We do R&D on aerospace systems, additive manufacturing, smart materials, and vibro-acoustics, helping solve contemporary engineering challenges.
Research Areas
Additive Manufacturing and Generative Design
Research on the fabrication, characterization, and design of additively manufactured materials, components, and structures.
Topology optimization of structures and mechanical components
Mechanical characterization of metal and fiber-reinforced additively manufactured components
Generative design and intelligent manufacturing, including unconstrained design and online control
In-situ monitoring and closed-loop control for defect mitigation in additive manufacturing
Aerospace Systems and Propulsion
Development of and intelligence for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and propulsion systems.
State estimation and control of multi-copter UAVs with suspended payloads
Planning and control of cooperative multi-copter UAV swarms
Solid propellant and liquid propulsion system development
High-altitude long-endurance (HALE) UAV development
Advanced Materials and Applied Mechanics
Synthesis and testing of smart materials, and nonlinear mechanics of advanced structures.
Vacuum-assisted resin infusion of shape memory polymer composites (SMPCs)
Environmental degradation and mechanical characterization of out-of-autoclave aerospace composites
Sensor placement for online structural health monitoring of high-aspect-ratio (HAR) wings
Experimental validation of non-linear geometric stress-stiffening on resonant frequencies of HAR wings
Acoustics and Vibration
Vibration mitigation, condition monitoring, and acoustics.
Railway condition monitoring and structural vibration analysis
Musical acoustics, wood mechanics, and their mechanical testing
Passive vibration mitigation strategies