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Meeting	ACGS Committee Meeting 108 - Gettysburg - October 2011
Agenda Location	5 GENERAL COMMITTEE TECHNICAL SESSION 5.1 Research Institutions, Industry, and University Reports 5.1.2 Universities 5.1.2.4 TUHH-Hamburg University of Technology
Title	TUHH-Hamburg University of Technology
Presenter	Frank Thielecke
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Abstract	TUHH - Hamburg University of Technology (Frank Thielecke) The Aviation Cluster of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region is Germany’s leading industry cluster. With its integrated strategy for “A New Kind of Aviation”, the Hanseatic aviation industry emerged out of the nationwide, cross-sectoral competition of 38 industry clusters as one of five winners to share federal support. The new cluster strategy incorporates three mile-stone projects: “Cabin technology and innovative fuel cell applications”, “Extended MRO competence for new aircraft generations” and “Efficient airport 2030”. These three beacon projects are headed by Airbus, Lufthansa Technik and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), respectively, and involve a substantial number of smaller enterprises, as well as academic and research institutes. The overall strategy calls for the implementation of more than 20 projects and measures in the areas of research & technology and cluster management. The holistic approach to “A New Kind of Aviation”, and its three beacon projects, aptly reflect the Ham-burg aviation industry’s core competencies. The Aviation Cluster integrates the entire value chain, from aircraft construction and the complete aircraft life cycle to the air transportation system as a whole. Thus, the Hamburg metropolitan region is responding to the increase in air traffic by developing new, more economical concepts and solutions to take aviation to a new level of efficiency, comfort, reliability and flexibility. The Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) is one of the youngest universities in Germany as well as one of the most successful. The fundamental principles of the TUHH are unique in Germany; priority is given to research, interdisciplinary studies and innovation. Also central to our approach is a close working relationship with regional industries and, more recently, the achievement of international scale. Frank Thielecke is head of the Institute of Aircraft Systems Engineering which is part of the department of mechanical engineering. The Institute of Aircraft Systems Engineering is focusing on mechatronic aircraft systems and new technologies for the future More-Electric-Aircraft. Today’s basis aircraft systems for electronic flight control and actuation, landing gears, on-board energy generation as well as cooling are characterized by increasing levels of automation, fault tolerance, performance optimization and new innovative functions. Due to the increasing design complexity and mul-ti-disciplinarily, a strong need for integrated design processes, computer-aided tools, as well as virtual integration platforms is identified. Current research topics and on-going projects are: • Multi-disciplinary modelling and simulation of the aircraft and its systems • Demonstration and evaluation of technologies for More-Electric-Aircraft e.g. actuation, new sensors, fuel cells, systems cooling, integrated modular avionics • Concepts and methods for health monitoring and design-for-diagnosability • Systems automation and functions for more autonomous aircraft • Computer-aided design methods to handle the increasing complexity of flight systems • Applications in the field of safety critical and embedded systems Teaching Activities: • Fundamentals of Aircraft Systems • Aircraft Systems I-III • Design of mechanical Systems • Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics (with others) • Reliability of Systems (with others) The Institute is located in the Technology Center Hamburg Finkenwerder and operates a broad spectrum of test facilities and demonstrators. Contact Prof. Dr.-Ing. F. Thielecke TUHH - Institute of Aircraft Systems Engineering Neßpriel 5, D-21129 Hamburg, frank.thielecke@tuhh.de Homepage: www.tuhh.de/fst