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Guru Guruswamy, Ph.D.

  • Senior Aerospace Engineer, NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)
  • Computational Aerosciences Branch

Senior Aerospace Engineer and Technical lead in the area of large scale multidisciplinary analysis tool development and applications. Served as a group lead for Computer Oriented Structural Analysis Group at National Aeronautical Lab (1973-77), Research associate at Purdue University (1977-1979), Visiting Scientist at Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory of Wright Patterson AFB (1979-1980). At Ames Since 1980.

  • Ph.D., School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, 1979
  • Master of Engineering, Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1973
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Bangalore University, 1971

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Research/Technical Interests

Computational Aeroelasticity, Unsteady Aerodynamics, Finite Element Methods, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Parallel Computing, Problem Solving Environment.

Projects
  • DoD Projects : Aeroelastic Method development and Computations, Ames Task Manager and Technical Lead 1984-1991
  • HPCC : High Fidelity Multidisciplinary Analysis Process under NASA HPCC project, Project Manager and Technical Lead 1992-1999
  • AWS : Abrupt Wing Stall Project with Navy, Ames Project Manager 1999-2002
  • UCAV : Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Project with DARPA/Boeing, Ames Project Manager 1999-2000
  • ASCI : Aeroservoelastic and Control Interaction project with Air force, Ames Point of Contact, Current
  • IPG : Information Power Grid project of NASA, Member, Current
  • HPCMP : DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program, External Review Member, Current
  • HSCT : NASA/Boeing High Speed Commercial Transport, Ames Technical Lead for CFD/CSD based Aeroelasticity, (1995-98)
  • CICT/CNIS: NASA Computing Information and Communication Technologies Program, Technical Lead, Multidisciplinary Analysis, (1998-2002)
  • SRW/FA: Technical Lead for CFD/CSM based aeroelasticity of Subsonic Rotary Wing (SRW) project of Fundamental Aeronautics (FA)Program - 2006-2012
  • HEC: Technical Lead, Advancing Applications of High End Computing resources for generating large Aerospace Design database, 2012-Todate
  • ATRAN3S: First 3-D Fluid/Structure/Control Interaction Program Based on Transonic Small Disturbance Theory, 1980-1988. (Distributed to about 60 organizations)
  • ENSAERO: First 3-D Fluid/Structure/Control Interaction Program Based on Euler/Navier-Stokes Equations, 1988-1994. (Distributed to about 40 Organizations). Winner of NASA 1998 Space Act Award
  • HiMAP: MPI/MPIAPI Based Portable High Fidelity Multidisciplinary Analysis Process for Scalable High Performance Parallel Computers. 1992-Todate. (Distributed to about 10 organizations). Winner of NASA 2002 Software Release Award (Also see News archive Dated 7/09/02)
  • PSE: Problem Solving Environments for Large Scale Multidisciplinary Analysis
  • RUNEXE C++ based processor to run multiple executable using TCL/TK or IO data transfers applied for time accurately coupled CFD/CSD computations including on-the-fly graphics
  • RUNDUA: Dual level parallel protocol for generating large data base stability analysis
Professional Activities
  • Editorial Board, International Journal of Aerospace Innovations (Current)
  • Co-Chair - Second Conf. of the 'Role of Computers in the Structural Analysis, Design and Optimization', held at National Aeronautical Laboratory, Bangalore, July 1974
  • AIAA Associate Fellow (Current)
  • Reviewer for AIAA and International Journals (Current)
  • Member of AIAA Technical Committee for Structural Dynamics (1999-2012)
  • Member Information Power Grid (IPG) Forum (Current)
  • External Member of Review Board for DOD HPCMO projects (Current)
Publications
  • Guruswamy , G.P. "High Fidelity Flight Simulation of Small Aircraft over Tall Buildings," Journal of Aerospace Engineering Vol. 35, Issue 6 (November 2022).
  • Guruswamy , G.P. "Computation of Gust Induced Responses of an Air Taxi by Using Navier-Stokes Equations," Aerospace Science and Technology 127 (2022) 107684, June 2022.
  • Guruswamy , G.P. "Active Control of Dutch-roll Oscillations of eVTOL," Aerospace Science and Technology, Volume 119, December 2021.
  • Guruswamy , G.P. "Perspective on CFD/CSD-Based Computational Aeroelasticity during 1977–2020," Aerospace Engineering, Volume 34, Issue 6 November 2021.
  • Guruswamy , G.P. "Dutch-Roll Stability Analysis of an Air Mobility Vehicle Using Navier–Stokes Equations," AAIAA Journal, Vol. 59, No. 10 (2021), pp. 3960-3964.
  • Guruswamy , G.P. "Takeoff Simulation of Lift+Cruise Air Taxi by Using Navier–Stokes Equations," AIAA Journal, February 2020.
  • Guruswamy , G.P. "Dynamic Aeroelasticity of Wings with Tip Propeller by Using Navier–Stokes Equations," AIAA Journal, Vol. 57, Issue 8, August 2019.
  • Guruswamy , G.P. "Takeoff Simulation of Lift+Cruise Air Taxi by Using Navier–Stokes Equations," AIAA Journal, February 2020.
