Dr Jason Yon
MEng, PhD
Current positions
Research Fellow
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Analysis of the Transition to 100% Renewable Energy on St. Helena
Principal Investigator
Description
St. Helena is a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean with a population of around 5,000. Most electricity is generated through thermal engines, although small wind and solar…Managing organisational unit
Department of Electrical & Electronic EngineeringDates
01/01/2018 to 31/07/2018
Thesis supervisions
Stochastic models of magnetic gear performance using asymmetric analytical field solutions
Supervisors
An Unsupervised Method for Characterising the Operation of Bulk Handling Conveyor Belt Systems In-Service
Supervisors
Experimental and modelling methods for high-accuracy performance characterisation of chain drives
Supervisors
Improving user-interaction with material extrusion prototypes through emulation of mass properties
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
11/07/2025Simulating axial bearing loading from an E-VTOL Multicopter on a laboratory rig
Revolutionising High Performance Chain Drive Testing
Tribology International
A bearing test stand to represent E-VTOL air-screw loads in vertical and forwards flight
Development of a Repeatable Accurate Chain Drives Dynamometer
Experimental Measurement of Transmission Performance
Journal of science and cycling
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Professor Phil Mellor
Professor of Electrical Engineering
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Professor Ben Hicks
Professor in Mechanical Engineering
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Dr Robert Wragge-Morley
Research Fellow
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Dr George Barnaby
Research Associate
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering