Structural Dynamics

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This area involves study and research in theoretical, computational, and experimental structural dynamics. Included are aeroelasticity, linear and nonlinear structural system identification, structural acoustics, and computational techniques for very-large-scale vibration analysis.

Computational facilities include numerous computer servers and workstations, and experimental facilities include actuators and sensors and several data-acquisition systems for structural system identification and control. Wind tunnel facilities are available for testing aeroelastic models.

Area Faculty

Area Advisor: Bennighof, Jeffrey

Bennighof, Jeffrey
Sirohi, Jayant

Research Spotlight: Jayant Sirohi

Dr. Jayant Sirohi's Research Scales up the Efficiency of Miniature Aerial Vehicles

For the past two years, Sirohi has been developing, building and testing prototypes to find the most efficient design for unmanned, multi-mission capable micro aerial vehicles - basically, miniature drone helicopters. These microhelicopters would primarily be used for indoor surveillance, but filling that role could mean anything from recording video inside a room to sampling the air in a building that's potentially dangerous due to fire or fumes.