Martin Mikulas

20231 HARBOUR Ridge

Smithfield, VA  23430
Tel:  757-356-1529

Email: mikulasmmm@aol.com

Research Interests

·         Aerospace structural analysis and design

·         Deployable space structures

·         Inflatable space structures

·         Composite structures

·         Buckling analysis of cylinders

Current Research

·         Design and analysis of lightweight composites for Lunar Lander

·         Buckling analysis of composite cylinders

·         Analysis and design of a Lunar/Mars surface construction crane

Publications

• Nemeth, Michael P., Mikulas  Jr., Martin M., “Simple Formulas and Results for Buckling-Resistance and Stiffness Design of Compression-Loaded Laminated-Composite Cylinders”, NASA/TP-2009-215778, August, 2009.
• Jones, T.C., Hilary Bart Smith, Martin Mikulas, and Judith Watson, “Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of Large Pretensioned Space Structures”, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 44, No. 1, Jan-Feb. 2007, pp. 183-193.
• Mikulas, Martin,  Timothy J. Collins, William Doggett, John Dorsey, and Judith Watson, “Truss Performance and Packaging Metrics,” Proceedings of Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF-2006), edited by M. El-Genk, American Institute of Physics, Melville, New York, 2006.
• Gyula Greschik, Martin Mikulas, Richard Helms, and Robert Freeland,  “Strip Antenna Figure Errors Due to Support Truss Member Length Imperfections”, AIAA Paper # 2004-1601, Presented at the 45th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, April 19-22, Palm Springs, CA, 2004.
• Aaron Adler, et al, and Martin Mikulas “PowerSail:  The Challenges of Large, Planar, Surface Structures for Space Applications”, AIAA Paper # 2003-1823, Presented at the 44th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, April 7-10, Norfolk, VA, 2003.
• M. M. Mikulas, and Aaron Adler “Rapid Structural Assessment for Square Solar Sails Including Edge Support Cables”, AIAA Paper # 2003-7590, Presented at the 44th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, April 7-10, Norfolk, VA, 2003.
• Mark S. Lake, Lee D. Peterson, and Martin M. Mikulas, “Space Structures on the Back of an Envelope: John Hedgepeth’s Approach to Design”, AIAA Paper # 2003-1448, Presented at the 44th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, April 7-10, Norfolk, VA, 2003.
• Thomas Murphey, David Murphy, Martin Mikulas, and Aaron Adler “A Method to Quantify the Thrust Degradation Effects of Structural Wrinkles in Solar Sails”, AIAA Paper # 2002-1560, Presented at the 43rd AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, April 22-25, 2002, Denver, Colorado.
• Adler, Aaron, and Mikulas, Martin, “Application of a Membrane Finite Element Approach to Advanced Membrane Structures”,  AIAA Paper # 2001-5990, Albuquerque, August 2001.
• Thomas Murphey, Troy Meink, and Martin Mikulas, “Some Micromechanics Considerations of the Folding of Rigidizable Composite Materials”, AIAA Paper # 2001-1418, Presented at the 42nd AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, April 16-19, 2001, Seattle, WA.