Annual Report 2016 - Mechanical Engineering

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33 Divisions of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Divisions of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace
n The entire chain of usage scenarios and mission planning in the aero
space field is mapped at the Department of Mechanical Engineering –
everything from overall aircraft design down to material and structural
principles, propulsion and aerodynamics.
Coordinator
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Mirko Hornung,
Aircraft Design
Phone +49.89.289.15981
Members
Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Adams,
Aerodynamics and Fluid
Mechanics
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Mirko Hornung (interim),
Institute of Lightweight
Structures
Prof. Dr. Carlo Bottasso,
Wind Energy
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Klaus Drechsler,
Carbon Composites
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Volker Gümmer
Turbomachinery and
Flight Propulsion
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oskar Haidn,
Space Propulsion
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Manfred Hajek,
Helicopter Technology
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Florian Holzapfel,
Flight System Dynamics
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Hans-Jakob Kaltenbach,
Flow Control and
Aeroacoustics
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Ulrich Walter,
Astronautics
Contact
A hallmark of this research field is its
integration in the excellent research
environment in Munich featuring industrial
partners such as Airbus Group, Airbus
Helicopter, Airbus Defence & Space, MTU
Aero Engines, IABG, Liebherr Aerospace,
Kayser-Threde as well as Munich Aero­
space, a joint research and academic
platform involving TUM, Universität der
Bundeswehr (University of the German
Army) and the DLR.
Pilot's view through the helmet-mounted display (TUM HT)
Augmented Reality for Rotorcraft Pilots in Degraded Visual
Environments
Fog, blizzards, gusts of wind – poor
weather can often make the operation of
rescue helicopters a highly risky business,
and sometimes even impossible. A new
helmet-mounted display, developed by
researchers at the Institute for Helicopter
Technology, is designed to help future
pilots detect hazards at an early stage,
even when their visibility is severely
impaired: the information required to do
this is created in an on-board computer
and imported into digital eye glasses. A
new study has shown that this augmented
reality improves the performance of pilots.
In television program ‘Rundschau-Maga-
zin’ of the BR a pilot of the federal police
examines the new technology.
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