The future innovations in composite structures and adaptive systems will happen from the material to the system level. They primarily serve the
- Increase of safety
- Increase in functionality
- Cost reduction
- Increase of comfort
- Reduction of environmental impact
The research work of the Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems are orientated on aerospace applications as well as transportation and energy. On the other hand the Institute develops new basic principles in adaptronics, structural mechanics and composite technology.
The Institute has four thematic fields in the direction of applied research (downstream research):
The basic research (upstream research) of the Institute is focussed on the following four thematic fields