  • Guruswamy , G.P. "Dynamic Aeroelasticity of Wings with Tip Propeller by Using Navier–Stokes Equations," AIAA Journal, Vol. 57, Issue 8, August 2019.
  • Guruswamy, G.P. "Active control of supersonic transport aeroelastic oscillations using high-fidelity equations,"IFAC Journal of Systems and Control, Article 100057, Volume 8, 30, June 2019.
  • Guruswamy, G.P. "A Perspective on Computational Aeroelasticity: From 1970s to Now," Symposium on Classical to Computational Aeroelasticity, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Sept 2018.
  • Guruswamy, G.P., "Navier-Stokes Equations-Based Aeroelasticity of Supersonic Transport Including Short-Period Oscillations,” AIAA J, Vol 56, No 8, Aug 2018.
  • Guruswamy, G.P., "Phugoid Motion Simulation of a Supersonic Transport Using Navier-Stokes Equations," AIAA J, Vol 56, No 6, June 2018.
  • Guruswamy, G.P, "Computational Aeroelasticity" Part 8, Standard Handbook for Aerospace Engineers, Second Edition, Brij Agrawal and Max Platzer, Editors, McGraw-Hill, New York, Feb 2018.
  • Guruswamy, G.P., "Time-Accurate Coupling of Three-Degree-of-Freedom Parachute System with Navier–Stokes Equations," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 54, No. 6, November–December 2017.
  • Guruswamy, G.P., "Performance of the Widely-Used CFD Code OVERFLOW on the Pleaides Supercomputer," NASA Technical Memorandum NASA/TM—2017-219510, NASA Ames Research Center, May 2017.
  • Guruswamy, G.P., “Modeling of Oscillating Control Surfaces Using Overset-Grid-Based Navier–Stokes Equations Solver,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Volume 139, Issue 3, Jan 2017.
  • Guruswamy, G.P., "Dynamic Stability Analysis of Hypersonic Transport During Reentry," AIAA Journal, Vol. 54, No. 11, November 2016. (Also AIAA 2016-0280, AIAA SciTech Conf, San Diego, CA, Jan 2016.)
  • Guruswamy, G.P., "Fast Database Generation for Parachute Cluster Design Using Navier-Stokes Equations on Supercomputers," J. of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol 52, No 6 Nov-Dec 2015, pp1542-1550 (Also AIAA 2015-2170, 23rd AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference, April, 2015.
  • Guruswamy, G.P., "Frequency Domain Flutter Boundary Computations Using Navier-Stokes Equations on Superclusters," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 51, No. 5, Sept-Oct 2014.
  • Guruswamy, G.P, "A Modular Approach to Model Oscillating Control Surface using Navier-Stokes Equations," 5th Decennial AHS Aeromechanics's Specialists Conf., San Francisco, Jan 2014
  • Guruswamy, G.P, "Time-Accurate Aeroelastic Computations of a Full Helicopter Model using the Navier-Stokes Equations," International Jl. of Aerospace Innovations, Vol. 5, No 3+4, Dec 2013, pp. 73-82
  • Guruswamy, G.P., Dual Level Parallel Computations for Large Scale High-Fidelity Database to Design Aerospace Vehicles, NASA/TM-2013-216602, Sept 2013.
  • Guruswamy, G.P., Computations on Wings with Full-Span Oscillating Control Surfaces using Navier-Stokes Equations, NASA TM 2013-216601, May 2013.
  • Guruswamy, G. P., "Navier-Stokes based Unsteady Aerodynamic Computations of Launch Vehicles Undergoing Forced Coupled Oscillations," AIAA 2013-1887, 54th AIAA Structural Dynamics Conf., April 2013. (Also Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2015, Vol.52: 299-302).
  • Guruswamy, G.P., "Large Scale Aeroelastic Data for Design of Rotating Blades using Navier-Stokes Equations," AIAA-2012-5629., AIAA 14th Multidisciplinary Conf., Indianapolis, IN, Sept. 2012.
  • Guruswamy, G. P., Fluid/Structure Interaction Modeling of Helicopters Using the Navier Stokes equations, AIAA 2012-4789, AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conf, Minneapolis, MN, August, 2012
  • Guruswamy, G. P., "Aeroelasticity of a Helicopter blade Using the Euler Equation," Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 49, No.2, March-April 2012 pp. 662-664
  • (invited)Guruswamy G.P., Progress in Aeroelastic Computations using Time Accurate CFD/CSD Coupling, 5th International Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vehicles, Bidadi (Bangalore Rural), India, Nov 2011. (www.sarodonline.org)
  • Guruswamy, G.P., Large-Scale Computations for Stability Analysis of Launch Vehicles Using Cluster Computers, Jl. of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 48, No 4, July-August 2011, pp 584-588. (AIAA-2010-2954, AIAA Structural Dynamics Conf., Orlando, FL, April 2010.)
