{"id":4344,"date":"2022-09-14T12:59:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T16:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=4344"},"modified":"2025-08-18T15:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T19:30:09","slug":"derek-gransden","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/people\/derek-gransden\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek I. Gransden"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"courses\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">COURSES<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ECOR 1034 &#8211; Engineering Dynamics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MAAE 2101 &#8211; Dynamics II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MAAE 3202 &#8211; Mechanics of Solids II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AERO 4003 &#8211; Aerospace Systems Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AERO 3101 &#8211; Lightweight Structures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AERO 4306 &#8211; Aerospace Vehicle Performance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MECH 4604 &#8211; Finite Element Methods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MECH 4705 &#8211; CAD\/CAM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AERO 4907O &#8211; Bio-inspired Environmentally-Friendly Unmanned Aerial Vehicle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EGEN 5505 &#8211; Controls and Robotics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"biography\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">BIOGRAPHY<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Derek I. Gransden returned to the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the Summer of 2022 as an Instructor.&nbsp; He obtained his Bachelor\u2019s degree and Ph.D. at Carleton University, in which he specialised in the vibration and control of parallel chain kinematics with coupled rigid and elastic bodies.&nbsp; Dr. Gransden was accepted as a post-doctorate researcher for the Technical University of Delft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2014, at TU Delft, he completed his computational model of a composite aircraft low-speed crash, with focus on the damage of the composite, to investigate the safety of composite aircraft in pool-fire crashes as part of the AircraftFire project led by Airbus.&nbsp; As an assistant professor, Dr. Gransden studied the impact of open-rotor systems on the fuselage of the next generation of fixed-wing aircraft, the impact of small remotely piloted aerial systems (commonly known as UAVs) on the human head, and the hypervelocity impact of micrometeorite and orbital debris on spacecraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Gransden earned a teaching qualification at TU Delft, where he began his career of teaching, and continued teaching at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, and at Carleton University.&nbsp; Nominated for teacher-of-the-year, teaching has become the main passion of Dr. Gransden.&nbsp; His teaching focus is on mechanics of solid materials, particularly with dynamics and finite element structures. &nbsp;&nbsp;He incorporates novel pedagogical methodologies into his classrooms, and has taken many courses to improve the student experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>JOURNALS<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><span lang=\"en-GB\">Rattanagraikanakorn, B., Blom, H. A.,&nbsp;<b>Gransden, D. I.<\/b>, et al.&nbsp;<i>Variation in Human Injury and Fatality from Impacts by Different UAS Types<\/i>. Journal of Accident Analysis and Prevention. Submitted Feb. 2021.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span lang=\"en-GB\">Rattanagraikanakorn, B., Schuurman, M.,&nbsp;<b>Gransden, D. I.,<\/b>&nbsp;et al.&nbsp;<i>Modelling Head Injury due to Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collision: Crash Dummy vs Human Body<\/i>. International Journal of Crashworthiness. 2020. pp. 1\u201314. DOI: 10.1080\/13588265.2020.1807687.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span lang=\"en-GB\">Rattanagraikanakorn, B.,&nbsp;<b>Gransden, D. I.,&nbsp;<\/b>et al. \u201c<\/span>Multibody system modelling of unmanned aircraft system collisions with the human head\u201d. International Journal of Crashworthiness. Jul. 2019. DOI: 10.1080\/13588265.2019.1633818.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b><span lang=\"en-GB\">Gransden, D. I.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"en-GB\">&nbsp;and Alderliesten, R. \u201cDevelopment of a Finite Element Model for Comparing Metal and Composite Fuselage Section Drop Testing\u201d.&nbsp; International Journal of Crashworthiness. Jan. 2017.<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b><span lang=\"en-GB\">Gransden, D. I.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"en-GB\">, Bornemann, P. B., Rose, M., and Nitzsche, F.&nbsp; \u201cConstrained Generalised-alpha Method for Coupling Rigid Parallel Chain Kinematics and Elastic Bodies\u201d.&nbsp; Computational Mechanics. Jan. 2015.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>CONFERENCES<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Rattanagraikanakorn, B., et al.&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Modeling and Simulating Human Fatality due to Quadrotor UAS Impact<\/i>, AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM, 2020. DOI: 10.2514\/6.2020-2902.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rattanagraikanakorn, B., et al.&nbsp;<i>Modelling Head Injury due to Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collision: Crash Dummy vs Human Body.<\/i>&nbsp;AIAA Aviation Forum. June 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;DOI: 10.2514\/6.2019-2835.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span lang=\"en-GB\">Mooij, E., and&nbsp;<b>Gransden, D. I.<\/b>&nbsp;<\/span><i>The Effect of Sloshing on the Controllability of a Conventional Aeroelastic Launch Vehicle<\/i>&nbsp;AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum. Jan. 2019. DOI:&nbsp;<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/deref\/http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.2514%2F6.2019-0116?_sg%5B0%5D=JHUXXM29BmNDfN3NS3UEQemSthRqBASfJHXd8FM7iy5a8pKMYkzu_zDstEEMjxofHhKBxDGsTfdS7gQEp6H90j5XtA.H7QgMREPvLpQjiP1ugZXF2whBF98BA8wGzzaLOjFD2j-5ObhkHb8OXO3FVFtFgi1hiLUEg1d3ayIX_o0zyyyrg. 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I.