Difan Tang

Dr Difan Tang

Postdoctoral Researcher

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Dr Difan Tang received the B.Eng. degree in Mechanical Engineering and Automation from South China University of Technology, China, in 2006; the M.Sc. degree in Advanced Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sheffield, U.K., in 2007; the M.Eng.Sc. degree in Mechatronics from the University of Adelaide, Australia, in 2012; the Ph.D. degree in Mechatronics from the University of Adelaide, Australia, in 2019.
He was an engineer at ZWCAD Software Co., Ltd. (ZWSOFT), China, from 2008 to 2009, and has been taking up roles in casual teaching support within the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Adelaide since 2009. As a researcher and an engineer, he specialises in mechatronic/systems engineering and is perusing his research interests in emerging mechatronic systems in the aerospace, mining and healthcare sectors.

  • New sensor development for online particle size measurement in wet/dry mineral processing
  • Vibration sensing for real-time condition monitoring of grinding mills
  • Active-truss-based morphing wing
  • Virtual stiffness-damping system
  • Robust tracking control via unknown-input estimation and compensation
  • Adaptive, nonlinear and optimal control using neural networks
  • Active suppression of aerofoil flutter
  • Auto Control I
  • Mechatronics IM
  • Mechatronics II
  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Co-Supervisor Thermal modelling and control for glass fabrication Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Gete Li
    2020 Co-Supervisor Intelligent Online Health Monitoring Systems For IOCG Mines Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Lin Yang
  • Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Phone: 83137185
  • Email: difan.tang@adelaide.edu.au
  • Fax: 83134367
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Engineering South, floor S2
  • Org Unit: Mechanical Engineering

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