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dr. sc. Zdravko Terze, Full Professor

 
TELEPHONE: +385 1 6168 476
FAX: +385 1 6156 940
E MAIL: zdravko.terze@fsb.hr
ROOM: 1012
 

 

Research and Professional Activities

  • Dynamics of Structural Systems
  • Multibody Dynamics and Non-Linear Dynamics
  • Numerical Methods and Computation
  • Dynamics of Aircraft Structures
  • Computational Aeroelasticity

 

Study

  • 1996. ... Ph.D. / Multibody System Dynamics , University of Zagreb.
  • 1994. ... Mr. Sc. / Structural Dynamics , University of Zagreb.

Engineering and Naval Architecture.

 

Positions and Assignments

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Eng. and Naval Arch.

Visiting Scientist :

  • 2005. ...Associate Professor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb.
  • 2004. ...Head of Chair of Flight Vehicle Dynamics, Faculty of Mechanical Eng. and Naval Arch., University of Zagreb.
  • 2001. ... Head of Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb.
  • 1991. - 2000. ... Research assistant, Senior assistant, Dept. of Applied Mechanics, F. Mech. Eng. Naval Arch., Conductor of the research project 'Dynamic Simulation of Flexible Multibody Systems', Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia, Grant No. 120-049.

 

Research Projects

 
  • Financed by Croatian Science Foundadtion (2011 -)
 
  • Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
 
  • Grant No. TP-01/0120-01, Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia, 2002.-2005.
  • 'Computational Algorithms for Dynamic Simulation of Landing Aircraft'
 
  • Grant No. 0120-333, Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia, 2002. – 2006.

 

International Projects

 

  • TEMPUS joint EU Project JEP-18085-2003

    Partners: University of Stuttgart -Institute B of Mechanics, University of Brussels - Dept. of Fluid Mechanics, Bureau Veritas, Nabla Ltd.
 
  • Joint project with University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium
  • 'Real Time Dynamic Simulation of Multibody Structural Systems'
 

  • Joint project with University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium, 2003.

    Research Associate dr. Joris Naudet (University of Brussels, VUB), Chair of Flight Vehicle Dynamics, 2003.

  • 'Numerical Simulation Program in Mechanical Engineering'
 
  • EU project with University of Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, NSP-ME, 2005.

 

Awards and Honorary Membership

  • ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Technical Committee on Multibody Systems and Nonlinear Dynamics/Certificate of Appreciation, Las Vegas 2007, San Diego, 2009.
  • Medal of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture for exceptional contribution in development and promotion of the Faculty, 2006.
  • Member of Croatian Academy of Engineering, 2004.

 

Invited Lectures and Presentations

  1. Z. Terze, Constrained Multibody Systems - Mathematical Modelling and Integration Methods, Institut B für Mechanik, Seminar über Fragen der Mechanik, Universität Stuttgart , January, 2000.
  1. Z. Terze, MBS Time Integration - Projective Constraint Violation Stabilization Methods on Manifolds, NATO Advanced Study Institute: Virtual Nonlinear Multibody Systems , Prague , July, 2002.
  1. Z. Terze, Presentation at ECCOMAS 2004: Mini-symposium on Multibody Dynamics, Organizator: C. Botasso (Georgia Institute of Technology), Jyväskylä , Finland , 2004.
  1. Z. Terze, Constraint Violation Stabilization Method for MBS with Non-Holonomic Constraints, EUROMECH Colloquium 427 'Computational Techniques and Applications in Nonlinear Dynamics of Structures and Multibody Systems' , Cachan (Paris), France , 2001.
  1. Z. Terze, On Differential-Geometric Approach to Dynamic Simulation of Constrained Multibody Systems, NATO Advanced Research Workshop: Computational Aspects of Nonlinear Structural Systems with Large Rigid Body Motion , Pultusk, July, 2000.
  1. Z. Terze, Null Space Integration Method for Constrained Multibody System Simulation with no Constraint Violation, EUROMECH Colloquium 404: Advances in Computational Multibody Dynamics, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, 1999.