  • Guruswamy G. P., CFD based Computations of Flexible Helicopter Blades for Stability Analysis, AIAA-2011-1875, AIAA/AHS Structural Dynamics Conf. Denver CO, April 2011
  • (invited) Guruswamy, G. P. Progress In Time Accurate CFD- And CSD-Based Aeroelasticity of Helicopter Rotor Blades, Airloads Workshop, Army's National Rotorcraft Technology Center, Arlington VA August 2010
  • Guruswamy, G.P., Computational-Fluid-Dynamics and Computational-Structural-Dynamics Based Time-Accurate Aeroelasticity of Helicopter Blades, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 47, No. 3, May-June 2010, pp. 858-863
  • Holst, T. L, Lee-Rausch, E M., Biedron,R. T., Guruswamy, G.P. and Kreeger, R. E., Computational Fluid Dynamics (External Flow), Chapter 4 of A Status of NASA Rotorcraft Research, Edited by Yamauchi, G.K and Young, L. A., NASA/TP-2009-215369, pp 149-192, Sept 2009
  • Guruswamy, G.P, "An Evaluation on the Efficient use of Supercomputers for Computational Aeroelasticity," International Jl. of Aerospace Innovations, Vol. 1, No 2, June 2009
  • Guruswamy, G.P, CFD/CSD Based Aeroelastic Computations of Helicopter Blades Using a Modular Approach, AIAA-2009-4199, 39th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conf., San Antonio, Texas, June 2009
  • Guruswamy, G.P, "A New Modular Approach for Tightly Coupled Fluid/Structure Analysis," International Jl. of Aerospace Innovations, Vol. 1, No 1, March 2009
  • Guruswamy, G.P, Role of HPC in Advancing Computational Aeroelasticity,, Invited Talk at the International Conference on Aerospace Science and Technology, National Aerospace Laboratories, June 2008
  • Guruswamy, G.P, A Modular Approach to Euler/Navier-Stokes-Based Aeroelasticity of Helicopter Rotor Blades, AIAA-2008-2179, 49th AIAA/AHS Structural Dynamics Conf. Chicago, April 2008
  • Guruswamy, G.P., Euler/Navier-Stokes-Based Unsteady Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity of a Capsule Landing System, AIAA-2007-2063, 48th AIAA Structural Dynamics Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 2007
  • Guruswamy, G.P, "Development and Applications of a Large Scale Fluids/Structures Simulation Process on Clusters," Computers & Fluids 36 (2007) 530-539, March 2007
  • Striz, A, Byun C, and Guruswamy, G.P, High Fidelity Dynamic Analysis of Launch Vehicles on Single Image Supercomputers, AIAA-2005-1940, AIAA Structural Dynamics Conference, Austin Texas April 2005
  • Guruswamy, G.P., Computation of High Fidelity Aeroelastic Response Surfaces for Spacecraft on Cluster Supercomputers, AIAA-2005-1983, 46th AIAA Structural Dynamics Conference, Austin Texas, April 2005
  • Guruswamy G.P., AIC Computations Using Navier-Stokes Equations on Single-Image Supercomputers for Design-Optimization, AIAA-2005-1983 to be presented at SDM meeting April 05
  • Jones K.D., Platzer M.F., Rodriguez D.L., Guruswamy G. (2003) On the Effect of Area Ruling on Transonic Abrupt Wing Stall. In: Sobieczky H. (eds) IUTAM Symposium Transsonicum IV. Fluid Mechanics and its Applications, vol 73. Springer, Dordrecht.
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Cheung, C., 2D Static Fluid/Structure Analysis Using TCL/Tk Based PSE, The 2003 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Las Vegas, NV, June 2003
  • Guruswamy, G. P., Development and Applications of a Modular Parallel Process for Large Scale Fluid/Structures Problems, HPC ASUA-2002, Bangalore Dec 2002
  • Jones, K, Platzer, M., Rodriguez, D. and Guruswamy, G. P., On the Effect of Area Ruling on Transonic Abrupt Wing Stall, Symposium Transsonicum IV, Gottingen, Sept 2002
  • Guruswamy G. P. and Obayashi, S., Use of High Fidelity Methods in Multidisciplinary Optimization A Preliminary Study, AIAA Paper 2002-5638, AIAA MDO meeting, Atlanta, GA Sept 2002
  • Guruswamy, G.P., "A Review of Numerical Fluids/Structures Interface Methods for Computations using High Fidelity Equations," Computers and Fluids, (80) (2002)31-41 (Also NASA/TM-2000-209596, October 2000)
  • Findlay, D. and Guruswamy G.P., “Numerical analysis of aircraft high angle of attack unsteady flows, AIAA 2000-1946, AIAA 6th Aeroacoustics Conference and Exhibit, Hawaii, June 2000.
