INterior exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat transporT Just six months after its launch in May 2018, the InSight lander touched down on the surface of Mars. The mission is part of NASA’s successful Discovery Program, and is, for the first time, intensively examining the interior of Earth’s planetary neighbour – its crust, mantle ...
Radiation risk assessment for spaceflight The exhibit shows the MATROSHKA experiment that was used on board the International Space Station (ISS) for the measurement of radiation exposure in a simulated human torso. The aim was to study the changes in the radiation dose received by human organs at various positions both within and outside the ...
Hunting for Dark Energy Since the Big Bang, the Universe has been expanding. This expansion should actually be slowed down by the gravity of matter. But driven by Dark Energy, the expansion is accelerating. The physical phenomenon ‘Dark Energy’ is largely unexplained. The German X-ray telescope eROSITA (extended Roentgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array), ...
Airflow optimisation to reduce fuel consumption Given the increasing volume of air traffic, reducing fuel consumption and pollutant emissions is a primary objective of European aeronautics research. Aerodynamics with active flow control technologies makes a significant contribution to these objectives. This topic is being researched and investigated using the largest aircraft in the DLR research ...
At the Institute of Structures and Design in Stuttgart, additive manufacturing processes and materials are investigated for their suitability for aerospace and energy applications. The IRAS (Integrated Research Platform for Affordable Satellites) project aims to produce flexible and cost-effective satellite structures. Concurrently, MuSiK (Multimaterialdruck von C/Si/SiC-Keramiken) investigates the multi-material printing of C/Si/SiC ceramics. Polymer Structures ...
The aim of the ‘DLRbat’ project is to develop reliable satellite battery systems. What is unique is that fundamental researchers are working closely with satellite developers to get reliable satellite batteries into space more quickly and economically. Five DLR institutes are collaborating, each contributing their specialist expertise. The Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics is developing the ...
World’s first prototype of a mobile, autonomous fibre layup unit The mobile layup units can move around freely and lay the fibres directly in the mould. Several small, free-moving autonomous mobile layup units are expected to respond more flexibly than was previously the case to component scaling, geometry and design changes when used in a ...
The Institute of Structures and Design (BT) has a highly-recognized and long-lasting expertise on composite technology and space applications. Across its sites in Augsburg and Stuttgart focus is laid on the entire process chain, from design and manufacturing technologies to flexible automation solutions for the production of high-performance lightweight structures. The interdisciplinary team of experts ...
Quality for production – inline, please! Focused on production-integrated real-time acquisition of process and machine data in combination with dedicated quality control sensors, the DLR Center for Lightweight-ProductionTechnology is developing systems to monitor quality ‘on the fly’. This allows processes to be adjusted and controlled almost instantaneously, thus enabling closed loop, scrap free production with ...
Transpiration Cooled Ceramic High Performance Rocket Engines Motivation and Design Improvement of high performance rocket engines Use of high temperature resistant and porous Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC) High operation efficiency combined with transpiration cooling High operational reliability and damage tolerance Adaptation potential focussing several propulsion system cycles Light weight at high strength combined with CFRP ...
Automated process chain for manufacturing large CFRP structure parts Integrated and automated production of a dry-fibre rear pressure bulkhead In project PROTEC NSR, a concept for an integrated manufacturing process was developed and presented for full-scale structural components – for example, an A350 rear pressure bulkhead. The demonstration component under investigation is about 4.5 metres ...
Advanced thermoplastic composites are a highly promising candidate for future aerospace applications. In order to compete with metal-based solutions, highly effective and flexible production technologies are required. Weldability, in this context, is the key enabler for the successful introduction of thermoplastic composites into high-volume single-aisle programmes. This is particularly important because dustless assembly (without riveting ...