode Published In Communications in Computer and Information Science Pages 15 - 24 Altmetric
  2018	Improved Mathematical Model for Analysis of the Payne Effect of Magnetorheological Elastomers Published In Journal of Aerospace Engineering Volume 31 Pages 04018046-1 - 04018046-9 ISSN 0893-1321 Altmetric
  2018	Integrated Dynamics Control and Energy Efficiency Optimization for Overactuated Electric Vehicles Published In Asian Journal of Control Volume 20 Pages 1 - 15 ISSN 1561-8625 Altmetric
  2018	Integrated active and semi-active control for seat suspension of a heavy duty vehicle Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 29 Pages 91 - 100 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2018	Integrating photovoltaic thermal collectors and thermal energy storage systems using phase change materials with rotary desiccant cooling systems Published In Sustainable Cities and Society Volume 36 Pages 131 - 143 ISSN 2210-6707 Altmetric
  2018	Liquid metal-based amalgamation-assisted lithography for fabrication of complex channels with diverse structures and configurations Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 18 Pages 785 - 792 ISSN 1473-0189 Altmetric
  2018	Magnetorheological technology for fabricating tunable solid electrolyte with enhanced conductivity and mechanical property Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 27 Pages 035022-1 - 035022-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2018	Microfluidic Mass Production of Stabilized and Stealthy Liquid Metal Nanoparticles Published In Small Volume 14 Pages 1800118-1 - 1800118-8 ISSN 1613-6829 Altmetric
  2018	On a CPG-based Hexapod Robot: AmphiHex-II with Variable Stiffness Legs Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 23 Pages 542 - 551 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
  2018	Overcoming the conflict requirement between high-speed stability and curving trafficability of the train using an innovative magnetorheological elastomer rubber joint Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 29 Pages 214 - 222 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
  2018	Recent progress of particle migration in viscoelastic fluids Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 18 Pages 551 - 567 ISSN 1473-0189 Altmetric
  2018	Simple, low-cost fabrication of semi-circular channel using the surface tension of solder paste and its application to microfluidic valves Published In Electrophoresis Volume Online First Pages 1 - 6 ISSN 0173-0835 Altmetric
  2018	Sonication-enabled rapid production of stable liquid metal nanoparticles grafted with poly(1- octadecene-alt-maleic anhydride) in aqueous solutions Published In Nanoscale Volume 10 Pages 19871 - 19878 ISSN 2040-3364 Altmetric
  2018	The effect of graphene on the yarn pull-out force and ballistic performance of Kevlar fabrics impregnated with shear thickening fluids Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 27 Pages 075048-1 - 075048-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2018	Tunable particle separation in a hybrid dielectrophoresis (DEP)- inertial microfluidic device Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 267 Pages 14 - 25 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
  2018	Tunable smart digital structure (SDS) to modularly assemble soft actuators with layered adhesive bonding Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 27 Pages 015012-1 - 015012-12 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2018	Unconventional locomotion of liquid metal droplets driven by magnetic fields Published In Soft Matter Volume 14 Pages 7113 - 7118 ISSN 1744-6848 Altmetric
  2018	Versatile Microfluidic Platforms Enabled by Novel Magnetorheological Elastomer Microactuators Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 28 Pages 1705484-1 - 1705484-10 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
  2018	Vibration control of an energy regenerative seat suspension with variable external resistance Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 106 Pages 94 - 113 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
  2018	Viscoelastic properties of gallium-indium alloy Published In Applied Rheology: Fliessverhalten steuern Volume 28 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 1430-6395 Altmetric
  2017	A Potential field approach-based trajectory control for autonomous electric vehicles with in-wheel motors Published In IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems Volume 18 Pages 2044 - 2055 ISSN 1524-9050 Altmetric
  2017	A nonlinearly broadband tuneable energy harvester Published In Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control: Transactions of the ASME Volume 139 Pages 011008-1 - 011008-11 ISSN 0022-0434 Altmetric
  2017	A novel nickel nanowire based magnetorheological material Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 26 Pages 054006-1 - 054006-9 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2017	A parametrically broadband nonlinear energy harvester Published In Journal of Energy Resources Technology Volume 139 Pages 032001-1 - 032001-8 ISSN 0195-0738 Altmetric
  2017	A review on performance enhancement techniques for ambient vibration energy harvesters Published In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Volume 71 Pages 435 - 449 ISSN 1364-0321 Altmetric
  2017	A torsional MRE joint for a C-shaped robotic leg Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 26 Pages 015002-1 - 015002-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
  2017	Active droplet sorting in microfluidics: a review Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 17 Pages 751 - 771 ISSN 1473-0189 Altmetric
  2017	An experimental analysis of strontium titanate ceramic substrates polished by magnetorheological finishing with dynamic magnetic fields formed by rotating magnetic poles Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 26 Pages 055017-1 - 055017-14 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric

