Luciano Demasi received Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineering in 2004 (Politecnico di Torino
University, Turin, and University of Washington, Seattle). He has been a postdoctoral
fellow at the University of Washington’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
in Seattle. Currently, he is the Graduate Adviser(Department of Aerospace Engineering
and Computational Science Research Center) at the San Diego State University.
His main research interests are in the fields of Composite Structures, Computational
Solid Mechanics, Static and Dynamic Aeroelasticity, Steady and Unsteady Aerodynamics,
Reduced Order Models for Nonlinear Aeroelastic Problems, Unconventional Wing Configurations,
Aeroelasticity of Flapping Wings.
L. Demasi, G. Monegato, A. Dipace, R. Cavallaro “Minimum Induced Drag Theorems for
Joined Wings, Closed Systems, and Generic Biwings. Part I: Theory”, Journal of Optimization
Theory and Applications,Vol. 169, 1, pp-200-235, 2016
L. Demasi, G. Monegato, E. Rizzo, R. Cavallaro A. Dipace, “Minimum Induced Drag Theorems
for Joined Wings, Closed Systems, and Generic Biwings. Part II: Applications”, Journal
of Optimization Theory and Applications, Vol. 169, 1, pp-236-261, 2016
R. Cavallaro, L. Demasi “Challenges, Ideas, and Innovations of Joined-Wing Configurations:
A Concept from the Past, an Opportunity for the Future”, Progress in Aerospace Sciences,
in press, 2016
L. Demasi, E. Santarpia, A. Dipace, R. Cavallaro, R. E. Gordnier, “High-fidelity Simulations
of a Flexible Flapping Wing in Forward flight”, AIAA Journal, Vol. 54, 9, pp-2768-81,
2016
R. Cavallaro, R. Bombardieri, L. Demasi, A. Iannelli “PrandtlPlane Joined Wing: Body
Freedom Flutter, Limit Cycle Oscillation and Freeplay Studies”, Journal of Fluids
and Structures, Vol. 59, No. 11, pp. 57-84, 2015
L. Demasi, Y. Ashenafi, R. Cavallaro, E. Santarpia “Generalized Unified Formulation
Shell Element for Variable-Stiffness Composite Laminates and Aeroelastic Applications”,
Composite Structures, Vol. 131, pp. 501-515, 2015
R. Cavallaro, A. Iannelli, L. Demasi, A. M. Razón “Phenomenology of Nonlinear Aeroelastic
Responses of Highly Deformable Joined Wings”, Advances in Aircraft and Spacecraft
Science, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 125-168, 2015
L. Demasi, R. Cavallaro, F. Bertuccelli “Post-Critical Analysis of Joined Wings: the
Concept of Snap-Divergence as a Characterization of the Instability”, Journal of Fluids
and Structures, Vol. 54, pp. 701-718, 2015.
L. Demasi, A. Dipace, G. Monegato, and R. Cavallaro, “Invariant Formulation for the
Minimum Induced Drag Conditions of Non-planar Wing systems”, AIAA Journal, Vol. 52,
No. 10, pp. 2223-2240, 2014.
R. Cavallaro, L. Demasi, A. Passariello “Nonlinear Analysis of PrandtlPlane Joined
Wings: Effects of Anisotropy”, AIAA Journal, Vol. 52, No. 5, pp. 964-980, 2014.
