Prof. Dr. Michel Guillaume

Work at ZHAW

Position

Head of Centre for Aviation Professor for Systems Integration and Structural Integrity Lecturer for Aerodynamics and Fatigue & Structural Integrity, Systems Engineering, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Coordinator for Master MSE in Aviation, MSE Course Advanced Aircraft System Design

Network

Membership of networks

• Aviation Research Center Switzerland (ARCS)
• Swiss Physical Society (SPS)
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• Swiss Association of Aeronautical Sciences (svfw)
• International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity (ICAF)
• Swiss Aerospace Cluster (SAC)

Projects

• Aviation Research Ecosystem Advanced Novel Approach / Project leader / ongoing
• LINA: Shared Large-scale Infrastructure for the Development and Safe Testing of Autonomous Systems / Project leader / ongoing
• Detection and Classification of Risks from Radar Data / Co-project leader / completed
• Engineering Documentation for Junkers Ju-52 (Product Data Base) / Project leader / completed
• Safety Analysis for the Structural Integrity of Ageing Airplanes / Project leader / completed
• Historic Ageing Airplane / Project leader / completed
• Structural Integrity for Ageing Airplanes using Damage Toleramce Analysis / Project leader / completed
• Technology Study for Civil Drones for TA-SWISS Foundation: Civilian Drones, a Pioneering Technology - Challenges and Prospects / Project leader / completed
• Demonstration of a Decontamination Device Prototype for Business Jets and Experimental Validation (CleanLE2) / Project leader / completed

Publications

• Christen, Markus; Guillaume, Michel; Jablonowski, Maximilian; Lenhart, Peter Marcus; Moll, Kurt,

  2018.

  Drohnen als Partner im Luftraum.

  Technikfolgenabschätzung - Theorie und Praxis.

  27(3), pp. 20-26.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.27.3.20

• Molinari, Giulio; Arrieta, Andres F.; Guillaume, Michel; Ermanni, Paolo,

  2016.

  Aerostructural performance of distributed compliance morphing wings : wind tunnel and flight testing.

  AIAA Journal.

  54(12), pp. 3859-3871.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J055073

• Previtali, Francesco; Molinari, Giulio; Arrieta, Andres F.; Guillaume, Michel; Ermanni, Paolo,

  2015.

  Design and experimental characterisation of a morphing wing with enhanced corrugated skin.

  Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures.

  27(2), pp. 278-292.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1045389X15595296

• Guillaume, Michel; Schläpfer, Elias; Schmid, Marcel,

  2015.

  Structural analysis of ageing Pilatus P-3 engine mount.

  Procedia Engineering.

  114, pp. 583-589.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.108

• Christen, Markus; Guillaume, Michel; Jablonowski, Maximilian; Lenhart, Peter Marcus; Moll, Kurt,

  2018.

  Zivile Drohnen : Herausforderungen und Perspektiven.

  1. Auflage.

  Zürich:

  vdf Hochschulverlag.

  ISBN 978-3-7281-3894-1.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3218/3894-1

• Ferrari, Viola; Liao, Min; Ferrari, Michea; Guillaume, Michel,

  2023.

  Practical application of structural risk assessment with SMART DT[paper].

  In:

  Marcel, Bos, ed.,

  Proceedings of the 31st Symposium of ICAF.

  31st Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity (ICAF), Delft, The Netherlands, 28-29 June 2023.

  International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30074

• Guillaume, Michel; Uebersax, Andreas; Mandanis, Georges; Huber, Cyril,

  2014.

  Structural integrity : yesterday - today - tomorrow[paper].

  In:

  11th International Fatigue Congress, Melbourne, 2-7 March 2014.

  Trans Tech Publications.

  pp. 1053-1058.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.891-892.1053

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2014.

  Structural integrity for aging airplanes[paper].

  In:

  Proceedings / 29th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences : St. Petersburg, Russia, September 7 - 12, 2014.

  29th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS), St. Petersburg, Russia, 7-12 September 2014.

  Bonn:

  International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3916

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2023.

  Review of aeronautical fatigue investigations in Switzerland : April 2021 – April 2023.

  International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30075

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2019.

  Review of aeronautical fatigue investigations in Switzerland, March 2017 - April 2019[paper].

  In:

  36th Conference & 30th Symposium of the International Commitee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity ICAF, Krakow, Poland, 2-7 June 2019.

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2017.

  Review of aeronautical fatigue investigations in Switzerland, April 2015 - March 2017[paper].

  In:

  International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity (ICAF), Nagoya, Japan, 5-6 June 2017.

• Guillaume, Michel; Vannelli, Marina; Liu, Xinying,

  2017.

  Structural integrity for historic Annex II airplanes for continuous airworthiness[paper].

  In:

  International Congress on Fracture (ICF), Rhodes, Greece, 18-23 June 2017.

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2015.