Investigator On

Year	Title
2019	The 17th International Conference on Electroheological Fluid and Magnetorheological Suspensions (ERMR2019) Awarded by: NSW Government Department of Industry Funding Scheme: NSW Research Attraction and Acceleration Program
2016 - 2019	Comfort and Ergonomics: innovative seating solution for commercial vehicle Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2015 - 2019	Innovative Magnetorheological Suspension Systems for Forklift Trucks Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2018	Magnetofluidic sample handling for enhanced point-of-care diagnosis Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2014 - 2017	Innovative X-by-Wire Control Systems for Improved Vehicle Manoeuvrability and Stability Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2015	Adaptive base isolation using Innovative magnetorheological elastomers Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2014	Innovative base isolation system working with stiffness softening Magnteorholgical Elastomers Awarded by: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japan Awards Funding Scheme: Fellowship
2013 - 2014	Development of a novel railway noise reduction systems Awarded by: Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education Funding Scheme: Researchers in Business
2012	Facility for characterisation of engineered microelectromechanical systems Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2009	A universal nano tribometer for surface and thin film characterisation Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2009	Integrated magnetoresitive, rheolocial and sensing capabilities of magnetorheological elastomers Awarded by: Australian Academy of Science Funding Scheme: Travel Grant

Other Research Activities

• Intelligent image-activated cell sorter, JSPS Core-to-Core Program Australian Coordinator 2019 - 2023
• "New Multi-functional robotic legs based on magnetorheological technology". PI, NSFC International Funding 2019 - 2021
• "Manufacturing and Automotive Industry, China – mechatronics study tour", Australian Government New Colombo Plan Mobility Program Project Leader 2016 - 2018
• "Development of an innovative self-sensing magnetorheological fluid damper", funded by NSFC Partner Investigator 2015 - 2018
• “Investigation of vibration characteristics of magnetorheological elastomer sandwich beams under partial external magnetic fields”, NSFC Partner Investigator 2015 - 2018
• “Development of polyurethane based hush block for rail noise reduction”, Innovation Connects Program Researcher 2016 - 2017
• “Variable stiffness and variable damping mechanisms of MR materials and their innovative applications in high-speed train suspension systems”, NSFC Project Leader 2014 - 2015
• “Study of semi-active control of high-speed trains using MR dampers”, Hong Kong ITC Partner Investigator 2012 - 2014
• "Development of novel shear thickening fluids for body armour applications", DSTO Fellowship Program Research Collaborator 2011 - 2013
• “Australian Crashworthiness Design Scenarios for Rolling Stock”, CRC for Rail Innovation UOW Project Leader 2010 - 2011

