Dr. Joshua Ampofo

Senior Lecturer


Dept: Mechanical Engineering
329 Petroleum Building,College Of Engineering
Department Of Mechanical Engineering, KNUST-Kumasi
Ghana

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Publications

    • Matthias Bronner, Joshua Ampofo, Dominik Fries, Markus Lienkamp (2019), Configuration Parameters within Electric Vehicle Production Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa - the aCar mobility Case, 7th CIRP Global Web Conference, ScienceDirect, Procedia CIRP 00 (2019).
    • Akowuah, E., Andoh, P. Y., & Ampofo, J. (2019). Development of Biomechanical Model and FEA Modal Analysis of the Gravid Human Uterus Exposed to Ramp-Induced Vibration. African Journal of Applied Research (AJAR), 5(1), pp 46-59.
    • Akowuah, E., Ampofo, J., & Andoh, P. Y. (2019). Evaluation of Ramp-Induced Vibration Exposure Level for a Pregnant Woman Commuting Along Urban Roads in Ghana. African Journal of Applied Research (AJAR), 5(1), pp 60-73
    • Akowuah, E., Ampofo, J. and Andoh, P. Y. (2015). Effect Of Speed Ramps on Pregnant Women: A Case Study of Travellers Along Kumasi-Cape Coast Highway. African Journal of Applied Research (AJAR) Vol. 2, No. 2 (2017), pp. 19-30

    • Akowuah, E.; and Ampofo, J.,(2016)  Computational Modelling of Movement of Water Soluble Pollutants Through Soil. African Journal of Applied Research (AJAR) www.ajaronline.com Vol.3, No.3 (Pages 34-45) ISSN 2408-7920.
    • Denis E. K. Dzebre, Akwasi Afrifa Acheampong, Joshua Ampofo, Muyiwa S Adaramola (2019), A sensitivity study of Surface Wind simulations over Coastal Ghana to selected Time Control and Nudging options in the Weather Research and Forecasting Model,  Heliyon 5(3).

     

    • Denis E.K. Dzebre, J. Ampofo, Muyiwa S. Adaramola (2021). An assessment of high-resolution wind speeds downscaled with the Weather Research and Forecasting Model for coastal areas in Ghana. Heliyon 7.
    • G.K. Ayetor, Innocent Mboninga, Joshua Ampofo, Albert Sunnu (2021), Investigating the state of road vehicle emissions in Africa: A case study of Ghana and Rwanda.  Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 11 (2021) 100409. June 2021. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 

    • Larbie, A.T., Andoh, P.Y., and Ampofo, J. (2017). An Evaluation of The Impact of Public-Private Partnership on Vehicle Inspection in The Greater Accra Region of Ghana. African Journal of Applied Research Vol. 3, No. 2 (2017), pp. 44-57
    • David Kofi Oppong, Joshua Ampofo, Anthony Agyei-Agyemang, Eunice Akyereko Adjei, Kwasi Kete Bofah, God’sable Sitsofe Koku Aidam. (2023). Development of an Integrated Attitude Determination System for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles patterned after Simple Neural Networks.  International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET), Volume: 10 Issue: 10, Oct 2023

    • David Kofi Oppong, Joshua Ampofo, Anthony Agyei-Agyemang, Eunice Akyereko Adjei, Kwasi Kete Bofah, Victoria Serwaa-Bonsu Acheamfour.(2023). Experiment to determine a method for effortless static calibration of the inertial measurement unit on a small unmanned aerial vehicle. International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET), Volume: 10 Issue: 11, Nov 2023
    • Ampofo, E. Ofori, A. A. Ibrahim. 2013, Mechanical Properties of Plantain Pseudostem and Implications For Susceptibility To Lodging, Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development ( JAEID),  2013, 107
    • D.K. Dzebre, J. Ampofo, R. Kumah-Ametepey. 2013, Contribution of Locally Designed and Fabricated Vehicle Seats to Accident Injuries, International Journal of Engineering and Technology Volume 3 No. 3, 2013, Pg 395-400.
    • W. Adam, J. Ampofo, R. Kumah-Ametepey. 2013, Material Composition and Micro Structure of Femoral Shaft Plate Implants Used at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, International Journal of Engineering and Technology Volume 3 No. 3,  2013, Pg 327-331
    • W. Adam, J. Ampofo, R. Kumah-Ametepey. 2013, Bending Properties of Implants, Rate of Femur Fractures And Implants Failure In Ostoesynthesis, Reported at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, KATH, Kumasi-Ghana, International Journal of Engineering and Technology Volume 3 No. 3, 2013, Pg 265-268
    • J. Kim, J. Ampofo, W. Craft, H. S. Kim. 2008,  Modeling elastic, viscous and creep characteristics of cellulose Electro-Active Paper, Journal of Mechanics of Materials - MECH MATER , vol. 40, no. 12, pp. 1001-1011, 2008
    • Ampofo, J.; LaBennett, R.; Akwaboa, S.; Ferguson, F. 2005, Program for calculation of flip-chip standoff height, Circuits Assembly, November 2005, Vol. 16 Issue 11, p42
    • D. Oduro and J. Ampofo, 2012, Effect of Radiator Fins Blockage by Clay Soil on the Engine Cooling Temperature, International Journal of Engineering and Technology, June 2012 Volume 2 No. 6, Pg 1002-1010.
    • Akowuah, E. 1 , and Ampofo, 2016, J, Computational Modelling Of Movement Of Water Soluble Pollutants Through Soil, African Journal of Applied Research (AJAR) Vol.3, No.3 (Pages 34-45) ISSN 2408-7920 (March 2016)
    • S. Kim, J. Kim, W. Jung, J. Ampofo, W. Craft and J. Sankar. 2008, Mechanical properties of cellulose electro-active paper under different environmental conditions, Journal of Smart Materials & Structures, vol. 17, no. 1, 2008.

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