  • Potsdam, M.A. and Guruswamy G.P, "A Parallel Multiblock Mesh Movement Scheme for Complex Aeroelastic Applications", AIAA 2001-0716, 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno Jan 8-11, 2001)
  • (invited)Guruswamy, G. P., Impact of Parallel Computing on Large Scale Aeroelastic Computations, IEEE/ACM 7th International Conference on High Performance Computing, Bangalore India, Dec 2000
  • Guruswamy, G.P, Potsdam, M and Rodriguez, D, Applications of Parallel Process HiMAP for Large Scale Multidisciplinary Problems, Super Computing 2000, Dallas Texas, Nov 2000
  • Guruswamy, G.P., "HiMAP: A Portable Super Modular Multilevel Parallel Multidisciplinary Process For Large Scale Analysis," Advances in Engineering Software 31 (2000) 617-620, Elsevier Oct 2000 (Also invited talk at 5th NASA Symposium Intelligent Synthesis Environment Industry/Academia Workshop, NASA Langley Research Center Oct 28-29, 1999)
  • Byun, C., Farhangnia, M., Guruswamy, G. P., "Aerodynamic Influence Coefficient Computations Using Euler/Navier-Stokes Equations on Parallel Computers", AIAA Jl., Nov 1999, Vol. 37, No 11, pp. 1393-1400 (also AIAA-97- 1086 with Kumar Bhatia, AIAA/ASME/ASCE ASC 38th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conf, Kissmmee FL April 97)
  • Guruswamy, G.P., Byun, C., Farhangnia, M and Potsdam, M., User's Manual for HiMAP : A Portable 3-Level Parallel Multidisciplinary Analysis Process, NASA/TM - 1999 -209578, Sept 99
  • Eldred, L. and Guruswamy, G.P., User's Guide for ENSAERO_FE Parallel Finite Element Solver. NASA TM 1999-208781, April 1999
  • Garcia, J. and Guruswamy, G.P., Aeroelastic Analysis of Transonic Wings Using Navier-Stokes Equations and a Nonlinear Beam Model, AIAA 99-1215, 40th SDM Conf., St Louis MO, April 99
  • Garcia, J. and Guruswamy, G.P., Static Aeroelastic Characteristics of an Advanced Wing with a Control Surface Using Navier-Stokes Equations, AIAA-99-0796, 37th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno NV, Jan 11-14, 99
  • Eldred, L., Guruswamy, G.P. and Byun, C., Parallel Aeroelastic Analysis Using ENSAERO and NASTRAN, NASA Ames Research Center HPCCP/CAS Workshop 98, NASA/CP-1999-208757, Jan 1999
  • Farhangnia, M., Guruswamy, G.P. and Byun, C, Performance and Applications of ENSAERO_MPI on Scalable Computers, NASA Ames Research Center, HPCCP/CAS Workshop 98, NASA/CP-1999-208757 Jan 1999
  • Bhardwaj, M., Kapania, R., Reichenbach and Guruswamy, G.P., "Computational Fluid Dynamics/Computational Structural Dynamics Interaction Methodology for Aircraft Wings", AIAA Jl. Vol. 36, No 12, Dec 1998, pp 2179-2186. (Also AIAA-98-4783, 7tt AIAA/USAF/ NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, St. Louis, MO, Sept 98)
  • Byun, C and Guruswamy, G.P., A Parallel Multi-Block Moving Grid Method for Aeroelastic Applications on Full Aircraft, AIAA-98-4782, 7th AIAA/USAF/ NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, St. Louis, MO, Sept 98
  • Guruswamy, G.P., "Impact of Parallel Computing on High Fidelity Based Multidisciplinary Analysis", AIAA-98-4709, 7th AIAA/USAF/ NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, St. Louis, MO, Sept 98
  • Eldred, L., Guruswamy, G.P. and Byun, C., Parallel Aeroelastic Analysis Using ENSAERO and NASTRAN, HPCCP/CAS Workshop 98, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, August 98
  • Farhangnia, M., Guruswamy, G.P. and Byun, C., Performance and Applications of ENSAERO_MPI on Scalable Computers, HPCCP/CAS Workshop 98, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, August 98
  • Eldred, L.B., Byun C. and Guruswamy, G. P. Integration of High Fidelity Analysis into Parallel Multidisciplinary Aircraft Structural Dynamics and Materials Conf., Long Beach CA, April 1998
  • Ferhat H., Jespersen, D., Guruswamy, G.P., Rizk, Y., and Byun, C. A Multi-level Parallelization Concept for High-Fidelity Multi-Block Solvers, Super Computing 97, San Jose, Nov 1997
  • Byun C. and Guruswamy, G. P., Aeroelastic Computations on Wing- Body-Control Configurations on Parallel Computers, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 35, No 2 March-April 1998 pp. 288-294
  • (invited talk) Guruswamy, G.P., Progress in Integrated Fluid/Structure/Controls Aeroelastic Computations Using High Fidelity Equations, Recent Advances in Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity, Proceedings of Seventh International Seminar on Aerospace Structures, Bangalore, India Aug 97
  • Kapania, R., Bhardwaj, M. Reichenbach, E., Guruswamy, G.P,, Aeroelastic Analysis of Modern Complex Wings, AIAA-96-4010, 6th AIAA/NASA/USAF MDO Symposium, Sept 1996
  • Appa, K, Argyris J.H, Guruswamy G. P., Martin, C.A., Synergistic Aircraft Design Using CFD Air Loads, AIAA-96-4057, 6th AIAA/NASA/USAF MDO Symposium, Sept 1996
  • Byun, C and Guruswamy G. P. Static Aeroelasticity Computations for Flexible Wing-Body-Control Configurations, AIAA-96-4059, 6th AIAA/NASA/USAF MDO Symposium, Sept 1996
  • Guruswamy, P., Advances in Fluid/Structures/Controls Computations Using High Fidelity Equations on Serial and Parallel Computers, 97 Computational Aeroscience Conf., Ames Research Center, Aug 96
  • Guruswamy, P. (invited), Progress in Integrated Fluid/Structure/Control Computations using High Fidelity Equations, 15th International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics, Monterey, CA, June 24-28, 1996
  • Appa, K, Argyris J.H and Guruswamy G. P., "Aircraft Dynamics and Loads Computations Using CFD Methods", AIAA 96-1342, Structural Dynamics Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, April 1996.)
