Services

Helicopter - Ship Dynamic Interface Simulation

Since 1988 AVT has specialised in the analysis of the dynamic response of helicopters on ships.

AV^T has conducted the following types of analysis over the last 11 years:

• Ship Helicopter Limit Analysis (SHOL) analysis
• Clearance studies (during landing and whilst on deck)
• Landing loads and dynamic response analysis
• Lashing scheme optimisation
• Simulated fatigue analysis to assess service life
• Development of the unique Maritime Helicopter Aid (MHA)
• Ship motion analysis and simulation
• ADS 33 Handling Helicopter qualities assessment of simulation models against flight test data
• Software design

Our engineers have the following professional experience:

• Aerodynamic analysis and aircraft loads prediction
• Structural analysis (FEM)
• ADS 33 handling qualities analysis
• Optimisation
• Dynamic analysis
• Composite design and analysis
• Extensive software engineering skills
• CAD modelling

Contract services

Since 1998 AVT has provided some 40 skilled personnel to the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) in the areas of:

• Aerospace Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Software Engineering
• Human Factors

Hammerhead VTOL UAV Development

Since 2003 AVT has been conducting research towards the development of a unique VTOL UAV and has gained considerable insight into the attributes of the system. Having realised the system requirements to achieve the required preliminary handling quaiites, effort is now being directed into optimising the design and minimising weight.