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Craig Chapman

Photo of Craig Chapman CEng, MIED, MIET

Overview

  • Professor of Knowledge Based Engineering

  • Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Systems
  • Faculty of Technology, Engineering & the Environment
  • Email: craig.chapman@bcu.ac.uk
  • Phone: 0121 331 7521

Areas of expertise

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Motorsports Technology
  • Low Carbon Technologies
  • Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE)
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Manufacturing Systems

Current Activities

Craig teaches on the following courses:

Craig is currently Senior Academic for Research in the School of Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Systems. Developing and managing the schools research interests, engaging with industry and other academic institutions. Providing benefit to the University’s academic interests while delivering applied research into industry to improve competitiveness and the ‘bottom line’.

His academic and industrial experience is fed directly into MSc and BEng courses at Birmingham City University as well as guest lecturing at external universities.

Current activity includes direct research funding from Rolls-Royce to capture, model and utilise captured knowledge to enable the development of design automation environments.

Craig’s specialist area of Knowledge Based Engineering has been developed into bespoke courses to enable companies to understand the methods, tools and techniques and how to apply KBE into their companies. These courses have been applied to Rolls-Royce for both management and engineering staff, receiving good reviews.

Qualifications

MSc by Research in Engineering

Biography

Craig is Senior Academic for Research in the School of Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Systems.

He has worked at an international level working in Europe, USA and the UK, holding positions in industry from Director, Principal Design Engineer, Design Group Leader and Senior Applications consultant.

In Academia Craig’s career has taken him from Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Knowledge Based Product Development Lab at Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick to Head of the Knowledge Based Engineering Lab and Senior Academic for Research at Birmingham City University.

The main focus of Craig’s career has been research, development and the application of design engineering automation and the development of Knowledge Based Engineering solutions, enabling companies to rapidly respond to design engineering changes and explore multiple solutions with consideration to all life cycle phases.

Publications

Journal Papers

2008 "Knowledge Acquisition and Documentation for the Development of a KBE System for Automated FE Analysis"; International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies - Vol. 2, No.2 pp. 163 – 174, Pinfold, M. K., Chapman C., and Preston, S.

2007 “Utilising Enterprise Knowledge with Knowledge Based Engineering”, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (IJCAT), Volume 28 - Issue 2/3, CB Chapman, ST Preston, MK Pinfold.

2005 “Fibre orientation: measurement, modelling and knowledge based design”, Plastics, Rubber and Composites, Volume 34, Number 9, November 2005, pp. 417-424(8), ISSN 1465-8011.Hine, P.; Duckett, R.A.; Caton-Rose, P.; Coates, P.D.; Jittman, P.; Chapman, C.; Smith, G.

2005 “Knowledge Acquisition for Knowledge Based Engineering Systems”, International Journal of Information Technology and Management, Vol. 4, No1, pages 1-11, 2005, ISSN 1461-4111, Preston, S., Chapman, C., Pinfold, M., Smith, G.

2004. “Using Knowledge Based Engineering to Automate the Post-Processing of FEA Results”, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology - Vol. 21, No.3 pp. 99 – 106, Pinfold, M. K. and Chapman C.

2003. “Fibre orientation - design-performance interactions in short fibre reinforced composites”, Polymer Process Engineering, University of Bradford, ISBN 1-85143-193-4, pp. 101-118, PJ Hine, RA Duckett, P Caton-Rose, PD Coates, P Jittham, C Chapman and G Smith.

2001. “The Application of KBE Techniques to the FE Model Creation of an Automotive Body Structure”, Computers in Industry 2001, Vol. 44 No. 1 pp 1-10, ISSN: 0166-3615, Pinfold, M. K. and Chapman C.

2001. “The Application of a Knowledge Based Engineering Approach to the Rapid Design and Analysis of an Automotive Structure”, Advances in Engineering Software Journal Vol. 32/12, pp903-912, 2001, Chapman, C., and Pinfold, M. K.

1999. “The Application of KBE Techniques to the FE Mesh Generation of an Automotive Body-In-White Structures”, Journal of Engineering Design, Volume 10, Number 4, December 1999, Chapman, C., and Pinfold, M. K.

1999. “Design Engineering – A Need to Rethink the Solution Using Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE)”, International Journal of Knowledge Based Systems, Elsevier, Volume 12, Number 5-6, October, Chapman, C.

Conference Papers

2010. “Development of decision support tools for integrated bioenergy systems”, Symposium for Flexible Automation (ISFA) Tokyo, Melville L., Chapman. C.

