Dr Djamel Rezgui
MEng, PhD
Current positions
Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
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Research interests
- Nonlinear dynamics of coupled rotating-stationary structures and highly flexible wings
- Application of bifurcation and continuation methods to engineering problems
- Experimental control-based continuation techniques
- Aeroacoustics of propellers andnovel electric distributed propulsion
- Flight dynamics and control of autogyros, Rotary UAVs, MAVs and eVTOL vehicles
- Energy harvesting using nonlinear design and control concepts
- Bio-inspired rotor design for efficient MAVs
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
EPSRC - MENtOR - EP/S010378/1
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design EngineeringDates
10/12/2018 to 09/06/2022
VLN - Methods and Experiments for NOvel Rotorcraft
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Dates
10/12/2018 to 09/12/2021
VLN - Methods and Experiments for Novel Rotorcraft (MENtOR) - Bristol
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Dates
10/12/2018 to 09/06/2022
Thesis supervisions
The Impact of Geometric Nonlinearities on the Behaviour of Floating Wingtips
Supervisors
Wind-induced dynamic behaviour of slender structures
Supervisors
Experimental Aeroacoustics Investigation of Propellers with Turbulence for UAM Application
Supervisors
Investigation into the flight performance of an autorotating Samara with varying flight conditions
Supervisors
Stability Analysis of Whirl Flutter in Rotor-Nacelle Systems with Structural Nonlinearities
Supervisors
Aircraft active inceptor dynamics under vibration loads
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
16/07/2025Aerodynamic Performance of Distributed Electric Propulsion Wing Under Different Design and Operating Parameters
AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2025
Assessment of Aeroacoustic Simulations for the Installation Noise of a Propeller-Wing Configuration in Forward Flight Using Multi-Fidelity Solvers
AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2025
Investigating the Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Behavior of a Single Propeller-Wing Configuration in Turbulent Flow
AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2025
Investigation of Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Performance of Various Distributed Electric Propulsion Configurations
AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2025
Phase Synchronization in Noise Control: Advantages, Limitations, and Future Perspectives
AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2025
Thesis
Investigation into Rotor Blade Stability in Autorotation Using Bifurcation and Continuation Methods
Supervisors
Award date
01/10/2009
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Professor Jonathan Cooper
RAEng Airbus Sir George White Professor of Aerospace Engineering
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Professor Mahdi Azarpeyvand
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Dr Hasan Kamliya Jawahar
Senior Research Associate
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Dr Buda Turhan
Senior Research Associate in Aerodynamics
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Dr Fintan Healy
Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering