Department of Applied Mechanics

Main research topics

• Analysis of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
• Linear and Nonlinear Dynamic Vibration Absorbers
• Bifurcation Analysis
• Perturbation Methods
• Delayed Dynamical Systems
• Machine Tool vibrations
• Retarded Dynamical Systems
• Dynamics of Human Locomotion

Main publications

• Isolated resonances and nonlinear damping
  Habib, G., Cirillo, G. I., & Kerschen, G. (2018). Nonlinear Dynamics, 93(3), 979-994.
• The tuned bistable nonlinear energy sink
  Habib, G., & Romeo, F. (2017). Nonlinear Dynamics, 89(1), 179-196.
• Chatter mitigation using the nonlinear tuned vibration absorber
  Habib, G., Kerschen, G., & Stepan, G. (2017). International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 91, 103-112.
• A principle of similarity for nonlinear vibration absorbers
  Habib, G., & Kerschen, G. (2016). Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 332, 1-8.
• Nonlinear generalization of Den Hartog׳ s equal-peak method
  Habib, G., Detroux, T., Viguié, R., & Kerschen, G. (2015). Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 52, 17-28.
• Bifurcation analysis of a two-DoF mechanical system subject to digital position control. Part I: theoretical investigation
  Habib, G., Rega, G., & Stepan, G. (2014). Nonlinear Dynamics, 76(3), 1781-1796.
Full list of publications

Taught subjects

• Strength of Materials
• Dynamics
• Vibrations

Topics for students research projects (BSc thesis, MSc thesis and TDK student competition)

• Hybrid active-passive vibration mitigation in machining
• Suppression of Friction-Induced Vibrations via Tuned Mass Damper
• Other topics are available, please contact me to discuss them. New ideas proposed by students are very welcome

(Updated: 2020.02.26.)