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August 30, 2024

Calibration of an instrumentation for load identification in flight experiments

Aircraft should be as light as possible. To achieve this, their primary structure (airframe) is optimized for given operating loads. Precise knowledge of the loads occurring during operation is of particular importance for the sizing of the primary structure.

June 17, 2024

Active Flutter Suppression: Are we reactive enough?

Flutter is a form of aeroelastic instability that manifests itself with oscillations which either grow, and eventually lead to a structural failure, or remain at some constant-amplitude provoking fatigue issues. Due to the safety implications of the phenomenon, design clearance from flutter must be guaranteed.

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Departments of the Institute

Department Aeroelastic Experiments

The department “Aeroelastic Experiments” is committed to the planning, realization and analysis of challenging experiments in wind tunnels.

Department Aeroelastic Simulation

The Aeroelastic Simulation Department focuses on the numerical analysis of aeroelastic problems. Investigations for transport aircraft, small aircraft, turbomachines and rotorcraft are performed in close cooperation with the experimental activities of the institute.

Department Loads Analysis and Design

The Loads Analysis and Aeroelastic Design Department is concerned with questions that arise in the context of aircraft design with regard to aeroelastic properties or aeroelastic requirements. In addition, the Department deals with the subject of aircraft loads ‘in general’ (for example, for design tasks) and in-depth consideration of dynamic loads (among others, those due to gusts).

Department Structural Dynamics and System Identification

The Department of Structural Dynamics and System Identification deals with the dynamics and vibrations of structures in aeronautics and space travel. Through numerical analyzes and experimental investigations, essential mechanisms of the vibrations are recognized and cause-effect relationships are understood.

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