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Laboratories and Test Facilities

Concurrent Engineering Facility (CEF)

Concurrent Engineering is a process focussed on optimising engineering design cycles, which complements and partially replaces the traditional sequential design-flow by integrating multidisciplinary teams that work collectively and in parallel, at the same site, with the objective of performing the design in the most efficient and consistent way as possible, right from the beginning.

	EDEN-Laboratory In 2011, the DLR Institute of Space Systems launched its research initiative called EDEN: Evolution & Design of Environmentally-closed Nutrition-Sources. The research initiative focuses on Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSS), especially greenhouse modules, and how these technologies can be integrated in future space habitats.
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	Elektronik Labor Das Elektronikentwicklungslabor bietet mehrere hochmoderne Messarbeitsplätze. Kernkompetenz in Bezug auf messtechnische Möglichkeiten liegen im Bereich der Nachrichtentechnik und Hochfrequenztechnik.
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	EMV-Laboratory The test laboratory is investigating electromagnetic compatibility specifically for use in space applications. Plans for accreditation in 2016 are in place, which will enable EMC conformity tests to be conducted in accordance with MIL-STD 461F and ECSS-E-ST-20-07C. During the development stage, tests can also be carried out for other applications.
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	FACE – Facility for Attitude Control Experiments Air bearing table simulating the attitude motion of a satellite in space
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	STARS – Laboratory for Sensor Testing and Assessment on a Rotation Simulator Rotation table to stimulate inertial sensors augmented with a GPS signal simulator to stimulate GPS receivers
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	HiLT – Hardware-in-the-Loop Technology Laboratory Lab for the development, real-time simulation, test, and verification of embedded systems required for GNC systems
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	Integration Laboratory The integration laboratory enables projects for flight missions.
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	Climate test The climate test simulates environmental influences on a test object under ambient pressures.
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	Complex Irradiation Facility (CIF) The Complex Irradiation Facility (CIF) is used for experimental research into the degradation of materials under simulated space radiation conditions as those found beyond that of low Earth orbits.
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	Cryo-Lab The mission of the Cryo-Lab is to facilitate conditions that enable scientific research and technical development of propellant management technologies of launcher systems.
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	Landing and Mobility Test Facility The modular testbed (Landing and Mobility Test Facility – LAMA) was established at the DLR Institute of Space Systems to support the development of landing systems.
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	Micro-VCM testing All materials outgas as soon as they are exposed to a vacuum. Outgassing greatly depends on the material and its conditioning, the operating temperature and the time spent in vacuum.
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	Pyroshock testing Space structures are exposed to pyroshocks and other similar shocklike events during launch and whilst in operation, for example when triggering the separation mechanism with explosive bolts and pyrotechnic fasteners.
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	Solar simulation chamber The solar simulation chamber serves for thermal vacuum testing of both individual components and overall systems for space applications.
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	TEAMS – Test Environment for Applications of Multiple Spacecraft Testbed to simulate frictionless motion of multiple vehicles in space for testing of formation flying and rendez-vous and docking
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	Thermo-optische Parameterprüfung Unter dem Begriff „Thermo-optische Parameter“ fasst man in der Raumfahrt zwei optische Eigenschaften von Oberflächen zusammen, deren Verhältnis zueinander die thermischen Eigenschaften der Oberfläche unter Weltraumbedingungen maßgeblich bestimmt.
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	TRON – Testbed for Robotic Optical Navigation Lab to simulate scenes for testing optical navigation systems
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	UHV facility (outgassing) The Ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) facility researches the outgassing of materials or components that could be used in space or in vacuum facilities
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	Vibration test facilities Space structures are exposed to intense, quasi-static and dynamically mechanical accelerations, particularly during launch.
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	Space simulation facility The space simulation facility conducts thermal vacuum testing of both individual components and overall systems for space applications.
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Concurrent Engineering Facility (CEF)

EDEN-Laboratory

Elektronik Labor

EMV-Laboratory

FACE – Facility for Attitude Control Experiments

STARS – Laboratory for Sensor Testing and Assessment on a Rotation Simulator

HiLT – Hardware-in-the-Loop Technology Laboratory

Integration Laboratory

Climate test

Complex Irradiation Facility (CIF)

Cryo-Lab

Landing and Mobility Test Facility

Micro-VCM testing

Pyroshock testing

Solar simulation chamber

TEAMS – Test Environment for Applications of Multiple Spacecraft

Thermo-optische Parameterprüfung

TRON – Testbed for Robotic Optical Navigation

UHV facility (outgassing)

Vibration test facilities

Space simulation facility