&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><i>Multibody Approach to the Controlled Removal of Large Space Debris with Flexible Appendages<\/i>, AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum. Jan. 2019. DOI:&nbsp;<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/deref\/http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.2514%2F6.2019-1916?_sg%5B0%5D=gowGE1TfArvqIN544OgAcRh4tnROLT5stQ8ygypIqI-p6WMOldUk6DNaey5YkTwBp87hb6nkyRPfPTz4C8TLpdl10A.18VgvnYOxkm2H99AJaMxRg5yio9gff4jTEKn-NnfpaGGbiiazMUlWe_JKgmtUcOqMA2qgX5vjYPDET34jUj8Ag. 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June 2018. DOI: 10.2514\/6.2018-3031.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b><span lang=\"en-GB\">Gransden, D. I.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"en-GB\">&nbsp;and Mooij, E.&nbsp;<i>Control Recovery of a Satellite with Large Flexible Appendages after Impact with Space Debris<\/i>. Science and Technology Forum Exposition. Jan. 2018.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span lang=\"en-GB\">Mooij, E. and<b>&nbsp;Gransden, D. I.&nbsp;<\/b><i>Model Verification of a Satellite with Large Flexible Appendages for Control System Design<\/i>. AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference. Jan. 2018.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span lang=\"en-GB\">Verheijen, B.,&nbsp;<b>Gransden, D. I.<\/b>, Bergsma, O. K., Riedel, W., L\u00e4ssig, T.,&nbsp; Long, N., van der Werff, H., Heisserer, U.&nbsp;<i>Feasibility study on Dyneema\u00ae-based spacecraft impact shielding<\/i>. 9<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety Conference. Oct. 2017.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b><span lang=\"en-GB\">Gransden, D. I.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"en-GB\">&nbsp;and Mooij, E.&nbsp;<\/span><i><span lang=\"en-GB\">Quasi-Static Flight Performance of a Conventional Aeroelastic Launch Vehicle<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"en-GB\">.&nbsp;<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">68<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;International Astronautical Congress. Sep. 2017.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span lang=\"en-GB\">Schuurman, M., and&nbsp;<b>Gransden, D. I.<\/b>&nbsp;<i>Sky Lantern Safety Flight Profile for Risk Assessment<\/i>. AIAA Balloon Systems Conference. June 2017.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b><span lang=\"en-GB\">Gransden, D. I.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"en-GB\">&nbsp;and Mooij, E.&nbsp;<i>Simple Adaptive Control of a Satellite with Large Flexible Appendages<\/i>. 67<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;International Astronautical Congress. Sep. 2016.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span lang=\"en-GB\">Mooij, E. and&nbsp;<b>Gransden, D. I.<\/b>&nbsp;<i>The Impact of Aeroelastic Effects on the Controllability of Conventional Launch Vehicles<\/i>. 67<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;International Astronautical Congress. Sep. 2016.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b><span lang=\"en-GB\">Gransden, D.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"en-GB\">&nbsp;<b>I.&nbsp;<\/b><i>Design of a lightweight open-rotor impact shield<\/i>. International Aerospace Engineering Conference. Aug. 2015.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b><span lang=\"en-GB\">Gransden, D. I.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"en-GB\">&nbsp;and Alderliesten, R.&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Development of an FEM Model for Comparing Metal and Composite Fuselage Section Drop Testing<\/i>. International Crashworthiness Conference. Sep. 2014.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b><span lang=\"en-GB\">Gransden, D.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"en-GB\">&nbsp;<b>I.&nbsp;<\/b>&nbsp;<i>Aircraft Fires and Passenger Safety<\/i>. Leonardo Times. Mar. 2012.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span lang=\"en-GB\">Lynch, B., et al.&nbsp;<i>Development of a Smart Rotorcraft Blade for noise and vibration attenuation<\/i>. Canadian <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) AERO 2007 Conference. Apr. 2007.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b><span lang=\"en-GB\">Gransden, D.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"en-GB\">, Ghorashi, M., Langlois, R., Nitzsche, F.&nbsp;<i>Development of nonlinear elastic bending and torsion of articulated rotor blades with an impedance control device replacing the common pitch link<\/i>. 31st European Rotorcraft Forum. 2005.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"editorial-work\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">EDITORIAL WORK<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Mooij, E. Re-entry Systems.\u00a02025.\u00a0 978-3-031-62174-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span lang=\"en-GB\">Chambers, P.&nbsp;<i>Introduction to Engineering<\/i>. Oxford University Press. 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span lang=\"en-GB\">Hibbeler, R. C.&nbsp;<i>Learning Catalytics<\/i>. Pearson Publishing. 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span lang=\"en-GB\">Hibbeler, R. C.&nbsp;<i>Engineering Mechanics:&nbsp; Dynamics, 14<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;SI ed<\/i>.&nbsp; Pearson Publishing. 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4642,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Derek I.","cu_people_last_name":"Gransden","cu_people_initials":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[13],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-4344","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_people_type-faculty"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"Assistant Professor - Teaching Stream","cu_people_degree":"B.Eng (Carleton 2003),  Ph.D (Carleton 2011)","cu_building":"CB","cu_people_office_num":"4311","cu_people_pronoun":"","cu_people_designation":"","cu_people_email":"derekgransden@cunet.carleton.ca","cu_people_phone":"613-520-2600","cu_people_phone_ext":"4251","cu_people_linkedin":"","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"","cu_people_orcid":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/4344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/4344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7818,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/4344\/revisions\/7818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=4344"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=4344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}