Yang Song

Kort om

1. WORK EXPERIENCE

2022. 11- present     Researcher, Department of Built Environment, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.

2019. 11- 2022. 11   Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway.

2018. 10-2019. 09    Research Fellow, Institute of Railway Research, University of Huddersfield, UK.

2. EDUCATION

2015. 09-2016. 09    Joint-training PhD in Vehicle Dynamics, University of Liverpool, UK. (Sponsored by China Scholarship Council)

2013. 09-2018. 07    PhD in Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China. (MSc-Ph.D. Combined Programme)

2012. 09-2013. 07    MSc. in Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China.

2007. 09-2011. 07    BSc. in Mechanical Engineering; Shanghai University of Electric Power, China.

3. RESEARCH

I specialise in railway engineering with 10 years experience and have been involved in R&D activities involving fault detection, performance assessment, structural analysis and optimisation of train-track system, wind-infrastructure & pantograph-catenary interaction. I am the co-authors of over 60 academic papers published in prestigious international journals with remarkable citations.

4. ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Associate Editor of Peer-reviewed International Journal ‘IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement’ (SCI Journal, Ranks 1st in I&M, IF：5.332, JCR Q1)

Academic Editor and Editorial Board Member of Peer-reviewed International Journal ‘Mathematical Problems in Engineering’ (SCI Journal, IF: 1.430)

Associate Editor of Peer-reviewed International Journals ‘Frontiers in Earth Science - Geoscience and Society’

Youth Editorial Board Member of Peer-reviewed International Journals ‘Complex Engineering System’, ‘Chinese Journal of Engineering’ (EI Journal) and ‘Journal of Railway Science and Engineering’ (EI Journal).

Review Editor of Peer-reviewed International Journals ‘Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering – Vibration Systems’

External reviewer of doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de València

Chair of Technical Session ‘Pantograph-catenary interaction’ at World Transport Convention (WTC), China National Convention Centre, Beijing, China, 15-19. June 2021.

Organising Committee Member of 5th International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance (Railways 2022) organized by Elsevier in Montpellier, France, 22-25 August 2022.

Chairs of Invited Session at 5th International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance (Railways 2022); and the 5th International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation 2021 (EITRT 2021).

Guest Editors of Special Issue in ‘Sustainability’, ‘Lubricants’ and ‘Shock and Vibration’.

Memberships of IAVSD (The International Association for Vehicle System Dynamics), IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), I&M (The IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement) Society, VTS (The IEEE Vehicular Technology Society), IAS (IEEE Industry Applications Society), ITSS (The IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society).

Reviewers for over 40 prestigious international journals, including ‘Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing’, ‘Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit’, ‘Journal of Vibration and Control’, ‘Measurement’, ‘Vehicle System Dynamics’, ‘IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology’, ‘IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery’, ‘IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement’, ‘International Journal of Rail Transportation’, ‘Mechanism and Machine Theory’…

5. PUBLICATIONS

a) Journal Articles

Song Y, Wang Z, Liu Z, Wang R. A spatial coupling model to study dynamic performance of pantograph-catenary with vehicle-track excitation. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2021;151:107336. (ESI TOP 1‰ hot paper)

Song Y, Liu Z, Rønnquist A, Nåvik P and Liu Z, Contact Wire Irregularity Stochastics and Effect on High-Speed Railway Pantograph–Catenary Interactions, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2020, 69(10): 8196-8206 (ESI TOP 1% highly cited paper)

Song Y, Rønnquist A, Jiang T, Nåvik P. Railway Pantograph-catenary Interaction Performance in an Overlap Section: Modelling, Validation and Analysis. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2022, doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2022.117506.

Song Y, Jiang T*, Rønnquist A, Nåvik P, Frøseth G. The Effects of Spatially Distributed Damping on The Contact Force in Railway Pantograph-Catenary Interactions. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2021, 10.1109/TIM.2021.3091459.

Song Y, Duan F, et al. Crosswind Effects on Current Collection Quality of Railway Pantograph-catenary: A Case Study in Chengdu-Chongqing Passenger Special Line. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2021, DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2021.3139661.

Song Y, Wang H*, Liu Z. An Investigation on the Current Collection Quality of Railway Pantograph-catenary Systems with the Degradation of Contact Wire Wear. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2021, 10.1109/TIM.2021.3078530.

Song Y, Rønnquist A, Nåvik P. Assessment of the High-frequency Response in Railway Pantograph-Catenary Interaction Based on Numerical Simulation. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2020, 68(10): 10596-10605.

