林天然博士，泰山學者，青島理工大學海外特聘教授，博士生導師。主要從事結構聲學，振動噪音分析和控制，機械故障診斷及信號處理方面的研究。2011年來在權威國際期刊（如JASA, JSV, MSSP）及會議上發表論文三十餘篇，其中SCI收錄13篇；合作撰寫由著名出版社Elsevier下屬分社出版的英文專著1部。輔助編輯了多部國際會議論文集。並在多個國際學術會議擔任會議組委會和論文評審委員會委員、分會場主席、特邀主講等。同時擔任國際工程資產研究院會士，澳大利亞工程師協會會員，澳大利亞昆士蘭科技大學訪問研究員等學術兼職。
人物介紹,研究內容,學術論文,
人物介紹
林天然博士，泰山學者海外特聘專家，2015年受聘擔任青島理工大學特聘教授，博士生導師。林天然教授及其團隊長期從事減振降噪，有限元、邊界元數值仿真分析，信號處理與機械故障診斷等方面的研究並取得顯著學術成果與重要工程套用。在國際權威SCI期刊上（如JASA, JSV，AA, MSSP，RESS等）主要以第一和通信作者發表了一系列有較大影響力的研究論文。通過建立新的理論和實驗模型，揭示了波在大型工程結構上的傳播特性及控制機理。提出了多個信號處理新方法，有效的解決了低速旋轉機械、柴油發動機監控中經常遇到的一些難題。定期為20多個國際著名SCI期刊評審論文，受邀為國際著名出版社Elsevier, Springer, CRC Press評審書稿及專著。是國際工程資產研究院會士、澳大利亞工程師協會會員。
研究內容
（1）旋轉機械的監控和故障診斷技術，
（2）瞬時角速度和瞬時功率輸出測量技術及其在柴油機實時監控方面的套用，
（3）聲發射技術及其在大型低速旋轉機械監控的套用，
（4）故障信號處理技術，
（5）工業套用軟體開發。首次提出了包括實時採樣減頻法（Peak Hold Down Sample）技術，聲發射信號線性化(Acoustic Emission Signal Linearization)，柴油機聲發射信號分離法(Semi-Blind Source Separation)等多個信號處理新方法，解決了機械監控中經常遇到的一些難題。開發了兩個具有獨特算法模組，針對柴油機，低轉速旋轉機械特有信號特徵的實時監控軟體，並在國際權威SCI期刊上（如Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Reliability Engineering and System Safety等）發表了多篇學術論文。
學術論文
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1H. Lin, Z. Gao, L. Jiao, C. Yi and T. R. Lin, “A simulation study on a multi-rate time-frequency analysis of non-stationary signals”, (to appear in) Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University 2017(4)
2. K. Yu, J. Tan and T. R. Lin, “Fault diagnosis of rolling element bearings using a multi-scale Lempel-Ziv complexity and Mahalanobis distance criterion”, (to appear in) Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2017(4)
3. X. Hu, Y. Yin and T. R. Lin, “The development of an effective fault diagnosis technique for heavy-duty crane monitoring”, (to appear in) Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University 2017(4)
4. Y. Zhou,T. R. Lin, S. Yong and L. Ma, “Maintenance optimisation of a parallel-series system with stochastic and economic dependence under limited maintenance capacity”, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 155, 137-146, 2016
5. T. R. Lin, J. Tan, Y. Zhou, J. Jiang and K. Zhang, “A study of ribbing effect on the vibration response and transmission of an L-shaped Plate”, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 139(6), 3063-3075, 2016
6. Y. Yin, X. Hu and T. R. Lin, “A practical approach to analyze the non-stationary signals of a quayside container crane motor using a combined empirical mode decomposition and wavelet packet quantization technique”, Noise Control Engineering Journal 64(2), 126-133, 2016
7. S. Pan, T. Han, A. C. C. Tan and T. R. Lin, “Fault diagnosis system of induction motors based on multi-scale entropy and support vector machine with mutual information algorithm”, Shock and Vibration 2016 Article ID 5836717, 12 pages, 2016
8. W. Wu, T. R. Lin, A. C. C. Tan, “Normalization and source separation of acoustic emission signals for condition monitoring and fault detection of a multi-cylinder diesel engine”, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 64-65, 479-497, 2015
9. Y. Zhou, T. R. Lin, S. Yong, Y. Bian and L. Ma, “An effective approach to reducing strategy space for maintenance optimisation of multistate series-parallel systems”, Reliability Engineering and System Safety 138, 40-53, 2015
10. T. R. Lin, A. C. C. Tan, L. Ma and J. Mathew, “Condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of diesel engines using instantaneous angular speed analysis”, Proc IMechE Part C, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 229(2), 304-315, 2015
11. T. R. Lin, E. Kim and A. C. C. Tan, "A simple signal processing approach for condition monitoring of low speed machinery using Peak-Hold-Down-Sample algorithm", Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 36(2), 256-270, 2013
12. Y. Zhou, Z. Zhang, T. R. Lin and L. Ma, "Maintenance optimization of a multi-state series-parallel system considering economic dependence and state-dependent inspection intervals", Reliability Engineering and System Safety 111, 248-259, 2013
