Street:Lilienthalplatz 7Zip-Code:38108City:BraunschweigWebsite:Long Description:About 150 scientists and engineers are working at the Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems, which has sites in Braunschweig, Stade, Hamburg and Bremen. The main topics of our research and development are multifunctional materials, structural mechanics, composite design, composite technology, adaptronics and composite process technology.
Publisher, Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. Publication type, Book Series. ISSN, 09392963. Coverage, 1990-ongoing. Join the conversation.
Our research focuses on the improvement of weight efficiency, cost effi ciency, functionality, comfort and environmental protection. Since 2007, Prof.
Martin Wiedemann has been the head of our institute, which has been growing constantly. In 2010, the Center for Lightweight-Production-Technology (ZLP) in Stade was founded as an addition to the institute and complemented the research by further topics. We cooperate with partners and customers from the industry, science and politics on a national and international level. Products + Services:.
Nano – Micro – Macro. Robust Primary Structure.
Compliant Aggregation of Functionalities. Self-controlled Composite Processing. Autonomous Composite Structures.
Marine Systems Competence Description:We bridge the gap between fundamental research and industrial application. Our research covers the entire process chain to create adaptable, tolerant, effi ciently manufactured, lightweight structures. It is our conviction that successful research and development in the field of functional CFRP structures is driven by close collaboration between materials, engineering, production and quality disciplines. In order to deal with strength, stability and thermo-mechanical phenomena, we operate unique experimental facilities like thermo-mechanical test facilities, buckling facilities and an Airbus qualifi ed material test lab.
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Our Institute has capabilities in the areas of preforming, filament winding, liquid composite moulding and microwave curing. We also feature a fiber placement facility with cooperating robots, the biggest research autoclave worldwide and a high production rate RTM process line. These state of the art manufacturing facilities enable us to develop novel manufacturing technologies and to realize innovative composite structures.
Keywords:. process development. adaptronics. nanotechnology.
fibre reinforced composites. research.
Depiction of Philae onThe orbiter is controlled from the (ESOC), in, Germany. The DLR has provided the structure, thermal subsystem, flywheel, the Active Descent System (procured by DLR but made in Switzerland), ROLIS, downward-looking camera, SESAME, acoustic sounding and seismic instrument for, the orbiter's landing unit. It has also managed the project and did the level product assurance. The built MUPUS (it was designed and built in Space Research Centre of Polish Academy of Sciences ) and the the ROMAP instrument. The made the payload engineering, eject mechanism, landing gear, anchoring harpoon, central computer, COSAC, APXS and other subsystems.Dawn The framing cameras, provided by the and the DLR, are the main imaging instruments of Dawn, a multi-destination space probe to the and launched in 2007. The cameras offer resolutions of 17 m/pixel for Vesta and 66 m/pixel for Ceres. Because the framing cameras are vital for both science and navigation, the payload has two identical and physically separate cameras (FC1 & FC2) for redundancy, each with its own optics, electronics, and structure.
Manned spaceflight Columbus. The on the orbiting the Earth in 2008DLR operates the in,. It is responsible for the coordination of scientific activities as well as for systems operations and life support on board the orbiting Columbus laboratory.In February 2008, the, Europe's core contribution to the International Space Station, was brought into space by the Space Shuttle and docked to the ISS.
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The cylindrical module, which has a diameter of 4.5 metres (14 ft 9 in), contains state-of-the-art scientific equipment. It is planned to enable researchers on Earth to conduct thousands of experiments in biology, materials science, fluid physics and many other fields under conditions of weightlessness in space. The Deutschland-1 orbital space plane flight, funded by West Germany, included over 6.4 tonnes (7 short tons) of German science research equipment Spacelab, Shuttle, Mir, Soyuz Germany has near ten astronauts and participates in ESA manned space programs including flights of German astronauts aboard US and Russian spacecraft.
Besides missions under ESA and flights on and, two Space Shuttle missions with the European built were fully funded and organizationally and scientifically controlled by Germany (like a separate few by and one by ) with German astronauts on board as hosts and not guests. The first West German mission (Spacelab-D1, DLR-1, NASA designation ) took place in 1985.The second similar mission, (Spacelab-D2, DLR-2, NASA designation ), was first planned for 1988, but then due to the was delayed until 1993 when it became the first German manned space mission after. Earth-bound research and aeronautics Remote sensing of the Earth In of the Earth, provide comprehensive and continually updated information on 'System Earth'. This remote sensing data is used to investigate the Earth's atmosphere, land and ocean surfaces, and ice sheets.
