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Domenico MUNDO - Professori Ordinari

Domenico MUNDO

Professori Ordinari

Meccanica applicata alle macchine (IIND-02/A)

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Current position

  • 29/12/2021 – Today: Full Professor, University of Calabria

 

Education

•    Feb. 2004 – Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics, University of Calabria, Italy

Dissertation: A new methodology for the design of helical non-circular gears

•    July 1999 – 5-year Degree cum Laude in Mechanical Engineering, University of Calabria, Italy

Thesis: Theoretical and experimental analysis of performances and emissions of a motorbike

 

Fields of Interest

  • Gearing and mechanical power transmissions
  • Noise & vibration phenomena in machines and mechanical structures
  • Vehicle dynamics
  • Kinematic synthesis and analysis of planar mechanisms

 

Classes Taught (University of Calabria)

  • Mechanical vibrations - Master Program in Mechanical Engineering 
  • Vehicle dynamics - Master Program in Mechanical Engineering 
  • Vehicle dynamics - Master Program in Robotics and Automation Engineering

 

Current involvement in academic activities

  • Coordinator of the Committee for the Doctoral Course in Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Calabria 
  • Head of the Dynamics of Mechanical Systems (DMS) Lab
  • Department Deputy Research at the Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering - University of Calabria
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Education: • Feb. 2004 – Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics, University of Calabria, Italy • July 1999 – 5-year Degree with Laude in Mechanical Engineering, University of Calabria, Italy Fields of Interest: • Concept design of automotive components • Automotive NVH analyses • Kinematic synthesis and analysis of planar mechanisms • Kinematic optimization of mechanisms • Gearing and transmissions • Mechanical vibrations • Bio-mechanics Author or co-author of several scientific papers, among which 15 international journal papers and 15 international conference papers. Classes Taught at University of Calabria (year 03/04 to present): - Mechanical Vibrations (Mechanical Engineering – Graduate level course) - Fundamentals of Mechanism and Machine Theory (Industrial Management and Engineering – Undergraduate level course) Principal investigator and scientific leader of: 1. 10/2007 - 10/2009: Research agreement between LMS International in Leuven (Belgium) and Department of Mechanical Enginnering, University of Calabria. Research subject: Simplified modelling of joints and beam-like structures for BIW optimization at a concept phase of the design process”. (1Ottobre 2007– 1 Ottobre 2009). 2. 02/2005 – 04/2005, Research contract between De Masi Costruzioni and Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Calabria. Research subject: Experimental analysis of a machine for agricultural applications 3. Project “Young Researchers 2002”, University of Calabria. Research subject: Design and manufacture of a measuring arm for biomechanical applications
PLACE AND DATE OF BIRTH Taranto, 06/09/1975 CURRENT POSITION • 29/12/2021 – Today: Full Professor, University of Calabria EDUCATION • Feb. 2004 – Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics, University of Calabria, Italy Dissertation: A new methodology for the design of helical non-circular gears • July 1999 – 5-year Degree cum Laude in Mechanical Engineering, University of Calabria, Italy Thesis: Theoretical and experimental analysis of performances and emissions of a motorbike FIELDS OF INTEREST • Gearing and mechanical power transmissions • Numerical modelling and experimental analysis for noise & vibration characterisation of advanced materials (composite materials, metamaterials) • Vehicle dynamics • Kinematic synthesis and analysis of planar mechanisms CLASSES TAUGHT (UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA) • Mechanical vibrations - Master Program in Mechanical Engineering • Vehicle dynamics - Master Program in Mechanical Engineering • Modelling and simulation of mechanical systems - Master Program in Automation Engineering CURRENT INVOLVEMENT IN ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES • Head of the Dynamics of Mechanical Systems (DMS) division of Mechanical Eng. Lab. (MECH-LAB) • Department Deputy for Research at the Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering - University of Calabria • Vice-coordinator of the Committee for the Doctoral Programme in Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Calabria • Supervisor for 9 PhD students (one ongoing) and of 13 graduate and post-doc research fellows (since 2011) • Vice Chair of ASME Italy, the Italian Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (May 2020 – June 2021) • Member of the Technical Committee for Linkages and Mechanical Control of IFToMM (International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science), 2015 – Today • Member of the Technical Committee for Gearing and Transmissions of IFToMM (International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science), 2017 – Today PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AND/OR SCIENTIST IN CHARGE FOR THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH PROJECTS: • 01/2014 – 12/2017: Coordinator of the FP7 Marie Curie IAPP 2012 Project n. 324336– “Design of Mechanical Transmissions: Efficiency, Noise and Durability Optimization” – DEMETRA – Total EU contribution 1,235 M€; UNICAL budget 330 k€ • 11/2011 - 10/2015: Coordinator of the FP7 Marie Curie IAPP 2011 Project N. 285808 – “Innovative Concept Modelling Techniques for Multi-Attribute Optimization of Active Vehicles” – INTERACTIVE – Total EU contribution 1,344 M€; UNICAL budget 438 k€ • 09/2019 – 08/2022: UNICAL Scientist-in-Charge for the Research Project “Progetto di ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale” (PRIN 2017 - 2017948FEN) funded by the Italian Ministry of Research, entitled FASTire (Foam Airless Spoked Tire): Smart Airless Tyres for Extremly-Low Rolling Resistance and Superior Passengers Comfort. UNICAL budget 100 k€ • 01/2018 – 12/2021: UNICAL Scientist-in-Charge for the research project COMET K2 Digital Mobility - Context-Embedded Vehicle Technologies, funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and coordinated by Virtual Vehicle – VIF (Kompetenzzentrum - Das virtuelle Fahrzeug Forschungsgesellschaft mbH) in Graz (Austria). Research topics: parametric model order reduction applied to composite materials; metamaterials. UNICAL budget around 90 k€ • 04/2020 – 03/2023: UNICAL Scientist-in-Charge for a subcontract in the frame of the BE QUIET Project (Belgian Consortium for Quiet Transmissions), Nr. HBC.2019.2323, funded by “VLAIO”, commissioned by Siemens Industry Software on the topic: Virtual Optimization of Gear Boxes in view of achieving Quiet Mechanical Transmissions – Total budget for the subcontract: 30 k€ • 10/2009 – 09/2012: UNICAL Scientist-in-Charge for a subcontract in the frame of the IWT Vlaanderen, IWT-090408 “CHASING” (Advanced Simulation Methodologies for Chassis & Suspension Engineering) – Commissioned by LMS International, Total budget for the subcontract: 55 k€ • 09/2011 – 08/2014: UNICAL Scientist-in-Charge for a subcontract in the frame of the IWT Vlaanderen, IWT-110360 “HEV-NVH” (A new generation of NVH methods for hybrid and electric vehicles) – Commissioned by LMS International, Total budget for the subcontract: 25 k€ • 06/2012 – 05/2015: UNICAL Scientist-in-Charge for a subcontract in the frame of the IWT Vlaanderen, IWT-120091 (ITEA2 11004) "MODRIO" (Model driven physical systems operation) – Total budget for the subcontract: 30 k€ • 10/2010 - 03/2011: Research agreement between LMS International in Leuven (Belgium) and Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Calabria. Research subject: “Prediction of vibrations generated by automotive gearboxes through Multi-Body simulations”; Total budget: 18 k€ • 02/2011 - 03/2011: Research agreement between Ferrovie della Calabria and Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Calabria. Research subject: “Experimental and numerical analysis of an entrance system for rack railway trains” Total budget: 10 k€; • 02/2010 - 8/2010: Research agreement between LMS International in Leuven (Belgium) and Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Calabria. Research subject: “Implementation of transmission error in multibody environment and modelling of shuttling phenomena for spur and helical gears” - Total budget: 8 k€ • 10/2007 - 10/2009: Research agreement between LMS International