David Chelidze, Ph.D.

  • Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
  • Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • Phone: +1-401-874-2356
  • Email: chelidze@uri.edu
  • Office Location: 219 ENGR
  • Website
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  • Accepting Students: Ph.D., Master's

Research Profile

David Chelidze is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics and Director of the Nonlinear Dynamics Laboratory at The University of Rhode Island. His research integrates analytical, computational, and experimental approaches to nonlinear dynamics and vibrations, with emphasis on nonlinear modal analysis, nonlinear reduced-order modeling, nonlinear system identification, structural health monitoring, and damage prognosis. A central objective is to develop physically interpretable models that connect nonlinear dynamical-systems theory with measured behavior in engineered and natural systems. His contributions include experimental characterization of nonlinear normal modes, multivariate nonlinear time-series analysis, manifold-based model reduction, and geometry-induced nonlinear mechanisms for vibration mitigation, targeted energy transfer, and energy harvesting.

Career Highlights

Scholarly publications listed in this CV147
Research funding$4.55M
Google Scholar: citations / h / i10 (Aug 2026)2,113 / 22 / 39
Scopus: citations / h-index (Aug 2026)1,395 / 19
Semantic Scholar: citations / h-index (live)
Ph.D. graduates / current graduate students8 / 5

Research Areas

  • Nonlinear dynamics and vibrations; experimental nonlinear modal analysis
  • Nonlinear reduced-order modeling; nonlinear system identification
  • Structural health monitoring and damage prognosis
  • Geometry-induced nonlinear dynamics; energy transfer and harvesting

Representative Contributions

Experimental nonlinear modal analysis — methods for identifying and characterizing nonlinear modal behavior directly from measured vibration data.

Nonlinear system identification — multivariate signal-analysis and model-identification methods for extracting governing nonlinear dynamics from experiments.

Structural health monitoring — nonlinear time-series methods for damage detection, fatigue assessment, and prognosis under realistic operating conditions.

Geometry-induced nonlinear dynamics — kinematic mechanisms that create internal resonance and targeted energy transfer for passive vibration mitigation.

Nonlinear reduced-order modeling — manifold-based and data-driven models that retain essential nonlinear behavior while reducing computational cost.

Education

Ph.D., Engineering Science and Mechanics, Penn State University, University Park, PA

Dissertation: A nonlinear observer for damage evolution tracking · Advisor: Joseph Cusumano

2000

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL

Thesis: Nonlinear Response of Reinforced Concrete Beams · Advisor: Farhang Kambiz

1995

Diploma, Mechanical Engineering, Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi, Georgia

Graduated with High Honors (Red Diploma). Specialization: Robotics.

1992

Professional Appointments

Professor, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Director, Nonlinear Dynamics Laboratory; Director of Graduate Studies (2009–2022)

2009–Present

Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

Department of Mechanical Engineering

11/2024

Visiting Professor, Polytechnic University of Marche (UNIVPM), Ancona, Italy

Department of Civil and Building Engineering and Architecture

09/2024

Visiting Professor, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, RI

Mathematics Group, NUWC Newport Division

2013–2014

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Director, Nonlinear Dynamics Laboratory

2005–2009

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Established the Nonlinear Dynamics Laboratory

2000–2005

Senior Engineer, Preschutti and Associates, Inc., State College, PA

2000

Teaching and Mentorship

My teaching emphasizes physical intuition, conceptual understanding, rigorous analytical reasoning, and independent problem solving. I focus on the geometry and mechanics underlying mathematical formulations and connect analytical derivations with computation, visualization, and experiment — teaching students not only how to solve problems, but how to formulate unfamiliar ones, identify the essential physics, test assumptions, and interpret results. Courses taught: Statics; Dynamics; Vibrations; Advanced Dynamics and Vibrations; Nonlinear Dynamics; Nonlinear Time Series Analysis; Structural Health Monitoring; and Experimental Nonlinear Dynamics.

Ph.D. graduates8
M.S. graduates12
Postdocs supervised3
Visiting scholars1
Current Ph.D. students1
Current M.S. students4
Current undergraduates2
Alumni in academia / labs / industry6 / 2 / 9

Current Research Group

Jason SmithPh.D. candidate — Experimental Nonlinear Dynamics & Reduced-Order Modeling

Expected 2028

Riju Chatterjee M.S. candidate — Targeted Nonlinear Transfer of Vibration Energy into Pinned-Free Sprung-Hinged Chain Linkages

Expected 2026

Alexander E. TravisonM.S. candidate

Expected 2028

Scott BoothM.S. candidate — Experimental Identification of Nonlinear Manifolds and Associated Linear Control

In progress

Akinola AjayiM.S. candidate

In progress

Ryan DesaciaUndergraduate researcher

Current

Sebastian ForeroUndergraduate researcher

Current

Ph.D. Alumni

Dalton Stein, Ph.D.Nonlinear Oscillations in Structural Dynamics: Computational Techniques, Data-Driven Tools, and Model Order Reduction; Sandia National Laboratories

2026

Hewenxuan Li, Ph.D.On Data-Driven Fatigue Damage Monitoring and Prediction in Nonlinear Mechanical Systems; Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology

2022

Shahab Ilbeigi, Ph.D.A New Framework for Model Reduction of Complex Nonlinear Dynamical Systems; Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Symbotic

2017

Son Hai Nguyen, Ph.D.Coupled Field Dynamic Model of Fatigue Evolution; Professor and Deputy Head of Department, Hanoi University of Science and Technology

2013

David Segala, Ph.D.Novel Nonlinear Multivariate Analysis in Biological and Physiological Modeling; Manager, Data Analytics, Pratt & Whitney

2011

Joseph J. Kuehl, Ph.D.Finite-Time Invariant Manifold Detection from Experimental Phase-Space Trajectories; Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware

2009

Wenliang Zhou, Ph.D.Multivariate Analysis in Vibration Modal Parameter Identification; Director of Product Management, Maxar Technologies

2006

Ming Liu, Ph.D.Multidimensional Damage State Identification Using Phase-Space Warping; Research Associate Professor, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, UNC–Chapel Hill and NC State University

2005

M.S. Alumni

Kevin Perri, M.S.Experimental Fatigue Characterization and Vibration-Based Failure Prediction for Material Optimization of an Automotive Half-Shaft

2026

Collin Treacy, M.S.Targeted Energy Transfer in a Bistable Rotary Nonlinear Energy Sink; Ph.D. candidate, University of Michigan

2024

Benjamin Aldrich, M.S.Three-Inch Untethered, Instrumented Test Shape; Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport

2015

Jan Eilbrecht, M.S.Time-Optimal Control of an Unmanned Ocean-Surface Vessel; Senior Function and Software Development Engineer, Bosch

2014

Michael Falco, M.S.Rational Models and Dynamical Characterization of Fatigue Using Phase-Space Warping and Smooth Orthogonal Decomposition; Engineering Manager, Sensata Technologies

2011

Yutao Liu, M.S.Experimental Characterization of Material Fatigue Dynamics Based on Phase-Space Warping; Mechanical Engineer, H&R Technology, Inc.

2008

Miao Song, M.S.Reconstructing Fatigue-Related Changes in Human Coordination; Human Factors and HMI Research Engineer, Honda Research Institute USA

2008

Fei He, M.S.Nonlinear Model Reduction Based on Smooth Orthogonal Decomposition; Associate Professor, Texas A&M University–Kingsville

2008

Lucian Dobrot, M.S.Transition-Probability-Based Damage Identification; Engineering Manager, Xylem Inc.