Impact Story

Advisees

• Graduate Advising Relationship

  Degree	Research Title	Advisee
  Doctor of Philosophy	Energy storage systems for vehicle technology	Yao, Lirong
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Particle manipulation by geometry-induced secondary flow in double-layered microchannels with groove arrays	Zhao, Qianbin
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Development of phase change material enhanced desiccant cooling systems	Ren, Haoshan
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Study on a novel powertrain system and it control for electric vehicles	Zhang, Huan
  Doctor of Philosophy	Process Control in Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing	Yuan, Lei
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Vibration reduction control for seat suspension with multiple degrees of freedom	Li, Wenxing
  Doctor of Philosophy	Magnetorheological Variable Stiffness Robotic Legs for Improved Locomotion Performance	Christie, Matthew
  Doctor of Philosophy	Active Control of Noise and Vibration of Vehicles using Dielectric Elastomers	Deng, Lei
  Doctor of Philosophy	Integrated Forklift Supporting System with Magnetorheological Technologies	Zhu, Xiaojing
  Doctor of Philosophy	Development of an integrated Microdevice for Cancer Diagnostics	Yun, Guolin
  Doctor of Philosophy	Electromagnetic vibration absorber	Liao, Yulin
  Master of Philosophy - EIS	Cyber-Physical Security and Safety Control of Autonomous Connected Vehicles	Zhang, Xiaofei
  Doctor of Philosophy	Versatile Microfluidic Platforms Based on Novel Magnetorheological Elastomer	Lu, Hongda
  Doctor of Philosophy	Control of Connected Autonomous Vehicles	Yan, Yan
  Doctor of Philosophy	Shear Thickening Materials and Applications	Sokolovski, Vladimir
  Doctor of Philosophy	Developing Novel Shear Thickening Electrolytes for Soft Armour Batteries	Chen, Zhiqi

Outreach Overview

• Professor Li serves as Technical Editor (TE), Associate Editor (AE) or Editorial Board member for the following international journals:

  • Smart Materials & Structures (AE)
  • IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (TE)
  • Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures (AE)
  • RSC Advances (AE, 2014-2015)  
  • Frontiers in Smart Materials (AE)
  • Micromachines (AE)
  • Lab on a Chip
  • Scientific Reports
  • Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
  • Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering
  • Journal of Sensor Technology 

  
  Professor Li was appointed as Guest Professor of the following institutes:

  • Tohoku University (Japan)
  • University of Science and Technology of China
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Karlsruhe University of Technology (Germany)
  • Hunan University (China)

Organizer Of Event

• General Chair, 17th International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions, 15-20 December 2019, Wollongong, Australia 2019 -
• General Co-Chair, 10th Austrlia and New Zealand Nano and Microfludics Symposium, 1-3 July 2019, Wollongong 2019 -
• General Chair, International Symposium on Microfluidics and Smart Microsystems, 12-15 June 2017, Guiyang, China 2017 -
• General Co-Chair, Int. Conf. on Engineering Design & Optimization, Ningbo, China, 28-30 October, 201
• General Co-Chair, the 2nd Int. Conf. on Engineering Design & Optimization, Ningbo, China, 19-21 August, 2011

Professional Service Activities

• Welsh Government's Ser Cymru II Programmme Grant Assessor 2016 -
• National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Grant Assessor 2010 -
• Hong Kong Research Grants Council Grant Assessor 2009 -
• Singapore National Research Foundation Grant Assessor 2009 -
• Australian Research Council (ARC) Expert Readere 2008 -

Education And Training

• B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China
• M.E. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China
• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Awards And Honors

• Vice-chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research Supervision, conferred by University of Wollongong, 2017
• Fellow, conferred by Engineering Australia, 2016
• Fellow, conferred by Institute of Physics (UK), 2015
• Vice-chancellor's Award for Interdisciplinary Research Excellence, conferred by University of Wollongong, 2015
• Invitation Fellowship (short-term), conferred by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japan Awards, 2014
• Australia Endeavour Fellowship , 2011
• Scientific Visits to China Program Award, conferred by Australian Academy of Science, 2010
• Visiting Scientist Fellowship, conferred by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 2007
• Scientific Visits to China Program Award, conferred by Australian Academy of Science, 2006
• “Highly Commended Open” Prize in Trailblazer competition, conferred by University of Wollongong, 2006
• University Postgraduate Award (PhD Scholarship), conferred by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 1997 - 2000

Keywords

• Smart Materials (MR fluids & elastomers) and Smart Structures, Dynamics and Vibration Control, Microfluidics & Nanofluidics, Lab on a Chip Vehicle Technology, Adaptive Base Isolator, Rheology Soft Robotics, Self-sensing and self-powering technologies

Full Name

• Weihua Li

Mailing Address

• School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering

  Wollongong

  New South Wales

  2522

  Australia

Orcid Id

• http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6190-8421 (confirmed)

Web Of Science Researcher Id

• G-3605-2012

Scopus Id

• 36091496800