Department of Aeronautics (Zavod za aeronautiku)

Croatian Air Force Acknowledgment of Achievement presented to the Aeronautical Division

Posted on 16/12/2018 by Doris Novak

On Wednesday, December 12, 2018, a ceremony marking the 27th anniversary of the founding of the Croatian Air Force (HRZ) was held at the 93. Air Force Base in Zemunik near Zadar.

The ceremony was attended by the delegation of the President of the Republic of Croatia and the supreme commander of the Croatian Armed Forces and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia and Defense Minister Damir Krstičević, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia, General Mirko Šundov, and Commander of HRZ Brigadier General Mato Mikić,

As part of the ceremony the Aeronautical Division of the Faculty of Traffic and Transport Sciences received a HRZ Acknowledgment of Achievement for competent, professional and committed support in the education of Croatian pilots. “You make a difference today for our aviation in the future”, says in the charter.

At the ceremony, the Acknowledgment of Achievement was presented to the Dean Prof. Tomislav Josip Mlinarić and Head of Aeronautical Division Prof. Doris Novak.

Croatian Air Force Acknowledgment of Achievement – “You make a difference today for our aviation in the future”

Education of Croatian Air Force officers at the Department of Aeronautics

Posted on 02/12/2018 by Doris Novak

At the Department of Aeronautics, the education of Croatian Air Force officers was carried out in the period from 26^th to 30^th November 2018. The programme featured the following topics: introduction to safety, safety management, reporting and emergency situations.

This is the second such course designed by the Department of Aeronautics for the needs of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia and is an example of excellent co-operation on education in the area of common interest.

SMS Education for the Croatian Air Force officers at the Department of Aeronautics

9th generation of candidates finished Basic ATCO Training at HUSK

Posted on 29/10/2018 by Jurica Ivošević

HUSK provided the basic air traffic controller training course for Croatia Control Ltd. candidates that started on 28th of May 2018 and lasted for 17 weeks with the summer pauze of 4 weeks. This was the 9th generation of candidates who have successfully completed the training: Tomislav Bedeković, Mislav Biličić, Ivan Forjan, Filip Jakšić, Iva Jurjević, Sara Majić, Rajna Dika Mičić, Erica Oreški, Božo Rubelj, Ivan Stanić.
The candidates completed 9 theoretical courses and practical simulator training with aerodrome, approach and area control simulator exercises, on the MicroNav BEST radar simulator.
The course finished on 18th of October 2018 when the candidates were awarded the Basic Air Traffic Controller Licence Certificates. During the certificate award ceremony, representatives of the Croatia Control ltd., Mrs. Jadranka Majić and Mr. Ivica Pivić, gave a short speech and information about further rating training that will be continued in Italy (ENAV Academy). The ceremony was hosted by Associate professor Biljana Juričić, Head of training, and Associate professor Anita Domitrović, Quality and safety manager at HUSK. The following instructors were also present at the ceremony: Zoran Jakšić, Željko Oreški, Ivana Francetić and Doris Novak.

Signed Cooperation Agreement on European Project in Aviation

Posted on 08/10/2018 by Doris Novak

On 3rd October 2018 Prof. Tomislav Josip Mlinarić, PhD, the dean of the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, Vlado Bagarić, the director general of Croatia Control Ltd., Jasmin Bajić, the president and the CEO of Croatia Airlines and Ivica Grebenar, the CEO of Aeronautical Technical Centre J.S.C. signed a Cooperation agreement on European scientific and research project in the field of aviation at the Faculty of Traffic Sciences.

Signing of Cooperation Agreement between Croatian Partners

This is the first time that Croatian market leader companies from aviation industry actively cooperate with the scientific community and take part in a major European project that aims to improve and promote innovation in higher education.

Air transportation industry requires constant modernisation of current and development of new jobs that are performed by highly qualified workers with multidisciplinary knowledge and skills. The partners from six EU countries are involved in this project to mutually develop a new study programme and innovative curricula as well as to develop a joint international study program. This study program will introduce innovative approaches to teaching and learning, and will help in establishing a strong cooperation between the scientific community and the aviation industry.