2006

Martin Lugmair, M.S.Damage Identification in a Variable-Forcing Environment; Mechanical Design Engineer, Berliner Glas

2005

Domenic Napolitano, M.S.Identifying Task- and Fatigue-Related Changes in Human Coordination

2005

Jeffrey Sefranek, M.S.Phase-Space-Warping-Based Tracking of Delamination

2004

Postdoctoral Researchers and Visiting Scholars

Hewenxuan Li, Ph.D.Generalized characteristic value decomposition

2022

Son Hai Nguyen, Ph.D.Dynamical-systems perspectives on fatigue and nonlinear time-series analysis

2014–2017

Ming Liu, Ph.D.Data-driven damage diagnosis and prognosis

2005–2006

Rui YuanVisiting Ph.D. scholar, Wuhan University of Science and Technology; now Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at WUST

2016–2017

Honors, Awards, and Patents

Edmund and Dorothy Marshall Award for Faculty Excellence in Research, College of Engineering, The University of Rhode Island

2007

CAREER Award, National Science Foundation

See externally sponsored projects for details

2003

Jury Special Award for Best Georgian Website, Open Society Georgia Fund, Tbilisi, Georgia

2000

Second-Place Award for Best Noncommercial Georgian Website, Open Society Georgia Fund, Tbilisi, Georgia

1999

Patents

US-6567752-B2, “General method for tracking the evolution of hidden damage or other unwanted changes in machinery components and predicting remaining useful life,” with Cusumano, J. P. and Chatterjee, A., Penn State Research Foundation, 2003.

USSR-1814970, “Supporting-guiding unit for long-sized part transportation,” with Khachidze, N. A., Chelidze, G. D. and Khachidze, V. N., Georgian Technical University, Bul. Iz., No. 18, 1993.

Research Funding

Combined research support$4,548,153
Externally sponsored (URI/DC)$4,238,795
Principal-investigator funding$3,031,281
Co-principal-investigator funding$1,187,513
Federal funding$4,158,795
Industry funding$30,000
Internal and institutional funding$309,358
Foreign-currency award, reported separatelyGEL 100,000

Externally Sponsored Projects

2024–2026

Office of Naval Research (NIUVT COMP 83)

Characteristic Value Decomposition and Control-Based Framework for Robust and Efficient Nonlinear Reduced-Order Modeling

PI

$441,000 URI/DC

($594,000 total)

2024–2026

Office of Naval Research (NIUVT COMP 81)

Nonlinear Energy Sink for Efficient Vibration Absorption over a Broad Range of Forcing Amplitudes and Frequencies

PI

$406,000 URI/DC

($559,000 total)

2024–2026

Office of Naval Research (NIUVT COMP 72)

Enhancing Real-Time Hybrid Simulation Capabilities to Facilitate Multi-Shaker Shock Testing of Critical Components and Systems

Co-PI

$153,913 URI/DC

($675,947 total)

2023–2027

Office of Naval Research (NIUVT GUID 4)

GUIDANCE in Smart Materials and Structures for Vibration and Shock

Co-PI

$375,000 URI/DC

($2,316,406 total)

2023–2025

Office of Naval Research (NIUVT COMP 59)

Design of Tunable Multifunctional Metamaterials for Simultaneous Manipulation of Sound and Vibrations at Different Amplitudes

PI

$140,000 URI/DC

($400,000 total)

2023

Rhode Island Innovation Initiative

Improving Sensor-Noise Robustness in Continuous Thickness and Velocity Measurements during Hot and Cold Rolling of Metals

PI

$50,000

2022–2024

Office of Naval Research (NIUVT COMP 39)

Digital Twinning through Cyber-Physical System Integration

Co-PI

$160,000 URI/DC

($500,000 total)

2020–2023

Office of Naval Research (NIUVT COMP 24)

Mechanical Characterization of Bolted Joints with Different Interface Conditions

Co-PI

$100,000 URI/DC

($400,000 total)

2020–2022

Office of Naval Research (NIUVT SEED 23)

Physics-Informed Reduced-Order Modeling (PI-ROM)

PI

$100,000 URI/DC

($200,000 total)

2020–2022

Office of Naval Research (NIUVT COMP 06)

Intelligent Wave Guiding and Vibration/Shock Mitigation of Naval Structures

Co-PI

$152,000 URI/DC

($600,000 total)

2016–2020

National Science Foundation (1561960)

Characterization, Modeling, and Prediction of Fatigue Damage under Variable-Amplitude Loading

PI

$308,502

2011–2016

National Science Foundation (1100031)

A New Framework for Nonlinear Dynamical Model Reduction

PI

$250,000

2011–2014

Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation, Georgia

Modification of the Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Metallic and Polymeric Material Surfaces through Laser Processing

Co-PI

GEL 100,000

2009–2010

U.S. Army / Natick Soldier RD&E Center, through Battelle

Phase-Space Warping and Smooth Orthogonal Decomposition to Track and Predict Human Physiologic Fatigue

PI

$84,400

2008–2011

National Science Foundation (0758536)

Rational Models and Dynamical Characterization of Fatigue Using Phase-Space Warping and Smooth Orthogonal Decomposition

PI

$300,000

2007–2009

U.S. Army / Natick Soldier RD&E Center, through Battelle

Nonlinear Analysis to Predict Human Physiological Fatigue

Co-PI

$141,600 URI/DC

2005–2008

National Institutes of Health (1R21EB003425-01A1)

Tracking Fatigue-Related Changes in Motor Coordination

Co-PI

$105,000 URI/DC

($275,000 total)

2004–2006

Missile Defense Agency, Phase II STTR, through Migma Systems, Inc.

Data-Driven Damage Diagnosis and Prognosis

PI

$375,000 URI/DC

($750,000 total)

2003–2009

National Science Foundation (CMS-0332263)

REU for CAREER: Phase-Space Warping and Stochastic Interrogation

PI

$10,000

2003–2008

National Science Foundation CAREER (CMS-0237792)

Phase-Space Warping and Stochastic Interrogation: A New Paradigm for Damage Diagnosis and Prognosis

PI

$403,202

2003–2004

Missile Defense Agency, Phase I STTR, through Migma Systems, Inc.

Data-Driven Damage Diagnosis and Prognosis

PI

$35,000 URI/DC

($70,000 total)

2002–2003

NIH/NCRR RI-BRIN (RR16457)

Phase-Space-Warping-Based Diagnosis of Long-Term Changes in Human Coordination

PI

$20,001

2002

Preschutti & Associates, Inc.

Enabling Technologies for Aircraft Failure Prognosis

PI

$15,000

2000–2001

Preschutti & Associates, Inc.

Identifying Imminent Failures in Aircraft and System Components

PI

$15,000

2000

U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Phase I SBIR, through Preschutti & Associates, Inc.

