Publications:

2012

Fu, R., Choe, S.-Y., Jackson, R. L., Flowers, G. T., Kim, D., Modeling and Analysis of Vibration-induced Changes in Connector Resistance of High Power Electrical Connectors for Hybrid Vehicles, Accepted to Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machine.

Jackson, R. L., Ghaednia, H., Yasser, A. E., Bhavnani, S. Knight, R., A Closed-Form Multiscale Thermal Contact Resistance Model, Accepted to the IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology.

Smyth, P. A., Rifkin, R. E., Jackson, R. L., Hanson, R. R., A Surface Roughness Comparison of Cartilage in Different Types of Synovial Joints, Accepted to the Journal of Biomechanics.

Angadi, S., Jackson, R. L., Choe, S.-Y., Flowers, G. T., Lee, B.-Y., Zhong, L.., A Multi-physics Finite Element Model of a 40A Automotive Connector including Multiscale Rough Surface Contact, Accepted to J. of Electronic Packaging, Trans. ASME.

Fu, R., S.Y. Choe, R.L. Jackson, G.T. Flowers, M.J. Bozack, L. Zhong, and D. Kim, Vibration-Induced Changes in the Contact Resistance of High Power Electrical Connectors for Hybrid Vehicles. Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, IEEE Transactions on. 10.1109/TCPMT.2011.2170168.

Dawkins, J. J., Jackson, R. L., Bevly, D. M., Fractal Terrain Generation for Vehicle Simulation, Accepted to International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous Systems.

 

2011

Jackson, R. L., Willis, R. J., Arnold, M., Palmer, C., Synthesis of the Effects of Pavement Properties on Tire Rolling Resistance, 2011, NCAT Report 11-05.

Ibrahim Dickey, R.,  Jackson, R. L., Flowers, G. T. Measurement of Static Friction Coefficients and Comparison to Theoretical Models, 2011, J. of Tribol., Trans. ASME, 133, 031408.

Shah, S., Krithivasan, V., Jackson, R. L., An Electro-mechanical Contact Analysis of a Three-Dimensional Sinusoidal Surface against a Rigid Flat, 2011, Wear, 270, 11-12, pp. 914-921.

Marghitu, D., Cojocaru, D., Jackson, R. L., Elasto-Plastic Impact of a Rotating Link with a Massive Surface, 2011, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 53, 4, pp. 309-315.

Jackson, R. L., Green. I., On the Modeling of Elastic Contact Between Rough Surfaces, 2011, Trib. Trans., 54, 2, pp. 300-314.

Kim, S. J., Dean, R., Jackson, R. L., Flowers, G., An Investigation of the Damping Effects of Various Gas Environments on a Vibratory MEMS Device, 2011, Tribology International, 44, 2, pp. 125-133.

 

2010

Jackson, R. L., An Analytical Solution to an Archard-type Fractal Rough Surface Contact Model, 2010, STLE Trib. Trans., 53, 4, pp.543 - 553.

H. Wang, M. Zou, R. L. Jackson, P. R. Larson, M. B. Johnson, Nanoindentation Modeling of a Nanodot-Patterned Surface on a Deformable Substrate, 2010, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 47, 22-23, pp. 3203-3213.

Wadwalkar, S. S., Jackson, R. L., Kogut, L., A Study of The Elastic Plastic Deformation of Heavily Deformed Spherical Contacts, 2010, IMechE Part J, Journal of Engineering Tribology, 224, pp. 1091-1102.

Wilson, W. E., Angadi, S. V., Jackson, R. L., Surface Separation and Contact Resistance Considering Sinusoidal Elastic-Plastic Multi-Scale Rough Surface Contact, 2010, Wear, 268, 1-2, pp. 190-201.

Goedecke, A., Jackson, R. L., Mock, R., Asperity Creep under Constant Force Boundary Conditions, 2010, Wear, 268, 11-12, pp. 1285-1294.

Jackson, R. L., A Scale Dependent Simulation of Liquid Lubricated Textured Surfaces, 2010, ASME J. Trib., 132, 2, pp. 022001.

Jackson, R. L., Green, I., Marghitu, D., Predicting the Coefficient of Restitution of Impacting Elastic-Perfectly Plastic Spheres, 2010, Nonlinear Dynamics, 60, 3, pp. 217–229.

Fu, R., Choe, S.-Y., Jackson, R. L., Flowers, G. T. Bozack, M., Zhong, L., Kim, D., Experimental Study of the Vibration-induced Fretting of Silver-plated High Power Automotive Connectors, The Joint 25th International Conference on Electrical Contacts and the 56th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Charleston, SC, USA, October 4-7, 2010.

Polchow, J. R., Angadi, S., Fu, R., Choe, S.-Y., Jackson, R. L., Flowers, G. T., Lee, B.-Y., Zhong, L., A Multi-Physics Finite Element Analysis of Round Pin High Power Connectors, The Joint 25th International Conference on Electrical Contacts and the 56th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Charleston, SC, USA, October 4-7, 2010.