Song Y, Duan F*, Zhigang Liu. Analysis of Critical Speed for High-speed Railway Pantograph-catenary System. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2021, DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2021.3136920.

Song Y, Duan F*, Wu F, Liu Z, Gao S, Assessment of the Current Collection Quality of Pantograph-Catenary with Contact Line Height Variability in Electric Railways, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 2021, 10.1109/TTE.2021.3090477.

Song Y, Ouyang H, Liu Z, et al. Active control of contact force for high-speed railway pantograph-catenary based on multi-body pantograph model. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2017, 115: 35-39.

Song Y, Rønnquist A, Jiang T, Nåvik P. Identification of Short-Wavelength Contact Wire Irregularities in Electrified Railway Pantograph-Catenary System. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2021, 162: 104338.

Song Y, Antunes P, Pombo J, Liu Z. A methodology to study high-speed pantograph-catenary interaction with realistic geometrical contact wire irregularities. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2020, 152: 103940.

Song Y, Zhang M, Øiseth O, Rønnquist A. Wind Deflection Analysis of Railway Catenary Under Crosswind Based on Nonlinear Finite Element Model and Wind Tunnel Test. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2022, 168: 104608.

Song Y, Liu Z, Wang H, et al. Nonlinear modelling of high-speed catenary based on analytical expressions of cable and truss elements. Vehicle System Dynamics, 2015, 53(10): 1455-1479.

Song Y, Liu Z, Wang H, et al. Nonlinear analysis of wind-induced vibration of high-speed railway catenary and its influence on pantograph–catenary interaction. Vehicle System Dynamics, 2016, 54(6): 723-747.

Song Y, Liu Z, Wang H, et al. Analysis of the galloping behaviour of an electrified railway overhead contact line based on the non-linear finite element method. Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 2018, 232(10): 2339-2352. (Editor’s Choice Collection)

Song Y, Liu Z, Duan F, et al. Study on wind-induced vibration behaviour of railway catenary in spatial stochastic wind field based on nonlinear finite element procedure. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics-Transactions of The ASME, 2017, 140(1): 011010.

Song Y, Liu Z, Duan F, et al. Wave propagation analysis in high-speed railway catenary system subjected to a moving pantograph. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2018, 59: 20-38.

Song Y, Liu Z, Lu X. Dynamic Performance of High-speed Pantograph-catenary Interaction with Local Dropper Defect. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2020, 69(6): 5958 - 5967.

Song Y, Zhang M, Hongrui Wang. A Response Spectrum Analysis of Electrified Railway Overhead Contact Line Wind Deflection Using Pseudo-Excitation Method. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2021, DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2021.3054459.

Song Y, Jiang T, Rønnquist A, Nåvik P. Geometry Deviation of Railway Catenary and Effect on Pantograph-Catenary Interaction: A Case Study in Norwegian Railway System. Railway Engineering Science, 2021, 10.1007/s40534-021-00251-0.

Song Y, Liu Z, Xu Z, Zhang J. Developed moving mesh method for high-speed railway pantograph-catenary interaction based on nonlinear finite element procedure, International Journal of Rail Transportation, 2019, 7(3): 173-190

Song Y, Liu Z, Ouyang H, et al. Sliding mode control with PD sliding surface for high-speed railway pantograph-catenary contact force under strong stochastic wind field. Shock and Vibration, 2017, 2017(4): 1-16.

Xu Z, Song Y*, Liu Z. Stress Analysis and Fatigue Life Prediction of Contact Wire Located at Steady Arms in High-speed Railway Catenary System. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2022, DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2022.3144747.

Zhang M, Song Y*, Abdelkefr A, Yu H, Wang J. Vortex-induced Vibration of a Circular Cylinder with Nonlinear Stiffness: Prediction Using Forced Vibration Data. Nonlinear Dynamics, 2022, DOI: 10.1007/s11071-022-07332-7.

Xu Z, Song Y*, Liu Z. Effective measures to improve current collection quality for double pantographs and catenary based on wave propagation analysis. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2020, 69(6): 6299-6309.

Wang Z, Song Y*, Yin Z, Zhang W. Random response analysis of axle-box bearing of a high-speed train excited by crosswinds and track irregularities. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2019, 68(11): 10607-10617.