Practical applications of this technology include environmental monitoring and disaster relief.Following the, for instance, up-to-date maps could be compiled very quickly using Earth observation satellites. These maps could then be used for orientation during relief missions. DLR conducts these research activities at the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) (German: Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum), a DLR institute based in Oberpfaffenhofen. Nowadays, satellite data is also important for: it is used to measure temperatures, CO2 levels, levels, rainforest deforestation and the of the Earth's surface (land, oceans, polar ice).TerraSAR-X The new German Earth observation satellite was launched in June 2007. The objective of this five-year mission is to provide radar remote sensing data to scientific and commercial users. The satellite's design is based on the technology and expertise developed in the X-SAR and SRTM SAR missions.
The sensor has a number of different modes of operation, with a maximum resolution of one meter, and is capable of generating elevation profiles.TerraSAR-X is the first satellite that was jointly paid for by government and industry. DLR contributed about 80 percent of the total expenses, with the remainder being covered. The satellite's core component is a radar sensor operating in the X band and capable of recording the Earth's surface using a range of different modes of operation, capturing an area of 10 to 100 kilometers in size with a resolution of 1 to 16 meters.Astronomical surveys The (UDTS) was a search for asteroids near in the 1990s, in collaboration with the Swedish.
When it concluded there was another survey, the, this time with a focus on and both surveys discovered numerous objects.Reusable launch systems Suborbital Spaceplane Studying a, DLR conducted prototype for spaceplane program, participates in non-realized project and since 2005 work under the concept making fast intercontinental passenger transport possible. The is a reusable vehicle lifting-off vertically and landing like a glider.RETALT DLR is a partner for (RETro Propulsion Assisted Landing Technologies), a program aiming to develop. Research aircraft. SOFIA's maiden flight on 26 April 2007DLR operates Europe's largest fleet of research aircraft.
The aircraft are used both as research objects and as research tools. DLR's research aircraft provide platforms for all kinds of research missions. Scientists and engineers can use them for practical, application-oriented purposes: Earth observation, atmospheric research or testing new aircraft components. DLR is for instance investigating wing and possible ways of eliminating it, which would also help to reduce aircraft noise. So-called 'flying simulators' can be used to simulate the flight performance of aircraft that have not been built yet. This method was for instance used to test the in the early stages of its development. The ATTAS was used to test several systems.The high-altitude research aircraft HALO will be used for atmospheric research and Earth observation from 2009.
With a cruising altitude of more than 15 kilometers and a range of over 8,000 kilometers, HALO will provide for the first time the capability to gather data on a continental scale, at all latitudes, from the tropics to the poles, and at altitudes as high as the lower stratosphere.The Airbus A320-232 D-ATRA, the latest and largest addition to the fleet, has been in use by the German Aerospace Center since late 2008. ATRA is a modern and flexible flight test platform which sets a new benchmark for flying test beds in European aerospace research – and not just because of its size.DLR and jointly operate the flying infrared telescope SOFIA.
A with a modified fuselage enabling it to carry a reflecting telescope developed in Germany is used as an airborne research platform. The aircraft is operated by the at Site 9 (USAF Plant 42) in Palmdale, California. Observation flights will be flown 3 or 4 nights a week, for up to eight hours at a time and at an altitude of 12 to 14 kilometers.
SOFIA has been designed to remain operational for a period of 20 years. It is the successor to the (KAO), which was deployed from 1974 to 1995.Emissions research. Carrying the DLR logoDuring the 2006 FIFA World Cup football championship, DLR implemented the Soccer project aimed at preventing traffic congestion. In this transportation research project, traffic data was obtained from the air in Berlin, Stuttgart and Cologne and used as input for traffic forecasting. A sensor system combining a conventional and a thermographic camera was used to obtain the data.
A zeppelin, an aeroplane and a helicopter served as flying research platforms. An image analysis software package generated aerial photos showing the current traffic parameters as well as traffic forecasts. In this way, traffic control centres could be provided with almost-real-time traffic information, and road users could be diverted whenever necessary.Solar tower power plant. The 11 MW near Seville in Spain.In 2007, the first commercially operated, the, was commissioned.
It has a capacity of eleven megawatt and it is located near Sevilla, in (Spain). DLR is prominently involved in developing the technology for this type of power plant. In solar tower power plants, sun-tracking mirrors (heliostats) redirect the solar radiation onto a central heat exchanger (receiver) on top of a tower. This generates high-temperature process heat, which can then be used in gas or steam turbine power plants to generate electrical power for the public electricity grid.
In the future, solar thermal tower plant technology could also be used to generate solar fuels, such as hydrogen, without CO2 emissions.Locations. The DLR produced this digitally processed image of the MoonExamples of DLR (or parent institution) current and past space missions.