  • Byun, C. and Guruswamy, G. P., Aeroelastic Computations on Wing- Body-Control Configurations on Parallel computers, AIAA 96-1389, Structural Dynamics Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, April 1996
  • Farhangnia, M. Guruswamy, G.P. and Biringen, S., Transonic-Buffet Associated Aeroelasticity of a Supercritical Wing, AIAA 96-0286, 34th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno NV, Jan 1996
  • Byun, C. and Guruswamy, G. P., Wing-Body Aeroelasticity on Parallel Computers, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 33, No 2, Mar-April 96, pp 421- 428. (Also AIAA 94-1487, Structural Dynamics Conference, Hilton Head, South Carolina, April 1994.)
  • Obayashi, S., Chiu, I., and Guruswamy, G. P., "Navier-Stokes Computations on Full-Span Wing-Body Configuration with Oscillating Control Surfaces", AIAA Jl., Vol. 32, No 6, Nov-Dec 95, pp. 1227- 1233. (Also AIAA-93-3687, AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Monterey, August 9-11, 1993)
  • Obayashi, S. and Guruswamy, G. P., "Convergence Acceleration of a Navier-Stokes Solver for Efficient Static Aeroelastic Computations", AIAA Jl., Vol. 33, No. 6, June 95, pp. 1134-1141. (also AIAA-94-2268, 25th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conf. Colorado Springs, CO, June, 94.)
  • Byun, C. and Guruswamy, G. P., An Efficient Procedure for Flutter Boundary Prediction on Parallel Computer, AIAA-95-1484, 36th AIAA Structural Dynamics Conf., April 95
  • Bhardwaj, M., Byun, C., Kapania, R. and Guruswamy, G.P., Parallel Aeroelastic Computations by Using Coupled Euler Flow and Wing-Box Equations, AIAA-95-1291, 36th AIAA Structural Dynamics Conf, April 95
  • Guruswamy, G.P. and Tu, E., "Euler/Navier-Stokes Flow Computations on Flexible Configurations for Stability Analysis", AIAA 95-1292 36th AIAA Structural Dynamics Conf., April 95
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Byun, C., Progress in Computational Aeroelasticity Using High Fidelity Flow and Structural Equations on Parallel Computers,, NASA-Computational Aerosciences Workshop- 95, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, March 1995
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Byun, C., "Direct Coupling of the Euler Flow Equations with Plate Finite Element Structures", AIAA Jl., Vol. 33, No 2, Feb 1995
  • Guruswamy, G. P., User's Guide for ENSAERO- A Multidisciplinary Program for Fluid/Structural/Control Interaction Studies of Aircraft, NASA TM 108853, Oct. 1994
  • MacMurdy, D., Guruswamy, G. P. and Kapania, R., Aeroelastic Analysis of Wings Using Euler/Navier-Stokes Equations Coupled with Improved Wing-Box Finite Element Structures, AIAA 94- 1587, AIAA SDM Conf, Hilton Head, South Carolina, April 1994
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Tu E., "Navier-Stokes Computations on Flexible Advanced Transport Wings in Transonic Regime", AIAA 94-1725, Dynamic Specialist Conf., Hilton Head, South Carolina, April 1994
  • Byun, C. and Guruswamy, G. P., A Comparative Study of Serial and Parallel Aeroelastic Computations, Second U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, August 16-18, 1993. (Also NASA TM 108805)
  • Tu, E., Obayashi, S., and Guruswamy, G. P., Unsteady Navier-Stokes Simulation of the Canard-Wing-Body-Configuration, AIAA-93- 3058, 24th Fluid Dynamics Conference, Orlando FL, July 1993. 09
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Byun C., Fluid-Structural Interactions Using Navier-Stokes Flow Equations with Shell Finite-element Structures, AIAA-93-3087, 24th Fluid Dynamics Conference, Orlando FL, July 1993
  • Guruswamy, G. P., "Vortical Flow Computations on a Flexible Blended Wing-Body Configuration", AIAA Jl., Vol. 30, No. 10, October 1992. Pp. 2497-2503, (also AIAA-91-1013-CP, April 1991, pp 719-734 and an invited talk at the 11th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conf. Hobart, Australia, Dec 1992)
  • Guruswamy, G. P., Coupled Finite-Difference/Finite-Element Approach for Wing-Body Aeroelasticity, AIAA 92-4680, 4th AIAA/USAF/NASA/OAI Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, September 21-23, 1992, Cleveland, Ohio
  • MacMurdy, D, Kapania, R. and Guruswamy, G., Aeroelasticity of Wings Using Navier-Stokes Equations Coupled with Wing-Box Finite- Element Structures, Computational Aerosciences Conference, August 18-19, 1992, Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA. (also AIAA- 92-4795, 4th AIAA/USAF/NASA/OAI Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Sept92, Cleveland, OH.)
