On Wednedsay 29th June, a seminar entitled “Resonances of Nonlinear Mechanical Systems: a Nonlinear Normal Mode Perspective” held by Prof. Gaëtan Kerschen, Professor of Aerospace Engineering in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Liège (Belgium), will take place in room Castigliano.

Abstract:

The concept of resonance is central in structural dynamics, because the maximum amplitude at which a system vibrates occurs at resonance frequencies. Unlike linear systems, nonlinear systems can exhibit different types of resonances including fundamental, superharmonic, superharmonic, internal and isolated resonances. In this presentation, we will show how nonlinear modal analysis, and, specifically, the numerical computation of nonlinear normal modes, can be exploited for uncovering and understanding nonlinear resonances. The experimental identification of nonlinear normal modes will also be addressed in the talk.

Speaker’s Biosketch:

Gaëtan Kerschen completed his Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Liège in Belgium in 2003. In 2003 and 2004, he was a visiting postdoctoral fellow at National Technical University of Athens and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Since 2007, he has been a faculty member at the University of Liège, where he is a professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. His expertise is primarily in the area of structural dynamics and orbital mechanics. He is the recipient of several international awards including two European Research Council (ERC) grants, the Doak Award from the Journal of Sound and Vibration and the SAGE Publishing Young Engineer Award. He was one of the principal investigators of the OUFTI-1 nanosatellite launched by the Soyuz rocket in 2016. He is the co-founder of NOLISYS, a startup company which provides solutions and software for nonlinear vibrating systems.