AEROSPACE RESEARCH AND TEST ESTABLISHMENT

Operational loads evaluation on statistical base

• single- or multi-parametric spectrum of structural loads and stresses in critical areas
• fatigue test loading process generation
  

Strength calculations

• stress/strain mapping of linear material behaviour
  
• limit stage assessments respecting plasticity and fracture mechanics
  
• simulations of stability and buckling behaviour in time structure distortions simulation (crash cases)
  
• fatigue damage calculation
  
• simulation of fatigue crack propagation
  
• fastener elements and structural joints substantiation
  

Aeroelastic calculations

• flutter, control reversal, whirl flutter, gust and turbulence aeroelastic response
  
• critical speeds of aeroelastic phenomenon
• FE modal analysis (mode shape, natural frequency, damping estimation, active control of aeroelastic phenomenon)
  

Structure analyses

• structure strength and mass optimization,
  
• fatigue life assessments based on safe life, fail safe or damage tolerance design approaches
  
• residual strength of structures
  
• expertises of structural part fractures from the point of view of their cracking mechanism

• commercial software CATIA V5, FEMAP, MSC PATRAN, MSC NASTRAN, ABAQUS, LMS TecWare,
  LMS FALANCE, AutoVue, MITCalc
• firmware PREDIKCE
  
• optical systems for contact-less strain and stress measurements enabling the computational method verification
  
• static and fatigue test lab enabling the strength calculations support
  
• material properties database

• EASA CS (JAR), FAR, CAGI aeronautical airworthiness requirements (and others)
  
• ČSN, ASTM, MIL standards

• companies involved in design and development of aircraft and land transport vehicles
  
• machine-building companies having need of strength and fatigue assessment of their products or structural parts
  
• universities and research establishments