Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Ifju Research Group
Led by Peter G. Ifju · Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
What we study
Peter Ifju measures how structures and composite materials bend and deform, using optical techniques like moiré interferometry. He also works on micro air vehicles, which are very small aircraft.
What working here is like
- Building & testing
- No coding
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Acoustics and Forces from a Subscale Electric Vertical-Takeoff-and-Landing Rotor in Edgewise Flight
2024 · AIAA Journal
Measures noise and forces from a small electric rotor in hover and sideways flight.
- Screening significant properties of macro-fiber composite laminate substrate anisotropy with viscoelastic and thermal considerations at the quasi-static level
2023 · Smart Materials and Structures
Checks how substrate shape affects bending and twisting in smart material actuators.
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- Design study of outboard wing incorporating MFC for a morphing vehicle
2022 · Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
Designs a wing with smart materials to change shape for better flight control.
- The Bathy-Drone: An Autonomous Uncrewed Drone-Tethered Sonar System
2022 · Drones
Builds a drone with a tethered sonar to map underwater depths and hardness.
- The Bathy-Drone: An Autonomous Unmanned Drone-Tethered Sonar System
2022 · Drones
Builds a drone with a tethered sonar to map underwater depths and hardness.
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