 

Lectures

Lectures (Faculty of Mechanical Eng. and Naval Arch., Zagreb ):

Lecture materials: 

  • Z. Terze, A. Eiber, Introduction to Dynamics of Multibody Systems , lecture material 'Dynamics of Structural Systems' - presented in Dynamics, In: Mechanics , e-book, Institute B of Mechanics, University of Stuttgart, pp. 190-300, (EU classification CZ/98/1/82500/PI/i.1.1.b/FPI), 2001.

 

Journal Editorial

  • ‘Transactions of FAMENA' , University of Zagreb
    • Associated Editor

 

Organization of the Symopsia

1.

Symposium on Computational Geometric Methods in Multibody System Dynamics, '8th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics', Rhodes, Greece, 19.- 25. September, 2010., (Symposium Oragnizer/Programme Chair: Z. Terze), Zbornik radova skupa u izdanju American Institute of Physics.

  • Symposium Oragnizer and Programme Chair
2.

International Symposium on Coupled Methods in Numerical Dynamics, September 16. – 19.2009., Split (Symposium Oragnizer/Programme Chair: Z. Terze); Zbornik radova u izdanju Fakulteta strojarstva i brodogradnje, Zagreb; urednici: Z. Terze i C. Lacor, 2009.

  • Symposium Oragnizer and Programme Chair
3.

International Summer School 'Numerical Modelling of Coupled Problems in Applied Physics with OpenFOAM', 2009., University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Arhitecture, (Oragnizer/Chair: Z. Terze i H. Jasak).

  • Oragnizer and Chair
4.

ASME Symposium on Differential-Geometric Methods in Multibody Dynamics, Non-Linear Dynamics and Control, 2005, Long Beach, California>

  • Symposium Oragnizer and Programme Chair
5.

ASME Symposium on Differential-Geometric Methods in Multibody Dynamics, Non-Linear Dynamics and Control, 2007., Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Symposium Oragnizer and Programme Chair
6.

International Workshop on Coupled Methods in Numerical Dynamics, September 19. - 21.2007, Dubrovnik

  • Programme Chair
7.

Symposium on Computational Methods in Multibody Dynamics and Control, 1st African Conference on Computational Mechanics – AfriCOMP 2009
January 7 – January 11, 2009 , Sun City, South Africa

  • Symposium Oragnizer

 

Member of International Programme Committee

  • Member of International Advisory Commitee, Second AfriCOMP - An International Conference, Cape Town, 2011.
  • The Industrial Simulation Conference 2006, ( ISC-2006 ), June 5-7, 2006 - University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, (Member of the committee in domain: Simulation in Aerospace)
  • MESM'2006 International Middle Eastern Multiconference on Simulation and Modelling, August 28-30 2006, Alexandria, Egypt (domain: Modelling Methodology and Modelling Tools)
  • 5th International Congress of Croatian Society of Mechanics, Trogir 2006, Croatia
  • ASTEC 2007, Asian Simulation Technology Conference, March 1-3, 2007, Ristumeikan University , Shiga , Japan (domain: Simulation in Aerospace)
  • 5th annual Industrial Simulation Conference, ( ISC'2007 ) June 11-13, 2007, Delft University of Technology, Delft , The Netherlands (domain: Simulation in Aerospace)

 

International Journal Reviewer

  • Multibody System Dynamics, Kluwer Academic Publishers
  • ASME Journal of Mech. Design, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • Transactions of FAMENA, University of Zagreb

 

Papers (since 1997.):

