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Research
For more information, please go to the Joint Unmanned Systems Test, Experimentation and Research (JOUSTER) webpage
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Dynamic system theory
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Applied mathematics
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Unmanned systems and robotics
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Multibody dynamics simulation
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Control theory and practice
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Vibrations and smart structures
- Model testing and parameter estimation
- Model updating of finite elements
- Computational vibration problems
- Vibration suppression of structures (both active and passive)
Teaching Activities
None listed
Experience
| Professor | Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA |
2005 - Present |
| Professor | University of Florida | 1997-2005 |
| Interim Director of Graduate Engineering & Research Center | University of Florida | 2002-2004 |
| Associate Professor | University of Florida | 1996-1997 |
| Visitng Professor | North Carolina State University | 1989-1996 |
| Associate Professor | Texas A&M University | 1993-1996 |
| Assistant Professor | Texas A&M University | 1989-1993 |
| Research Engineer | Structural Dynamics Research Corporation | 1984-1985 |
Honors
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Associate Fellow, American Institute Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2002
- Raymond L. Bisplinghoff Award, University of Florida, 1999 for exellence in teaching
- TEES Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M University, 1999
- Select Young Faculty Fellow,Texas A&M University, 1994
- NASA Certificate of Recognition, ASEE Faculty Fellowship Program, 1990
- Luther Long Memorial Award, Georgia, Institute of Technology, 1988
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Presidential Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology, September, 1985-1989
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NASA Certificate of Recognition, University of Texas at Austin, 1983
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Schneider Medal Nominee, University of Cincinnati, 1983
Herfurth Memorial Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, 1978, 1983
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Books
- A. Kurdila and M. Zabarankin, Convex Functional Analysis and Variational Princilples, Vol. 1, Thomas Hempfling, ed., Birkhauser Systems and Control: Foundations and Applications, 2005.
- R. Craig and A. Kurdila, Foundations of Structural Dynamics, 2nd Edition, Robert Bargenti, Ed. Wiley, Inc., 2006.
- A. Kurdila and M. Zabarankin, Convex Functional Analysis and Variational Principles, Vol. 2, Thomas Hempfling, ed., Birkhauser Systems and Control, Foundations and Applications, in revision, to appear 2006.
- A. Kurdila and Chad Prazenica, Multiwavelets and Multiresolution Analysis, Draft manuscript available on request.
Books, Edited
- A. Kurdila, P.M. Pardalos and M. Zabarankin, Robust Optimization-Directed Design, in Nonconvex Optimization and its Applications, Panos Pardolos, Series Editor, Springer, 2006.
- W. Dahmen, A. Kurdila, and P. Oswald, eds., Multilevel Methods for Partial Differential Equations, Academic Press, August, 1997.
Book Chapters
- Kurdila, A.J., Wang, W., Feng, Yunfei and Prazenica, R.J., "Shape Optimization of Electrodes for Piezoelectric Actuators," pp. 117-134, in Robust Optimization-Directed Design, A. Kurdila, P.M. Pardalos and M. Zabarankin, Editors, Springer, 2006.
- Kurdila, A.J., “Relaxed Control and a Class of Active Material Actuator Models,” in Adaptive Control of Nonsmooth Dynamic Systems, Gang Tao, editor, Springer-Verlag, 2002.
- Ko, J., Kurdila, A.J., and Oswald, P., "Scaling Function and Wavelet Preconditioners for Second Order Elliptic Problems," Multilevel Methods for Partial Differential Equations, W. Dahmen, A. Kurdila, and P. Oswald, eds., Academic Press, August, 1997.
- Kurdila, A.J., Junkins, J.L. and Hsu, S., "Lyapunov Stable Penalty Methods for Imposing Holonomic Constraints in Multibody System Dynamics," Dynamics of Flexible Structures in Space, C.L. Kirk and J.L. Junkins, editors, Computational Mechanics Publications, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990, pp. 249-264.
- Kurdila, A.J., "Multibody Dynamics Formulations Using Maggi's Approach," Mechanics and Controls of Large Space Structures, J.L. Junkins, editor, Chapter 6, Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Vol. 129, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 1990, pp. 101-144.