Integrated Vehicle Health Management: Perspectives on an Emerging Field

Ian K. Jennions is a Professor and Director of the IVHM Centre, Cranfield University, U.K. He joined the Centre, which is funded by a number of industrial partners, when it was founded in 2008 and has led its development and growth in research and education over the last three years. Previously, Ian had worked for a number of companies in the gas turbine industry over a 25-year career. He worked for Rolls-Royce, General Electric and Alstom in a number of technical roles, gaining experience in aerodynamics, heat transfer, fluid systems, mechanical design, combustion and, more recently, IVHM. He has a Mechanical Engineering degree and a PhD in CFD both from Imperial College, London. He is a Director of the PHM Society, contributing member of the SAE IVHM Steering Group and HM-1 IVHM committee, and a Fellow of IMechE, RAeS and ASME.