  • Z. Terze, J. Naudet, Structure of Optimized Generalized Coordinates Partitioned Vectors for Holonomic and Non-Holonomic Systems , Multibody System Dynamics, 2010, Springer, DOI 10.1007/s11044-010-9195-x
  • A. Müller, Z. Terze, Differential-Geometric Modelling and Dynamic Simulation of Multibody Systems , Strojarstvo, 2009, Vol. 51(6) pp. 597 - 612.
  • Z. Terze, H. Wolf, M. Vrdoljak, Numerical Simulation of Landing Aircraft Dynamics , Strojarstvo, 2009, Vol. 51(6) pp. 657 - 665.
  • A. Müller, Z. Terze, Lie Group Modelling and Forward Dynamic Simulation of Multibody Systems , Part 1: Topology and Kinematics, Transactions of FAMENA, 2009, Vol. 33(2), pp. 1-14.
  • Z. Terze, A. Müller, Lie Group Modelling and Forward Dynamic Simulation of Multibody Systems , Part 2: Dynamics and Time Integration, Transactions of FAMENA, 2009, Vol. 33(3), pp. 1-14.
  • Z. Terze, J. Naudet, Geometric properties of projective constraint violation
    stabilization method for generally constrained multibody systems on manifolds    , Multibody System Dynamics, (2008) 20: 85–106, Springer.
  • Z. Terze, M. Vrdoljak, D. Matijasevic and T. Mesinovic, Numerical Simulation of Elastic Airplane Landing Dynamics, 5th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering ECCOMAS 2008, Venice, Italy, 2008.
  • F. Bos, D. Matijasevic, Z. Terze, B. van Oudheusden and H.  Bijl, OpenFOAM Mesh Motion using Radial Basis Function Interpolation, 5th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering ECCOMAS 2008, Venice, Italy, 2008.
  • Z. Terze, J. Naudet, Discrete Mechanical Systems - Projective Constraint Violation Stabilization Method for Numerical Forward Dynamics on Manifolds, ASME Symposium on Differential-Geometric Methods in Multibody Dynamics, Non-Linear Dynamics and Control, In: Proceedings of ASME DETC 2007, 2007.
  • Zdravko Terze, Numerical Constrained Mehanics of Discrete Systems on Manifolds, Proceedings of the International Workshop on Coupled Methods in Numerical Dynamics, IUC Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 19-21 2007.
  • Z. Terze, M. Vrdoljak, H. Wolf, T. Mesinovic, Numerical Simulation of Landing Aircraft Dynamics, Proceedings of the International Workshop on Coupled Methods in Numerical Dynamics, IUC Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 19-21 2007.
  • Zdravko Terze, Joris Naudet, Projective Constraint Violation Stabilization Method for Multibody Systems on Manifolds, Proccedings of the 5th International Congress of Croatian Society of Mechanics, Trogir 2006.
  • Z. Terze, H. Wolf, D. Matijasevic, Dynamic Simulation Modeling of Landing Aircraft, International Middle Eastern Multiconference on Simulation and Modelling , MESM'2006, Alexandria, Egypt, August 28-30 2006, pp. 22-26, EUROSIS, Ghent (2006).
  • Z. Terze, H. Wolf, D. Matijasevic, Dynamic Simulator for Numeric Analysis of Landing Transport Aircraft, Annual 2005 of the Croatian Academy of Engineering , Croatian Academy of Engineering, Zagreb (2005).
  • H. Wolf, Z. Terze, A. Susic, Dynamic Stability of the Response of Oscillators with Discontinous or Steep First Derivative of Restoring Characteristics, Europen Journal of Mechanics, 23 (2004), pp. 1041-1050.
  • Z. Terze, J. Naudet, D. Lefeber, Constraint Gradient Projective Method for Stabilized Dynamic Simulation of Constrained Multibody Systems, ASME 19th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Chicago, USA, 2003, Paper No. DETC2003/VIB-48314.
  • J. Naudet, D. Lefeber, F. Daerden, Z. Terze, Forward Dynamics of Open-Loop Multibody Mechanisms Using an Efficient Canonical Momenta, Multibody System Dynamics, 10 (2003), pp. 45-59, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
  • Z. Terze, H. Wolf, S. Jankovic, Dynamic Simulation of Landing Aircraft, Proceedings of ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Advances in Computational Multibody Dynamics, Editor: Jorge A. C. Ambrosio, Lisboa, Portugal 2003, Paper No. MB2003-008.
  • J. Naudet, D. Lefeber, Z. Terze, General Formulation of an Efficient Recursive Algorithm Based on Canonical Momenta for Forward Dynamics of Open-loop Multibody Systems, Proceedings of ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Advances in Computational Multibody Dynamics, Editor: Jorge A. C. Ambrosio, Lisboa, Portugal 2003, Paper No. MB2003-033.