  • Obayashi, S. and Guruswamy, G. P., Navier-Stokes Computations for Oscillating Control Surfaces, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol 31, No 3, May-June 94 pp. 631-636. (also AIAA-92-4431, AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, August 10-12, 1992, Hilton Head Island, SC
  • Guruswamy, G., Weeratunga, S. and Pramono, E., Direct Coupling Approach to Fluid/Structures Interaction Problems for Parallel Computing, Computational Aerosciences Conference, August 18-19, 1992, Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA
  • Rizk, Y., Guruswamy, G. and Gee, K., Numerical Investigation of Tail Buffet of F-18 Aircraft, AIAA-92-2673, AIAA 10th Applied Aerodynamics Conference, June 22-24, 1992, Palo Alto, CA
  • Guruswamy, G.-Stokes Computations on Swept-Tapered Wings, Including Flexibility, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 29, No. 4, July-August 1992, pp. 588-597.(also AIAA-90-1152-CP, AIAA 31st Structural Dynamics Conf., Long Beach, California, April 1990. )
  • Chaderjian, N. M. and Guruswamy, G. P., "Transonic Navier-Stokes Computations for an Oscillating Wing Using Zonal Grids", Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 29, No. 3, May-June 1992, pp 326-335. (also AIAA 90-0313, Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Jan. 1990.)
  • Goorjian, P. M, Obayashi, S., Chaderjian N. M., and Guruswamy, G. P., Algorithm Development With Applications To Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity, Lecture Series 1991-1992, No. 6 von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, March 1992
  • Guruswamy, G. (invited), Transonic Aeroelastic Computations on Wings Using Navier-Stokes Equations, Paper-22, Conference proceeding on Transonic Unsteady Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity, AGARD 507, San Diego, 9-11 October 1991
  • Guruswamy, G. (invited), Computation of Aeroelasticity Associated With Transonic Vortical and Separated Flows Using ENSAERO, HTP- 5 Workshop on Vortical Flow Breakdown and Structural Interactions, NASA Langley Research Center, August 15-16, 1991, Hampton VA
  • Obayashi, S., Guruswamy, G. P. and Tu, E. L., Unsteady Navier-Stokes Computations on a Wing-Body Configuration in Ramp Motions, AIAA-91-2865-CP, August 1991, pp 167-176
  • Obayashi, S. and Guruswamy, G. P.,, Unsteady Shock-Vortex Interaction on a Flexible Delta Wing, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 29, No 5, Sept-Oct 92, pp 790-798. (also AIAA-91-1109-CP, April 1991, 4th International Symposium on CFD, UC Davis, Sept 91.)
  • Guruswamy, G. P., Vortical Flow Computations on Swept Flexible Wings Using Navier-Stokes Equations, AIAA Jl., Vol. 28, No. 12, Dec 1990, pp. 2077-2133. (also AIAA-89-1183)
  • (invited) Guruswamy, G. P., "ENSAERO-A Multidisciplinary Program for Fluid/Structural Interaction Studies of Aerospace Vehicles", Computing Systems in Engineering, Vol. 1, No.2- 4, 90, pp. 237-256
  • Obayashi, S., Guruswamy, G. P., and Goorjian P. M., Streamwise Upwind Algorithm for Computing Unsteady Transonic Flows Past Oscillating Wings, AIAA Jl., Vol. 29, No. 10, October 1991, pp. 1668-1677. ( Also AIAA-90-3103, 8th Applied Aerodynamics Conference, August 1990)
  • Obayashi, S., Goorjian P. M., and Guruswamy, G. P., Extension of a Streamwise Upwind Algorithm to a Moving Grid System, NASA TM 102800, April 1990
  • Guruswamy, G. P., "Unsteady Aerodynamic and Aeroelastic Calculations for Wings Using Euler Equations", AIAA Jl., Vol. 28, No. 3, March 1990, pp. 461-469. (also AIAA Paper 88-2281)
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Tu, E. L., Transonic Aeroelasticity of Fighter Wings with Active Control Surface, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 26, No. 7, July 1989, pp. 682-684
  • Guruswamy, G. P., "Integrated Approach for Active Coupling of Structures and Fluids", AIAA Jl., Vol. 27, No. 6, June 89, pp. 788-793
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Tu, E. L., Effects of Modal Symmetry Aeroelastic Characteristics of Full-Span Wing-Body Configurations, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 26, No. 3, Mar. 1989, pp 271-280. (also AIAA-88-2308)
  • Guruswamy, G. P., Numerical Simulation of Vortical Flows on Flexible Wings, AIAA-89-0537, 27th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NE, Jan. 1989
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Goorjian, P. M., "Unsteady Transonic Aerodynamics and Aeroelastic Calculations at Low-Supersonic Freestreams", Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 25, No. 10, Oct 1988
  • (invited) Guruswamy, G. P., Interaction of Fluids and Structures for Aircraft Applications, Jl. of Computers and Structures, Vol. 30, No.1/2, pp 1-13, 1988, (also a chapter in book Computational Structural Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics, Advances and Trends, Pergamon Press, Oxford.)