2009. “A Systematic Approach to Service-Oriented Architecture for Engineering Information Systems”, 7th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, 2009, ICMR09, the University of Warwick UK, 8-10 September 2009, Alexey Bochenkov, Ardavan Amini, Craig Chapman, Tim Burden.

2009. “Advanced Networks in Dental Rich Online MEDiA (ANDROMEDA)”, Education and Technology for a Better World, 9th IFIP TC 3 World Conference on Computers in Education, World Conference on Computers in Education 2009, Bento Gonçalves, Brazil, July 27-31, 2009. Proceedings, Springer, ISSN 1868-4238, pages 302-309. Bruce Elson, Patricia Reynolds, Ardavan Amini, Ezra Burke, and Craig Chapman.

2009. “Virtual Concurrent Engineering Using Knowledge Based Engineering”, Conference Proceedings (Volume 2), (pages 28-31), edited by D Su, S Zhu and Q Zhang International Conference on Advanced Design and Manufacture, Harbin, China, 24-26 September 2009, Craig Chapman, Ardavan Amini.

2007. “Blueprint for an Adaptive Training – Virtual Learning Environment (ADAPT-VLE) for the Training of Dentists”, Mlearn 6th international conference on mobile Learning, 16–19 October 2007 Melbourne Australia. Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre, Bruce Elson, Patricia Reynolds, Craig Chapman.

2005. “Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE) Past, Present and Future” European Automotive Congress, EAEC 2005 - International Conference, 10th International EAEC Congress, Belgrade, 30 May - 01 June 2005, Aleksandar Prijic, Craig Chapman, Paul Burton.

2004. “Measurement and prediction of fibre orientation within a ribbed specimen”, iMUG, Frankfurt, 2004, May 17-19, P Caton-Rose, P J Hine, A Duckett, P D Coates, P Jittham, C Chapman, G D Smith and B Whiteside.

2004. “Measurement and prediction of fibre orientation distribution within a transverse ribbed specimen”, Proceedings of Polymer Processing Society, paper 43. 20-24 June, P Caton-Rose, PD Coates, B Whiteside, P Hine, A Duckett, P Jittham, C Chapman and G Smith.

2003, “Automation of FE Analysis Post-Processing Using Knowledge Based Engineering”, Materials for Lean Weight Vehicles Conference, 5–6 November, University of Warwick, Chapman, C., Pinfold, M. K.

2002. “Combining FEA and KBE Techniques to Automate the Analysis Process”, Society of Automotive Engineers, Paper No. 2002-01-0828 SAE World Congress March 4th–7th Detroit, Pinfold, M. K. and Chapman C.

2001. “Automated Analysis and Design Modification of an Engine Mounting Bracket”, Proc of the 1st ImechE Automobile Division Southern Centre Conference on Total Vehicle Technology– Challenging Current Thinking, University of Sussex, 18th-19th September 2001, edited by P. Childs and R. Stobart pub. Professional Engineering Publications, London, pp 89-96, M Pinfold, C Chapman, and I Ingram.

2001. “Automatic Generation of Design Improvements by Applying Knowledge Based Engineering to the Post-processing of Finite Element Analysis”, Proc. of the 21st Specialist Group on Expert Systems (SGES) Int. Conf. on Knowledge Based Systems and Applied Artificial Intelligence, 10-12th December 2001, Cambridge UK. Pub. in Applications and Innovations in Intelligent Systems IX, Springer-Verlag, London, UK 2001 Ed by A. Macintosh, M. Moulton, A. Preece, pp 73-86, Chapman, C. and Pinfold, M. K.

1998. “Design Engineering – A Need to Rethink the Solution Using Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE)”, Conference Proceedings of Expert Systems 98, Eighteenth Annual International Conference of the British Computer Society Specialist Group on Expert Systems, C Chapman.

1997. “Linking Knowledge Based Engineering Techniques to the Finite Element Analysis of Structures”, Fifth International conference on Computer Aided Optimum Design of Structures (OPTI 97), Pinfold, M. K. and Chapman C.

1995. “Incorporation of a Process Model into a Generative Design Product Model”, Proceedings of Expert Systems 95, Fifteenth Annual Technical Conference of the British Computer Society Specialist Group on Expert Systems, C Chapman.

Affiliations

Engineering Council UK (chartered status CEng)
Member of the Institution of Engineering & Technology (MIET)
Member of the Institution of Engineering Designers (MIED)