Chu W, Song Y*, Duan F, Liu Z. Development of Steady Arm Damper for Electrified Railway Overhead Contact Line with Double Pantographs Based on Numerical and Experimental Analysis. IET Electrical Systems in Transportation, 2021, DOI: 10.1049/els2.12024

Chu W, Song Y*, Liu Z. A Comparative Study on the Wind Deflection of Railway Overhead Contact Line Based on Empirical Formula and Finite Element Approach. Shock and Vibration, 2021, (2021): 5737457.

Mei G, Song Y*, Effect of Overhead Contact Line Pre-Sag on the Interaction Performance with a Pantograph in Electrified Railways. Energies, 2022, 15(19): 6875.

Yang J, Song Y*, Lu X, Duan F, Liu Z, Chen K. Validation and Analysis on Numerical Response of Super-High-Speed Railway Pantograph-Catenary Interaction Based on Experimental Test. Shock and Vibration, 2021, (2021): 10.1155/2021/9922404.

Chu W, Song Y*. Study on Dynamic Interaction of Railway Pantograph-catenary Including Reattchment Momentum Impact. Vibration, 2020, 3(1): 18-33.

Wang, R, Allen P, Song Y*, Wang Z. Modelling and Analysis of Power-Regenerating Potential for High-Speed Train Suspensions. Sustainability, 2022, 14(5): 2542.

Chen L, Duan F, Song Y, Hu Z, Liu Z. Three-dimensional contact formulation for assessment of dynamic interaction of pantograph and overhead conductor rail system. Vehicle System Dynamics, 2022, 10.1080/00423114.2022.2112607.

Zhou H, Duan F, Liu Z, Chen L, Song Y, Zhang Y. Study on electric spark discharge between pantograph and catenary in electrified railway, 2022, IET Electrical Systems in Transportation, 2022, 10.1049/els2.12043.

Peng B, Iwnicki S, Shackleton P, Song Y. General conditions for railway wheel polygonal wear to evolve. Vehicle System Dynamics, 2019, 10.1080/00423114.2019.1697458.

Chen L, Duan F, Song Y, Hu Z, Liu , Feng X. Assessment of Dynamic Interaction Performance of High-speed Pantograph and Overhead Conductor Rail System. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2021, 10.1109/TIM.2021.3135340.

Duan F, Liu Z, Song Y, Derosa S, Rønnquist A, Zhai D. Vibration Measurement and Wave Reflection Analysis in an Electrified Railway Catenary Based on Analytical Methods. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2021, 10.1109/TIM.2021.3063178.

Jiang T, Rønnquist A, Song Y, Frøseth G, Nåvik P. A detailed investigation of uplift and damping of a railway catenary span in traffic using a vision-based line-tracking system. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2022, 10.1016/j.jsv.2022.116875.

Lu X, Liu Z, Zhang J, Wang H, Song Y, Duan F. Prior information-based finite frequency H∞ control for active double-pantograph in high-speed railway. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2017, 66(10): 8723-8733.

Wang H, Liu Z, Song Y, et al. Detection of contact wire irregularities using a quadratic time–frequency representation of the pantograph–catenary contact force. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2016, 65(6):1385-1397.

Liu Z, Zhou H, Huang K, Song Y, Zheng Z, Cheng Y. Extended Black-Box Model of Pantograph-Catenary Detachment Arc Considering Pantograph-Catenary Dynamics in Electrified Railway. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2019, 55(1): 776-785.

Liu Z, Wang H, Dollevoet R, Song Y. et al. Ensemble EMD-based automatic extraction of the catenary structure wavelength from the pantograph–catenary contact force. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation & Measurement, 2017, 65(10):2272-2283.

Wang H, Alfredo N, Liu Z, Song Y et al. Analysis of the evolvement of contact wire wear irregularity in railway catenary based on historical data. Vehicle System Dynamics, 2017, 56(8), 1207-1232.

Lu X, Liu Z, Song Y, et al. An estimator-based multi-objective robust control strategy for an active pantograph in high-speed railway. Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 2017, 0954409717707399.

Wang H, Liu Z, Song Y, et al. Ensemble EMD-based signal denoising using modified interval thresholding. IET Signal Processing, 2017, 11(4): 452-461.

Zhang J, Liu J, Wang C, Song Y, et al. Study on multidisciplinary design optimization of a 2-degree-of-freedom robot based on sensitivity analysis and structural analysis. Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2017, 9(4): 168781401769665.

Liu Z, Song Y, Han Y, et al. Advances of research on high-speed railway catenary. Journal of Modern Transportation, 2017, 51(3): 1-23.

