The Flight Control Group is researching innovative control concepts to increase the safety, efficiency, and automation of various aircraft configurations.
The development of novel advanced flight control methods and functions enables increased safety and efficiency in conventional aircraft and also paves the way for unconventional vehicles and applications such as eVTOLs (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft ), fighter jets, high-altitude long-range aircraft, and reusable launchers. The philosophy is to understand the underlying flight physics and to derive model-based approaches from it. In addition, guaranteed fault tolerance through the use of robust and adaptive control methods is pursued.
In order to advance the Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) of control methods, the Flight Control group is developing advanced tool chains and methodologies, for example for optimization-based clearance. Flight testing with unmanned and manned aircraft is also a key step in the validation process. This is exemplified by the successful maiden flights of INDI (Incremental Non-linear Dynamic Inversion) and LPV (Linear Paramer Varying) controllers on a passenger aircraft.
Kontakt
Dr. Tobias Bellmann
Abteilungsleitung
Institut für Systemdynamik und Regelungstechnik, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Raumfahrt-Systemdynamik
Münchener Straße 20, 82234 Oberpfaffenhofen Weßling