Knowledge Alliance in Air Transport (KAAT) project is a part of ERASMUS+ Programme Key Action 2 (Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices). It aims to improve European innovation capacities and encourage innovation in higher education. The project coordinator is the University Politehnica of Bucharest and toghether with the partners from Croatia, the companies and universities from Portugal, France, Italy, Slovakia and Romania are involved in the project (altogether 6 universities and 17 companies from aviation industry). The KAAT project started on 1st January 2018 and will last for 36 months. The value of the project is 1 million Euros. Project coordinator for Croatian partners participating in the KAAT project is Prof. Doris Novak.

The KAAT project supports the development of a joint international study program that will be in line with the changing demands of the society and the economy, taking into account the needs and requirements of the labour market in aviation field and in that way enhance employability, self-employability and entrepreneurship. In addition, this study program will be tailored to the needs of the labour market and in accordance with the Croatian Qualification Framework that sets national occupational standards and qualifications. It will also improve and strengthen cooperation with other national and international institutions and organizations in the field of aviation.

Erasmus+ Bachelor Thesis Defense

Posted on 20/07/2018 by Karolina Krajček Nikolić

As a part of an Erasmus+ student exchange program, Itziar Bueno Tintoré, undergraduate student of Aerospace Engineering from School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering of Terrassa, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, successfully accomplished the research and defended Bachelor Thesis at Department of Aeronautics, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences. Student Itziar Bueno Tintoré had an assignment to design and build a force balance for a small low speed wind tunnel AT-1 installed in Laboratory of Aerodynamics at Campus Borongaj. The purpose of building the force balance is to provide an accessible tool to do measurements in the Faculty’s wind tunnel, now used mostly for demonstration purposes. The design is intended to be inexpensive and understandable for students and it includes the base, the structure of the balance, and the means to transmit the forces to the sensors, along with the data acquisition methodology to process the results. The latter is made possible by using three load cells: two to measure lift and pitching moment, and another one to measure drag. Data processing is performed by an Arduino, which also enables a quick and easy calibration and tare process. The electronics and the accompanying code have been tested, while the structure design is left ready to be built. This work also includes a User’s manual of the force balance. The thesis titled “DESIGN OF A THREE-AXIS WIND TUNNEL FORCE BALANCE” was written under mentorship of Karolina Krajček Nikolić. The evaluation committee members, Tomislav Radišić, Davor Franjković and Karolina Krajček Nikolić, evaluated the thesis and defense with highest grade.

HUSK Basic ATCO Training – 2018

Posted on 12/06/2018 by Bruno Antulov-Fantulin

New aerodrome candidates for HUSK Basic ATCO Training – 2018

On May 28th, 2018 a new class of 10 candidates selected by CroControl Ltd (Croatian ANSP) started their ATC basic training at the HUSK (Croatian Air Traffic Control Training Centre of the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences). The candidates are selected for aerodrome control.

The training is being held by employees of the Department of Aeronautics with significant input from the ATC instructors employed by CroControl. The goal of the course is to teach the candidates basic theory and skills needed for future work and rating training. The basic training covers following topics: Introduction, Air Law, Navigation, Air Traffic Management, Aircraft, Equipment and Systems, Human Factors, Meteorology, Professional Environment, and Aviation English. The training is compliant to EU regulation 2015/340.

SESAR 2020 project PJ01 – Enhanced arrivals and Departures

Posted on 11/06/2018 by Bruno Antulov-Fantulin

SESAR 2020 – EAMAN team

On 25 May 2018, the validation for SESAR 2020 project PJ01 – EAMAN was successfully finished.

The SESAR Enhanced Arrival and Departures research project (EAD) address the development of concepts, tools and procedures to increase the capacity of extended TMAs (E-TMAs) to meet forecast traffic growth in a safe, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable manner. This will be achieved by taking advantage of the latest technological developments from both an airborne and a ground-system prospective and through secure sharing of data. The project will focus on operational improvements to the flow of arriving and departing traffic within the E-TMA that aim to increase airspace capacity and cost efficiency, improve safety and predictability and provide greater fuel efficiency and environmental sustainability.

