Prof. Ahmad is a flight robotics expert with a background in computer science and Artificial Intelligence. Thus, he leads work package W3 with responsibilties especially in the development of Machine Learning methods for allocation. Concerning these approaches, he also is responsible for the transfer to and integration in a closed loop system, project A05.
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Institute of Flight Mechanics and Controls, Universitty of Stuttgart
Christina Appel is in charge of sub-project C05, which looks at the acoustic pressure fluctuations on the fuselage surface generated by a complex thrust vector propulsion system.
She is a research scientist at the DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology in the field of wind energy.
Jasmina Bicić is responsible for the administration of SynTrac at the University of Stuttgart and supports the co-spokesperson of TRR 364.
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In the scope of her research, Marit Blanke is numerically investigating the heat transfer in the context of integrated aero engines. For this, the geometry of the bypass duct is designed in a first step. The sensitivities of the design with respect to the heat transfer are then investigated and a reduced-order model is developed.
Additionally, scale-resolving simulations (LES) of microstructures increasing the heat transfer coefficient are carried out in this sub-project.
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Christoph Bode is in charge of sub-project B01, which investigates fundamental phenomena and influencing factors that occur during the functional integration of heat transfer structures for the improved utilization of waste heat in highly integrated drive systems. He is Head of the Research Group “Turbomachinery – Aerodynamics and Performance” at the Institute of Jet Propulsion and Turbomachinery at the TU Braunschweig
As part of research activities in sub-project A02, Boris Britto is investigating the flow losses in aircraft flows by extending the concept of Power balance along with heat transfer using the second law of thermodynamics.
Finalize the airline definition of the reference wind tunnel model by simulating the flow domain of the wind tunnel experiment for clipped wing of lead configuration. He also provides numerical simulations and analysis of Power saving coefficients for integrated distortion tolerant fan.
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In SynTrac, Jan Delfs leads sub-project C05, which looks at acoustic pressure fluctuations on the fuselage surface generated by a complex thrust vector propulsion system.
He is Head of Technical Acoustics at the DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology and Professor of Technical Acoustics at the TU Braunschweig.
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As part of its research activities within subproject A04, Umut Demir is investigating the model-based and data-driven control allocation algorithms for highly integrated transport aircraft concepts with distributed propulsion. In distributed propulsion systems, the number of actuators and actuation variables is likely to increase, resulting in redundant actuators being available.
Each actuator generates a force that is nonlinearly dependent on the flight state, and there are couplings between actuators, such as between adjacent propellers and between propellers and control surfaces. Consequently, the mapping from actuation to force and torque becomes multivariable, nonlinear, and uncertain.
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Prof. Fichter has a flight mechanics and controls background and thus, leads WP1 and WP2. He is responsible for the model choices for different actuator and coupling (WP1) and model based allocation strategies in WP2.
Furthermore, he serves as a lead for the interfaces to project A05, i.e. model exchange and allocation algorithm deliveries compatible with the needs of project A05. As such, he also leads the support for closed loop verification in work package WP4.
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Sub-project A01 develops an experimental approach for full consideration and assessment of new airframe-to-propulsion interface technologies such as BLI, thrust vectoring and heat management. Project B04 will analyse new aero-thermodynamic effects of engines with low specific thrust and pressure ratio having their exhaust systems operated on the steep side of the flow and thrust characteristics.
Jens Friedrichs is a full Professor at the TU Braunschweig and Head of the Institute of Jet Propulsion and Turbomachinery at
TU Braunschweig.
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