in Leuven (Belgium) and Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Calabria. Research subject: Simplified modelling of joints and beam-like structures for BIW optimization at a concept phase of the design process”- Total budget: 10 k€ EDITORIAL AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES • Associate Editor Mechanism and Machine Theory, Elsevier (2016 – Today) • Associate Editor for the Mathematical Problems in Engineering journal, Hindawi (2014 – 2017) • Editor-in-Chief for the Case Studies in Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing journal, Elsevier (2014 – 2016) • Expert Evaluator for the Research Executive Agency of the European Commission for MSCA calls under H2020 (ITN-2014, ITN-2015 and ITN-2016 calls). • Expert Evaluator for the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) for the SIR 2014 programme. • Organizer and Chairman of a Special Session on Vehicle Concept Modelling at ISMA (the International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, Leuven, BE), in 2012 and 2014 • Organizer and Chairman of a Special Session on Design of Mechanical Transmissions at ISMA (the International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, Leuven, BE), in 2016 • Scientific Committee Member, the 2018 International Gear Conference, Lyon (France), 27-29 Aug 2018 • Scientific Committee Member, the 4th Conference on Mechanisms, Transmissions and Applications, MeTrApp 2017, Trabzon, Turkey, 3-5 Jul 2017 • Scientific Committee Member, the 1st International Conference of IFToMM Italy, Vicenza, 1-2 Dec 2016 • Scientific Committee Member, the 2nd International Conference of IFToMM Italy, Cassino, 29-30 Nov 2018 • Scientific Committee Member of the the 2018 International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering – ISMA 2018, Leuven (BE) 17-19 Sept. 2018 • Scientific Committee Member of the 5th Conference on Mechanisms, Transmissions and Applications, MeTrApp 2019, to be held in Dalian, China, 9-11 October 2019 • Scientific Committee Member of the 2020 International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering – ISMA 2020, to be held in Leuven (BE), 7-9 Sept. 2020 • Scientific Committee Member of the 3rd International Conference of IFToMM Italy, Napoli, 9-10 Sept. 2020 • Reviewer for several international journals, including: Mechanism and Machine Theory; Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing; Mathematical and Computer Modelling; Journal of Mechanical Design; Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics; Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science; Journal of Automobile Engineering; Computers & Structures; Mechanics Research Communication; International Journal of Vehicle Design, Applied Mathematical Modeling; Journal of Vibration and Control; Meccanica; Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY • 02/2003 - 07/2003: Visiting Researcher, LMS International - Engineering Services, Leuven (Belgium) Research topic: Dynamic characterization and FE modelling of automotive rubber connections • 04/2005 - 08/2005: Visiting Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University - Tainan (TAIWAN) Research topic: Optimal synthesis of combined cam-linkage planar mechanisms • 07/2006 - 08/2006: Visiting Researcher, LMS International - Engineering Services, Leuven (Belgium) Research topic: Identification of damping sources in car’s body • 03/2007 - 08/2007: Visiting Researcher, LMS International - Engineering Services, Leuven (Belgium) Research topic: Simplified modelling of beams and joints for the optimization of vehicle’s structures. • 07/2008 - 08/2008: Visiting Researcher, LMS International - Engineering Services, Leuven (Belgium) Research topic: Simplified modelling of 2D structures for the optimization of vehicle’s structures. • 09/2011: Visiting Scientist, Czech Technical University of Prague, Research project: VeCoM (Vehicle concept modelling) for overall period of 2 months in VECOM project • 04/2012 - 05/2012: Marie Curie fellowship for More Experienced Researcher, LMS International – CAE Division, Leuven (Belgium) in the frame of the EU project INTERACTIVE CITATION METRICS SCOPUS (24/03/2022) - 98 publications, out of which 50 are international journal papers - 1241 total citations - h-index: 18
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