Publications

Selected publications on aeroelasticity, structural dynamics, morphing structures, additive manufacturing, wind-tunnel testing, and mechanical metamaterials.

Selected Recent Publications

2026

N. Tsushima, M. Kita, I. Matsubara, M. Ohishi, K. Kaneko, K. Mitsui, T. Kanzawa, R. Higuchi, and K. Yamamoto,
“Accurate geometrical prediction and process optimization of additively manufactured metallic lattice structures via integrated thermomechanical and melt pool analysis,”
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 143, pp. 1807–1821, 2026.
DOI

An integrated thermomechanical and melt-pool-based framework for predicting as-built lattice geometry and optimizing metal additive-manufacturing parameters.

E. Nakagawa, T. Yokozeki, and N. Tsushima,
“Topology optimization framework for designing elastic wind tunnel models with additive manufacturing,”
Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 168, 111372, 2026.
DOI

A structural optimization framework for realizing prescribed elastic and modal characteristics in additively manufactured wind-tunnel models.

N. Tsushima, M. Ohishi, and T. Kasai,
“Predicting low-frequency attenuation in additively manufactured mechanical metamaterials via complex dispersion analysis and uncertainty quantification,”
Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 642, 119970, 2026. DOI

Complex-dispersion analysis and uncertainty quantification for predicting low-frequency wave attenuation in additively manufactured mechanical metamaterials.

2025

K. Soneda, N. Tsushima, T. Yokozeki, and T. Imamura,
“Longitudinal aeroelastic flight simulations of active morphing aircraft with corrugated structures,”
AIAA Journal, Vol. 64, No. 4, 2026; published online November 18, 2025.
DOI

An integrated simulation of structural deformation, unsteady aerodynamics, rigid-body flight dynamics, and active control for morphing aircraft.

N. Tsushima, K. Soneda, K. Saitoh, and K. Nakakita,
“Construction of flexible wing models by combined manufacturing of additive and subtractive processes for transonic wind tunnel testing,”
Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 167, 110665, 2025.
DOI

A hybrid metal-additive and precision-machining process for producing geometrically accurate and reproducible transonic aeroelastic wind-tunnel models.

2024

N. Tsushima, Y. Hayashi, and T. Yokozeki,
“Dispersion analysis of plane wave propagation in lattice-based mechanical metamaterial for vibration suppression,”
Aerospace, Vol. 11, No. 8, 637, 2024.
DOI

A dispersion-based investigation of elastic-wave propagation and vibration-suppression mechanisms in lattice-based mechanical metamaterials.

Selected Publications by Topic

The following publications are grouped by research theme. Some works appear in more than one area because they connect multiple aspects of aeroelasticity, structural mechanics, advanced manufacturing, and multifunctional structures.

Aeroelasticity and Highly Flexible Wings

This research develops nonlinear aeroelastic methods for flexible and morphing aerospace structures, with emphasis on large deformation, flutter, unsteady aerodynamics, transonic instability, and aeroelastic design.

  • N. Tsushima, H. Arizono, M. Tamayama,
    “Geometrically nonlinear flutter analysis with corotational shell finite element analysis and unsteady vortex-lattice method,”
    Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 520, 116621, 2022.
    DOI

  • N. Tsushima, M. Tamayama, H. Arizono, and K. Makihara,
    “Geometrically nonlinear aeroelastic characteristics of highly flexible wing fabricated by additive manufacturing,”
    Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 117, 106923, 2021.
    DOI

  • N. Tsushima, H. Arizono, T. Yokozeki, and W. Su,
    “Geometrically nonlinear static aeroelastic analysis of composite morphing wing with corrugated structures,”
    Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 88, pp. 244–257, 2019.
    DOI

  • N. Tsushima and W. Su,
    “Flutter suppression for highly flexible wings using passive and active piezoelectric effects,”
    Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 65, pp. 78–89, 2017.
    DOI

Structural Dynamics, Vibration Control, and Sensing

This research concerns vibration monitoring, multifunctional piezoelectric structures, active and passive control, energy harvesting, strain-based shape reconstruction, and system identification for flexible aerospace systems.