Aircraft Prognostics: Identifying Imminent Failures in Aircraft and System Components

PI

$98,177

Internal Grants

2010

URI Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development

Health Behavior Monitoring and Intervention Research Center

Co-PI

$160,000

2002

Champlin Foundation

A Broad-Based Enhancement of the Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Laboratories

Co-PI

$129,811

2002

URI Council for Research

Multidimensional Damage Diagnosis and Prognosis

PI

$4,549

2002

URI Foundation

Crack-Size Measurement Instrumentation for an Experimental Two-Well Magnetoelastic Oscillator

PI

$2,000

2001

URI Council for Research

An Experimental Method for Multimode Damage Evolution and Failure Prognosis

PI

$6,498

2001

URI Foundation

An Experimental System to Study Multimode Damage Evolution

PI

$2,000

2001

URI Foundation

A New Laboratory for Vibrations and Mechanical Systems

PI

$4,500

Invited Papers and Talks

Applying Characteristic Value Decomposition in Modal Identification and Nonlinear Model Order Reduction

Invited Seminar, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India, November 27, 2024

Applying Characteristic Value Decomposition in Modal Identification and Nonlinear Model Order Reduction

Invited Seminar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, November 25, 2024

Applying Characteristic Value Decomposition in Modal Identification and Nonlinear Model Order Reduction

Invited Seminar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, November 7, 2024

Applying Characteristic Value Decomposition in Modal Identification and Nonlinear Model Order Reduction

Invited Seminar, Department of Civil, Environmental and Building Engineering, and Architecture, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy, September 26, 2024

Dynamical Systems Perspective on Structural Health Monitoring and Digital Twins

Invited Talk, Digital Twins Symposium, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, August 23, 2024

Higher-Order Decompositions for Modal Identification and Model or Data Reduction

Invited Seminar, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, December 6, 2019

Past and Current Research Topics in the Nonlinear Dynamics Laboratory

Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Hubei, China, June 12, 2018

Structural Health Monitoring and Vibration Analysis

National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technologies Industry Day, UConn Avery Point Campus, Groton, CT, March 16, 2018

Optimal Path Planning at Discrete Depths

Invited Seminar, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, RI, May 8, 2015

Fatigue Life Prediction Under Complex Loads

Invited Seminar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Baylor University, Waco, TX, March 20, 2015

Smooth Subspace Projection for Nonlinear Noise Reduction

Invited Seminar, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, RI, June 12, 2013

Nonlinear Oscillations and Structural Health Monitoring

Invited Talk, Third International Forum of Georgian Scientists, Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation, Batumi, Georgia, September 29, 2012

Nonlinear smooth manifold identification for dynamical model and data reduction

Invited Seminar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, February 24, 2012

Multivariate analysis for characterizing multiscale dynamical systems

Invited Talk, Nonlinear Vibrations Workshop, Duke University, Durham, NC, May 27–28, 2010

Invited Discussion Panel Member

NSF CAREER Workshop, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, May 27, 2009

Time Series Analysis for Diagnosis and Prognosis

Invited Talk, One-day Nonlinear Vibrations Workshop, Duke University, Durham, NC, June 6, 2008

Identifying Physiologic Fatigue Using Phase Space Warping and Smooth Orthogonal Decomposition

Invited Seminar, Psychology Methods Group Talk, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, April 16, 2008

Diagnosis and Prognosis of Machines and Humans: A Dynamical Systems Perspective

Invited Seminar, Theoretical & Applied Mechanics Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, October 10, 2007

Diagnostics and Prognostics for Machines and Humans

Invited Talk, College of Engineering Advisory Council Meeting, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, April 28, 2007

Reconstructing Fatigue Dynamics from Vibration Measurements

Invited Seminar, AFRL/MLL, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH, November 15, 2006

Reconstructing Drift Dynamics from Nonstationary Measurements

Invited Seminar, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Natick, MA, November 1, 2006

Reconstructing slow-time dynamics from fast-time measurements

Invited Seminar, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Bay Campus, April 7, 2006

Smooth orthogonal decomposition: basic properties and applications

Invited Seminar, Institute of Geophysics of the Academy of Sciences of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia, August 15, 2005

Smooth Orthogonal Decomposition and Slow-Time Phase Space Reconstruction

Invited Seminar, Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, April 13, 2005

Dynamical systems perspective on damage diagnosis and prognosis

Invited Seminar, United Technologies Research Center, Hartford, CT, March 14, 2005

Data Driven Damage Diagnosis and Prognosis

Demo Talk, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Carderock Division, Philadelphia, PA, November 5, 2004

Multi-Mode Damage Diagnosis and Prognosis

Foxboro demo presentation, Invensys Process Systems, Foxboro, MA, April 9, 2004

Phase Space Warping: a New Framework for Damage Diagnosis and Prognosis

Invited Lecture, Planning meeting, Migma Systems Inc., Walpole, MA, October 1, 2003

Dynamical Systems Approach to Damage Diagnosis and Prognosis

Invited Lecture, Prognostics group meeting, General Dynamics, Groton, CT, September 18, 2003

Phase Space Warping: Reconstructing Dynamics of Damage

Invited Seminar, Brown University, Providence, RI, September 17, 2003

Phase Space Warping: Uncovering the Dynamics of Drift

Invited Seminar, URI/GSO Chaos Group Meeting, Narragansett Bay Campus, University of Rhode Island, August 4, 2003

Chaos in the Real World

Seminar presentation, URI/GSO Chaos Group Meeting, Narragansett Bay Campus, University of Rhode Island, July 28, 2003

Failure Prognosis Using Nonlinear Short-Time Prediction and Multi-Time Scale Recursive Estimation

Invited Seminar, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, September 25, 2001

A New Machinery Diagnostic/Prognostic Method for Tracking and Predicting Damage Evolution

Invited Seminar, Department of Physics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, January 26, 2001

Material Damage Evolution Tracking

MURI IPD modeling efforts meeting, ARL-CATO Park Building, State College, PA, September 27, 1999

Technical report. Wettergren, T. A., Segala, D. B. & Chelidze, D. Determination of an Optimal Control Strategy for a Generic Surface Vehicle, NUWCDDIVNPT, June 18, 2014.

Professional Leadership and Service

Editorial Leadership

  • Editor, Dynamics
  • Associate Editor, Nonlinear Engineering
  • Associate Editor, Mathematical Problems in Engineering
  • Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Mechanics and Solids

Proposal Review and Refereeing

  • National Science Foundation: numerous review panels, including Sensors and Sensing Systems (SST/CMS) and Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI); most recent service September 2023.
  • U.S. Army Research Office, Mathematics Division.
  • Referee for Journal of Biomechanics; Nonlinear Dynamics; Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing; Journal of Sound and Vibration; International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics; Journal of Vibration and Control; ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics; Measurement Science and Technology; International Journal of Mechanical Sciences; Structural Health Monitoring; EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing; and IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Part B.
  • Scholarly reviews for the Indian Institute of Science, John Wiley & Sons, and numerous ASME IDETC and IMECE conferences.

Conference and External Academic Service

  • Co-Organizer, Symposium on Multiscale Data Analysis, 16th U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, State College, PA, June 27–July 2, 2010.
  • Chair and session organizer for symposia and technical sessions at ASME, ASA, IASTED, SPIE, and SES conferences.
  • External opponent/examiner for Ph.D. dissertations at universities in India, Australia, and Norway.
  • Workshop on Nonlinear System Identification with Applications to Structures with Mechanical Joints, Chicago, IL, August 12, 2012; 2nd Nonlinear Vibrations Workshop, Duke University, Durham, NC, May 27–28, 2010.

University Service

Director of Graduate Studies for the Mechanical Engineering M.S. and Ph.D. programs, the Systems Engineering M.S. program, and the Industrial and Systems Engineering Ph.D. program, 2009–2022. Developed assessment metrics and reports for the thesis-based M.S. program; authored and annually updated the Graduate Student Guide; coordinated graduate admissions reviews; advised graduate students prior to selection of research advisors; and administered off-campus, part-time non-thesis M.S. programs with Raytheon and Electric Boat.