Lu X, Zhang H, Liu Z, Duan F, Song Y, and Wang H. Estimator-based H∞ control considering actuator time delay for active double-pantograph in high-speed railways. Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control, 2019: 1461348419876791.

Song Y, Liu Z, Wang H, et al. Establishment of 3d model for catenary and nonlinear solution for its wind deflection. Journal of The China Railway Society, 2015, 37(4), 30-38. (in Chinese)

Song Y, Liu Z, Wang H, et al. Analysis on influence of stochastic wind field on wind vibration fatigue of high-speed railway catenary. Journal of The China Railway Society, 2015 37(7), 20-26. (in Chinese)

Song Y, Liu Z, Wang H, et al. Influence of high-speed railway catenary buffeting on pantograph-catenary current collection under fluctuating wind. Journal of The China Railway Society, 2014, 36(6): 27-34. (in Chinese)

Song Y, Liu Z, Wang H, et al. Study on aerodynamic parameters and wind vibration responses of iced contact wires of high-speed railways. Journal of The China Railway Society, 2014, 36(9), 20-27. (in Chinese)

Song Y, Liu Z, Lu X, et al. Study on characteristics of dynamic current collection of high-speed pantograph-catenary considering aerodynamics of catenary. Journal of The China Railway Society, 2016, 38(3), 48-58. (in Chinese)

Liu Z, Song Y, Liu Y. Aeolian vibration characteristics of high-speed railway catenary, Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University, 2015, 50(1), 1-6. (in Chinese)

Liu Z, Song Y, Han Y, et al.  Advances of research on high-speed railway catenary. Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University, 2016, 51(2-3), 495-518. (in Chinese)

Wang H, Liu Z, Song Y. Time-frequency analysis of pantograph-catenary contact force and contact wire irregularity in high-speed railway based on ZAMD. Journal of The China Railway Society, 2016, 38(1): 41-47. (in Chinese)

Lu X, Liu Z, Song Y, et al. Review of pantograph active control. Review of pantograph active control, 2014, 14(2): 49. (in Chinese)

Wang H, Liu Z, Han Z, Song Y. Feature extraction of pantograph-catenary contact force power spectrum of electrified railway. Journal of The China Railway Society, 2014, 36(11): 23-28. (in Chinese)

Wang H, Liu Z, Song Y. Analysis on wavelength components in pantograph-catenary contact force of electric railway based on multiple EEMD. Journal of The China Railway Society, 2015, 37(5): 34-41. (in Chinese)

Liu Y, Liu Z, Song Y, et al. Simulation calculation and wind tunnel test of static aerodynamic parameters of high-speed railway contact line. Journal of The China Railway Society, 2014, 36(5): 33-38. (in Chinese)

Hou Y, Liu Z, Song Y, et al. Modelling of steady state of electric railway catenary based on nonlinear cable and truss. Journal of The China Railway Society, 2014, 36(7): 24-29. (in Chinese)

Wang H, Liu Z, Song Y, et al. Aerodynamic parameters simulation and wind-induced vibration response of contact wire of high-seed railway. Journal of Shock and Vibration, 2015, 34(6): 6-12. (in Chinese)

Lu X, Liu Z, Song Y. Analysis and verification of pantograph active control based on MR damper. Chinese Journal of Scientific Instrument, 2015, 36(1): 103-109. (in Chinese)

Zhang J, Liu Z, Lu X, Song Y. Study on aerodynamics development of high-speed pantograph and catenary. Journal of The China Railway Society, 2015, 37(1): 7-15. (in Chinese)

Jiang J, Liu Z, Lu X, Duan F, Song Y. Coupling performance between pantograph parameters and dropper spacing considering the amplitude-frequency characteristics the of pantograph. Journal of Vibration and Shock, 2016, 35(18): 134-139. (in Chinese)

Jiang J, Liu Z, Song Y. Simulation study on dynamic behavior of pantograph-catenary considering the nonlinear characteristics of pantograph. Computer Simulation, 2015, 2: 039. (in Chinese)

b) Conference Articles

Liu Z, Song Y, Wang Y, et al. The catenary vibration response of high-speed electrified railway considering horizontal wind. Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation, 2014, (Volume I): 45-54. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.

