Pavel (Paul) Straznicky
Professor Emeritus
| Building: | Mackenzie, Room ME 3242 |
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Biography
Research Interests
- Design;
- Lightweight Structures.
Research
Aircraft structures, structural behavior of fibre metal laminates; fatigue; aircraft design; manufacturing of composite materials; unmanned vehicle systems.
Journal Articles
Brown, A. and Straznicky, P.V., 鈥淪imulating Fretting Contact in Single Lap Splices鈥�, International Journal of Fatigue 31 (2009)
pg 375-384
C. Rans, P.V. Straznicky, and R. Alderliesten (2007), 鈥淩iveting Process Induced Residual Stresses Around Solid Rivets in Mechanical Joints,鈥� Journal of Aircraft 44(1): 323-329.
Conference Publications
Caron, R., Samson, C., Straznicky, P., Ferguson, S., Archer, R., and Sander, Luise. 2011. 鈥淢agnetic and magneto-gradiometric surveying using a simulated unmanned aircraft system鈥�, 81st Annual Meeting of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, San Antonio, TX, 18-23 September.
C.D. Rans, R.C. Alderliesten, and P.V. Straznicky, 鈥淓ffects of rivet installation on residual stresses and secondary bending in a riveted joints,鈥� 48th AIAA Structure, Structure Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Apr 2007.
A.M. Brown, C.D. Rans, and P.V. Straznicky, 鈥淥n achieving an optimal riveted lap joint design for fibre metal laminates,鈥� CANCOM 2007, Aug 2007.
A.M. Brown, and P.V. Straznicky, 鈥淢odelling fretting contact stresses in a single lap splice,鈥� 5th International Symposium on Fretting Fatigue, Apr 2007.
Research Opportunity
An NSERC Collaborative Research Grant 鈥淯nmanned Aircraft System Technologies鈥� has been awarded to a team of researchers including Professors Mojtaba Ahmadi (M&AE), Dean R. Goubran (SCE), Trevor Pearce (SCE), Claire Samson (Earth Sciences), Paul V. Straznicky (M&AE) and Anthony Whitehead (Information Technology). Professor Straznicky is the Principal Investigator. Sander Geophysics Limited, an Ottawa-based firm in the field of geophysical airborne surveys is the industry partner and the major project supporter.
The research topics are autonomous operations, obstacle detection, magnetic signature control, low-cost composite structures, and geomagnetic data acquisition. The research project is closely connected to the current 4th-year UAV project in M&AE and will use the prototype GeoSurv II system being developed by the undergraduate students. The grant has a total value of approximately $100,000 per year for three years. The results of the research will enable cost-effective natural resource surveys of Canadian landmass, especially in the North, thereby helping in efficient and environmentally responsible geological exploration.
