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March 17, 2026

Towards an aircraft nervous system: Wind tunnel tests to evaluate sensor-model fusion technologies

Modern aircraft are equipped with a variety of different sensors to ensure functionality and operational safety. This sensor information needs to be processed in real time using intelligent algorithms for data fusion and machine learning. It allows flight conditions to be continuously monitored and intelligent control methods to be used in order to optimize operational performance. This may also be referred to as the establishment of an "aircraft nervous system," which represents an important step toward achieving current goals in aviation: reducing environmental emissions, enhancing operational safety, and increasing automation.

February 13, 2026

The Future of Cabin Noise: How Loud Will It Be?

Anyone who flies a lot will be familiar with it: the loud roar of the engines during take-off, the steady hiss during cruise flight or the vibrations that you feel rather than hear. Cabin noise is a constant companion on board commercial aircraft and a decisive factor for passenger comfort. But how can this noise be realistically predicted long before the first test flight? This is precisely the question addressed by the DLR project INTONATE.

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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.

Department Control of Aeroelastic Systems

The Control of Aeroelastic Systems department is concerned with the design of control functions for the reduction of structural loads, aeroservoelastic stabilization and the improvement of passenger comfort.

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