Dr. Giuseppe Matrangolo

My role is “Senior Engineer in Vehicle Dynamics and Simulation”, reporting to the head of the vehicle dynamics group. I take part to the definition and development process of the main vehicle dynamics related car design objectives for performance, supporting the development of subjective and objective evaluation and benchmarking of car vertical dynamics at the lateral and longitudinal handling limits.

I was associate of a company working in the field of technical consulting and R&D for what concerns vehicles and mechatronic systems design.

As expert engineer in Vehicle Dynamics and Simulation I was involved in the analysis and simulation of the vehicle performance for Motorsport belonging projects.

I worked as a consultant for Tenneco about the modeling, simulation, analysis and optimization of active suspension systems for future vehicles.

I worked at BMW, in the handling simulation (Lateral and longitudinal dynamics) and control systems integration department. My daily tasks were related to: the potentiality evaluation of new technologies, the vehicle performances assessment, achievement and optimisation according to conflicting targets, the development of simulation tools and methods.

I worked as adjunct professor for the Master in “Vehicle Engineering”, about the application of multi body tools and methods in the Automotive industry. I’m also member of the Master Scientific Committee.

I was responsible for the Research project: “Numerical analysis and simulation methods targeted to the study of vehicles and their subsystems, for what concerns handling and comfort: synthesis and multi body approach”, carried on in partnership with Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Nardò Technical Center and many other industrial and academic partners.

I worked on the parametric analysis of the race competition car Porsche RS Spyder (that participated to the American Le Mans Series 2006). The project was focused to the study of steering and suspension systems, with the aid of the multi body environment MSC Adams.

I worked as assistant teacher for two courses: “Mechanical Drafting and Technical Communication Methods” and “Virtual Prototyping Tools and Methods”.

I’ve been part of the workgroup responsible for the design and the 3D modelling of a six wheeled vehicle prototype.

Dissertation about “The study of the dynamic behaviour of race vehicles by parametric analyses within multi body environments”. Part of the work has been made at Porsche AG Development Center in Weissach (DE).

Master Thesis about “Functional Virtual Prototyping: virtual test on a race car model”.