Department Flight Test Instrumentation and IT

Modular experimental system
The Flying Helicopter Simulator (ACT/FHS) is equipped with a modular experimental system. The helicopter also has space for the integration of customer systems.
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The department Flight Test Instrumentation and IT (Information Technology) develops and operates test facilities primarily for flight test, enabling experimental research for external and internal customers. The department tasks cover:

  • Operation and further development of the ACT/FHS experiment support facility and ATRA base measurement system
  • Aircraft instrumentation
  • Qualification of aircraft modifications
  • Design of system architectures for measurement and data processing equipment
  • Development of qualified measurement and computer systems for aviation
  • Software development for real-time systems
  • Investigations on electromagnetic compatibility
  • Flight test support: telemetry, simulation, and operation of measurement systems
  • Development and calibration of sensors
  • Operation of laboratory and machine shop with qualification for prototype manufacturing within the DLR design organisation
  • Information technology support
  • Setup of the Wind Energy (DFWind) research platform

The department is divided into five groups:

  • Qualification
  • Measurement Systems
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Design and Construction
  • Information Technology

Fields of activity include research on:

  • ACT/FHS Experiment Support Facility
  • ATRA Base Measurement System
  • Aviation Design Organisation
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility
  • Sensor Technology
  • Systems Engineering for Test Facilities
  • Information Technology
  • German Research Facility for Wind Energy (DFWind)
Fly-by-wire/fly-by-light
The Flying Helicopter Simulator (ACT/FHS) has a fly-by-wire/fly-by-light control system. The ACT/FHS can be computer-controlled with full authority and simulate the flight behaviour of other helicopters.
Ground station
Flight experiments with the ACT/FHS are monitored from the ground station. It is used to transmit measurement, audio and video data to experimenters on the ground and to display data in real time.
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WiValdi wind energy research farm in Krummendeich
As a unique large-scale research facility, DLR's WiValdi research farm enables full-scale scientific research to be carried out under real operating conditions. It is open to both industry and research.
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Contact

Dr.-Ing. Henrik Oertel

Head of Department
Institute of Flight Systems
Flight Test Instrumentation and IT
Lilienthalplatz 7, 38108 Braunschweig