  Review of aeronautical fatigue investigations in Switzerland, April 2013 - March 2015[paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the 35th Conference and the 28th Symposium of the International Fatigue and Structural Integrity, 1 - 5 June, Helsinki, Finland.

  34th Conference of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity (ICAF), Helsinki, Finland, 1-2 June 2015.

  Helsinki:

  VTT Technical Research Center of Finland Ltd.

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2013.

  Structural integrity : yesterday - today - tomorrow.

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2024.

  Structural integrity from the past to the future.

  In:

  Engineering Excellence: Simualation for Fatigue Strength and Durability : Seminar Proceedings.

  Engineering Excellence: Simualation for Fatigue Strength and Durability, online, 13-14 November 2024.

  NAFEMS.

  pp. 10-12.

  Available from: https://www.nafems.org/downloads/dropbox/nologin/fat24/fat24-proceedings.pdf

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2024.

  Fliegende Intelligenz : die Zukunft der Drohnentechnologie mit KI.

  In:

  Startup Nights, Winterthur, Schweiz, 31. Oktober - 1. November 2024.

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2024.

  Drohnentechnologie – heute und morgen.

  In:

  11. Jahresanlass Hightech Zentrum Aargau, Aarau, Schweiz, 27. August 2024.

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2023.

  Bridge the gap between research with novel technologies and education for bachelor and masters in aviation in Switzerland.

  In:

  International Conference on the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education, Research and Application, Beihang University, China, 28 November 2023.

• Guillaume, Michel; Ferrari, Viola,

  2023.

  Practical application of structural risk assessment with SMART DT.

  In:

  22nd HOLSIP In-Person & Virtual Workshop, Snowbird, USA, 16-19 January 2023.

• Guillaume, Michel; Ferrari, Viola,

  2023.

  Practical application of structural risk assessment with SMART DT.

  In:

  22nd Holistic Structural Integrity Process Workshop (HOLSIP), Snowbird, USA, 16-19 January 2023.

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2020.

  Virtual design and operation for optimization of the life cycle.

  In:

  Towards a New Paradigm: Virtual Testing & Operation in Aviation, swissnex China, online, 21 October 2020.

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2019.

  Vernetzte Mobilität.

  In:

  Mobility and Transportation Conference, Bern, 06. November 2019.

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2017.

  Zukünftige Technologien der Flugzeuge.

  In:

  Energie- und Umweltforum zum Thema «Luftverkehr der Zukunft », Winterthur, 17. Mai 2017.

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2016.

  Future aircraft technologies.

  In:

  SR Technics Workshop, Technikerschule Winterthur, Winterthur, 2016.

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2016.

  What does the future hold for unmanned aircraft systems? : gold rush or reality?.

  In:

  Swissnex Boston «Gold Rush or Realities? The Future of Drone Systems», Boston, USA, 29 September 2016.

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2015.

  Ermittlung von Materialermüdung : Simulation oder Tests.

  In:

  VPE Swiss Workshop, Rapperswil, 18. Juni 2015.

• Guillaume, Michel; Manfriani, Leonardo,

  2015.

  Low speed wind tunnel at ZHAW.

  In:

  51th Annual SATA (Subsonic Aerodynamic Testing Association) Meeting, Newport News VA, USA, 7-11 June 2015.

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2014.

  Innovation in aviation.

  In:

  TransNetAero Meeting, St. Gallen, 25. März 2014.

• Guillaume, Michel; Riedberger, Michael,

  2014.

  New wind tunnel at ZHAW.

  In:

  50th Annual SATA Meeting, Bremen, Deutschland, June 2014.

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2013.

  Interdisziplinäre Forschung und Entwicklung in der Aviatik.

  In:

  AERO 2013, Friederichshafen, Deutschland, 24-27 April 2013.

• Guillaume, Michel,

  2013.

  Review of aeronautical fatigue investigations in Switzerland (2011 - 2013).

  In:

  33rd ICAF Conference, Jerusalem, Israel, 3-4 June 2013.

Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Aviation Research Center Switzerland: Director ARCS
  Management of the Aviation Research Center Switzerland (ARCS: www.arcs.aero ). The Centre for Aviation is responsible for the management and the organization, this is on contractual basis between ARCS and ZHAW and all of the effort is managed through a Consulting Project with an annual fxed budget., Winterthur
  01 / 2025 - 12 / 2027
• Centaurium Treuhand AG: Member of Advisory Board
  Member as Drone Exper of the Advisory Board of Centaurium.In order to provide the necessary critical appraisal of the complexity of the task, Centaurium relies on the expert input of an interdisciplinary advisory board, the Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) ‘Civil Protection in Switzerland and Drones’., Mörigen
  01 / 2025 - 12 / 2027
• ICAF: National Delegate of Iinernational Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Intregrity (ICAF)
  Swiss national delegate of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity. Safeguarding and coordination of CH activities with participation every two years at the conference with presentation of the activities in Switzerland (National Review). Details see ICAF Home page www.icaf.aero ., Emmeloord, NL
  05 / 1999 - 05 / 2027

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