Professor Laurent Dala

Professor

Department: Mechanical and Construction Engineering

Laurent Dala Laurent received his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Manchester. He also graduated from the French Grandes Ecoles in Aerospace Engineering (Ecole Superieure des Techniques Aerospatiales-ESTA) and in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Ecole Speciale des Travaux Publics, du Batiment et de l’Industrie-ESTP).

He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, a Chartered Engineer (CEng and Eur-Ing) and the Past President of the Aeronautical Society of South Africa (AeSSA).

Laurent was titular of the Chair in Aerospace Engineering and Head of the Aerospace Research Group at the University of Pretoria (South Africa) till October 2016. He has a very long and successful experience in applied and fundamental research in international aerospace projects, such as in the FP6 European project NACRE (New Aircraft Concepts Research), where he was the Chairman of the Advisory Group. His research is based on a multi- and cross- discipline approach, combining analytical/engineering (using Asymptotic Theory for instance), experimental and computational methods.

His fields of expertise are Aerodynamics, Aeroelasticity, Aeroacoustics, Flight Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Optimisation Methods.

Campus Address

209
Wynne Jones Bulding
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

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Key Publications

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A new exploration on passive control of transonic flow over a backward-facing step, Shen, X., Zeng, K., Yang, L., Zhu, C., Dala, L. 13 Aug 2024, In: International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow
Flatness-Based Control In Successive Loops For Autonomous Quadrotors, Rigatos, G., Abbaszadeh, M., Busawon, K., Dala, L., Pomares, J., Zouari, F. 1 Mar 2024, In: Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Transactions of the ASME
Flatness-Based Control in Successive Loops for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Micro-Satellites, Rigatos, G., Abbaszadeh, M., Busawon, K., Dala, L. 7 Feb 2024, In: Guidance, Navigation and Control
Influence of curvature distribution smoothing on the reduction of aerofoil self-noise, Shen, X., Avital, E., Ikram, Z., Yang, L., Korakianitis, T., Dala, L. 24 Apr 2023, In: International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow
Aerodynamic Optimisations of Vortex Generators on a Wind Turbine Aerofoil using an Adjoint Solver, Shen, X., Dala, L., Xu, B., Yang, L., Zhu, C., Conchello, A. 14 Dec 2022, IEEE 7th International Conference on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications, IEEE
A Nonlinear Optimal Control Method for Attitude Stabilization of Micro-Satellites, Rigatos, G., Abbaszadeh, M., Busawon, K., Dala, L. Sep 2022, In: Guidance, Navigation and Control
Bio-inspired design of leading-edge tubercles on wind turbine blades, McKegney, J., Shen, X., Zhu, C., Xu, B., Yang, L., Dala, L. 14 Dec 2022, 2022 7th International Conference on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications (EFEA), Piscataway, US, IEEE
Development of an Innovative Angle-Controlling Oscillation Mechanism for Wind Tunnel Testing, Shen, X., Landeau, A., Deng, X., Xu, B., Yang, L., Dala, L. 14 Dec 2022, 2022 7th International Conference on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications (EFEA), IEEE
Direct Numerical Simulations of Aerodynamic Performance of Wind Turbine Aerofoil by Considering the Blades Active Vibrations, Erfanian Nakhchi Toosi, M., Win Naung, S., Dala, L., Rahmati, M. 1 May 2022, In: Renewable Energy
Intelligent Nanoscopic Cyclist Crash Modelling for Variable Environmental Conditions, Malik, F., Dala, L., Busawon, K. Aug 2022, In: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems

PGR Supervision

Ravindu Ranaweera Effects of Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics Performance of Vehicles Travelling in Platoons Start Date: 24/04/2019
Faheem Malik AI-Based Cyclist Safety Hybrid Modelling for Future Transport Network Start Date: 24/04/2019 End Date: 25/03/2022
Sayed Ebrahim The aerodynamic characteristics of passenger vehicles operating in a platoon Start Date: 09/05/2019 End Date: 15/07/2020
Jafar Masri An Investigation into Dynamic Stability of Waterborne Aircraft on Take-off and Landing Start Date: 01/10/2017 End Date: 21/09/2020

Qualifications

Mechanical Engineering PhD June 01 1997
Mechanical Engineering External Verified Award September 01 1989
Mechanical Engineering External Verified Award September 01 1988
Fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society FRAeS
European Chartered Engineer Eur-Ing
Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2017
Chartered Engineer (CEng) Engineering Council UK (ECUK) 2016

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