STAFF PROFILE
Professor Cees Bil
Position:
Professor
College / Portfolio:
School of Engineering
School / Department:
Aerospace Engineering and Aviation
Phone:
99256176
Email:
cees.bil@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
- Master of Science (Aerospace), 1981, Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands)
- Grad Dipl (Education), 1983, Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands)
- Doctor of Philosophy, 1988, Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands)
Employment history
- 1998 – present, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, RMIT University
- 1995 – 1998, Senior Lecturer, Department of Aerospace Engineering, RMIT University
- 1988 – 1995, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology
- 1981 – 1988, Assoc. Researcher, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology
Affiliations and professional memberships
- Member, Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
- Senior Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- Member, Dutch Association of Aerospace Engineers (NVvL)
Areas of research and consulting expertise
- Aerospace Design and Optimisation
- Aerodynamics
- Dynamics and Control
- Computer-Aided Engineering
- Simulation and Modelling
Industry collaboration
- BAE Systems Australia: Real-time prediction of ship motion
- DSTO: Helicopter Simulation
- GKN Aerospace Engineering Services Pty Ltd: Knowledge- Based Engineering
- Holden Ltd: Out of Position Occupants Restraints
- Advanced Aerosystem Technologies Pty Ltd: Wing-in-Ground Effect Vehicle Design
Community interaction
- Careers night Scotch College
- RAeS/AESA Aerospace Careers Night
- Vice chairman Royal Aeronautical Society Melbourne Branch
- Member ICAS Program Committee
- Member AED Scientific Committee
Conferences
- ICAS/AIAA International Air and Space Symposium and Exhibition: The Next 100 Years, Dayton, 12 – 15 July 2003 (Invited Paper)
- 23rd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 8 - 13 September, 2002, Toronto, Canada (Paper presentation)
- Information, Decision and Control 2002, 11 - 13 February 2002, Adelaide (Paper presentation)
- 16th Bristol International UAV Systems Conference, 2 - 4 April 2001, Bristol, United Kingdom (Paper presentation)
- 9th Australian International Aerospace Congress, 6 - 8 March 2001, Canberra (Paper presentation)
Other achievements
- Royal Aeronautical Society Educational Award (2003)
- ARC Linkage Grant: Application of Knowledge-Based Engineering (KBE) Technology to Intelligent Design Engineering Systems (2003)
- VPAC Expertise Grant: Aircraft Configuration Optimisation using Parallel Computing (2002 – 2003)
- AIAA Student Design Prize (2002 – 2003)
- Braun, C.,Finger, D.,Bil, C. (2020). Impact of Battery Performance on the Initial Sizing of Hybrid-Electric General Aviation Aircraft In: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 33, 1 - 18
- Goetten, F.,Havermann, M.,Braun, C.,Marino, M.,Bil, C. (2020). Airfoil Drag at Low-to-Medium Reynolds Numbers: A Novel Estimation Method In: AIAA Journal, 58, 2791 - 2805
- Finger, D.,Goetten, F.,Braun, C.,Bil, C. (2020). Mass, primary energy, and cost: the impact of optimization objectives on the initial sizing of hybrid-electric general aviation aircraft In: CEAS Aeronautical Journal, 11, 713 - 730
- Almeida, S.,Mo, J.,Bil, C.,Ding, S.,Wang, X. (2020). Strategic Approach to Develop Solutions for Shaping Complex Workpieces of Exotic Materials In: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering (CMAME 2019), Melbourne, Australia, 8-10 December 2019
- Chipperfield, D.,Cheesman, M.,Bil, C.,Hanlon, G. (2020). Transdisciplinary Design Aspects of an Air Mobile Stroke Unit In: Transdisciplinary Engineering for Complex Socio-technical Systems � Real-life Applications, IOS Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Colbeck, E.,Bil, C. (2020). Multi-Disciplinary Optimisation Framework for Dual-Mode Launch Vehicle Concepts In: Transdisciplinary Engineering for Complex Socio-technical Systems � Real-life Applications, IOS Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Finger, D.,de Vries, R.,Vos, R.,Braun, C.,Bil, C. (2020). A Comparison of Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Sizing Methods In: Proceedings of the AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, Orlando, United States, 6 - 10 January 2020
- Finger, D.,Braun, C.,Bil, C. (2020). Comparative Assessment of Parallel-Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems for Four Different Aircraft In: Journal of Aircraft, 57, 843 - 853
- Goetten, F.,Havermann, M.,Braun, C.,Marino, M.,Bil, C. (2020). Wind-tunnel and CFD investigations of UAV landing gears and turrets � Improvements in empirical drag estimation In: Aerospace Science and Technology, 107, 1 - 15
- Goetten, F.,Havermann, M.,Braun, C.,Marino, M.,Bil, C. (2020). (In Press) Improved Form Factor for Drag Estimation of Fuselages with Various Cross Sections In: Journal of Aircraft, , 1 - 13
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
25 PhD Completions and 8 Masters by Research Completions9 PhD Current Supervisions and 3 Masters by Research Current Supervisions
Aerospace Design and Optimisation, Aerodynamics, Dynamics and Control, Computer-Aided Engineering, Simulation and Modelling.
- The Golden Hour: Using Disruptive Technologies to Transform Pre-Hospital Stroke Care for All Australians (administered by University of Melbourne). Funded by: Medical Research Future Fund from (2019 to 2020)
- Reach and Touch Capability in a Virtual and Augmented Reality Environment - Administered by University of Melbourne. Funded by: Defence Science Institute Collaborative Research Scheme Post 2016 from (2019 to 2021)
- Air Vehicle Recovery Operations on Surface Vessels Using Ship Motion Prediction (Administered by: University of Melbourne). Funded by: Defence Science Institute - Scholarship from (2019 to 2022)
- 11th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT). Funded by: Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development Grant from (2019 to 2020)
- Cost-Benefit Assessment Methodology for Joint Defence Operations. Funded by: Defence Science Institute (DSI) Grant for Scholarships from (2018 to 2021)