Dr Brano Titurus
M.Sc., Ph.D.
Current positions
Associate Professor of Aerospace Dynamics
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Contact
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
RSSB & Network Rail - Enhanced Trailing Arm Bush: Design, Manufacturing & Testing
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Rail surface damage caused by wheel-rail contact forces on curves makes a significant contribution to the overall cost of maintenance. Previous research has shown that passive suspension components can reduce…Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/02/2023 to 30/06/2024
BEIS - 20MW Wind Turbine Drivetrain Coupling Device for Load Mitigation
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Severe loadings and extreme events significantly reduce the reliability of wind turbines, leading to increased cost of wind energy. Amongst all failure events, gearbox failure is one of the most…Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/02/2022 to 30/06/2023
Network Rail - Inerter Pantograph for Cost-Efficient Railway Electrification (iPanto)
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Unsatisfactory Pantograph-Overhead Line (OHL) contact dynamics is a critical factor for the extremely high railway maintenance and electrification cost in the UK (Network Rail spending £4.2bn/year on maintenance/renewal its network…Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/01/2022 to 31/12/2024
Multidomain Synthesis for New Concept Hydraulic and In-Wheel Motor Suspension Systems
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/10/2021 to 30/09/2024
Thesis supervisions
An experimental-modelling pitch link formulation for an induced ice damaged blade and its usage in vibration-based rotorcraft-blade health monitoring
Supervisors
Wind-induced dynamic behaviour of slender structures
Supervisors
Identification and Validation of Non-linearities in Vibrating Structures
Supervisors
Development of Automotive Hydraulically Interconnected Suspension Systems
Supervisors
Resonance avoidance in variable speed rotorcraft using an applied compressive load
Supervisors
Development of artificial compressibility for smoothed particle hydrodynamics with application to intense fuel sloshing in aircraft wings
Supervisors
Fluid Inerter Based Vibration Suppression: Modelling Methodology
Supervisors
Stability Analysis of Whirl Flutter in Rotor-Nacelle Systems with Structural Nonlinearities
Supervisors
Experimental and numerical investigations in wing loads alleviation using fuel sloshing
Supervisors
Passive Aeroelastic Control In Truss-Braced Wings Using Vibration Suppression
Supervisors
Publications
Selected publications
23/07/2008Regularization in model updating
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
Modeling and Testing of a Semiactive Hydraulic Damper in Periodic Working Regimes
AIAA Journal
A method for the identification of hydraulic damper characteristics from steady velocity inputs
Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
Vibration Control in a Helicopter with Semi-Active Hydraulic Lag Dampers
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
Modeling and analysis of active dampers in periodic working environments
AIAA Journal
Recent publications
01/01/2025Dynamic augmentation of geometrically nonlinear beams via guided axially elastic tendons
Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
Nonlinear aeroelastic modelling and analysis of a geometrically nonlinear wing with combined unsteady sectional and lifting line aerodynamics
Nonlinear Dynamics
Parametric design studies of GATOR morphing fairings for folding wingtip joints
Smart Materials and Structures
Experimental Investigation into the Dynamic Characteristics of a Tilting Multirotor System
International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics
Analysis of inertial gust load relief characteristics of high aspect ratio wings
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Associate Professor
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Dr Joe De Courcy
Research Associate
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Honorary Research Fellow
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