Introduction to Aeroelasticity With Case-Studies

This textbook is intended as a core text for courses on aeroelasticity or aero-elasto-mechanics for senior undergraduate/graduate programs in aerospace and mechanical engineering. The book focuses on the basic understanding of the concepts required in learning about aeroelasticity, from observation, reasoning, and understanding fundamental physical principles. Fundamental and simple mathematics will be introduced to describe the features of aeroelastic problems, and to devise simple concurrent physical and mathematical modeling. It will be accompanied by the introduction and understandings of the mechanisms that create the interactions that generate the aeroelastic phenomena considered. The students will also be led to the relation between observed phenomena, assumptions that may have to be adopted to arrive at physical and mathematical modelling, interpreting and verifying the results, and the accompanied limitations, uncertainties and inaccuracies. The students will also be introduced to combine engineering problem solving attitude and determination with simple mechanics problem-solving skills that coexist harmoniously with a useful mechanical intuition.

Prof. Dr. Harijono Djojodihardjo, IPU (Professional Engineer), ACPE (ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer) obtained his Sc.D in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at President University, Jababeka, West Java. Earlier he has served as Professor at Institut Teknologi Bandung and Universiti Sains Malaysia, AIROD Chair Professor at the Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia and at Universitas Al-Azhar Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, as well as Visiting Professor at Technical University Munich and Toyohashi University of Technology, and Chairman of the Indonesian Space Agency LAPAN.

With combined university teaching, aerospace research and aircraft industrial and management experience totaling more than 57 years since receiving his Sarjana Teknik (Ir) degree in 1962 from Institut Teknologi Bandung, he is always interested in university teaching and research, andexploring new development in science and technology, in particular in his multiple interests in structural dynamics and aeroelasticity; hydrodynamics, aerodynamics and gas-dynamics, wind and solar energy, aircraft design and space dynamics. 

He has founded and is presently the Chairman of the Board, The Institute for the  Advancement of Aerospace Science and Technoogy “Persada Kriyareka Dirgantara”, as well as Adjunct Professor at President University, Jababeka, Westa Java, Indonesia.