  • Chair, Fluid Mechanics Faculty Search, 2020; Mechanical Systems/Robotics Faculty Search, 2016; Computational Mechanics Faculty Search, 2014.
  • Jerry Rhoads Scholarship Committee, 2004–present; Department Graduate Committee and Department Research Committee, 2003–present; Mechanical Systems Area Committee, 2000–present; Department Laboratory Committee, 2004–2010.
  • Co-Director, Center for Health Monitoring and Intervention; Adviser, Pi Tau Sigma Rhode Island Sigma Pi, 2009–2011.

Consulting and Outreach

Scientific Advisor, Feeney Law Group, Boston, MA. Engineering consulting, Ultimo, Inc., Scituate, RI, 2015–2019.

The Nonlinear Dynamics Laboratory runs outreach to high-school students. In the summers of 2021 and 2022 the lab hosted four female high-school seniors from East Greenwich High School for engineering internships covering solid modeling, circuit design and testing, mechatronic component design, 3D printing and assembly, and integrated design projects.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

2026

R. Yuan, H. Liu, Y. Lv, Y. Chen, X. Yang, H. Li & D. Chelidze. Ball tree structure-informed phase space warping: a robust algorithm for dynamic degradation tracking under variable speed conditions. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 71, 104288. 10.1016/j.aei.2025.104288

2026

Y. Lv, H. Liu, R. Yuan, X. Dong, Y. Wang, H. Wu & D. Chelidze. Advances and prospects of phase space reconstruction-based high-dimensional signal processing for fault diagnosis: A systematic review. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 246, 113919. 10.1016/j.ymssp.2026.113919

2025

C. Treacy, D. Stein & D. Chelidze. Multifaceted Vibration Absorption of a Rotating Magnetic Nonlinear Energy Sink. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 224, 112122. 10.1016/j.ymssp.2024.112122

2025

D. L. Stein & D. Chelidze. Continuation of Nonlinear Normal Modes Using Reduced-Order Models Based on Generalized Characteristic Value Decomposition. Nonlinear Dynamics, 113, 25–45. 10.1007/s11071-024-10239-0

2025

H. Li, D. L. Stein & D. Chelidze. Characteristic value decomposition: A unifying paradigm for data-driven modal analysis. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 222, 111769. 10.1016/j.ymssp.2024.111769

2024

C. Treacy, D. Stein & D. Chelidze. Irrational Nonlinearity Enhances the Targeted Energy Transfer in a Rotary Nonlinear Energy Sink. Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 19(6), 061001. 10.1115/1.4065193

2024

H. Li & D. Chelidze. Geometry-Informed Phase Space Warping for Reliable Fatigue Damage Monitoring. Structural Health Monitoring, 23(2), 1217–1244. 10.1177/14759217231174894

2023

D. L. Stein, H. -. -. Li & D. Chelidze. Subband Decomposition Based Output-Only Modal Analysis. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 145(1), 011005 (12 pages). 10.1115/1.4055135

2023

H. Li, P. Wanchoo, A. Shukla & D. Chelidze. Smooth mode decomposition: Theory and its applications in full-field output-only modal analysis. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 200, 110541. 10.1016/j.ymssp.2023.110541

2022

H. -. -. Li, G. Lyngdoh, S. Doner, R. Yuan & D. Chelidze. Experimental monitoring and modeling of fatigue damage for 3D-printed polymeric beams under irregular loading. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 233, 107626. 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2022.107626

2021

H. Li & D. Chelidze. Fatigue life estimation of structures under statistically and spectrally similar variable amplitude loading. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 161, 107856. 10.1016/j.ymssp.2021.107856

2020

E. D. Gedikli, D. Chelidze & J. Dahl. Empirical Mode Analysis Identifying Hysteresis in Vortex-Induced Vibrations of a Bending-Dominated Flexible Cylinder. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 30(2), 186–193. 10.17736/ijope.2020.mt27

2020

A. Khan, J. Kuehl & D. Chelidze. Towards a Unified Interpretation of the `Proper’/`Smooth’ Orthogonal Decompositions and `State Variable’/`Dynamic Mode’ Decompositions. AIP Advances, 10, 035225. 10.1063/1.5144429

2019

M. L. Cler, J. J. Kuehl, C. Skurla & D. Chelidze. A novel method for bone fatigue monitoring and prediction. Bone Reports, 11, 100221. 10.1016/j.bonr.2019.100221

2018

S. Ilbeigi & D. Chelidze. A new approach to model reduction of nonlinear control systems using smooth orthogonal decomposition. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 28(15), 4367–4381. 10.1002/rnc.4238

2018

E. D. Gedikli, D. Chelidze & J. M. Dahl. Observed mode shape effects on the vortex-induced vibration of bending dominated flexible cylinders simply supported at both ends. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 81, 399–417. 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2018.05.010

2017

S. Ilbeigi & D. Chelidze. Persistent Model Order Reduction for Complex Dynamical Systems Using Smooth Orthogonal Decomposition. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 96, 125–138. 10.1016/j.ymssp.2017.04.005

2017

D. Chelidze. Reliable Estimation of Minimum Embedding Dimension Through Statistical Analysis of Nearest Neighbors. Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 12(5), 051024–12. 10.1115/1.4036814

2017

E. D. Gedikli, J. M. Dahl & D. Chelidze. Multivariate Analysis Of Vortex-Induced Vibrations In a Tensioned Cylinder Reveal Nonlinear Modal Interactions. Procedia Engineering, 199, 546–551. 10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.159

2016

S. H. Nguyen & D. Chelidze. Dynamic model for fatigue evolution in a cracked beam subjected to irregular loading. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 139(1), 014502–6. 10.1115/1.4035112

2015

S. H. Nguyen & D. Chelidze. New invariant measures to track slow parameter drifts in fast dynamical systems. Nonlinear Dynamics, 79(2), 1207–1216. 10.1007/s11071-014-1737-y

2014

D. B. Segala & D. Chelidze. Robust and Dynamically Consistent Model Order Reduction for Nonlinear Dynamic Systems. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 137(2), 021011–8. 10.1115/1.4028470

2014

M. Falco, M. Liu, S. H. Nguyen & D. Chelidze. Nonlinear System Identification and Modeling of a New Fatigue Testing Rig Based on Inertial Forces. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 136(4), 041001–8. 10.1115/1.4027317

2014

D. Chelidze. Smooth local subspace projection for nonlinear noise reduction. Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, 24(1), 013121–10. 10.1063/1.4865754

2013

S. H. Nguyen, M. Falco, M. Liu & D. Chelidze. Different Fatigue Dynamics Under Statistically and Spectrally Similar Deterministic and Stochastic Excitations. Journal of Applied Mechanics, 81(4), 041004–8. 10.1115/1.4025138

2011

D. B. Segala, D. H. Gates, J. B. Dingwell & D. Chelidze. Nonlinear Smooth Orthogonal Decomposition of Kinematic Features of Sawing Reconstructs Muscle Fatigue Evolution as Indicated by Electromyography. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 133(3), 031009–8. 10.1115/1.4003320

2010

J. Kuehl & D. Chelidze. Identifying invariant manifold using phase space warping and stochastic interrogation. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 45(1), 42–55. 10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2009.09.001

