Bücher der Reihe Research Topics in Aerospace

Composite structures are most efficient in performance and production cost when combined with smart materials making them adaptable to changing operational conditions. morphing, active vibration control, active structure acoustic control or structure health monitoring.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the German Aerospace Center, this book presents outstanding results of the Institute. It covers the entire area of atmospheric science, from fluid dynamics to atmosphere acoustics.

The book presents a synopsis of the main results achieved during the 3 year EU-project "Advanced Inflight Measurement Techniques (AIM)" which applied advanced image based measurement techniques to industrial flight testing.

Composite structures are most efficient in performance and production cost when combined with smart materials making them adaptable to changing operational conditions. morphing, active vibration control, active structure acoustic control or structure health monitoring.

The book focuses especially on the application of SHM technology to thin walled structural systems made from carbon fiber reinforced plastics.

The book presents a synopsis of the main results achieved during the 3 year EU-project "Advanced Inflight Measurement Techniques (AIM)" which applied advanced image based measurement techniques to industrial flight testing.

The book focuses especially on the application of SHM technology to thin walled structural systems made from carbon fiber reinforced plastics.

The interdisciplinary research and development work carried out in the last ten years which is presented in this book aimed at replacing the conventional airport control tower by a new "remote tower operation" work environment (RTO) which should enhance work efficiency and safety and reduce costs.

This book investigates Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) with a payload capacity of one metric ton for transportation. Operational concepts derived from logistics use-cases set the context for an in-depth analysis including aircraft and system design, safe autonomy as well as airspace integration and datalinks.

This book investigates Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) with a payload capacity of one metric ton for transportation. The authors provide a large variety of perspectives-from economics to technical realization. With the focus on such heavy-lift cargo UAS, the authors consider recently established methods for approval and certification, which they expect to be disruptive for unmanned aviation. In particular, the Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) and its impact on the presented technological solutions and operational concepts are studied. Starting with the assumption of an operation over sparsely populated areas and below common air traffic, diverse measures to further reduce operational risks are proposed. Operational concepts derived from logistics use-cases set the context for an in-depth analysis including aircraft and system design, safe autonomy as well as airspace integration and datalinks. Results from simulations and technology demonstrations are presented as a proof of concept for solutions proposed in this book.