People
Current PhD Students
Ioan Bîrgăoanu-Acăei (TU Delft)
Topic: Modelling of thermoplastic composites for advanced manufacturingPromotor: Clemens DransfeldHauke Maathuis (TU Delft)
Topic: Aeroelastic tailoringPromotor: Roeland de BreukerAlex Pereira do Prado (TU Delft)
Topic: Aeroelastic tailoringPromotor: Roeland de BreukerMohamed El-Alfy (TU Delft)
Topic: Postbuckling in low-fidelity aeroelastic tailoringPromotor: Roeland de BreukerShreyas Anand (TU Delft)
Topic: Design for CrashworthinessPromotor: René AlderliestenArne Schiller (TU Delft)
Topic: Analytical formulation of more sustainable jointsPromotor: Chiara BisagniHammad Rahman (TU Delft)
Topic: Simultaneous layout and sizing optimization of wing structuresPromotor: Roeland de BreukerHammad Rahman, Roeland De Breuker, Saullo G. P. Castro. "Optimal design of stiffened panels under buckling constraints: a design methodology considering CAD-based parameterization with simultaneous layout and sizing optimization". Conference: 33rd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical SciencesAt: Stockholm, Sweden, 2022. View/Download
Eva Smeets (TU Delft)
Topic: Modelling and design of ultrasonically spot-welded jointsPromotor: René AlderliestenCo-promotors: Calvin Rans, Irene Fernandez Villegas
Current Master Students
Tiago Costa (with Calvin Rans)
Topic: Crashworthiness of the Flying-V wing-fuselageMelvin Post (with Wydo van de Waerdt from GKN Fokker)
Topic: Validated models for bird strike crashworthinessYi-Hsiu Wu
Topic: Design for crashworthiness of hydrogen-powered aircraftShreyasi Mitra (with Shreyas Anand)
Topic: Reduced-order models for crashworthiness of composite structural elementsAslan Bagirov (with Roelof Vos)
Topic: Design methodology of unconventional aircraft structures, Flying-VIoana Ciobotia (with Daniël Peeters and GKN Fokker)
Topic: Aircraft crashworthiness within a multidisciplinary optimization frameworkFloris de Vries (with Tim Janssen from GKN Fokker)
Topic: Inverse-problem methodologies for optimum rib designKübra Almaz (with Mohamed El-Alfy)
Topic: Designs exploring the unexploited strength of materials with postbucklingKoen Zandbergen (with Wydo van de Waerdt from GKN Fokker)
Topic: Design for crashworthiness, bird strikeMichał Skarka (with Sofia Teixeira de Freitas and Airbus)
Topic: Crashworthiness of bonded jointsRowan Koenderink (with René Alderliesten)
Topic: Design methodology for engine supporting structures of unconventional aircraft applied to the Flying-VRafael Pereira da Silva (with Flávio Luiz Bussamra, ITA, Brazil)
Topic: Design for post-bucklingJonas Bertholdt (with Wydo van de Waerdt from GKN Fokker)
Topic: Design for crashworthiness, bird strike, compliant structures for maximum elastic energy absorptionRolijne Pietersma
Topic: Design of lightweight imperfection-insensitive shellsBruno Ilves
Topic: Design of reusable lightweight space structuresCurrent Honours Students
Alex Nedelcu (with Daniël Peeters)
Topic: Advanced design constraints in automated fiber placementDamien Keijzer
Topic: Multi-disciplinary optimization of a long-range eVTOL aircraft under uncertain mission parametersFormer PhD Students
Yanwei Zhang (visiting PhD from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China)
Topic: Reliability-based design and optimization of flapping wingsYanwei Zhang, Zhonglai Wang, Saullo G. P. Castro. Data set for bionic simulation of double clap-and-fling wing mechanism with SPH FSI method [Data set]. Zenodo, 2022. 10.5281/zenodo.7256436
Higor Luis Silva (visiting PhD from the University of Uberlândia)
Topic: Aeroelastic analysis and optimization of advanced composite structuresHigor Luis Silva, Thiago A. M. Guimarães, Saullo G. P. Castro. "Design and aeroelastic analysis of truss-based modular wing structures". AIAA Scitech 2023 Forum. 10.2514/6.2023-1677. View/Download Watch PresentationSILVA, Higor Luis. Structural and aeroelastic design and optimization of truss-based modular wing structures. 2022. 179 f. Tese (Doutorado em Engenharia Mecânica) - Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, 2022. DOI http://doi.org/10.14393/ufu.te.2022.345.