2009

J. M. Schiffman, D. Chelidze, A. Adams, D. B. Segala & L. Hasselquist. Nonlinear analysis of gait kinematics to track changes in oxygen consumption in prolonged load carriage walking: a pilot study. Journal of Biomechanics, 42(13), 2196–9. 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.06.011

2008

M. Song, D. B. Segala, J. B. Dingwell & D. Chelidze. Slow-Time Changes in Human EMG Muscle Fatigue States Are Fully Represented in Movement Kinematics. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 131(2), 021004–11. 10.1115/1.3005177

2008

M. Liu & D. Chelidze. A new type of atomic force microscope based on chaotic motions. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 43(6), 521–526. 10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2008.03.001

2008

D. Chelidze & M. Liu. Reconstructing slow-time dynamics from fast-time measurements. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 366(1866), 729–45. 10.1098/rsta.2007.2124

2007

W. Zhou & D. Chelidze. Generalized eigenvalue decomposition in time domain modal parameter identification. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 130(1), 011001–6. 10.1115/1.2775509

2007

W. Zhou & D. Chelidze. Blind Source Separation Based Vibration Mode Identification. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 21(8), 3072–3087. 10.1016/j.ymssp.2007.05.007

2007

J. B. Dingwell, D. F. Napolitano & D. Chelidze. A nonlinear approach to tracking slow-time-scale changes in movement kinematics. Journal of Biomechanics, 40(7), 1629–1634. 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.06.019

2006

M. Liu & D. Chelidze. Identifying damage using local flow variation method. Smart Materials and Structures, 15(6), 1830–1836. 10.1088/0964-1726/15/6/037

2006

D. Chelidze & M. Liu. Multidimensional Damage Identification Based on Phase Space Warping: An Experimental Study. Nonlinear Dynamics, 46(1–2), 61–72. 10.1007/s11071-005-9007-7

2006

D. Chelidze & J. P. Cusumano. Phase space warping: nonlinear time-series analysis for slowly drifting systems. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 364(1846), 2495–2513. 10.1098/rsta.2006.1837

2006

D. Chelidze & W. Zhou. Smooth orthogonal decomposition-based vibration mode identification. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 292(3–5), 461–473. 10.1016/j.jsv.2005.08.006

2005

D. Chelidze & M. Liu. Dynamical systems approach to fatigue damage identification. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 281(3–5), 887–904. 10.1016/j.jsv.2004.02.017

2004

D. Chelidze. Identifying Multidimensional Damage in a Hierarchical Dynamical System. Nonlinear Dynamics, 37(4), 307–322. 10.1023/B:NODY.0000045546.02766.ad

2004

D. Chelidze & J. P. Cusumano. A Dynamical Systems Approach to Failure Prognosis. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 126(1), 2–8. 10.1115/1.1640638

2002

A. Chatterjee, J. P. Cusumano & D. Chelidze. Optimal Tracking of Parameter Drift in a Chaotic System: Experiment and Theory. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 250(5), 877–901. 10.1006/jsvi.2001.3963

2002

D. Chelidze, J. P. Cusumano & A. Chatterjee. A Dynamical Systems Approach to Damage Evolution Tracking, Part 1: Description and Experimental Application. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 124(2), 250–257. 10.1115/1.1456908

2002

J. P. Cusumano, D. Chelidze & A. Chatterjee. A Dynamical Systems Approach to Damage Evolution Tracking, Part 2: Model-Based Validation and Physical Interpretation. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 124(2), 258–264. 10.1115/1.1456907

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

2023

D. Stein & D. Chelidze. Simultaneous Estimation of Multiple Backbone Curves using Smooth Coordinate Tracking. Proceedings of the Third International Nonlinear Dynamics Conference.

2019

H. Li & D. Chelidze. Identification of Variable Amplitude Fatigue Loading Based on Bivariate Probability Mass Functions. Proceedings of the ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Anaheim, California, V006T09A047 (10 pages).

2018

E. D. Gedikli, D. Chelidze & J. M. Dahl. Bending Dominated Flexible Cylinder Experiments Reveal Insights Into Modal Interactions for Flexible Body Vortex-Induced Vibrations. The 28th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, 8.

2016

S. Ilbeigi & D. Chelidze. Reduced Order Models for Systems with Disparate Spatial and Temporal Scales. Rotating Machinery, Hybrid Test Methods, Vibro-Acoustics & Laser Vibrometry, Volume 8: Proceedings of the 34th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics 2016, Orlando, FL, USA, January 25–28, 2016, 8, 447–455.

2016

S. Ilbeigi & D. Chelidze. Model Order Reduction of Nonlinear Euler-Bernoulli Beam. Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 33rd IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, Orlando, FL, USA, February 2–5, 2016, 377–385.

2014

D. Chelidze. Identifying Robust Subspaces for Dynamically Consistent Reduced-Order Models. Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 2: Proceedings of the 32nd IMAC , A Conference and Exposition, Orlando, FL, USA, February 3–6, 2014, 123–130.

2014

D. Chelidze. Statistical Characterization of Nearest Neighbors to Reliably Estimate Minimum Embedding Dimension. Proceedings of the ASME 2014 IDECT: 26th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Buffalo, NY, USA, August 17–20, 2014, 8, V008T11A015–10.

2013

D. B. Segala & D. Chelidze. Robust and Dynamically Consistent Reduced Order Models. Proceedings of the ASME IMECE: Dynamics, Vibration and Control, San Diego, CA, USA, November 15–21, 2013, 4B, V04BT04A010–8.

2013

S. H. Nguyen & D. Chelidze. Coupled Field Dynamic Model of Fatigue Evolution in Structures. Proceedings of the ASME IDECT: 9th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control, Portland, OR, USA, August 4–7, 2013, 7B, V07BT10A034–7.

2013

S. H. Nguyen, M. Falco, M. Liu & D. Chelidze. Fatigue Dynamics Under Statistically and Spectrally Similar Deterministic and Stochastic Excitations. Topics in Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 1: Conference Proceedings of the 31st Society for Experimental Mechanics, Garden Grove, CA, USA, February 11–14, 2013, 125–133.

2013

D. Chelidze. Smooth Projective Noise Reduction for Nonlinear Time Series. Topics in Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 1: Conference Proceedings of the 31st Society for Experimental Mechanics, Garden Grove, CA, USA, February 11–14, 2013, 77–83.

2013

D. Chelidze. Smooth projective nonlinear noise reduction. Proceedings of the ASME IDECT: 22nd Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Conference; 25th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Portland, OR, USA, August 4–7, 2013, 8, V008T12A001–5.

2013

D. Chelidze. Smooth Robust Subspace Based Model Reduction. Proceedings of the ASME IDECT: 9th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control, Portland, OR, USA, August 4–7, 2013, 7B, V07BT10A044–13.

2012

S. H. Nguyen & D. Chelidze. Characteristic Lengths and Distances: Fast and Robust Features for Nonlinear Time Series. Proceedings of the ASME 2012 IDECT: 24th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Chicago, IL, USA, August 12–15, 2012, 1 Parts A and B, 615–621.

2012

S. H. Nguyen, M. Falco, M. Liu & D. Chelidze. Characterization of fatigue dynamics under deterministic and stochastic excitation. Proceedings of the ASME IDETC: 1st Biennial International Conference on Dynamics for Design; 14th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Chicago, IL, USA, August 12–15, 2012, 6, 265–270.

