Bird Strike Simulation Research

Bird strikes on aircraft are common and costly occurrences. Aerospace companies use computer simulations of these events during the design phase to ensure the aircraft is safe and efficiently designed against such an event. A bird strike event is very complex and difficult to simulate. This research will use experimental data generated at the University of New Brunswick in order to generate a new material model for simulating a bird strike event. This will be extremely beneficial to Mach85 Inc. as they perform simulations for the aerospace industry and this will position the company at the forefront of field of bird strike modeling. It will also be beneficial to the aerospace industry as a whole.

Faculty Supervisor:

Andy Simoneau

Student:

Shaun Kennedy

Partner:

Mach85

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Aerospace and defense

University:

Program: