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Antonio Recuero

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Biography:

Antonio Recuero is a computational mechanics scientist in the Computational Mechanics and Materials Department, with experience in finite elements, nonlinear mechanics and materials, multibody dynamics, and model development. His interests also include high-performance computing, numerical methods, and general innovative methodologies on the application of computational mechanics to engineering problems. 

Dr. Recuero earned a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Seville, Spain, and has held the positions of scientist and senior simulation engineer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber company, respectively. He joined INL in 2019, where he has contributed to several physics-based codes including Bison, Magpie, and MOOSE.

Education:

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering – University of Seville, Spain 

M.S., Advanced Design in Mechanical Engineering – University of Seville, Spain 

B.S., Industrial Engineering – University of Seville, Spain 

B.S., Technical Industrial Degree in Mechanical Engineering – University of Huelva, Spain 

Publications:

​Recuero, AM; Escalona, JL; Shabana, AA; "Finite-element analysis of unsupported sleepers using three-dimensional wheel–rail contact formulation,” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multi-body Dynamics",225,2,153-165,2011,"SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England 

Escalona, José L; Chamorro, Rosario; Recuero, Antonio M; “Description of methods for the eigenvalue analysis of railroad vehicles including track flexibility, Journal of computational and nonlinear dynamics,7,4, 2012, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection 

Hamper, Martin B; Recuero, Antonio M; Escalona, José L; Shabana, Ahmed A, “Use of finite element and finite segment methods in modeling rail flexibility: a comparative study,” Journal of computational and nonlinear dynamics, 7, 4, 2012, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection 

Escalona, José L; Recuero, Antonio M; “A bicycle model for education in multibody dynamics and real-time interactive simulation,” Multibody System Dynamics, 27, 3, 383-402, 2012, Springer Netherlands 

Shabana, Ahmed A; Zaher, Mohamed H; Recuero, Antonio M; Rathod, Cheta; “Study of nonlinear system stability using eigenvalue analysis: Gyroscopic motion,” Journal of sound and vibration, 330, 24, 6006-6022, 2011, Academic Press 

Recuero, Antonio M; Escalona, José L; “Application of the trajectory coordinate system and the moving modes method approach to railroad dynamics using Krylov subspaces,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, 332, 20, 5177-5191, 2013, Academic Press 

Recuero, Antonio M; Escalona, José L; “Dynamics of the coupled railway vehicle–flexible track system with irregularities using a multibody approach with moving modes,” Vehicle System Dynamics, 52,1,45-67, 2014,Taylor & Francis 

Chamorro, Rosario; Escalona, José L; Recuero, Antonio M; “Stability analysis of multibody systems with long flexible bodies using the moving modes method and its application to railroad dynamics,” Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 9,1 2014, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection 

Ding, Jieyu; Wallin, Michael; Wei, Cheng; Recuero, Antonio M; Shabana, Ahmed A; “Use of independent rotation field in the large displacement analysis of beams” Nonlinear Dynamics, 76, 3, 1829-1843, 2014, Springer Netherlands 

Hamed, Ashraf M; Jayakumar, Paramsothy; Letherwood, Michael D; Gorsich, David J; Recuero, Antonio M; Shabana, Ahmed A; “Ideal compliant joints and integration of computer aided design and analysis” Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics,10, 2, 2015, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection 

Recuero, Antonio M; Shabana, Ahmed A; “A simple procedure for the solution of three-dimensional wheel/rail conformal contact problem” Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 9, 3, 2014, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection 

Recuero, A.M.; Escalona, J.L.; Chamorro, R.; “A Trajectory Frame-Based Dynamic Formulation for Railroad Vehicle Simulation” International Journal of Railway Technology,1, 2, 21-44, 2012 

Ding, Jieyu; Wallin, Michael; Wei, Cheng; Recuero, Antonio M; Shabana, Ahmed A; “On the Issue of Redundancy in the Large Rotation Vector Formulation” International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference,46391, V006T10A031, 2014, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 

Recuero, Antonio M; Aceituno, Javier F; Escalona, José L; Shabana, Ahmed A; “A nonlinear approach for modeling rail flexibility using the absolute nodal coordinate formulation, Nonlinear Dynamics” 83,1-2, 463-481, 2016, Springer Netherlands 

Recuero, Antonio M; Contreras, Ulysses; Patel, Mohil; Shabana, Ahmed A; “ANCF continuum-based soil plasticity for wheeled vehicle off-road mobility” Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics,11, 4, 2016, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection 

Recuero, Antonio M; Escalona, Jose L; “Analytical and Numerical Validation of a Moving Modes Method for Traveling Interaction on Long Structures,” Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics,11, 5, 2016, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection 

Contreras, Ulysses; Recuero, Antonio M; Jayakumar, Paramsothy; Foster, Craig D; Letherwood, Michael D; Gorsich, David J; Shabana, Ahmed A; “Integration of ANCF continuum-based soil plasticity for off-road vehicle mobility in multibody system dynamics,” International Journal of Vehicle Performance, 3,1, 36-70, 2017, Inderscience Publishers (IEL) 

Recuero, Antonio; Serban, Radu; Peterson, Bryan; Sugiyama, Hiroyuki; Jayakumar, Paramsothy; Negrut, Dan; “A high-fidelity approach for vehicle mobility simulation: Nonlinear finite element tires operating on granular material,” Journal of Terramechanics, 72, 39-54, 2017, Pergamon 

Serban, Radu; Negrut, Dan; Recuero, Antonio; Jayakumar, Paramsothy; “An integrated framework for high-performance, high-fidelity simulation of ground vehicle-tyre-terrain interaction,” International journal of vehicle performance, 5, 3, 233-259, 2019, Inderscience Publishers (IEL) 

Rakhsha, Milad; Smith, Colin R; Recuero, Antonio M; Brandon, Scott CE; Vignos, Michael F; Thelen, Darryl G; Negrut, Dan; “Simulation of surface strain in tibiofemoral cartilage during walking for the prediction of collagen fibre orientation,” Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization, 7, 4, 396-405, 2019, Taylor & Francis 

Serban, Radu; Recuero, Antonio; “Sensitivity analysis for hybrid systems and systems with memory,” Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics,  14,9, 2019, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection 

Presentations:

​Chamorro, Rosario; Escalona, Jose L; Recuero, Antonio M; “Dynamics of railroad vehicles on deformed curved trackes using the moving mode shape methods,” The Proceedings of the Asian Conference on Multibody Dynamics, 2010, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 

Escalona, JL; Recuero, AM; “A bicycle model for education in machine dynamics and real-time interactive simulation,” Proceedings of Bicycle and Motorcycle Dynamics 2010 Symposium on the Dynamics and Control of Single Track Vehicles, 20-22, 2010 

Escalona, Jose L; Chamorro, Rosario; Recuero, Antonio M; “Eigenvalue Analysis of Multibody Models of Railroad Vehicles Including Track Flexibility,” International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, 54815, 617-627,2011 

Hamper, Martin B; Recuero, Antonio M; Escalona, Jose L; Shabana, Ahmed A; “Modeling Rail Flexibility Using Finite Element and Finite Segment Methods,” ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conference,54594, 129-140, 2011 

Schwab, AL; Recuero, Antonio M; “Design and experimental validation of a haptic steering interface for the control input of a bicycle simulator” Proceedings of ECCOMAS Multibody Dynamics Conference,1-4, 2013 

Recuero, Antonio M; Escalona, José L; “Modeling Infinitely Long Flexible Railroad Tracks Using Moving Modes and Krylov Subspaces Techniques” International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, 55966, V07AT10A046, 2013, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 

Contreras, Ulysses; Recuero, Antonio M; Hamed, Ashraf M; Wei, Cheng; Foster, Craig; Jayakumar, Paramsothy; Letherwood, Michael D; Gorsich, David J; Shabana, Ahmed A; “Implementation of continuum-based plasticity formulation for vehicle/soil interaction in multibody system algorithms,” 2014 NDIA Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium, Novi, Michigan,12-14, 2014 

Wang, Liang; Wang, Yongxing; Recuero, Antonio M; Shabana, Ahmed A; “Use of ANCF Finite Elements in MBS Textile Applications,” International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, 57168, V006T10A027, 2015, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 

Recuero, Antonio M; Escalona, José L; “Verification of the Moving Modes Method for the analysis of deformable railroad tracks,” ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics June 29 - July 2, 2015, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 

Serban, Radu; Olsen, Nicholas; Negrut, Dan; Recuero, Antonio; Jayakumar, Paramsothy; “A co-simulation framework for high-performance, high-fidelity simulation of ground vehicle-terrain interaction,” Conference: NATO AVT-265 Specialists’ Meeting, Vilnius, Lithuania (May 2017)", 23, 24, 2017 ​​​​

Awards:

​2015, Extraordinary award to Ph.D. thesis: “Simulation of Coupled Railroad Vehicle-Flexible Track Dynamics using Moving Modes and Krylov Subspaces Techniques.”

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