Angadi, S., Jackson, R. L., Choe, S.-Y., Flowers, G. T., Lee, B.-Y., Zhong, L.., A Multi-physics Finite Element Model of a 40A Automotive Connector including Multiscale Rough Surface Contact, The Joint 25th International Conference on Electrical Contacts and the 56th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Charleston, SC, USA, October 4-7, 2010.

Gao, J., Chen, C., Flowers, G. T., Jackson, R. L., and Bozack, M., The Influence of the Particulate Contaminants on Vibration- Induced Fretting Degradation in Electrical Connectors, The Joint 25th International Conference on Electrical Contacts and the 56th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Charleston, SC, USA, October 4-7, 2010.

 

2009

Jackson, R. L., Malucci, R. D., Angadi, S., Polchow, J. R., A Simplified Model of Multiscale Electrical Contact Resistance and Comparison to Existing Closed Form Models, The 55th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 14-16, 2009.

Jackson, R. L., A Semi-analytical Model of Contact Resistance from Sinusoidal Asperity or Wavy Surface Contact, The 55th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 14-16, 2009.

Streator, J. L., Jackson, R. L., A Model for the Liquid-Mediated Collapse of 2-D Rough Surfaces, 2009, Wear, 267, 9-10, pp. 1436-1445.

Singh, R. A., Yoon, E.-S., Jackson, R. L., Biomimetics: The newly emerging trend in Tribology, 2009, Tribology and Lubrication Technology.

Angadi, S. V., Jackson, R. L., Choe, S.-Y., Flowers, G. T., Suhling, J. C., Chang, Y.-K., Ham, J.-K., Reliability and Life Study of Hydraulic Solenoid Valve - Part 1 - A Multi-physics Finite Element Model, 2009, Engineering Failure Analysis, 16, 3, pp. 874-887.

Angadi, S. V., Jackson, R. L., Choe, S.-Y., Flowers, G. T., Suhling, J. C., Chang, Y.-K., Ham, J.-K., Bae, J.-I., Reliability and Life Study of Hydraulic Solenoid Valve - Part 2 - Experimental Study, 2009, Engineering Failure Analysis, 16, 3, pp. 944-963.

Duvvuru, R. S., Jackson, R. L., Hong, J. W., Self-Adapting Microscale Surface Grooves for Hydrodynamic Lubrication, 2009, Trib. Trans., 52, 1, pp.1-11.

 

2008

Jackson, R. L., Krithivasan, V., Wilson, W. E., The Pressure to Cause Complete Contact between  Elastic Plastic Sinusoidal Surfaces, 2008, IMechE J. of Eng. Trib., 222, 7, pp. 857-863.

Jackson, R. L., Bhavnani, S. H., Ferguson, T. P., A Multi-scale Model of Thermal Contact Resistance between Rough Surfaces, 2008, J. of Heat Transfer, Trans. ASME, 130, 081301.

Mahajan, M., Jackson, R. L., Flowers, G. T., Experimental and Analytical Investigation of a Dynamic Gas Squeeze Film Bearing, 2008, Trib. Trans, 51, 1, pp. 57–67.

Jackson, R. L., Green, I., The Thermoelastic Behavior of Thrust Washer Bearings Considering Boundary Lubrication, Asperity Contact and Thermoviscous Effects, 2008, Trib. Trans, 51, 1, pp. 19–32.

Wilson, W. E., Angadi, S., Jackson, R. L., Electrical Contact Resistance Considering Multi-Scale Roughness, The 54th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Orlando, FL, October 27-29, 2008.

Angadi, S., Wilson, W. E., Jackson, R. L., Flowers, G. T., Rickett, B. I., A multi-physics finite element model of an electrical connector considering rough surface contact, The 54th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Orlando, FL, October 27-29, 2008.

2007

Jackson, R. L., Green, I., An Experimental Investigation of Various Materials on Thrust Washer Bearing Operation, 2007, IMechE J. of Eng. Trib. – Part J, 221, 7 pp. 761-770.

Krithivasan, V., Jackson, R. L., An Analysis of Three-Dimensional Elasto-Plastic Sinusoidal Contact, 2007, Tribology Letters, 27, 1, pp. 31-43.

Almeida, L., Ramadoss, R., Jackson, R., Ishikawa, K., Yu, Q., Laterally actuated multi-contact MEMS Relay fabricated using MetalMUMPS process: Experimental Characterization and Multiscale Contact Modeling, 2007, J. Micro/Nanolith. MEMS MOEMS , 6, 2, 023009.

 Jackson, R. L., Kogut, L., Electrical Contact Resistance Theory for Anisotropic Conductive Films Considering Electron Tunneling and Particle Flattening, 2007, IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, 30, 1, pp. 59-66.

Jackson, R. L., Duvvuru, R. S., Meghani, H., Mahajan, M., An Analysis of Elasto-plastic Sliding Spherical Asperity Interaction, 2007, Wear, 262, 1-2, pp. 210-219.