  • N. Tsushima and W. Su,
    “A study on adaptive vibration control and energy conversion of highly flexible multifunctional wings,”
    Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 79, pp. 297–309, 2018.
    DOI

  • N. Tsushima, W. Su, H. Gutierrez, M. G. Wolf, E. D. Griffin, J. T. Whittaker, and M. P. Dumoulin,
    “Monitoring multi-axial vibrations of flexible rockets using sensor-instrumented reference strain structures,”
    Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 71, pp. 285–298, 2017.
    DOI

  • N. Tsushima and W. Su,
    “Flutter suppression for highly flexible wings using passive and active piezoelectric effects,”
    Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 65, pp. 78–89, 2017.
    DOI

  • N. Tsushima and W. Su,
    “Concurrent active piezoelectric control and energy harvesting of highly flexible multifunctional wings,”
    Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 54, No. 2, 2017.
    DOI

  • N. Tsushima and W. Su,
    “Modeling of highly flexible multifunctional wings for energy harvesting,”
    Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 53, No. 4, 2016.
    DOI

Morphing Aircraft and Composite Structures

This research investigates compliant and adaptive aerospace structures, including corrugated morphing components, composite tailoring, multifunctional wings, and coupled aeroelastic–flight-dynamic behavior.

  • K. Soneda, N. Tsushima, T. Yokozeki, and T. Imamura,
    “Longitudinal aeroelastic flight simulations of active morphing aircraft with corrugated structures,”
    AIAA Journal, Vol. 64, No. 4, 2026; published online November 18, 2025.
    DOI

  • K. Soneda, N. Tsushima, T. Yokozeki, and T. Imamura,
    “Aeroservoelastic characteristics of a corrugated morphing control surface,”
    International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Vol. 23, pp. 723–733, 2022.
    DOI

  • K. Soneda, T. Yokozeki, T. Imamura, and N. Tsushima,
    “Multifidelity aeroelastic model for corrugated morphing structures,”
    Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 60, No. 1, 2023; published online in 2022.
    DOI

  • N. Tsushima, H. Arizono, T. Yokozeki, and W. Su,
    “Geometrically nonlinear static aeroelastic analysis of composite morphing wing with corrugated structures,”
    Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 88, pp. 244–257, 2019.
    DOI

Additive Manufacturing and Wind-Tunnel Testing

This research establishes design, manufacturing, structural-verification, and experimental-validation methods for additively manufactured aeroelastic models.

  • E. Nakagawa, T. Yokozeki, and N. Tsushima,
    “Topology optimization framework for designing elastic wind tunnel models with additive manufacturing,”
    Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 168, 111372, 2026.
    DOI

  • N. Tsushima, K. Soneda, K. Saitoh, and K. Nakakita,
    “Construction of flexible wing models by combined manufacturing of additive and subtractive processes for transonic wind tunnel testing,”
    Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 167, 110665, 2025.
    DOI

  • N. Tsushima, K. Saitoh, and K. Nakakita,
    “Structural and aeroelastic characteristics of wing model for transonic flutter wind tunnel test fabricated by additive manufacturing with AlSi10Mg alloys,”
    Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 140, 108476, 2023.
    DOI

  • N. Tsushima, M. Tamayama, H. Arizono, and K. Makihara,
    “Geometrically nonlinear aeroelastic characteristics of highly flexible wing fabricated by additive manufacturing,”
    Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 117, 106923, 2021.
    DOI

  • N. Tsushima, K. Saitoh, H. Arizono, and K. Nakakita,
    “Structural and aeroelastic studies of wing model with metal additive manufacturing for transonic wind tunnel test by NACA 0008 example,”
    Aerospace, Vol. 8, No. 8, 200, 2021.
    DOI

Mechanical Metamaterials and Lattice Structures

This research develops multiscale analysis, dispersion analysis, uncertainty quantification, and manufacturing-aware design methods for architected materials and lightweight lattice structures.

  • N. Tsushima, M. Ohishi, and T. Kasai,
    “Predicting low-frequency attenuation in additively manufactured mechanical metamaterials via complex dispersion analysis and uncertainty quantification,”
    Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 642, 119970, 2026. DOI

  • N. Tsushima, M. Kita, I. Matsubara, M. Ohishi, K. Kaneko, K. Mitsui, T. Kanzawa, R. Higuchi, and K. Yamamoto,
    “Accurate geometrical prediction and process optimization of additively manufactured metallic lattice structures via integrated thermomechanical and melt pool analysis,”
    The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 143, pp. 1807–1821, 2026.
    DOI

  • N. Tsushima, Y. Hayashi, and T. Yokozeki,
    “Dispersion analysis of plane wave propagation in lattice-based mechanical metamaterial for vibration suppression,”
    Aerospace, Vol. 11, No. 8, 637, 2024.
    DOI

  • N. Tsushima, R. Higuchi, and K. Yamamoto,
    “Correlation studies of different decoupled two-scale simulations for lattice structures,”
    Aerospace, Vol. 10, No. 8, 723, 2023.
    DOI

  • N. Tsushima and R. Higuchi,
    “Stiffness and strength evaluation of lattice-based mechanical metamaterials by decoupled two-scale analysis,”
    Materials Today Communications, Vol. 31, 103598, 2022.
    DOI

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