Song Y, Liu Z, Wang H, et al. Numerical simulation for the vertical vehicle-track-pantograph-catenary coupled system. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Railway Technology Research, Development and Maintenance (Railways 2016), 2016: 109, Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Song Y, Liu Z, Zhang J, et al. Numerical Simulation and Nonlinear Analysis for Galloping of Electrified Railway Catenary. First International Conference on Rail Transportation (ICRT 2017), 2017: 96, ICRT, Chengdu.

Song Y, Liu Z. Study on Wind-induced Vibration of Railway Catenary under 3D Stochastic Wind Field. Proceedings of the 25th International Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicle on Roads and Tracks (IAVSD 2017), 2017: 1005-1010, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group.

Duan F, Liu Z, Song Y. Study on the current collection of high speed pantograph-catenary system considering static wind perturbation and friction coupling. 2016 35th Chinese Control Conference, 2016: 10236-10241. IEEE, Chengdu.

Song Y, Antunes P, Pombo J, A Methodology to Study High-Speed Catenary Systems with Realistic Contact Wire Irregularities, Proceedings of the 26th International Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicle on Roads and Tracks(IAVSD 2019), 2019: 346, v4.

6. AWARDS

Excellent Doctoral Thesis of Southwest Jiaotong University, SWJTU, 2018. (Top 10%)

Excellent Doctoral Thesis Cultivation Programme, SWJTU, 2015-2017. (Top 1%)

Cao Jianyou Award for PhD Candidate, China, 2017.

First-class Academic Scholarship for Postgraduate, SWJTU, 2014-2016. (Top 5%, awarded three times)

National Scholarship for Postgraduate, China, 2014/2016. (0.2% nationwide, awarded twice)

Postgraduate Innovation Fund, SWJTU, 2014. (Top 10%)

Top Creative Talents in Rail Transit, SWJTU, 2014. (Top 10%)

Visiting Ph. D Student Scholarship, CSC (China Scholarship Council), 2015-2016.

Outstanding Reviewer of ‘IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement’, 2021.

7. RESEARCH PROJECTS

a) Principal Investigators

“Study on Current Collection Performance of 200km/h Maglev Shoe-rail System”, sponsored by Key Laboratory of Magnetic Suspension Technology and Maglev Vehicle, Ministry of Education, China. (Jan. 2022 — Dec. 2023)

“Assessment of Dynamic Performance of Pantograph-Catenary System Considering Geometric Evolution of Catenary”, sponsored by State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, China. (Jan. 2022 — Dec. 2023)

“Mechanism and Control Strategy of Wind-induced Vibration of Electrified Railway Catenary in Complex Mountainous Terrain”, sponsored by National Rail Transit Electrification and Automation Engineering Technique Research Centre, China. (Jan. 2020 — Dec. 2021)

 “Research on High-speed Railway Pantograph-catenary Interaction under Stochastic Wind Field”, sponsored by Postgraduate Innovation Fund of Southwest Jiaotong University. (Sep. 2014 — Sep. 2015)

“Study on Multiple Pantograph-catenary Interaction under Stochastic Wind Field”, sponsored by Excellent Doctoral Thesis Cultivation Programme of Southwest Jiaotong University. (Sep. 2015 — Sep. 2018)

b) Cooperation Principal Investigators

“TOPCAT: Pantograph-Catenary numeric analysis tool for Network Rail (NR Strategic University Partnership)”, sponsored by Network rail. (Oct. 2018 — May. 2019)

“Measurements from Trains in Regular Traffic New Methodologies for Monitoring Critical Infrastructure”, sponsored by Norwegian Railway Directorate, Norway. (Jan. 2019 — Dec. 2026)

“Assessment of Railway Catenary Systems by Monitoring Enhanced Numerical Modelling”, sponsored by Norwegian Railway Directorate, Norway. (Jan. 2019 — Dec. 2023)

“Real Time Electrification Monitoring”, sponsored by UoH-RSSB Strategic Partnership. (2019.05 — 2019.09)

“Wave propagation analysis in catenary and optimization of parameters of pantograph-catenary system”, sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China & China Railway Corporation High-Speed Railway Joint Key Project. (Jan. 2018 — 2021.12)

“S2R-PantOCL: Dynamic Behaviour and Quality of the Current Collection”, sponsored by Shift Rail. (2018.01 -2019.09)

 “Contact Wire Heights at Level Crossings”, sponsored by UoH - RSSB Strategic Partnership. (2019.05-2019.09)

“HS2: Pantograph\OLE compatibility studies for high-speed and conventional lines”, Consulting project sponsored by Hitachi. (2019.03-2019.08)