Dr Benjamin King Sutton Woods
B.S. (Maryland), M.S. (Maryland), Ph.D (Maryland)
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Current positions
Associate Professor of Aerospace Structures
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
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Research interests
Dr. Woods is an Associate Professor in Aerospace Structures within the Bristol Composites Institute and School of Civil, Aerospace, and Design Engineering at Bristol University. He is an EPSRC Early Career Fellow and previously served as Coordinator of the SABRE H2020 Research Programme. His research focuses on the development of novel structural solutions to challenging problems in aerospace engineering. This includes a broad range of work on morphing and adaptive aerostructures, development of low cost, ultra-efficient wound composite truss structures, novel energy storage and actuation methods, and reusable composite tooling solutions. The research undertaken by Dr. Woods is concept driven and spans a range of disciplines including structures, aerodynamics, mechanics, kinematics, materials, optimization and design. He uses a variety of analytical, numerical, and experimental tools and techniques to guide technologies from initial conception through increasing levels of technology readiness with a constant view towards commercialization and real world use.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Adaptive Aerostructures for Power and Transportation Sustainability
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design EngineeringDates
01/10/2020 to 30/09/2025
AdAPTS - Adaptive Aerostructures for Power and Transportation Sustainability
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Aerospace EngineeringDates
01/10/2020 to 30/09/2025
AdAPTS: Adaptive Aerostructures for Power and Transportation Sustainability
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Aerospace EngineeringDates
01/10/2020 to 30/09/2025
SABRE
Principal Investigator
Description
Shape Adaptive Blades for Rotorcraft Efficiency (SABRE) will develop ground-breaking new helicopter blade morphing technologies which will reduce helicopter fuel burn, CO2 and NOx emissions by 5-10%, while also reducing…Managing organisational unit
Department of Aerospace EngineeringDates
01/06/2017 to 30/11/2020
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
11/09/2023Parametric Studies of Flexible Sandwich Panels As a Compliant Fairing for Folding Wingtip Joints
Wrapped Tow Reinforced Truss Structures: Progress, Performance, and Prospects
WrapToR Truss Stiffeners: Lightweight Reinforcement for Composite Skin Panels
DcAFF (Discontinuous Aligned Fibre Filament) – Mechanical properties investigation on multilayer 3D printed parts
Composites Part B: Engineering
Initial exploration of a compliance-based morphing fairing concept for hinged aerodynamic surfaces
Aerospace Science and Technology