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Dr Shane Pinder
Senior Research Lecturer
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 x8079
Email: shane.pinder@aut.ac.nz
Qualifications:
- PhD, Engineering, University of Saskatchewan
- Master of Engineering (Thesis), Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University
- Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada
Memberships and Affiliations:
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Canadian Civil Aviation Search and Rescue Association
- Canadian Forces Communication Reserve
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Professional Engineers Ontario
Teaching Areas:
- BE Industrial Project
- BET Specialisation Project
- Dynamics
- Mechatronics
Graduate
- Aircraft Accident Investigation
- Human-Machine System
Research areas:
Mechatronics, Dynamics, and Control Systems
- Aerospace Engineering
- Aircraft Landing and Takeoff Performance Monitoring Systems
- Aircraft Cockpit Human-Machine Systems
- Biomedical Engineering
- The Global Positioning System
- Human Assistive Technologies, Audification of Ultrasound SONAR
- Navigation Systems
- RADAR Systems
- Remotely Piloted Vehicles, Aerial, Submarine, and Terrestrial
- SONAR Systems
- Sport Technology
Current Research Projects:
- Submarine Development: We aim to reach new depths with a chemical-hydride-powered underwater glider.
- Home Health Monitoring: We aim to use a device to record environmental conditions in the homes of expectant parents to assess the suitability of New Zealand residential housing to infants.
- Contraction Monitoring during Labour using Doppler Ultrasound: We aim to allow greater mobility during labour and delivery through the monitoring of contractions with portable devices.
Publications:
This is a partial list. For a full list of publications, click here.
Journal Articles
Pinder, S.D., Crowe, T.G., and Nikiforuk, P.N. (2010) Experimental Testing of a Parametric-Model-Based Takeoff Performance Monitoring Strategy. AIAA Journal of Aircraft, to appear.
Davies, T.C., Pinder, S.D., and Burns, C.M. (2010) What’s that sound? Distance determination and aperture passage from ultrasound echoes. Disability and Rehabilition, to appear.
Davies, T.C., Pinder, S.D., and Burns, C.M. (2008) Did you hear that? Ultrasound Doppler allows human echolocation by all. New Zealand Acoustics. 21(1): 20-29.
Pinder, S.D., Crowe, T.G., and Nikiforuk, P.N. (2001) Application of the Global Positioning System in Determination of Vehicular Acceleration. AIAA Journal of Aircraft. 38: 856-859.
Books
Pinder, S.D., ed. (2008) Advances in Human-Computer Interaction. I-Tech Education and Publishing KG:Vienna, Austria. ISBN 978-953-7619-15-2.
Selected Conference Publications
Borchsenius, J., and Pinder, S.D. (2010) Underwater Gilder Propulsion using Chemical Hydrides. Proceedings of the IEEE OCEANS Conference.
Pinder, S.D., and Davies, T.C. (2009) Bi-modal Aircraft Cockpit User Interface of the TABI/A. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Conference.
Schulze, S., and Pinder, S.D. (2008) Biomass Fuels, Application in Present Aircraft Turbines - Theoretical Approach. Proceedings of the AIAA International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference.
Pinder, S.D. (2008) Control Strategy for a Four-Rotor VTOL UAV. Proceedings of the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting.
Ives, R., Wilson, J., and Pinder, S.D. (2008) Light-Aircraft Post-Accident Cockpit Visualization with Limited Flight Data. Proceedings of the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting.