Research

Research activity

Scientific and applied research is developed by Francesco Pellicano and his collaborators.

Scientific Research:

• Shell structures: Nonlinear Dynamics, Bifurcation and Chaos, Stability, Fluid-structure interaction
• Gear modeling
• Perturbation methods
• Moving loads
• Dynamic absorbers

Here is an overview of our ongoing projects:
**1. Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos of Structures:**
   - *Focus:* Modelling, experimental tests, and nonlinear data analysis.
   - *Opportunities:* Gain insights into the fascinating world of nonlinear dynamics, chaos theory, and their applications to structural engineering.
**2. Biomedical Engineering:**
   - *Focus:* Modelling and simulation of upper limb for Parkinson's tremor diagnostic, prognostic, and control; speech feature extraction.
   - *Opportunities:* Contribute to innovative projects at the intersection of biomedical engineering and computational modeling for diagnostic and prognostic applications.
**3. Non-Newtonian Fluid-Structure Interaction:**
   - *Focus:* Experimental tests, data-driven modeling, and nonlinear data analysis.
   - *Opportunities:* Explore the dynamic interaction between non-Newtonian fluids and structures, with a blend of experimental and modeling approaches.
**4. Electric Powertrain Systems:**
   - *Focus:* Modelling, simulation, experimental tests, digital twin, predictive maintenance, and condition monitoring.
   - *Opportunities:* Engage in the exciting field of electric powertrain systems, working on projects that span simulation, experimentation, and predictive maintenance.
**5. Active Vibration Control and Insulation:**
   - *Focus:* Disk brake noise, quasi-zero stiffness origami isolator.
   - *Opportunities:* Tackle challenges related to vibration control, including noise reduction in disk brakes and the innovative field of quasi-zero stiffness isolators inspired by origami principles.