Departments

Department of Avionics

The Department of Avionics provides teaching of subjects focused on the issues of aeronautical and space electronics, instruments and instrument systems, cyber systems, electrical systems, radio navigation systems, radio engineering systems, radar systems, radio communication and on-board information systems, data processing and transmission systems.

It guarantees and provides university education in the following subjects:

• in the 1st stage of university education
  • in the bachelor's study program: Aerospace Technology
• in the 2nd stage of university education
  • in the engineering study program: Aerospace Engineering
• in the 3rd stage of university education
  • in the doctoral study program: Aerospace Systems

All three levels of education are provided in the field of study 5.02.61 Aeronautical and space engineering.

It carries out scientific - research activities in selected areas of aerospace technology, such as: application and research of modern adaptive and intelligent algorithms in avionic cyber systems, development and increasing the accuracy of navigation parameters of moving objects using integration methods, development of diagnostics of on-board radio systems and determination methods of determining their reliability, research of polar and spatial directional characteristics of aircraft antennas of on-board radio communication and radio navigation systems with direct connection to aircraft, helicopters and space vehicles.

Guarantees and conducts refresher courses for pilots and module training, basic training course for the B2 technician category in the material part of aircraft in the areas of avionics, aircraft instrument systems, aircraft electrical systems, radio and radio engineering systems of aircraft, special on-board aircraft systems in accordance with the requirements of Part 147 .

History of the department

The Department of Avionics was established on September 1, 2004 as one of the scientific-pedagogical departments of the Institute of Aeronautics during the merger of the General M.R. Štefánik Military Aviation Academy with the Technical University of Košice according to the Act No. 455/2004 Coll. and Act No. 131/2002 Coll. about universities. After the completion of the transformation process on February 1, 2005, it became part of the Faculty of Averonautics. The employees of the department have lots of years of experience in training civil and military aviation specialists, pilots and other aviation personnel in the field of avionics, as the Department of Avionics was transformed from the Department of Avionics and Weapon Systems (established on September 1, 1992) and from its predecessor the Department of Special Aircraft Equipment established on September 1, 1979, which was part of the SNP High Military Aviation School in Košice.

The Department of Special Equipment for Aircraft was created by splitting the original Department of Special Equipment and Radio Technical Security on September 1, 1979.

Its main mission, as one of the newly established profile departments of the Military Engineering Faculty of the Higher Military Aviation School of the SNP in Košice, was to provide university education in the field of study of aeronautical electrical engineering for the specializations:

• aviation instruments and electrical systems (ČVO 431, 432)
• air weapon systems (ČVO 433, 437)
• aircraft radio and radar systems (ČVO 434, 435)

It participated in the training of pilots and other members of the air force, which corresponded to the organizational structure of the department which, due to the specifics of the teaching of the mentioned specializations, consisted of three subject groups:

• subject group of electrical and special aircraft equipment,
• subject group of aviation equipment,
• subject group of radio and radiolocational aircraft equipment.
   

The department was allocated new premises of an approved teaching building, it was gradually necessary to build a material and technical base from the ground up (specialized classrooms, laboratories and teaching aids), to create a high-quality teaching documentation.

The first teachers of the department included:

• lieutenant colonel Ing. Milan Mayor, Lt. Col. Ing. Štefan Ďuriš, Lt. Col. Ing. Pavel Šimůnek,
• lieutenant Ing. Miroslav Grega and Lt. Ing. Petr Cihelka.
• In the following 10 years, the collective of teachers was gradually supplemented by:
• Lt. Ing. Emanuel Sochor, Lt. Ing. Jozef Žitniak, Lt. Ing. František Martinec,
• lieutenant colonel Ing. Ondrej Štrbák, Lt. Ing. Rudolf Slávka, Lt. Col. Ing. František Vodarčik,
• Lt. Ing. Vladimír Vlasák, Ing. František Adamčík, captain Ing. Ján Labun and Lt. Ing. Jiří Němeček.
   

An important stage in the development of the department occurred in the early nineties. Clarification of the position of the then VVLŠ SNP in the system of education and training of aviation officers made it possible to continue the high tradition of development of applied sciences oriented towards aviation. Adequate technical background and the connection of the teachers of the department with industrial enterprises, research institutes and aviation practice, made it possible to renew and expand the professional and scientific activities of the teachers relatively quickly.

During this period, there were also significant personnel changes, and the teaching staff was supplemented by:

• colonel prof. Ing. Tobias Lazar. Dr.Sc., major. Ing. Peter Leskovský and Lt. Col. Ing. Rudolf Klecun.

In 1992, the department was renamed to the Department of Avionics and Weapon Systems.

In the area of the educational process, a fundamental reconstruction of the teaching documentation was carried out; the theoretical and practical teaching fully corresponded to the needs of the education of military aviation professionals. Scientific work was successfully developed, the results of which were presented on various occasions at home and abroad.

