About us

The DLR Institute of Structures and Design introduces itself. In addition to an introduction to our research work, the following pages provide insights into our five research departments as well as more detailed information on contact persons and the Institute's two sites.

The Institute of Structures and Design

The Institute of Structures and Design has set itself a major goal: to lighten the future. At our sites in Stuttgart and Augsburg, we develop high-performance structures for the aerospace, automotive engineering and energy technology sectors that go above and beyond the standards set by conventional developments and deliver real technological advances.

Departments

In our five departments and our close, strategic cooperation with the Institute of Materials Research, we push forward technical progress on a daily basis. From the materials we use through to the demonstrators we construct and the automated production processes we develop, we always rely on solutions that are climate friendly, efficient and conserve resources.

Locations & Arrival

The Institute of Structures and Design (BT) has its origins at Stuttgart Airport. The German Institute for Helicopters and Vertical Flight Technology (DSH) laid the foundations for today's BT at the airport in 1958 with its four departments for fl ight physics, transport industries, aerodynamics and flight mechanics. In 1969, the Institute BT emerged from the Department of Applied Flight Physics. Today, the research that began more than 50 years ago is continued at two locations according to the latest standards.