|
The Institute of Aerospace Sytems is concerned with flight mechanics, micro
aerial vehicles, airborne geosciences and space technology. Flight mechanics
of winged aircraft and rotor craft are an important area of interest. Research
areas are, among others, helicopter flight
characteristics, aerodynamics of modern rotor systems, oscillation problems
and stability of helicopters.
A new work area is the development of a fully autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) with the
main focus on the layout of controllers for autonomous flights of the
vehicles.
The work group Airborne Geosciences
uses the helicopter-borne sonde Helipod to perform meteorological field
campeigns. This high-resolution turbulence measurement device is currently
being upgraded and will also be available for cooperation with other scientists.
The work group Space
Technology deals with trajectory mechanics of satellites on Earth
orbits. The group focuses on the following fields: precise calculation of
satellite trajectories, prediction of the trajectory and reentry of small
satellites, simulation of the origin and distribution of space debris,
calculation of the density of satellites, upper rocket stages and debris parts
in the perigee.
The institute will take over the work areas Flight Simulation and Flight
Controlling from the Institute
of Flight Guidance. This will happen within a medium-term reorganization of the Center of Aerospace Systems.
|
