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Support and Research Topics

The department Flight Test Instrumentation and IT (Information Technology) develops and operates test facilities primarily for flight test, enabling experimental research for external and internal customers. The department tasks cover:

• Operation and further development of the ACT/FHS experiment support facility and ATRA base measurement system
• Aircraft instrumentation
• Qualification of aircraft modifications
• Design of system architectures for measurement and data processing equipment
• Development of qualified measurement and computer systems for aviation
• Software development for real-time systems
• Investigations on electromagnetic compatibility
• Flight test support: telemetry, simulation, and operation of measurement systems
• Development and calibration of sensors
• Operation of laboratory and machine shop with qualification for prototype manufacturing within the DLR design organisation
• Information technology support
• Setup of the Wind Energy (DFWind) research platform

The department is divided into five groups:

• Qualification
• Measurement Systems
• Electrical Engineering
• Design and Construction
• Information Technology

Fields of activity include research on:

• ACT/FHS Experiment Support Facility
• ATRA Base Measurement System
• Aviation Design Organisation
• Electromagnetic Compatibility
• Sensor Technology
• Systems Engineering for Test Facilities
• Information Technology
• German Research Facility for Wind Energy (DFWind)