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Goorjian, P. M., Unsteady Transonic Flow Simulation on a Full-Span Wing-Body Configuration,, AIAA Jl., Vol. 26, No. 12 Dec. 1988, pp. 1450-1456. (also AIAA-87-1240)
  • Guruswamy, G. P., Goorjian, P. M. and Tu, E. L., Transonic Aeroelasticity of Wings with Tip Store, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 24, No. 10, Oct. 1987, pp 688-695. (also Paper No. 86-1007-CP, AIAA 27th Structural Dynamics and Materials Conf., San Antonio, Texas May 1986.)
  • (invited) Guruswamy, G. P. and Goorjian, P. M., Role of CFD in Unsteady Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity, Symposium on Transonic Unsteady Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity-1987, Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, May 1987. (also NASA CP 3022)
  • Guruswamy, G. P., Tu, E. L., and Goorjian, P. M., Transonic Aeroelasticity of Wings with Active Control Surfaces, AIAA-87-0709, AIAA 28th SDM Conf., Monterey, CA, April 87
  • Goorjian, P. M. and Guruswamy, G. P., Computational Unsteady Transonic Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity about Airfoils and Wings, International Conf. on Fluid Mechanics ICFM'87, Beijing, China, July 1-4, 1987; also NASA TM 89414, Jan, 1987
  • Goorjian, P. M. and Guruswamy, G. P., Transonic Unsteady Aerodynamic and Aeroelastic Calculations about Airfoils and Wings, Jl. of Computers and Structures, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 929-936, 1988, ( also International Conf. on Computational Engineering Mechanics ICCEM'87, Beijing, China, June, 1987 and also NASA TM 89417)
  • Guruswamy, G. P., Goorjian, P. M. and Tu. E. L., Unsteady Transonics of a Wing with Tip Store, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 23, No. 8, August 86. (also AIAA 86-0010)
  • Guruswamy, G. P. Ide, H. Goorjian, P. M., and Miller, G.D, Transonic Aeroelastic Analysis of the B-1 Wing, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 23, No. 7 July 1986, pp 547-553. (also AIAA-85-0690 )
  • Guruswamy, G. P., Special Purpose Finite Element Programs, Chapter13 of the book Finite Element Structural Analysis, by T.Y. Yang, Prentice-Hall Inc, 1986, pp. 481-535
  • Guruswamy, G.P, Goorjian, P.M., Merritt, F.J., ATRAN3S: An Unsteady Transonic code for Clean Wings, NASA-TM 86783, Dec 1985
  • (invited) Goorjian, P. M., Guruswamy, G. P., Ide, H., and Miller, G.D,, Transonic Aerodynamic and Aeroelastic Characteristics of a Variable Sweep Wing, Paper No. 13, AGARD CP-386, 1985
  • (invited) Goorjian, P. M. and Guruswamy, G. P., Unsteady Transonic Aerodynamic and Aeroelastic Calculations about Airfoils and Wings, Paper No. 15, AGARD CP-374, 1984
  • Guruswamy, G. P., Goorjian, P.M., Merritt, F. J, ATRAN3S : An Unsteady Transonic Code for Clean Wings, NASA TM 86783, Dec. 1985
  • Guruswamy, G. P., Marstiller, J.W, Yang, T.Y, and Goorjian, P.M., Effects of Viscosity and Modes on Transonic Aerodynamic and Aeroelastic Characteristics of Wings, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 22, No. 9, Sept. 1985, pp. 756-762
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Goorjian, P.M., Efficient Algorithm for Unsteady Transonic Aerodynamics of Low-Aspect-Ratio Wings, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 22, No. 3, March 1985, pp. 193-199
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Goorjian, P. M. Effects of Viscosity on Transonic Aerodynamic and Aeroelastic Characteristics of Oscillating Airfoils, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 21, No. 9, Sept. 1984, pp. 700-707. (Also AIAA Paper No. 83-0888-CP, May 1983, pp. 253-265.)