Jackson, R. L., Ashurst, W. R., Flowers, G. T., Angadi, S., Choe, S., Bozack, M. J., The Effect of Initial Connector Insertions on Electrical Contact Resistance, The 53rd IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Pittsburg, PA, September 16-19, 2007.

2006

Almeida, L., Ishikawa, K., Yu, Q., Jackson, R., Ramadoss, R., Reliability Study of multi-contact MEMS Relay fabricated using MetalMUMPS process, 2006, J. Micromech. Microeng., 16, 7,  pp. 1189-1194.

Jackson, R. L., Streator, J. L., A Multiscale Model for Contact between Rough Surfaces, 2006, Wear, 261, 11-12, pp. 1337-1347.

Jackson, R. L., The Effect of Scale Dependant Hardness on Elasto-plastic Asperity Contact between Rough Surfaces, 2006, Tribology Transactions, 49, 2, pp.135-150.

Kim, D., Jackson, R. L., Green, I., Experimental Investigation of Thermal and Hydrodynamic Effects on Radial Grooved Thrust Washer Bearings, 2006, Trib. Trans. 49, 2, pp.192-201.

Jackson, R. L., Green, I., The Behavior of Thrust Washer Bearings Considering Boundary Lubrication and Asperity Contact, 2006, Trib. Trans., 49, 2, pp.233-247.

Jackson, R. L., Green, I., A Statistical Model of Elasto-plastic Asperity Contact of Rough Surfaces, 2006, Tribol. Int., 39, 9, pp. 906-614.

Jackson, R. L., Kogut, L., A Comparison of Flattening and Indentation Approaches for Contact Mechanics Modeling of Single Asperity Contacts, 2006, Journal of Tribology, Trans. ASME, 128, 1, pp. 209-212.

Kogut, L., Jackson, R. L., Comparison of Elastic Contact Modeling Utilizing Statistical and Fractal Approaches, 2006, Journal of Tribology, Trans. ASME, 128, 1, pp. 213-217.

2005

Jackson, R. L., Self Adapting Mechanical Step Bearings for Variations in Load, 2005, Tribology Letters, 20, 1, pp. 11-20.

Jackson, R. L., Green, I., 2005, A Finite Element Study of Elasto-plastic Hemispherical Contact, ASME Journal of Tribology, 127, 2, pp. 343-354. 

Jackson, R. L., Chusoipin, I., Green, I., A Finite Element Study of the Residual Stress and Strain Formation in Spherical Contacts, 2005, Journal of Tribology, Trans. ASME, 127, 3, pp. 484-493.

2004

Quicksall, J., Jackson, R. L., Green, I., Elasto-plastic Hemispherical Contact for Varying Mechanical Properties, 2004,  IMechE J. of Eng. Trib. – Part J, 218, pp.313-322.

2003

Jackson, R. L., Green, I., Experimental Analysis of the Wear, Life and Behavior of PTFE Coated Thrust Washer Bearings Under Non-axisymmetric Loading, 2003, Trib. Trans., 46, 4, pp. 600-607.

2001

Jackson, R. L., Green, I., Study of the Tribological Behavior of a Thrust Washer Bearing, 2001, Trib. Trans., 44, 3, pp. 504-508.

 

Invited Lectures:

“Multiscale Electrical and Thermal Contact Resistance,” Feb. 18, 2010, Physics Department, Auburn University.

"Multiscale Tribology  Laboratory: Thrust Washer Bearings and other Research," June 4, 2009, Solvay.

"Hydraulic Solenoid Valve Reliability and Modeling Study," May 29, 2008, Korea Testing Laboratory.

“Multiscale Contact Modeling: Incorporating Micro and Nano-scale Surface Contact Effects into Larger Scale Component Models,” 2008 Materials Engineering Seminar Series, Auburn University.

“Multiscale Modeling of Contact and Friction,” May 22, 2007, Korea Institute of Science and Technology.

“Multiscale Contact Modeling: Incorporating Micro and Nano-scale Surface Contact Effects into Larger Scale Component Models,” Symposium on Virtual Tribology, 2007 STLE/ASME International Joint Trib. Conference.

“Multi-scale ‘Smart’ Surfaces for Bearing and Machine Interfaces,” March 31, 2006, NASA Glenn.Research Center, Cleveland, OH.

“Multi-scale ‘Smart’ Surfaces for Bearing and Machine Interfaces,” March 23, 2006, Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL

“Compressible Squeeze Film Damping,” January 24, 2006, Qualcomm, MEMS Technologies, San Jose, CA.

“Multi-scale ‘Smart’ Surfaces for Bearing and Machine Interfaces,” December 14, 2005, Hughes Christensen, Houston, TX.

“The Behavior of Thrust Washer Bearings Considering the Effects of Thermoelastic Deformation and Asperity Contact,” March 30, 2005, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

“The Behavior of Thrust Washer Bearings Considering the Effects of Thermoelastic Deformation and Asperity Contact,” February 11, 2005, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, Dayton, Ohio Section.

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