Future Transport
Innovating the Future of Aerospace
Sustainable aviation is the overarching theme of our aerospace research. This is aimed at coupling advanced simulation methods with new design, material and manufacturing processes to improve the physical, environmental and economic performance of future aircraft systems. Research activities span aerodynamics, powerplant, aeroelasticity, aircraft operations, design, analysis & optimisation and structural testing. A major focus of our work is the integration of these disciplines into an overall systems framework.
Exemplar Research
Aerodynamic & Aeroelastic Optimisation
Computational methods for aerodynamic and aeroelastic analysis and design.
Our primary aim is to develop advanced high-fidelity methods for the analysis and design of future aerospace vehicles.
Digital Aircraft Manufacture and Assembly
Collaborative simulation tools and advanced virtual environments for optimal product / process design.
Improved design concurrency for digital manufacture, assembly validation and through life performance.
Aircraft Operations
Air traffic management and systems integration
Meeting the safety and efficiency needs needs of 21st century air traffic expansion.
Advanced structural analysis
Experimental and numerical static strength analysis of aircraft wing and fuselage structures
Design and validation of novel geometric, material systems and manufacturing solutions
Our Research Family
Prof. Adrian Murphy
Professor
Aircraft structural design and analysis, manufacture and cost modelling
Prof. Ben Thornber
Professor
CFD, Aerodynamics, Energy Systems
Dr Jie Lin
Lecturer
Multiscale and multiphysics of battery research
Dr Damian Quinn
Senior Lecturer
Aircraft structural design-for-manufacture and optimisation, virtual testing of aero-structures
Dr Danielle Soban
Senior Lecturer
Advanced aircraft design methods, systems engineering, aircraft value driven design
Dr Gasser Abdelal
Lecturer
Aircraft manufacturing simulation, multi-scale and multi-physics simulation
Dr Joseph Butterfield
Senior Lecturer
Virtual aircraft manufacture and assembly, through life engineering
Prof. Juliana Early
Professor
Aerodynamic analysis and optimisation, aircraft operations, cost-benefit analysis
Dr Teresa McGrath
Lecturer
Energy Systems Analysis, Low Carbon Vehicles
Prof. Yan Jin
Professor
Automated aircraft assembly, digital lean manufacturing, intelligent manufacturing
Prof. Trevor Robinson
Interim Head of School
Design-simulation integration, finite element modelling, adjoint optimisation methods
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