Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Teaching Profile
n Professional pilot (Bachelor’s degree);
n Aircraft Design and Aeronautical
Transport (Master’s degree);
n Design and Process Engineering in
Aircraft Design and Aeronautical
Transport specialization
(doctoral degree).
Research Areas
... in cooperatin with Division of Aircraft
and Automotive Technology of NETME
Centre
n Application of modern computational
methods in the area of aircraft design
(numerical methods for aerodynamics
and structures – CFD and FEM, high-lift
devices development, aerodynamic loads
calculation, airfoil aerodynamics and
development, ice accretion simulations,
landing gear design, composite materials
in aircraft structures, application of CAD
tools for parametric geometry models);
n Composite materials properties and their
application in aircraft structures, conducted
in test laboratory certified under
Czech CAA;
n Aerodynamic analyses and shape optimization;
n Aeroelastic analyses;
n Stress analyses and optimization
(including fatigue, crash worthiness,…);
n Reliability analyses for aircraft systems;
n Structural testing (static, fatigue,…);
n In-flight measurements;
n Economic, security and management
studies for air transportation companies;
n Aircraft structures testing
(static and dynamic tests of aircraft
structures and specimen.
Specialized Laboratories and Equipment
n Modern CAD systems (CATIA);
n Modern FEM systems
(MSC PATRAN/NASTRAN/DYTRAN,
LS DYNA);
n Modern CFD systems
(CFX, Fluent, EDGE);
n Software for reliability analyses
(Relex, Reliasoft, SRC, RIAC,…);
n Testing lab for static testing of aircraft
structures (CAA certified;)
n Testing lab for dynamic testing of
aircraft structures (CAA certified);
n Composite lab;
n Equipment for aerodynamic, control and
stability measurements;
n Equipment for in-flight testing.
Other Activities
n Aircraft development:
ultralight Skyleader 200, sport and turistic
aeroplane VUT 100 Cobra, experimental
aeroplane VUT 100 Marabu;
n Technical support for aeronautical and
non-aeronautical industry
(aerodynamics, structure, testing, flight
measurement).
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