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Research interests
My research interests include a range of subject areas including experimentation and numerical simulations in sports engineering, development of digital fabrication design tools, processes and machines, and the use of additive manufacturing to support medical device development.
Supervisory Interests
I am happy to supervise students in a variety of areas including digital fabrication (additive manufacturing, CAD/CAE, electronics), design engineering, sports engineering, and biomedical engineering.
Scholarly biography
After a first degree in medical engineering at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, Dr Covill undertook a PhD in engineering at the University of Brighton in the UK. As a chartered engineer, he has worked on a number of industrial projects in the areas of sports engineering and footwear, medical device and orthopaedic design, heavy engineering and product design, working with and consulting for Clarks International (footwear), Grays International (hockey sticks and cricket bats), Dando Drilling (large scale drilling rigs), OSET (electric motorbikes), ATC (CNC machining of titanium medical devices) and Suteborow (orthopaedic shoulder implants) in the past few years. Dr Covill is currently a principal lecturer at the University of Brighton, and his areas of expertise focus on computer aided design and engineering, structural and thermal modelling, design for manufacturing and additive manufacturing techniques. His current research projects include the steel bicycle project which aims to promote the technical aspects of bicycle engineering, the development of functionally graded biological scaffolds using additive manufacturing techniques, and using additive and subtractive techniques in developing medical devices.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, PhD, University of Brighton
2001 → 2005
Award Date: 1 Sept 2005
Bachelor, BEng Medical (hons), Queensland University of Technology
Jan 1997 → Dec 2000
Award Date: 1 Dec 2000
External positions
External Examiner (BSc Engineering Product Design & BSc Product Design & BSc Product Design and Development Engineering Apprenticeship)
1 Sept 2023 → 1 Sept 2028
External Examiner (BEng Engineering Design), Robert Gordon University
1 Sept 2023 → 1 Sept 2028
External examiner (MSc Sports Engineering), Sheffield Hallam University
2017 → 2021
External Examiner (BA/BSc Product Design), University of Chichester
2017 → 2021
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 5 Finished
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ATC Ltd. Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)
Wang, Y. (PI), Covill, D. (CoI) & Katz, T. (CoI)
16/07/18 → 15/07/21
Project: Grant
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OSET Bikes: Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)
Covill, D. (PI), Kennaird, D. (CoI) & Katz, T. (CoI)
11/09/17 → 10/11/20
Project: Grant
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Development of a faecal pellet sensor for simultaneous monitoring of luminal signalling and muscle dynamics during defecation
Patel, B. (PI), Yeoman, M. (CoI) & Covill, D. (CoI)
1/03/17 → 31/08/17
Project: Research Councils / Government Depts.
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Parametric finite element analysis of steel bicycle frames
Covill, D. (PI), Coren, D. (CoI), Begg, S. (CoI) & Blayden, A. (CoI)
1/10/14 → 30/04/15
Project: Research
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Parametric FE analysis of bicycle frame geometries
Covill, D. (PI), Katz, T. (CoI), Elton, E. (CoI), Milne, M. (CoI) & Morris, R. (CoI)
1/06/13 → 1/06/16
Project: Research
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A simplified road bicycle frame mechanical design tool
Drouet, J.-M., Covill, D. & Velázquez, A. A., 11 Jul 2024. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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A simplified steel bicycle tube selection tool
Barker, D., Covill, D., Drouet, J.-M. & Velázquez, A. A., 11 Jul 2024. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Developing an open-source learning analytics tool for providing insights to support students and improve teaching practice
Covill, D., Tooze, J., Prieto, P., Lloyd, G. O. & Grundy, C., 5 Sept 2024, DS 131: Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2024). Grierson, H., Bohemia, E. & Buck, L. (eds.). The Design Society, p. 639-644 (E&PDE).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Conference contribution with ISSN or ISBN › peer-review
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On the effect of tyre and rim size on road bicycle dynamic comfort
Covill, D., Drouet, J.-M. & Rinard, D., 11 Jul 2024. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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The bicycle force pedals project: a sports engineering case study
Covill, D., Burnie, L. & Drouet, J.-M., 11 Jul 2024. 3 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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