Zhihua Wang (visiting PhD from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China)
Topic: Reliability-based design and optimization of advanced composite structuresZhihua Wang, José Humberto S. Almeida Jr., Luc St-Pierre, Zhonglai Wang, Saullo G. P. Castro. "Reliability-based buckling optimization with an accelerated Kriging metamodel for filament-wound variable angle tow composite cylinders". Composite Structures, Vol. 254, 2020. 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112821Castro, S. G. P., Almeida, J. H. S., Jr., St-Pierre, L., & Wang, Z. "Measuring geometric imperfections of variable-angle filament-wound cylinders with a simple digital image correlation setup". Composite Structures, 2021. 10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.114497José Humberto S. Almeida Jr., Luc St-Pierre, Zhihua Wang, Marcelo L. Ribeiro, Volnei Tita, Sandro C. Amico, Saullo G. P. Castro. "Design, modeling, optimization, manufacturing and testing of variable-angle filament-wound cylinders". Composites Part B, 2021. 10.1016/j.compositesb.2021.109224 Zhihua Wang, José Humberto S. Almeida Jr., Aravind Ashok, Zhonglai Wang, Saullo G. P. Castro. "Lightweight design of variable-angle filament-wound cylinders combining Kriging-based metamodels with particle swarm optimization". Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2022. 10.1007/s00158-022-03227-8
Former Master Students
Akshay Kulkarni (TU Delft)
Title: Design methodology and optimization of kick stage main structuresSupervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroCo-supervisors: Richard Degenhardt, Robert MeitznerDefense: 27/March/2023Sankalp Bangera (TU Delft)
Title: Global optimization using a deflation-based method for the design of composite structuresSupervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 27/March/2023Marco Desiderio (TU Delft)
Title: Flying-V Crashworthiness: a Preliminary AssessmentSupervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroCo-supervisors: René Alderliesten, Michiel SchuurmanDefense: 20/March/2023Data set:Marco Desiderio. Data set: Fokker F-28 Fellowship typical fuselage surface model for crashworthiness. Zenodo, 2023. 10.5281/zenodo.7702918.
Marloes Nanninga (TU Delft)
Title: High-Fidelity Structural Sizing Method for Weight Estimation of a Flying-VSupervisor: Roelof VosCo-supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 11/January/2023Rutger Voeten (TU Delft)
Title: A design methodology for unconventional engine mounting structures applied to the Flying-VSupervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroCo-supervisor: Roelof VosDefense: 18/October/2022Ioan Bîrgăoanu-Acăei (TU Delft)
Title: Digital Image Correlation For Fatigue Life Characterization Of Ultrasonically Welded Lap Shear JointsSupervisor: Calvin RansCo-supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 07/September/2022Paolo Minigher (TU Delft)
Title: Shape Sensing and Load Reconstruction for Static and Dynamic ApplicationsSupervisor: Saullo G. P. Castro,Co-supervisor: Janto Gundlach (DLR)Defense: 05/August/2022Paolo Minigher, Janto Gundlach, Saullo G. P. Castro, Yves Govers. "Shape Sensing with Sparse Strain Information for Aerospace Applications". Preprint, 2022. 10.31224/2546 Dataset:Paolo Minigher, Janto Gundlach, Saullo G. P. Castro. ISTAR Demo Wing Abaqus Model [Data set]. Zenodo, 2022. 10.5281/zenodo.7030874
Sam van Elsloo (TU Delft)
Title: Proposal and Validation of an Immersed Interface Method applied to the Lattice-Boltzmann MethodSupervisors: Saullo G. P. Castro, Alexander van ZuilenDefense: 27/June/2022Irene Solbes Ferri (TU Delft)
Title: Dynamic continuous fiber optical strain sensing for damage diagnosis on beam-like composite structuresSupervisors: Saullo G. P. Castro, Roger GrovesCo-supervisor: Johannes Knebusch (DLR)Defense: 10/February/2022Thom Dotman (TU Delft)
Title: "A structural sizing methodology for the wing-fuselage of the Flying-V"Supervisors: Saullo G. P. Castro, René AlderliestenDefense: 16/December/2021Aravind Ashok (TU Delft)
Title: "Bayesian Optimization for Lightweight Design of Variable Stiffness Composite Cylinder"Supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 22/October/2021Zhihua Wang, José Humberto S. Almeida Jr., Aravind Ashok, Zhonglai Wang, Saullo G. P. Castro. "Lightweight design of variable-angle filament-wound cylinders combining Kriging-based metamodels with particle swarm optimization". Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2022. 10.1007/s00158-022-03227-8
Harshavardhan Vijaya Kumar (TU Delft)
Title: "Modularization of topology optimized structures: An image moment approach"Supervisors: Sergio Turteltaub, Saullo G. P. CastroCo-supervisor: Ad Eijkelenboom (SAFRAN)Defense: 28/September/2021Deacon Foulds (TU Delft)
Title: "Validation of Breathing Modes in Wind Turbine Blade Finite Element Models"Supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroCo-supervisors: Janto Gundlach (DLR), Johannes Knebusch (DLR)Defense: 20/August/2021Dataset: Deacon Foulds, Johannes Knebusch, Janto Gundlach, Saullo G. P. Castro, Yves Govers. SmartBlades 2.0 Rotor Blade Nastran Models (Version 2021-11-26) [Data set]. Zenodo, 2021. 10.5281/zenodo.5729717.