13. T. R. Lin, “An analytical and experimental study of the vibration response of a clamped ribbed plate”, Journal of Sound and Vibration331(4), 902-913, 2012
14. D. P. Lowe, T. R. Lin, W. Wu and A. C. C. Tan, “Diesel Knock Combustion and its Detection Using Acoustic Emission”, Journal of Acoustic Emission 29, 78-88, 2011
15. T. R. Lin, A. C. C. Tan, C. Yan and D. Hargreaves, “Vibration response of an L-shaped plate under a deterministic force or moment excitation: a case of Statistical Energy Analysis application”, Journal of Sound and Vibration330(20), 4780-4797, 2011
16. T. R. Lin, C. Mechefske and P. O’Shea, “Characteristics of modal sound radiation of finite cylindrical shells”, Trans. of ASME. Journal of Vibrationand Acoustics133(5), 051011-1-051011-6,2011
Scientific Books
17. B. Guo, S. Song, A. Ghalambor and T. R. Lin, “Offshore Pipelines”, 2nd ed., Gulf Professional Publishing, Elsevier Science, Oxford, 2014, ISBN 9780123979490
Full Refereed Conference Publications
18. A. C. C. Tan and T. R. Lin, “Acoustic emission technique in machine diagnostics and condition monitoring of diesel engines”, in Proceedings of the 2016 World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (QR2MSE 2016&WCEAM2016), 25-28 July 2016, Jiuzhaigou, P. R. China
19. Y. Guan, T. R. Lin, X. Yang and H. Li, “An experimental study on the torsional vibration mode of a flexible compound caudal fin”, in Proceedings of the 29 International Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management - COMADEM 2016, 20-22 August, Xi’an, P. R. China
20. Y. Shi, T. R. Lin, G. Meng, J. Huang, “A study on the suppression of cavitation flow inside an axial piston pump”, (accepted) 2016 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference, 19-21 October 2016, Chengdu, P. R. China
21. T. R. Lin, W. Wu and A. C. C. Tan, “A signal processing approach to solve the non-linearity problem of acoustic emission sensors”, in Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management, 28-31 Oct 2014, Pretoria, South Africa
22. T. R. Lin, A. C. C. Tan and J. Mathew, “The development of the instantaneous power output measurement technique for condition monitoring of diesel engines”, in Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management, 30 Oct – 1 Nov 2013, Hong Kong, P. R. China, pp. 1-14, in press.
23. T. R. Lin, A. C. C. Tan and L. Ma, "The effect of ribbing on the energy flow between two rectangular plates coupled at right angle", in Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computational Methods, 25-28 November 2012, Gold Coast, Australia
24. T. R. Lin, A. C. C. Tan, P. Crosby and J. Mathew, "Signal patterns of piston slap of a four-cylinder diesel engine", in Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management, Daejeon, Korea, 8-10, October 2012
25. T. R. Lin, A. C. C. Tan and J. Mathew, “Condition monitoring and diagnosis of injector faults in a diesel engine using in-cylinder pressure and acoustic emission technique”, in Proceedings of the 14 Asia Pacific Vibration Conference, Hong Kong, P. R. China, 5-8, December 2011, pp, 454-463
26. T. R. Lin, A. C. C. Tan, L. Ma and J. Mathew, “Estimating the loading condition of a diesel engine using instantaneous angular speed analysis”, in Proceedings of the 6 Annual World Congress on Engineering Asset Management 2011, Cincinnati, Ohio USA, 2-4, October 2011
27. T. R. Lin and A. C. C. Tan, “Characterizing the signal pattern of a four-cylinder diesel engine using acoustic emission and vibration analysis”, in Proceedings of the World Conference on Acoustic Emission 2011, Beijing, P. R. China, 24-26, August 2011, pp, 506-515.
28. T. R. Lin, A. C. C. Tan, I. Howard, J. Pan, P. Crosby and J. Mathew, “Development of a diagnostic tool for condition monitoring of rotating machinery”, in Proceedings of ICOMS Asset Management Conference 2011, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Australia, 16-20, May, 2011