  • Z. Terze, D. Lefeber, O. Muftic, Null Space Integration Method for Constrained Multibody System Simulation with no Constraint Violation, Multibody System Dynamics, 6 (2001), pp. 229-243, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
  • J. Naudet, D. Lefeber, Z. Terze, Observation on the use of Canonical Momenta in an Efficient Recursive Algorithm for the Forward Dynamics of Open Loop Multibody Systems, Proceedings of 6th National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Ghent, Belgium, 2003, Paper No. NCTAM-2003-022.
  • Z. Terze, H. Wolf, S. Jankovic, Dynamic Simulation of Transport Aircraft Landing Impact, Proceedings of 4th International Congress of the Croatian Society of Mechanics, Zagreb, Croatian Society of Mechanics, 2003.
  • Z. Terze, D. Lefeber, MBS Time Integration - Projective Constraint Violation Stabilization Methods on Manifolds, In: Virtual Nonlinear Multibody Systems, Volume I, NATO Advanced Study Institute, Editors: W. Schiehlen, M. Valasek, Prague, NATO Scientific Division, 2002, pp. 196-201.
  • D. Lefeber, J. Naudet, Z. Terze, F. Daerden, Forward Dynamics of Multibody Mechanisms Using an Efficient Algorithm Based on Canonical Momenta, NATO Advanced Study Institute, Virtual Nonlinear Multibody Systems, Volume I, Editors: W. Schiehlen, M Valasek, Prague, NATO Scientific Division, 2002, pp. 121-126.
  • A. Eiber, Z. Terze, Dynamics, In: Mechanics (with MATLAB), e-book, University of Stuttgart, 2001, pp. 190-300, (EU classification CZ/98/1/82500/PI/i.1.1.b/FPI).
  • Z. Terze, D. Lefeber, O. Muftic, On Differential-Geometric Approach to Dynamic Simulation of Constrained Multibody Systems. In: Computational Aspects of Nonlinear Structural Systems with Large Rigid Body Motion, NATO ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOP, IDMEC, 2000, pp. 569-575.
  • Z. Terze, D. Lefeber, Dynamic Simulation of Multiody Systems with no Constraint Violation, Transactions of FAMENA, Sveucilisna tiskara, Zagreb, Vol. 24, 2000. pp. 1-9.
  • Z. Terze, O. Muftic, Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of Human 3D Movement, In: Current Topics in Physiological Anthropology, Croatian Anthropological Society, Anthropological Library HAD, Zagreb, ISBN 953-96073-5-3, 2000, pp. 41-48.
  • Z. Terze, D. Lefeber, O. Muftic, Null Space Integration Method for Constrained Multibody System Simulation with no Constraint Violation, In: Advances in Computational Multibody Dynamics, Editors: J. A. C. Ambrosio, W. Schiehlen, IST, Lisboa, 1999 (October), pp. 789-799.
  • Z. Terze, O. Muftic, Computational Multibody Dynamics – Dynamic Simulation of Human Movement, Tenth World Congress on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, Proceedings Vol. 1 (ISBN 951-42-5288-8), Oulu University Press, 1999, pp. 180-185.
  • Z. Terze, O. Muftic, Dynamic Simulation of 3D Human Movement – Multibody Techniques and Integration Methods, Proceedings of the European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Editor: W. Wunderlich, Munich, Germany, 1999, pp. 390-398.
  • Z. Terze, D. Lefeber, J. Vermeulen, H. De Man, Setting Objective Parameters of a Hopping Robot Based on Power Consumption, Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Mobile, Climbing and Walking Robots, CLAWAR' 98, Brussels, Belgium, 1998, pp. 297-302.
  • Z. Terze, O. Muftic, Dynamic Simulation of Tennis Stroke, Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on the 3-D Analysis of Human Movement, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, 1998, pp. 43-46.
  • Z. Terze, O. Muftic, H. Wolf, Dynamic Simulation of Human Body Movement, Proceedings of the Fifth International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 1998, pp. 603-608.
  • H. Wolf, O. Muftic, Z. Terze, Advantages of HBM over IHBM for Single-Harmonic Analysis of Forced Vibrations of an Impact-Pair, Proceedings of the Fifth International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 1998, pp. 701-706.
  • Z. Terze, O. Muftic, Dynamic Analysis and Simulation of Complex Human Movement, Proceedings of VIth International Symposium on Computer Simulation in Biomechanics, Tokyo, Japan, 1997.