2010

M. Falco, M. Liu & D. Chelidze. A New Fatigue Testing Apparatus Model and Parameter Identification. Proceedings of the ASME IDETC: 22nd International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology; Special Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 15–18, 2010, 5, 1007–1012.

2010

D. B. Segala, D. Chelidze, D. Gates & J. Dingwell. Linear and Nonlinear Smooth Orthogonal Decomposition to Reconstruct Local Fatigue Dynamics: A Comparison. Proceedings of the ASME IDETC: 22nd International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology; Special Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 15–18, 2010, 5, 763–770.

2009

D. B. Segala, D. Chelidze, D. Gates & J. Dingwell. Dynamical Analysis of Sawing Motion Tracks Muscle Fatigue Evolution. Proceedings of the ASME 2009 IDETC: 7th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control, San Diego, CA, USA, August 30–September 2, 2009, 4 C, 1593–1599.

2009

D. B. Segala, D. Chelidze, J. M. Schiffman, D. Gates & J. Dingwell. Tracking Muscle Fatigue Markers Through Nonlinear and Multivariate Analysis of Motion Kinematics. Proceeding of the ASME 2009 IMECE: Mechanical Systems and Control, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA, November 13–19, 2009, 10 A, 409–410.

2008

D. B. Segala, D. Chelidze, A. Adams, J. M. Schiffman & L. Hasselquist. Tracking Physiological Fatigue in Prolonged Load Carriage Walking Using Phase Space Warping and Smooth Orthogonal Decomposition. ASME 2008 IMECE: Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering, Boston, MA, USA, October 31–November 6, 2008, 2, 323–331.

2008

J. Kuehl & D. Chelidze. Invariant Manifold Detection From Phase Space Trajectories. Proceedings of the ASME 2008 IMECE: Mechanical Systems and Control, Boston, MA, USA, October 31–November 6, 2008, 11, 699–705.

2008

M. Song, D. B. Segala, J. B. Dingwell & D. Chelidze. Slow-Time Changes in Human Muscle Fatigue Are Fully Represented in Movement Kinematics. Proceedings of the ASME 2007 IDETC: 21st Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Las Vegas, NV, USA, September 4–7, 2008, 1 A, 679–688.

2007

W. Zhou & D. Chelidze. Blind source separation based vibration mode identification. Proceedings of the SEM: 25th Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, IMAC-XXV, Orlando, FL, USA, February 19–22, 2007, 996–1008.

2007

D. Chelidze & G. Chelidze. Nonlinear model reduction based on smooth orthogonal decomposition. Proceedings of the 9th IASTED International Conference on Control and Applications, Montreal, QC, Canada, May 30 – June 1, 2007, 325–330.

2006

D. Chelidze & M. Lugmair. Damage tracking in variable environmental conditions. 13th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2006, Vienna, Austria, July 2–6, 2006, 1, 546–553.

2006

W. Zhou & D. Chelidze. Generalized eigenvalue decomposition in time domain modal parameter identification. Proceedings of the ASME 2006 IDETCE: Design Engineering and Computers and Information in Engineering, Parts A and B, Chicago, IL, USA, November 5–10, 2006, Parts A and B, 761–769.

2005

J. P. Cusumano & D. Chelidze. Phase space warping: a dynamical systems approach to diagnostics and prognostics. Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Chaotic Dynamics and Control of Systems and Processes in Mechanics: Solid Mechanics and its Applications, Rome, Italy, June 8–13, 2003, 122, 183–192.

2005

D. Chelidze & W. Zhou. A new method for vibration mode analysis. Proceedings of the ASME IDETC2005: 20th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Long Beach, CA, USA, September 24–28, 2005, 1 C, 1899–1905.

2005

M. Liu & D. Chelidze. Flow variance method for damage identification. Proceedings of SPIE: Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Smart Structures and Integrated Systems, San Diego, CA, USA, March 7–10, 2005, 5764, 553–558.

2005

M. Liu & D. Chelidze. Local flow variation method for damage identification. Proceedings of the ASME IDETC2005: 20th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Long Beach, CA, USA, September 24–28, 2005, 1 B, 1663–1668.

2005

D. Chelidze & W. Zhou. Smooth orthogonal decomposition based vibration mode analysis. Proceedings of the SEM: 23rd Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics 2005, IMAC-XXIII, Orlando, FL, USA, January 31 – February 3, 2005.

2003

D. Chelidze. Dynamical systems approach to material damage diagnosis. Proceedings of the 2003 ASME IDETC: 19th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Chicago, IL, USA, September 2–6, 2003, 5 B, 1263–1270.

2003

D. Chelidze. Multidimensional Hidden Slow Variable Tracking in a Hierarchical Dynamical System. Proceedings of the ASME 2003 IMECE: Dynamic Systems and Control, Washington, DC, USA, November 15–21, 2003, 1–2, 1079–1086.

2002

D. Chelidze. Multimode damage tracking and failure prognosis in electromechanical system. Proceedings of SPIE: Component and Systems Diagnostics, Prognostics, and Health Management II, Orlando, FL, USA, April 3–4, 2002, 4733, 1–12.

2001

D. Chelidze, J. P. Cusumano & A. Chatterjee. Failure prognosis using nonlinear short-time prediction and multi-time scale recursive estimation. Proceedings of the 2001 ASME IDETC: 18th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, September 9–12, 2001, 6 A, 901–910.

2001

D. Chelidze, J. P. Cusumano & A. Chatterjee. Procedure for tracking damage evolution and predicting remaining useful life with application to an electromechanical experimental system. Proceedings of SPIE: Component and Systems Diagnostics, Prognosis, and Health Management, Orlando, FL, USA, April 16–20, 2001, 4389, 12–22.

1999

J. P. Cusumano, D. Chelidze & A. Chatterjee. A nonlinear observer for damage evolution tracking. Integrating Dynamics, Condition Monitoring and Control for the 21st Century: DYMAC 99 – Proceedings of the first international conference, Manchester, UK, September 1–3, 1999, 61–68.

1999

D. Chelidze, J. P. Cusumano & A. Chatterjee. Hidden variable tracking: formulation and analysis of a mathematical model. Proceedings of the 1999 ASME IDETC: 17th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 12–16, 1999, 7 B(DETC99/VIB-8358), 2769–2779.

1997

J. P. Cusumano, D. Chelidze & N. K. Hecht. Using Phase Space Reconstruction to Track Parameter Drift in a Nonlinear System. Proceedings of the 1997 ASME DETC: 16th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibrations and Noise, Sacramento, CA, USA, September 14–17, 1997, 7 pp..

1997

J. P. Cusumano, D. Chelidze & A. Chatterjee. Experimental application of a method for hidden parameter tracking in a slowly changing, chaotic system. Proceedings of the 1997 ASME IMECE: Emerging Technologies for Machinery Health Monitoring and Prognosis, Dallas, TX, USA, November 16–21, 1997, TRIB-7, 45–54.

1995

T. J. Selstad, K. Farhang & D. Chelidze. Vibration control of a beam embedded with an electrorheological fluid. Proceedings of the 1995 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Boston, MA, USA, September 17–20, 1995, 3A, 415–424.

1995

D. Chelidze, K. Farhang & T. J. Selstad. Vibration response and parametric instability in beams with combined quadratic and cubic material nonlinearities. Proceedings of the 1995 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Boston, MA, USA, September 17–20, 1995, 3, 31–42.

Conference Papers and Posters Reviewed by Abstract

2024

D. Stein & D. Chelidze. Physics-Informed Model Order Reduction via Generalized Characteristic Value Decomposition. Proceedings of Society for Experimental Mechanics, International Modal Analysis Conference (SEM-IMAC 2024).