  • (invited) Guruswamy, G. P. and Goorjian, P. M., Development and Applications of XTRAN3S-Ames (ATRAN3S), Computational Fluids Dynamics Users Workshop, The University of Tennessee Space Institute, March 1984
  • Thomas, S. D., Guruswamy, G. P. and Goorjian, P. M., Use of a Microcomputer for Flutter Analysis of Airfoils, 1984 SCS Multiconference, The Society for Computer Simulation, San Diego, CA, Feb. 1984
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Goorjian, P. M., "Computations and Aeroelastic Applications of Unsteady Transonic Aerodynamics About Wings", Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 21, No. 1, Jan. 1984, pp. 37-43
  • Myers, M. R., Guruswamy, G. P. and Goorjian, P. M., Flutter Analysis of a Transport Wing Using XTRAN3S, AIAA Paper No. 83-0922-CP, AIAA 24th Structural Dynamics Conf., Lake Tahoe, May 1983
  • Yang, T.Y., Striz, A.G., and Guruswamy, G. P., Flutter Analysis of a Two Dimensional and Two Degree of Freedom MBB A-3 Supercritical Airfoil in Two Dimensional Transonic Flow, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 18, No. 10, Oct. 1982, pp. 887-890. (Also AIAA Paper No. 80-0736-CP)
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Goorjian, P. M., Comparisons Between Computational and Experimental Data in Unsteady Three-Dimensional Transonic Aerodynamics, Including Aeroelastic Applications, AIAA Paper No.82-0690-CP, AIAA 23rd Structural Dynamics Conf., New Orleans, May1982 pp. 277-289
  • Yang, T.Y., Guruswamy, G. P., and Striz, A.G., Application of Transonic Codes to Flutter Analysis of Conventional and Supercritical Airfoils, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 19, No. 3, March 1982, pp. 211-220
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Yang, T. Y., "Aeroelastic Time Response Analysis of Thin Airfoils by Transonic Code LTRAN2", Computers and Fluids, Vol. 9, No. 4, Dec. 1981, pp. 409-425. (Also AFFDL-TR-79-3077, June 1979)
  • Yang, T.Y., Striz, A.G., Guruswamy, G. P., Flutter Analysis of Two Dimensional and Two-Degree-of-Freedom MBB A-3, CAST-7, and TF-8A Supercritical Airfoils in Small Disturbance Unsteady Transonic Flow, U S Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, TR-81-8004, March 1981
  • Yang, T.Y., Guruswamy, G. P., Striz, A.G. and Olsen, J.J., Reply by Authors to H.P.Y. Hitch, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 18, No. 2, February 1981, pp. 159-160
  • Guruswamy, G. P., Aeroelastic Stability and Time Response Analysis of Conventional and Supercritical Airfoils in Transonic Flow by the Time Integration Method, PhD Thesis, Purdue University, December 1980
  • Guruswamy, G. P., Use of Strained Coordinate Perturbation Method in Transonic Aeroelastic Applications, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, TR-80-3102, October 1980
  • Yang, T.Y., Guruswamy, G. P., Striz, A.G. and Olsen, J.J., Flutter Analysis of a NACA 64A006 Airfoil in Small Disturbance Transonic Flow, Jl. of Aircraft, Vol. 17, No. 4, April 1980, pp. 225-232
  • Yang, T.Y., Guruswamy, G. P., and Striz, A.G., Flutter Analysis of a Two Dimensional and Two Degree of Freedom Supercritical Airfoil in Small Disturbance Unsteady Transonic Flow, U.S. Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, TR-80-3010, March 1980
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Yang, T.Y., Aeroelastic Response Analysis of Two Dimensional, Single and Two Degree of Freedom Airfoils in Low Frequency, Small Disturbance Unsteady Transonic Flow, U.S. Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, TR-79-3077, June 1979
  • Guruswamy, G. P. and Yang, T.Y., A Sector Finite Element for Dynamic Analysis of Thick Plates, Jl. of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 62, No. 4, February 1979, pp. 505-516
  • Yang, T.Y, Striz, A.G. and Guruswamy, G. P., Flutter Analysis of Two Dimensional and Two Degree of Freedom Airfoils in Small Disturbance Transonic Flow, U S Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, TR-78-202, December 1978
  • Bapurao, M.N., Guruswamy, P., Venkateshwara Rao, M. and Pavithran, S., Studies on Vibration of Some Rib-Stiffened Cantilever Plates, International Jl. of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 57, No. 3, April 1978, pp. 389-402
  • Bapurao, M.N., Guruswamy, P., and Sampathkumaran, K.S., Finite Element Analysis of Thick Annular and Sector Plates, International Jl. of Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 41, April 1977, pp. 247-245
  • Guruswamy, P., Kamath, A., and Shah, C.G., A Computer Procedure for Perspective and Orthographic Plotting of Finite Element Grids, National Aeronautical Laboratory, India, TM-ST-301-141, October 1976
  • Guruswamy, P., Shah, C.G., and Somashekar, B.R., Finite Element Force Method for the Dynamic Analysis of Slender Space Vehicles, National Aeronautical Laboratory, India, TM-ST-301-129, April 1976
  • Guruswamy, P., Anantharama, P.S., and Shah, C.G., Static Analysis of Low Aspect Ratio Wings by Finite Element Method, National Aeronautical Laboratory, India, TM-ST-303-1, April 1975
  • Guruswamy, P., Analysis and Optimization of Cable-Stayed Suspension Bridges, Master of Engineering Thesis, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, Sept. 1973
Presentations
Awards
  • Certificate of recognition for significant contribution to Constellation Systems Requirement Review of NASA Constellation Program, 2007
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Project Columbia Team, (World's Fastest supercomputer as of Oct 2004
  • NASA HQ Turning Goals into Reality (TGIR) Award, 2004
  • AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Technical Committee Service Award, 2004
  • NASA 2002 Software Release award for HiMAP, 2002
  • NASA HQ Space Act Award for the development of ENSAERO software, 1998
  • Excellence in the Category of Research Consultants, Ames Honor Award, 1988
  • Outstanding Engineer in the Category of Aeronautics, AIAA SF Section, 1988
  • NASA Technical Brief Awards (5 since 1980)
  • David Ross Fellowship from Purdue University, 1979
  • Gold Medal from Bangalore University for outstanding merit, 1971
  • National Merit Scholarship 1966 through 1971
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