The SESAR PJ01 team was put together by COOPANS and SESAR partners; Thales, Airbus, LFV, Naviair, Austro Control, Croatia Control and FPZ (Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb). After the first validation, some conclusions were drawn by the team. Implementation of Controlled Time of Arrival (CTA) with Arrival Manager (AMAN) in the artificial airspace resulted in about the same amount of workload as if Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) would have used standard procedures. However, using features of Time to lose/Time to gain (TTL/TTG), generated a significant increase in workload but negotiable, considering the use of Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) some believe that it could decrease the workload. For further stages of the project, ATCOs have pointed out the need for more flexible sectorization when using TTL/TTG, corporation of AMANs for crossing traffic and reduction of airspace and traffic complexity.

Invitation to the Guest Lecture at the Department of Aeronautics

Posted on 11/06/2018 by Jurica Ivošević

The Department of Aeronautics is privileged to host Assistant professor Alena Novak Sedlackova i Full professor Andrej Novak (both from University of Zilina, Katedra leteckej dopravy), on June 14th 2018 at 10.15 AM, in lecture room D3, Building 70. Lecture topics are CNS and economic regulation of airports. Official language is english. You are all invited, welcome!

ZIRP 2018 Conference

Posted on 23/05/2018 by Bruno Antulov-Fantulin

Department of aeronautics with their graduate students on the ZIRP 2018 Conference

On 10-11 May 2018, an international conference on science and traffic development, ZIRP 2018, was held in Opatija, Croatia. The conference was hosted by the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb.

Keynote speaker Dr. Cem Cetek from Anadolu University

The topic of the 2018 ZIRP Conference was finding ways to address the challenges of bringing innovation to the traffic industry without compromising safety and security. Keynote speakers came from the ranks of the most renowned organizations from Europe, such as Mrs. Bakran Marcich (Deputy Director-General European Commission Mobility and Transport, Croatia), Dr. Cem Cetek (Anadolu University, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Turkey), Dr. Hans-Dietrich Haasis (University of Bremen, Maritime Business and Logistics, Germany), Dr. Fernando Liesa (Alliance for Logistics Innovation, Spain), Mr. Siniša Reljić (Navs Consult, Croatia), Dr. Marcin Seredynski (Volvo E-Bus Competence Center, Luxemburg), Dr. Dražen Vrhovski (Wawa Group, e-mobility solutions, Croataia) and Dr. Mateusz Zajac (Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Department of Mechanical Enginering, Poland).

Mr. Bruno Antulov-Fantulin presenting his work on the ATCO assessment for the FRA in Croatia

The Department of Aeronautics was represented by four attendees: prof. Doris Novak, prof. Biljana Juričić, Dr. Tomislav Radišić, Mr. Bruno Antulov-Fantulin and Mr. Petar Andraši. Mr. Andraši presented his work on the flight test validation of PBN concept of operation in terminal area in simulated environment, whereas Mr. Antulov-Fantulin presented his work on the Air Traffic Controller assessment of the Free Route Airspace implementation within Zagreb Area Control Centre and Dr. Radišić presented the challenges and solutions for urban UAV operations.

Mr. Petar Andraši presenting his work on the flight test with PBN concept.

Dr. Tomislav Radišić presenting his work on the urban UAV operations

Guest Lecture at the Department of Aeronautics

Posted on 16/03/2018 by Jurica Ivošević

The Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences was privileged to host Capt James R Lee, the former US Coast Guard pilot and currently Captain and Lead Line Check Pilot for the B717 and CS100 aircraft, on 15th March 2018. Capt Lee held guest lecture about his rich military and civil career as well as Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) that enables pilots to report errors to their company without risk of disciplinary action and Threat and Error Management (TEM) tool that enables crews to learn new strategies to identify threats in advance, how to prevent errors from reoccurring and the importance of creating time when faced with uncertain circumstances. The lecture was held for all military and civil pilot students at the Department of aeronautics. It was very interesting and the students had a lot of questions for the captain.