2023

D. Stein, H. Li & D. Chelidze. Sub-Band Decomposition Based-Linear Normal Mode Identification. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, 141–144.

2023

H. Li & D. Chelidze. Reliable Damage Tracking in Nonlinear Systems via Phase Space Warping: A Case Study. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, 241–244.

2022

D. Stein & D. Chelidze. Identification of Slowly Decaying Smooth Subspaces and Applications. Proceedings of International Design, Engineering, and Technology Conference (IDETC-CIE 2022).

2021

D. Chelidze. Higher-Order Decompositions for Modal Identification and Model Order Reduction. Nonlinear Structures & Systems, Volume 1, Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, 271–278.

2021

H. Li & D. Chelidze. Identification and Modeling of a Variable Amplitude Fatigue Experiment Apparatus with Damaged Beam Specimen. Nonlinear Structures & Systems, Volume 1, Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, 265–269.

2021

H. Li & D. Chelidze. Fatigue Damage of a Single-Edge Notched Beam Specimen Under Variable Amplitude Loading with Similar Probabilistic and Cycle Counting Statistics. Nonlinear Structures & Systems, Volume 1, Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, 301–305.

2020

D. Chelidze. Higher-Order Decompositions for Modal Identification and Model Order Reduction. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series IMAC XXXVIII.

2020

H. Li & D. Chelidze. Identification and Modeling of a Variable Amplitude Fatigue Experiment Apparatus with Damaged Beam Specimen. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series IMAC XXXVIII.

2018

H. Li & D. Chelidze. Variable Amplitude Fatigue Testing Apparatus and its Dynamical Characterization. Structural Health Monitoring, Photogrammetry & DIC, Volume 6. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, 137–140.

2018

E. D. Gedikli, D. Chelidze & J. M. Dahl. Disrupting spanwise mode shape in vortex-induced vibrations using in-line piezoelectric actuators. Poster presentation at BBVIV-7 – 7th Conference on Bluff Body Wakes and Vortex-Induced Vibrations, Carry-le-Rouet (Marseille), France, July 3–6, 2018.

2018

E. D. Gedikli, J. M. Dahl & D. Chelidze. A novel method to suppress flexible cylinder vortex-induced vibrations. INT-NAM 2018: 3rd International Symposium on Naval Architecture and Maritime , Istanbul, Turkey, April 23–25, 2018.

2018

H. Li & D. Chelidze. Variable amplitude fatigue testing apparatus and its dynamical characterization. IMAC-36, Orlando, FL, USA, February 12–4.

2018

E. D. Gedikli, D. Chelidze & J. M. Dahl. Active control of flexible cylinders undergoing vortex-induced vibrations using piezo stripe actuators. Structural Health Monitoring, Photogrammetry & DIC, Volume 6. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, 63–65.

2017

S. Ilbeigi & D. Chelidze. Persistent models for complex control systems. Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 1. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, 167–175.

2016

D. Chelidze. Generalized Smooth Decomposition for Vibration Mode Identification. paper (IDETC2016-59943) presented at ASME 2016 IDETC: 12th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control, Charlotte, NC, USA, Aug 21–24, 2016.

2016

S. Ilbeigi & D. Chelidze. Model Order Reduction of Nonlinear Euler-Bernoulli Beam. Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 33rd IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, Orlando, FL, USA, February 2–5, 2016, 377–385.

2015

S. Ilbeigi & D. Chelidze. Proper and Smooth Orthogonal Decomposition-Based, Model-Order Reduction for Complex Systems. paper presented at 13th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics: Minisymposium on Model and Solution Reduction Methods for Direct and Inverse Problems in Computational Mechanics, San Diego, CA, USA, July 26–30.

2015

D. Chelidze. Statistical Analysis of Nearest Neighbors Leads to Robust and Reliable Estimates for Minimum Embedding Dimension. paper presented at 8th Chaotic Modeling and Simulation International Conference, CHAOS 2015, Henri Poincare Institute, Paris, France, 26–29 May.

2013

D. Chelidze, S. H. Nguyen, M. Falco & M. Liu. Fatigue accumulation under chaotic loading is slower than under statistically and spectrally similar stochastic excitation,. paper presented at the SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, MS63, Snowbird, UT, USA, May 9–10, 175.

2012

D. Chelidze. Dynamical systems approach to motion analysis and to tracking the associated physiologic processes,. paper presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine: Device-enabled measurement of health behaviors in real-time, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, April 11-14.

2011

D. Chelidze, M. Liu & M. Falco. Rational models and dynamical characterization of fatigue using phase space warping and smooth orthogonal decomposition. poster presented at the NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference 2011, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, January 4–7.

2010

M. Liu & D. Chelidze. A multi-parameter chaotic sensor based on magnetoelastic resonance. paper presented at the 16th US National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, State College, PA, USA, June 27–July 2.

2010

D. B. Segala, D. Chelidze, D. Gates & J. B. Dingwell. Nonlinear smooth orthogonal decomposition of sawing motion kinematics features identifies local muscle fatigue dynamics. paper presented at the 16th US National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, State College, PA, USA, June 27–July 2.

2010

D. B. Segala, D. Gates, J. B. Dingwell & D. Chelidze. Nonlinear smooth orthogonal decomposition identifies local muscle fatigue dynamics in sawing motion. poster presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Providence, Rhode Island, August 18 –21.

2009

D. Chelidze. Rational Models and Dynamical Characterization of Fatigue using Phase Space Warping and Smooth Orthogonal Decomposition. poster presented at NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 22–25.

2009

A. Adams, J. M. Schiffman, D. B. Segala, D. Chelidze & L. Hasselquist. Nonlinear Analysis Of Gait Kinematics To Track Changes In Oxygen Consumption In Prolonged Load Carriage. paper presented at the American College of Sports Medicine 56th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA, May 27–30.

2009

D. Chelidze. Nonlinear normal mode embedding for model reduction. Nonlinear Normal Modes, Dim ension Reduction and Localization in Vibrating Systems, Booklet of Abstracts, Euromech Colloquium 503, Frascati, Italy, September 27–October 2, G. Rega and A.F. Vakakis, 60–62.

2008

D. Chelidze. Phase space warping and smooth orthogonal decomposition based diagnosis and prognosis of machines and humans. poster presented at the NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Knoxville, TN, USA, January 7–10.

2008

J. Kuehl & D. Chelidze. Invariant manifold identification from phase space trajectories. paper presented at the 12th conference on nonlinear vibrations, stability, and dynamics of structures, Blacksburg, VA, USA, June 1–4.

2008

J. Kuehl & D. Chelidze. Invariant manifold identification from phase space trajectories. paper presented at the IACM/ECCOMAS Congress 2008, Venice, Italy, June 29–July 4.

2007

J. B. Dingwell, M. Song, D. B. Segala & D. Chelidze. Predicting slow changes in muscle fatigue from kinematics. paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Stanford, CA, USA, August 22–25.

2007

J. B. Dingwell, M. Song, D. B. Segala & D. Chelidze. Tracking slow-time-scale changes in human muscle fatigue from movement kinematics. paper presented at the Symposium on Musculoskeletal Biomechanics: 44th Annual Technical Meeting Society of Engineering Science, October 21-24.

2007

M. Liu & D. Chelidze. Chaotic Atomic-Force Microscope. Proceedings of the 21st Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 3–7, 2007, 203–204.