The department gradually expanded with additional teachers:

• capt. Ing. Igor Voštiar, major Ing. Daniel Kottfer, Lt. Col. RSDr. Mgr. Milan Čarnocký,
• lieutenant colonel Ing. Ján Kabát, major Ing. Oto Hvat, Lt. Ing. Marián Dolinský, lieutenant colonel Ing. Jozef Benko, captain Ing. Juraj Beskid, major Ing. Peter Spaček and Lt. Col. Pavol Hubocký.

In November 1995, there was a change in the organizational structure of the department. The original three subject groups, i.e. the group of aircraft instruments and electrical systems, the group of aircraft radio and radiotechnical systems and the group of aircraft weapon systems, were supplemented by the group of on-board electronic systems.

In the following years, the department was supplemented by the following teachers:

• lieutenant colonel Ing. Peter Kováčik, Lt. Ing. Jozef Kalnický, Ing. František Kmec,
• Ing. Bartolomej Švéda, captain Ing. Róbert Bréda, Lt. Col. Ing. Rudolf Čelko,
• Lt. Ing. Martin Bálint, Lt. Ing. Miloš Soták and RNDr. Tatiana Denisova.

In addition to broad pedagogical and scientific-professional activities, the department has also maintained a rich cultural and social life since its inception, which contributed to the strengthening of good relations between its members, their families, and students. The department's long-standing traditions included celebrations of life anniversaries and an annual sports event held on the occasion of the MDD (International Children's Day). In the year of the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the department, a new tradition of fitting graduates of the department into the “Aeronautical Electrotechnical Engineering Guild" was established. 
 

Heads of the Department of Avionics and Weapon Systems:

• 1979 – 1991 Col. Ing. Milan Mayor 1991-1992 Col. prof. Ing. Tobiáš Lazar, DrSc.
• 1991 – 1992 Col. prof. Ing. Tobiáš Lazar, DrSc.
• 1992 – 2004 Col. prof. Ing. Miroslav Grega. CSc.
• 2000 – 2003 Lt. Col. doc. Ing. Ján Labun, PhD. – entrusted with management
• 2004 – 2004 Lt. Col. doc. Ing. Milan Sopata, CSc. – entrusted with management
   

Members of the Department of Avionics and Weapon Systems:"

• 1981 – 2004    Adamčík František
• 1999 – 2001    Bálint Martin
• 1994 – 1995    Benko Jozef
• 1994 – 1995    Beskid Juraj
• 1998 – 2004    Bréda Róbert
• 1979 – 1990    Cihelka Petr
• 1994 – 1995    Cihelka Petr
• 1993 – 1995    Čarnocký Milan
• 1979 – 1986    Človečko Jaroslav
• 1995 – 1996    Dolinská Marta
• 1995 – 1996    Dolinský Marián
• 1979 – 1987    Ďuriš Štefan
• 1987 – 1993    Fazekášová Iveta
• 1979 – 2004    Grega Miroslav
• 1984 – 1985    Helcmanovský Ján
• 1994 – 1994    Hubocký Pavol
• 1995 – 2004    Hvať Oto
• 1995 – 2004    Kabát Ján
• 1990 – 1995    Kačúr Ľubomír
• 1991 – 1995    Kalnický Jozef
• 1987 – 1993    Karman Ivan
• 1979 – 2021    Kizeková Oľga
• 1992 – 2004    Klecun Rudolf
• 1997 – 2004    Kmec František
• 1995 – 2014    Kolesár Ján
• 1993 – 2004    Kottfer Daniel
• 1980 – 1982    Kováčik Ivan
• 1993 – 2004    Kováčik Peter
• 1983 – 2004    Labun Ján
• 1991 – 2004    Lazar Tobiáš
• 1990 – 1991    Leskovský Peter
• 1980 – 1995    Martinec František
• 1984 – 1990    Němeček Jiří
• 1999 – 2004    Nováková Katarína
• 1979 – 1982    Pappová Edita
• 1993 – 2004    Parimuchová Alena
• 1986 – 2004    Peška Milan
• 1983 – 1984    Petrufová Valéria
• 1984 – 1987    Pulišová Valentína
• 1980 – 1995    Slávka Rudolf
• 1979 – 1992    Sochor Emanuel
• 1982 – 1984    Solaník Ján
• 1990 – 2004    Sopata Milan
• 1994 – 1998    Spaček Peter
• 1994 – 1999    Stachurová Zuzana
• 1979 – 1991    Starosta Milan
• 1979 – 2004    Šimůnek Pavel
• 1982 – 2004    Šúšor Rudolf
• 1998 – 2004    Švéda Bartolomej
• 1995 – 2004    Tatranský Ľubor
• 1996 – 1998    Verkin Ján
• 1980 – 1995    Vlasák Vladimír
• 1980 – 1991    Vodarčík František
• 1992 – 1993    Voštiar Igor
• 1985 – 2004    Vrškový Dušan
• 1979 – 1982    Žitniak Jozef