Tulio Gomes de Paula Machado (ITA - Aeronautics Institute of Technology)
Title: "Design and optimization of wing stiffened panels using variable stiffness laminates with coupled variable thickness"Supervisor: José Antônio HernandesCo-supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 31/March/2020Machado, T. G., Hernandes, J. A., Capacia, V., and Castro, S. G., 2021, “Design of Compressed Variable Stiffness Panels with Steering-Thickness Coupling,” AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Reston, Virginia. View/Download Watch Presentation Rogério Rodrigues dos Santos, Tulio Gomes de Paula Machado, Saullo G. P. Castro. "Support Vector Machine Applied to the Optimal Design of Composite Wing Panels". Aerospace, 2021. 10.3390/aerospace8110328
Thomas Janssens (TU Delft)
Title: “Semi-analytical modelling of VAT laminates with cut-outs: Behaviour of discontinuous variable stiffness laminates using Enriched Rayleigh-Ritz method”Supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 07/February/2020Janssens, T. A., and Castro, S. G., 2021, “Semi-Analytical Modelling of Variable Stiffness Laminates with Cut-Outs,” AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Reston, Virginia. View/Download Watch Presentation
Lander Vertonghen (TU Delft)
Title: “Semi-Analytical Buckling and Optimisation of Variable Stiffness, Variable Thickness Laminates”Supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 13/December/2019Lander Vertonghen, Saullo G. P. Castro. "Modelling of fibre steered plates with coupled thickness variation from overlapping continuous tows". Composite Structures, 2021. View/Download
Victor Capacia (ITA - Aeronautics Institute of Technology)
Title: “Optimization of post-buckling composite wings using lamination parameters in Lagrange mapped domains”Supervisor: José Antônio HernandesCo-supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 22/May/2018Capacia, Vi., Almeida, S. F., and Castro, S. G., 2021, “Circumferential and Radial Lamina Application for Natural Frequencies Problems,” AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Reston, Virginia. View/Download Watch Presentation Victor N. Capacia, José A. Hernandes, Saullo G. P. Castro. "Composite panel optimization using lamination parameters and inverse distance weighting interpolation". Proceedings of the 25th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering (COBEM 2019). Brazil, Uberlândia-MG. DOI: 10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2019.COB2019-1745, 2019. View/Download
Dalton Assumpção Leite (ITA - Aeronautics Institute of Technology)
Title: “Estabilidade aeroelástica de painéis laminados de material compósito sujeitos a cargas de cisalhamento”Supervisor: Maurício Vicente DonadonCo-supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 28/February/2018Marcelo de Lima Marcolin (ITA - Aeronautics Institute of Technology)
Title: “Fatigue analysis for frequency response with multiple loads and events”Supervisor: Maurício Vicente DonadonCo-supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 27/February/2018Raul Baston Olympio (ITA - Aeronautics Institute of Technology)
Title: “Nonlinear Finite Element Formulation for Composites Morphing Beams with Embedded Piezoelectric Layers”Supervisor: Maurício Vicente DonadonCo-supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 11/October/2017Raul Olympio, Mauricio V. Donadon, Saullo G. P. Castro. "An active-passive nonlinear finite element model for electromechanical composite morphing beams". 31st Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2018 (2018). Belo Horizonte, Brazil. View/Download
Odeny Dias de Matos Júnior (ITA - Aeronautics Institute of Technology)
Title: “Aeroelastic Behavior of Stiffened Composite Laminated Panel with Embedded SMA Wire Using the Hierarchical Finite Element Method”Supervisor: Maurício Vicente DonadonCo-supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 23/February/2017Odeny Dias de Matos Junior, Mauricio V. Donadon, Saullo G. P. Castro. "Aeroelastic Behavior of Stiffened Composite Laminated Panel with Embedded SMA Wire using the Hierarchical Rayleigh–Ritz Method". Composite Structures, Vol. 181, Pages 26-45, December, 2017. 10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.08.060
Diego Daroz Ayusso (ITA - Aeronautics Institute of Technology)
Title: “The Effects of Stiffener Imposed Warping Constraints on the Aeroelastic Behaviour of Reinforced Composite Panels”Supervisor: Maurício Vicente DonadonCo-supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 21/March/2016Guilherme Pedroso Pires Abreu (ITA - Aeronautics Institute of Technology)
Title: “Local Buckling Optimization of Composite Wing Panels with Advanced Constraints via Nastran’s SOL 200 with a Structure and Finite Element Model Manager Tool”Supervisor: José Antônio HernandesCo-supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 21/March/2016Guilherme P. P. Abreu, Saullo G. P. Castro, José A. Hernandes. "A tool for local buckling optimization of composite panels using NASTRAN® SOL 200", Proceedings of the 24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering (COBEM 2017). Brazil, Curitiba-PR. doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-2396, 2017. View/Download
Alexandre Moreto Massoca (ITA - Aeronautics Institute of Technology)
Title: "Otimização de uma asa multi-longarinas em compósito com restrições de manufatura"Supervisor: José Antônio HernandesCo-supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 14/January/2014Vinicius Leite Lemos (ITA - Aeronautics Institute of Technology)
Title: "A two-step approach for structural optimization of blended composite wing-box""Supervisor: José Antônio HernandesCo-supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 02/December/2013Vinicius L. Lemos, Saullo G. P. Castro, José A. Hernandes. "Integrating automatic zone modeling with GA in a two-step approach for structural optimization of a composite wing". Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Engineering Optimization (ENGOPT), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. July 1 - 5, 2012. View/Download Poster View/Download
Vinicius Magalhaes Cunha (ITA - Aeronautics Institute of Technology)
Title: "Envelope de cargas em interiores de aeronaves"Supervisor: Flávio Luiz de Silva BussamraCo-supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 04/March/2013Johannes Solaß (Bauhaus-University Weimar)
Title: "Investigation of buckling behavior of carbon fiber reinforced composite shell structures with respect to imperfections"Advisor: Carsten KönkeCo-advisor: Richard DegenhardtDaily-supervisor: Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 29/November/2012Annemarie Herrmann (Bauhaus-University Weimar)
Title: "Investigation of buckling behavior of carbon fiber-reinforced composite shell structures with openings"Advisor: Carsten KönkeCo-advisor: Richard DegenhardtDaily-supervisor: Saullo G. P. Castro, Mariano ArbeloDefense: 29/November/2012Mariano A. Arbelo, Annemarie Herrmann, Saullo G. P. Castro, Regina Khakimova, Rolf Zimmermann, Richard Degenhardt. "Investigation of buckling behavior of composite shell structures with cutouts". Applied Composite Materials, November, 2014. 10.1007/s10443-014-9428-x
Thiago Augusto Machado Guimarães (ITA - Aeronautics Institute of Technology)
Title: "Modelagem de zonas de laminação e otimização da sequência de empilhamento em estruturas de materiais compostos "Supervisor: Prof. Dr. José Antônio HernandesCo-supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Saullo G. P. CastroDefense: 04/August/2010Thiago A. M. Guimaraes, José A. Hernandes, Saullo G. P. Castro. "A two-step approach to multi spar composite vertical empennage structure optimization". Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Engineering Optimization (ENGOPT), Lisbon, Portugal. September 6 - 9, 2010. View/DownloadThiago A. M. Guimaraes, José A. Hernandes, Saullo G. P. Castro. "Multi spar composite vertical empennage structure optimization". Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Engineering Optimization (ENGOPT), Lisbon, Portugal. September 6 - 9, 2010. View/DownloadSaullo G. P. Castro, Thiago A. M. Guimaraes, José A. Hernandes. "Comparison of free stacking sequence approach (T-THETA) versus a predefined 0/+45/-45/90 sequence in a typical aircraft wing optimization". Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Engineering Optimization (ENGOPT), Lisbon, Portugal. September 6 - 9, 2010. View/Download Poster View/DownloadSaullo G. P. Castro, Thiago A. M. Guimaraes, José A. Hernandes. "Composite optimization performance comparison between Genesis's BIGDOT and modeFRONTIER's MOGA II algorithms". Proceedings of the VI Congresso Nacional de Engenharia Mecânica (CONEM), Campina Grande-PB, Brazil. August 18 - 21, 2010. View/Download Poster View/Download
Former Honours Students
Raphael Ummels
Topic: Design and optimization of advanced composite structures
Raphael Ummels, Saullo G. P. Castro. "Overlap-stiffened panels for optimized buckling performance under minimum steering radius constraints". Composites Part C, 2021. 10.1016/j.jcomc.2021.100174