 

Technical Reports (selected):

  • Z. Terze, H. Wolf, Dinamička simulacija slijetanja transportnog zrakoplova / dinamičko modeliranje podvozja i kontaktne dinamike kotača , Tehnički izvještaj tehnologijskog istraživačko-razvojnog projekta TP-01/0120-01/K4, Fakultet strojarstva i brodogradnje, Zavod za zrakoplovstvo, 2003.
  • Z. Terze, H. Wolf, Kinematička sinteza mehanizma podizne platforme , Tehnomehanika, 2003.
  • Z. Terze, H. Wolf, Dinamički model konstrukcije zrakoplova za dinamičku simulaciju slijetanja i taxi vožnje , Tehnički izvještaj tehnologijskog istraživačko-razvojnog projekta TP-01/0120-01/K1, Fakultet strojarstva i brodogradnje, Zavod za zrakoplovstvo, 2002.
  • Z. Terze, Mobile Robots in Landmine Detection, Non-Destructive Testing in Landmine Detection in Environmental Protection, MATEST 2001 , Proceedings, Dubrovnik , Croatia , 2001.
  • A. Eiber, Z. Terze, Dynamic Simulation of Cable-way Mechanism , Institute B of Mechanics, University of Stuttgart , 2000.
  • Z. Terze, System for Assessment of Demining Companies, 15th World Conference on Nondestructive Testing , Proceedings, Roma , Italy , 2000.
  • Z. Terze, Operativne značajke stroja za razminiranje , Hrvatski centar za razminiranje, 2000.
  • Z. Terze, Dynamic Behaviour and Locomotion Patterns of Mobile Robot with one Articulated Leg , Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Brussels, Brussels, 1998.
  • Z. Terze, H. Wolf, Dynamic Analysis of Car Suspension with ADAMS, Schlumberger Technologies Wien, Vienna ,1992.
  • H. Wolf, Z. Terze, Festigkeitsberechnung des Waggons mit FEM , Schlumberger Technologies Wien / Bombardier, Vienna,1992.

 

Specializations and Fellowships

  • 1996. ... 'Modeling and Simulation of Human and Walking Robots Locomotion', CISM, International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Udine.
  • 1994. ... 'Professional School of Multibody Dynamics', CISM, International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Udine.
  • 1992. ... 'Application of CAE (Multibody Systems Dynamics, FEM) on the Analysis of Structural Systems', Schlumberger Technologies Wien Fellowship, Vienna.

     

    Membership

    • American Institute od Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) – Senior Member
    • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - Member
    • European Mechanics Society, EUROMECH
    • International Federation for Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, IFTOMM
    • Central European Association of Computational Mechanic
    • Secretary General IFToMM-Croatia 1998 - 2000

     

Personal Data

  • Born on March 3, 1966, Varazdin, Croatia.
  • Father of two daughters, Kaja and Vida.

 

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dr. sc. Milan Vrdoljak, Head
Prof. dr. sc. Zdravko Terze
Prof. dr. sc. Zeljko Bozic
Doc. dr. sc. Ivica Smojver
Dubravko Matijasevic, dipl. ing.
Frane Majic, dipl. ing.
Darko Ivančević, mag. ing. aero. ing.
Dario Zlatar, mag. ing. mech.

   
 
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