Professor C A McMahon BSc(Eng), CEng, MIMechE
Principle Investigator and Project Director
Chris McMahon is the Principle Investigator and Director of the KIM Project. He is Professor of Engineering Design and Director of the Engineering Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre at the University of Bath. His research interests are in engineering design, especially concerning the application of computers to the management of information and uncertainty in design, and to design automation. He has carried out research in the information requirements of engineering designers, in information and knowledge management systems for design, in risk and uncertainty management in design, in component durability and reliability, especially in the presence of residual stresses, and in design for remanufacturing, largely in conjunction with industry. He has published his work widely, including over 150 refereed papers, a number of edited volumes and a textbook on computer-aided design and manufacture.
Books
- B2. McMahon C A and Browne J, CADCAM: Principles, Practice and Manufacturing Management, 2nd edition, Addison Wesley Longman, January 1998, ISBN 0-201-17819-2
Publications
- McMahon, C A, Liu, Y, Crossland, R, Brown, D, Leal, D and Devlukia, J, A Best Practice Advice System to Support Automotive Engineering Analysis Processes, Engineering with Computers, 19(4), 2004, pp. 271 – 283
- McMahon, C, Lowe, A, Culley, S.J., Knowledge management in engineering design, personalisation and codification, Journal of Engineering Design, 15(4), 2004, 307-325, ISSN 1466-1387
- Lowe, A, McMahon, C. A. and Culley, S. J., Characterising the requirements of engineering information systems, International Journal of Information Management, 24(5), 2004, pp.401-422
- McMahon, C., Giess, M. and Culley, S. (2005) Information management for through life product support: the curation of digital engineering data, Int. J. Product Lifecycle Management, 1(1), pp.26–42
