Research interests

• Theory of technical systems
• Dynamics and stability of wheeled vehicles
• Mathematical methods for studying of the exploitation properties of vehicles

Diplomas

1986: Diploma of candidate of  physical and mathematical sciences, Institute of Mechanics of AS Ukraine.           The theme of the candidate thesis is
"Structure and evaluation of domains of attraction of the dynamical systems for modeling of the wheeled vehicles"

Career

1975-1979: Engineer-constructor, Antonov ASTC, Kiev
1979-1986: Senior engineer, Institute of Mechanics of AS Ukraine, Kiev
1986-1988: Junior  research  worker, Institute of Mechanics of AS Ukraine
1988-1992: Research worker, S.P.Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics of NAS Ukraine
1992-1995: Senior research worker, S.P.Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics of NAS Ukraine
1995-1996: Assistant professor, chair of higher mathematics, Kiev Polytechnic Institute (KPI)
1996-1999: Associated professor, chair of theoretical and applied mechanics, Kyiv Institute of Railway Transport
1999-2004: Professor, chair of theoretical and applied mechanics, Kyiv Institute of Railway Transport
2004-2006: Professor, Kyiv State University of Economics and Technologies of Transport
2006-2008: Professor, Head of the chair, Donetsk Academy of Motor Transport
2008-2009: Professor, Head of the chair of technical exploitation of automobiles, Donetsk Academy of Motor Transport
Since 2009: Professor, chair of technical exploitation of automobiles, Donetsk Academy of Motor Transport
Since 2010: Leading research worker, applied mechanics dept., IAMM NAS Ukraine, Donetsk

Publications

1. Stability of the motion of a vehicle on wheels. (Russian) // Mat. Fiz.- 1981. - No. 29.- Pp. 18-25. (Co-author Lobas, L. G.)
    
2. Estimation of the domain of attraction for a particular type of nonlinear system. (Russian) // Soviet Appl. Mech.- 1982. - V. 18, no. 10. - Pp. 102-107.
    
3. Domains of attraction in the problem of the plane motion of systems with rolling. (Russian) // J. Appl. Math. Mech.- 1985. - V.48, no. 3. - Pp.361-365;
    
4. Monograph: Qualitative and analytical methods in the dynamics of wheel machines. – Kiev.: Nauk. dumka. – 1990. – 232 p. (Co-author Lobas, L. G.)
    
5. Bifurcations of the stationary states of wheel machines under external forces. (Russian) // Prikl. Mekh. - 1990. - V. 26, no. 6. - Pp. 88-95; translation in Soviet Appl. Mech.- 1990. - V.26, no. 6. - Pp. 595-601. (Co-author Lobas, L. G.)
    
6. The effect of internal force interactions on the steady-state motion of wheel machines. (Russian) // Prikl. Mekh. - 1990. - V. 26, no. 7. - Pp. 97-102; translation in Soviet Appl. Mech. - 1991.- V. 26, no. 7.- Pp. 704-709. (Co-author Lobas, L. G.)
    
7. Bifurcations and stability of the stationary motion of pneumatic-tired machines in constant force fields // Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Rigid body mechanics. - 1991.- No. 1. - Pp. 28-33. (Co-author Lobas, L. G.)
    
8. Bifurcations of steady states in systems with rolling under constant force perturbations // Prikl. Mat. Mekh. - 1994. - V. 58, no. 5. -Pp. 165--170; translation in J. Appl. Math. Mech. - 1994. - V. 58, no. 5. - Pp. 933-939. (Co-author Lobas, L. G.)
    
9. Bifurcation sets and catastrophies in manifold of steady states of pneumatic-tired machines under constant mechanical loads // International Applied Mechanics. - 1995. - V. 31, no. 3.- Pp. 243-248
    
10. Real bifurcations of dynamical systems with simplest symmetry when the control parameters vary. (Russian) // Problems Upravlen. Inform. - 1995. - No. 6. - Pp. 47-62. (Co-author Lobas, L. G.)
     
11. Real bifurcations of two-unit systems with rolling // Prikl. Mat. Mekh. - 1996. - V. 60, no. 3. - Pp. 418-425; translation in J. Appl. Math. Mech.- 1996.- V. 60, no. 3. - Pp. 413-419. (Co-author Lobas, L. G.)
     
12. Nonlinear stability and bifurcation sets of stationary states of wheeled robots under variation of the control parameters. (Russian) // Problems Upravlen. Inform. - 1996. - No. 3. - Pp. 35-51. (Co-author Lobas, L. G.)
     
13. Singularities of the manifolds of the stationary states of dynamical systems when the control parameters change. (Russian) // Problemy Upravlen. Inform. - 1998. - No. 4. - Pp. 10-16
     
14. Bifurcations and catastrophes in dynamical systems with central symmetry. (Russian) // Rigid body mechanics. - 2000. - No. 30. - Pp. 151-157. (Co-authors Lobas, L.G.; Boruk, I.G.)
     
15. Simulation of dynamic behaviour of monorail car // Engineering Simulation. - 2000.- V. 18. - Pp. 119-130. (Co-author Lobas, L. G.)
     
16. An approximate method for oscillation analysis of a wheel pair and a bogie// International Applied Mechanics. - 2002. - V. 38, no. 6. - Pp. 741-746. (Co-author M. Ya. Sadkov)
     
17. Analysis of the brake-wheelset railway dynamics during the motion // Mechanika. - 2004. - V. 46, no. 2. - Pp. 52-59. (Co-authors Nowak A., Sitarz M.)
     
18. Monograph: Introduction in the stability theory of the wheel vehicles and railway. – «Veber» (Donetsk department). – 2007. – 255 p. (Co-authors Nowak A., Sitarz M.)