DLR institutes involved in the VPH

To integrate all relevant disciplines of (virtual) aircraft and component development, the VPH is set up as an integration centre and research platform where experts from various DLR institutes and industrial partners work together on an interdisciplinary basis.

Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology

The Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology is a leading research institute in the field of aerodynamics/aeroacoustics of airplanes and aerothermodynamics of space vehicles.

Institute of Aeroelasticity

The field of aeroelasticity addresses the physical processes that occur during flow around elastic structures due to the interaction between aerodynamic and elastomechanical forces.

Institute of Flight Systems

The Institute of Flight Systems (FT) has been active in the topics of flight mechanics and measurement and system technology of all flying systems at the DLR site Braunschweig since 1953.

Institute of Software Methods for Product Virtualization

The Institute for Software Methods for Product Virtualisation researches and develops the technical basis for generating virtual products in aviation.

Institute of Software Technology

The mission of the Institute of Software Technology is research and development in software engineering technologies, and the incorporation of these technologies into DLR software projects.

Institute of System Architectures in Aeronautics

Aeronautics is digitalised from aircraft design through to production and operation. This continuous availability of all data is known as the digital thread. The Institute of System Architectures in Aeronautics is researching how practically usable knowledge can be derived from these extensive data.

Institute of Lightweight Systems

The DLR Institute of Lightweight Systems has the know-how for the design and realisation of adaptable, efficient composite structures and lightweight systems.