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Faculty - Hans DeSmidt

Hans DeSmidt

Hans DeSmidt
Assistant Professor

606 Dougherty Engineering Building
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-2210
Office: (865)974-5259
Fax: (865)974-5274
Email: hdesmidt@utk.edu

Teaching ~ Education ~ Research Interests ~ Professional Experience ~ Professional Activities ~ Selected Publications

TEACHING

• Dynamics
• Structural Analysis of Aerospace Vehicles

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., 2005, Pennsylvania State University
• MSME, 2004, Pennsylvania State University
• BSME, 1996, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

RESEARCH INTERESTS (back to top)


  • Structural Dynamics and Vibration
  • Dynamical Systems and Controls
  • Analysis and Control of Time-Varying Systems
  • Mechatronics and Active Structures
  • Rotordynamics
  • Gossamer Space Structures

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (back to top)

2005 - Present Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2005, Jan-Aug Research Associate, Structural Dynamics and Controls Laboratory Mechanical Engineering Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (back to top)


AIAA, Member
ASME, Member

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (back to top)

Archival Journal Articles

H. A. DeSmidt, K. W. Wang, E. C. Smith, and A. J. Provenza, ”On the Robust Stability of Segmented Driveshafts with Active Magnetic Bearing Control,” Journal of Vibration and Control, Vol. 11 pp. 317-329, 2005.

H. A. DeSmidt, K. W. Wang, and E. C. Smith, ”Stability of a Segmented Supercritical Driveline with Non-Constant Velocity Couplings Subjected to Misalignment and Torque,” Journal of Sound and Vibration Vol. 277, No. 4-5, pp. 895-918, 2004.

H. A. DeSmidt, K. W. Wang, and E. C. Smith, “Coupled Torsion-Lateral Stability of a Shaft-Disk System Driven Through a Universal Joint,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 69, No. 3, pp. 261-273, 2002.

Conferences and Proceedings

H. A. DeSmidt, K. W. Wang, and H. Fang, “Gore/Seam Cable Actuated Shape Control of Inflated Precision Gossamer Reflectors – Assessment Study,” Proc. 7th AIAA Gossamer Spacecraft Forum, Newport, RI, May 2006.

H. A. DeSmidt, K. W. Wang, and E. C. Smith, “Multi-Harmonic Adaptive Vibration Control of Misaligned Driveshaft Systems – An Experimental Study,” Proc. of the 12th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Lisbon, Portugal, July 2005.

H. A. DeSmidt, K. W. Wang, and E. C. Smith, “Adaptive Control of Flexible Matrix Composite Rotorcraft Drivelines,” Proc. 60th American Helicopter Society Annual Forum, Baltimore, MD, June 2004.

H. A. DeSmidt, K. W. Wang, and E. C. Smith, “Multi-Harmonic Adaptive Vibration Control of Magnetic Bearing-Driveshaft with Auxiliary Feedback: Theory and Experiment,” Proc. 45th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Palm Springs, CA, April 2004.

H. A. DeSmidt, K. W. Wang, and E. C. Smith, “Multi-Harmonic Adaptive Vibration Control of AMB-Driveline Systems with Non-Constant Velocity Couplings,” Proc. ASME Design Technical Conference-19th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Chicago, IL, Sept. 2003.

H. A. DeSmidt, K. W. Wang, E. C. Smith, and A. J. Provenza “Stability Control of Driveline System with Internal Damping and Non-Constant Velocity Couplings,” Proc. ISCORMA-2 Conference, Gdansk, Poland, Aug. 2003.

H. A. DeSmidt, K. W. Wang, and E. C. Smith, “Stability of a Supercritical Driveline Connected by Non-Constant Velocity Couplings Subjected to Misalignment and Torque,” Proc. 39th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, University Park, PA, Oct. 2002.

H. A. DeSmidt, K. W. Wang, and E. C. Smith, “Coupled Torsion-Lateral Stability of a Shaft-Disk System Driven Through a Universal Joint,” Proc. ASME Design Technical Conference-18th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Pittsburgh, PA, Sept. 2001.

H. A. DeSmidt, K. W. Wang, and E. C. Smith, “Active Vibration Control of Rotorcraft Driveshaft-Airframe Dynamics,” Proc. 54th American Helicopter Society Annual Forum, Washington, D. C., May 1998.

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