The scientific efforts of the university’s research units are focused on the priority areas of science and technology development, primarily related to the aerospace sector:
Theoretical and experimental aerodynamics;
Strength, durability, and reliability of aircraft structures;
Application of modern information technologies in the design and preparation of production of aircraft, vehicles, and machinery;
Pulsed material processing technologies;
Theory and diagnostics of gas turbine engines;
Application of coatings with special properties to improve the operational characteristics of components;
Design and manufacturing of composite material products;
Power equipment for spacecraft;
Development of space engines, their production technologies, and testing;
Satellite navigation and remote sensing systems;
Renewable and alternative energy sources;
Remotely piloted aircraft (mini and micro UAVs);
Flight control systems and avionics;
Medical equipment and complexes;
Geoinformation technologies and GPS systems for environmental monitoring and natural resource management.
List of Priority Thematic Areas of Scientific Research and Development of the National Aerospace University “Kharkiv Aviation Institute” in accordance with the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports of Ukraine No. 535 dated June 7, 2011
| Name and Code of Priority Research Area | Name and Code of the Priority Thematic Area at the Higher Education Institution or Research Institute | Research Code |
| 1.3.1. Mechanics of Deformable Solids | 1.3.1.4. Mechanics of Composite Materials, including Nanocomposites. 1.3.1.5. Mechanics of Field Interactions of Different Origins in Materials and Structural Elements. | FR |
| 1.3.5. Mechanics of Rocket-Space and Aviation Equipment and Ground Transport Systems | 1.3.5.3. Aerothermogasdynamics of Energy Installations of Aircraft and Space Vehicles and Their Subsystems | FR |
| 1.2.2. Research of Complex Systems of Various Nature, Theory and Methods of System Analysis | 1.2.2.3. Improvement of Methods for Formalizing System Tasks, Adapting Them for Real Conditions Characterized by Multiple Conflicting Goals, Various Types of Uncertainties, and Risks | FR |
| 1.2.8. Special Computer Systems, Tools, Instrumentation | 1.2.8.3. Development of New Information Technologies Based on Measurement of Electrical, Magnetic, and Optical Signals and Their Spatiotemporal Analysis | FR |
| 3.2. Information and Communication Technologies | 3.2.1. Methodological Problems of Using Information Technologies to Develop Modern Models of Manned and Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles and Ground Transport Systems. 3.2.2. Development of Mathematical Models and ICT Technologies for Solving Complex Interdisciplinary Problems of Various Nature. | AR |
| 3.3. Energy and Energy Efficiency | 3.3.1. Development of Energy-Efficient Technological Processes for Manufacturing Aerospace Vehicles and Ground Transport Systems | AR |
| 3.4. Rational Use of Natural Resources | 3.4.1. Development and Improvement of Technologies Contributing to Environmental Preservation and Improvement, Ensuring Industrial Safety | AR |
| 3.5. Life Sciences, New Technologies for Prevention and Treatment of Common Diseases | 3.5.1. Modeling Mechanisms of Economic, Philosophical, and Socio-Psychological Transformations in Society | AR |