2006

M. Liu & D. Chelidze. A new type atomic force microscope based on chaotic motions. paper presented at the 11th Conference on Nonlinear Vibrations, Stability, and Dynamics of Structures, Blacksburg, VA, August 13–16.

2006

L. Dobrot & D. Chelidze. Damage identification based on transitional probabilities. paper presented at the 11th Conference on Nonlinear Vibrations, Stability, and Dynamics of Structures, Blacksburg, VA, August 13–16.

2006

J. B. Dingwell, D. F. Napolitano & D. Chelidze. Tracking slow-time-scale changes in human locomotion. Proceedings of the 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Germany, July 29–August 4, 39(S1), S116.

2006

W. Zhou & D. Chelidze. A new method for vibration modal analysis. Proceedings of the SEM: Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2006, Saint Louis, MO, USA, June 4–7, 2006, 4, 2278–2279.

2006

M. Liu & D. Chelidze. A new type atomic force microscope based on chaotic motions. Proceedings of the SEM: Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2006, Saint Louis, MO, USA, June 4–7, 2006, 1, 331–338.

2006

M. Liu & D. Chelidze. Identifying fatigue damage under varying environmental conditions. Proceedings of the SEM: Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2006, Saint Louis, MO, USA, June 4–7, 2006, 2, 620–626.

2006

W. Zhou & D. Chelidze. SOD based modal parameters extraction for distributed-parameter vibration systems. Proceedings of the SEM: Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2006, Saint Louis, MO, USA, June 4–7, 2006, 2, 794–803.

2005

D. Chelidze, M. Liu, D. F. Napolitano & J. B. Dingwell. Smooth orthogonal decomposition based reconstruction of a slow-time phase space trajectory. paper presented at the Time Series and Reconstruction, ENOC-2005, fifth EUROMECH Nonlinear Dynamics Conference, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, August 7–12.

2005

D. Chelidze. Smooth orthogonal decomposition based model reduction. paper presented at the Reduced-order modeling, ENOC-2005, fifth EUROMECH Nonlinear Dynamics Conference, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, August 7–12.

2005

D. Chelidze & M. Liu. A slow-time phase space reconstruction based on a smooth orthogonal decomposition. paper presented at the Symposium on Dynamics: Recent Advances in Nonlinear Mechanics, The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Aberdeen, Great Britain, August 31–September 1.

2005

J. B. Dingwell, D. F. Napolitano & D. Chelidze. Tracking slow-time-scale changes in movement coordination. Proceedings of the XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Cleveland, OH, August 1–5, 2005, 410.

2005

W. Zhou & D. Chelidze. A new method for vibration modal analysis. Proceedings of the 2005 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Portland, OR, USA, June 7–9, 103–104.

2005

M. Liu & D. Chelidze. Flow variance method for damage identification. Proceedings of the SEM: 23rd Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics 2005, IMAC-XXIII, Orlando, FL, USA, January 31–February 3, 10p.

2003

K. Hartt & D. Chelidze. A study of measurement noise in chaotic signals. paper presented at the Extracting Salient Features of Embedded Time Series with Applications to Health Monitoring, 2003 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, May 27.

2003

J. P. Cusumano & D. Chelidze. Phase space warping: a dynamical systems approach to diagnostics and prognostics. Booklet of Abstracts, IUTAM Symposium on Chaotic Dynamics and Control of Systems and Processes in Mechanics, Rome, Italy, June 8–13, 37–38.

2003

D. G. Taggart, D. Chelidze, W. J. Palm & T. J. Kim. Application of abrasive waterjet machining in undergraduate engineering courses. Proceeding of 2003 WJTA American Waterjet Conference, Houston, Texas, August 17–19.

2002

K. Hartt & D. Chelidze. Detecting measurement noise in chaotic signals. \em Dynamical Systems Methods for Advanced Diagnostics and Prognostics, the Proceedings of the 39th Annual Technical Meeting of SES, State College, PA, USA, October 13–16, 6-2.

2002

D. Chelidze & J. P. Cusumano. Phase space warping: a general approach to machinery diagnosis and prognosis. Dynamical Systems Methods for Advanced Diagnostics and Prognostics, the Proceedings of the 39th Annual Technical Meeting of SES, State College, PA, USA, October 13–16, 2002, 6-4.

2002

D. G. Taggart, B. E. Stucker, T. Kegler, D. Chelidze & W. J. Palm. Integration of mechanical design and prototyping activities. Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Vive L’ingenieur, Montreal, Que., Canada, June 16–19, 2002, 11961–11971.

2000

J. P. Cusumano, J. Sikora, D. Chelidze & A. Chatterjee. Spectral properties of signals from a gear-pair transmission with evolving damage. Proceedings of the 54th Meeting of the Society for Machinery Failure, Prevention Technology: Improving Productivity Through Applications of Condition Monitoring, Virginia Beach, VA, May 1–4, 2000, 121–133.

2000

J. P. Cusumano, A. Chatterjee & D. Chelidze. Some fundamental issues in damage tracking, with application to a low-dimensional model of a gear-pair transmission. Proceedings of the 54th Meeting of the Society for Machinery Failure, Prevention Technology: Improving Productivity Through Applications of Condition Monitoring, Virginia Beach, VA, USA, May 1–4, 2000, pp.~, 507–517.

2000

D. Chelidze, J. P. Cusumano & A. Chatterjee. A nonlinear state space approach to tracking damage evolution: experimental application to a gearbox. Proceedings of the 54th Meeting of the Society for Machinery Failure, Prevention Technology: Improving Productivity Through Applications of Condition Monitoring, Virginia Beach, VA, USA, May 1–4, 2000, 63–72.

2000

A. Chatterjee, J. P. Cusumano & D. Chelidze. Tracking parameter drift in a vibro-impact system. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Impact and Friction of Solids, Structures and Intelligent Machines, Ottawa, Canada, June 27–30, 1998, 159–162.

1999

A. Chatterjee, J. P. Cusumano & D. Chelidze. Study of a chaotic map with application to parameter tracking in a vibro-impact system. paper presented at the Euromech Colloquium 397 on Impact in mechanical systems, Grenoble, France, June 30–July 2.

1998

J. P. Cusumano, D. Chelidze & A. Chatterjee. Tracking damage evolution via delay coordinate embedding. Proceedings of the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology Conference: Prognosis of Residual Life of Machinery and Structures, Virginia Beach, VA, March 30–April 2, 1998, 229–238.

1997

J. P. Cusumano, D. Chelidze & N. K. Hecht. Using Phase Space Reconstruction to Track Parameter Drift in a Nonlinear System. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 133rd Meeting Abstracts, 101(5), 3086.

1997

J. P. Cusumano, D. Chelidze & N. K. Hecht. Model based tracking of hidden parameter drift in dynamical systems. Proceedings of Joint Conference of the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology and the ASME Committee on Reliability, Stress Analysis and Failure Prevention. A Critical Link: Diagnosis to Prognosis, Virginia Beach, VA, April 14–18, 1997, 309–318.

1997

D. Chelidze, J. P. Cusumano & N. K. Hecht. Hidden parameter tracking using delay coordinate embedding. Proceedings of NOISE-CON97 The 1997 National Conference on Noise Control Engineering, Joint 133rd Meeting of the ASA and Institute of Noise Control Engineering, State College, PA, June 15–17, 1997, Book 1, 525–530.