Institute of Aerospace Medicine
Within the DLR the Institute of Aerospace Medicine is the only research institution that primarily deals with life science problems concerning traffic, aviation, and space flight.
The Institute's research activities are focussed on the central task of providing for the health and performance of the persons involved (pilot, crew, passenger, astronaut, motorist, resident etc.)
Furthermore, from a medical point of view the development of countermeasures to protect humans from the effects of weightlessness, like the loss of bone and muscle mass, is one of our main tasks to enable long-term stays of humans in space for example. At the same time, when conducting research under microgravity conditions basic functions of the human body are examined by eliminating the interfering influence of gravity in a system-physiological approach. In the field of psychology the selection of qualified personnel (pilots, astronauts, air traffic controllers) and the development of suitable scientific instruments for the selection procedure are another main task of the Institute. Finally, we also deal with the problem of adaptation of life to extreme environments and take part in projects that are concerned with the search for life in space
A network of working groups in our Institute deals with each of the topics given as examples for our research spectrum.
Who are we?
We are the Institute of Aerospace Medicine and part of the German Aerospace Center (DLR e.V.) in Köln-Porz with a branch office, the Department of Aviation and Space Psychology, located in Hamburg.
When was our Institute established?
The history of the Institute dates back to 1934. At that time, today's German Aerospace Center was still called the German Research Institute for Aviation.
What are our research topics?
The research topics of the Institute of Aerospace Medicine are problems and questions in the field of life sciences which are of interest to the DLR.
What is our basic understanding?
In the future, humans will travel more than ever in a highly technological environment: This applies to earth as well as to space.
While traveling humans need to stay both healthy and fit.
Our mission, our task is therefore defined as follows:
Providing for health and performance of humans in the mobile society
What are our core competences?
The core competences of our Institute are in the fields of aviation and space medicine, aviation and space psychology as well as traffic safety. In more generic terms our core competences can be summarized as user support and health telematics as well as biodiagnostics and human factors.
What is our goal?
Our goal is to make substantial contributions to the long-term improvement of the efficiency and performance of sociotechnical systems.
How do we achieve this goal?
Our Institute has a high level of interdisciplinarity which is an important basis for our research activities in the areas of space physiology, radiation biology, flight physiology, aviation and space psychology, operational medicine, user support and health telematics as well as traffic medicine and traffic psychology.
Who are our partners?
We cooperate with national and international partners in the fields of science, research and industry as well as ministries and agencies.
Certification
The Quality Mangement System of the Institute of Aerospace Medicine (nearly all Scientific Departments, and Management and Administration of the Institute) has been certified to comply with the standards DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 and DIN EN ISO 13485. The Germanischer Lloyd Certification GmbH and MedCert have audited the Institute and found evidence demostrating compliance of the Quality Management System with the indicated standards. This qualifies the Institute to design and manufacture medical devices for the Aeronautic, Space, and Traffic Medicine.
Our Structure:
How to reach us:
DLR
Institute of Aerospace Medicine
Linder Höhe
D-51147 Cologne
Telefon: +49-2203-601-3115
Telefax: +49-2203-69 52 11
E-Mail: medizin@dlr.de
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