Our Services

Engineering Services

AVT has conducted the following types of helicopter analysis since 1997:

Ship Helicopter Operating Limit (SHOL) analysis
Clearance studies (during landing and whilst on deck)
Landing loads and dynamic response analysis
Lashing scheme optimisation and sensitivity analysis
Simulated fatigue analysis
Development of unique Maritime Helicopter Aid (MHA)
Ship motion analysis and simulation
ADS-33 handling qualities assessment of helicopter simulation models against flight test data

Our engineers have the following professional experience:

Aerodynamic analysis and aircraft loads prediction
Structural analysis (FEM)
ADS 33 handling qualities analysis
Optimisation
Dynamic analysis
Extensive software engineering skills
CAD modelling
Systems modelling
Mathematical modelling
First of Class Flight Trials (FOCFT) and Deck Trials
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Contract Services

Since 1998, AVT has provided some 60 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 qualities, effort is now being directed into optimising the design and minimising weight.