The Ohio State University

Our mission is to educate students to be technical leaders in industry and academia, conduct research at the leading edge of the dynamic systems discipline, build on our thriving research base with continued expansion of state-of-the-art facilities, and sustain and advance our reputation as national and international leaders in dynamic systems research and education.

Thrust Areas

• Vibrations and Acoustics
• Dynamic System Analysis
• Control and Mechatronics
• Signal Processing and Measurements

Faculty Research

Research in the Dynamic Systems group is a rich mixture that spans across vibration, acoustics, control, mechanics, mechatronics, and smart structures. OSU faculty maintain thriving research programs involving theoretical, experimental, and computational investigations in a broad range of applications. Students have access to exceptional experimental and computer facilities in pursuit of their research. The work is supported by major grants from federal and industrial sponsors for graduate student funding and advanced research equipment. Dynamic systems faculty have received numerous national and international awards for research and teaching achievements, and many are fellows of major professional societies.

Research Facilities

Dynamic systems faculty labs contain state-of-the-art computational and experimental facilities that are among the most advanced at any U.S. university. This exceptional equipment is a distinguishing feature of dynamic systems research at OSU. Some example equipment includes scanning and torsional laser vibrometers, hardware in the loop control systems, engine test cells, high-speed transmission dynamics test stands, anechoic chamber, hemi-anechoic facility with chassis dynamometer, modal testing instrumentation, near field acoustic holography, and advanced data acquisition systems. Faculty research takes advantage of the OSU Center for Automotive Research-Intelligent Transportation that is housed in a separate building with specialized automotive research facilities.