@inproceedings{FingerGoettenBraun2018,
  author    = {Finger, Felix and G{\"o}tten, Falk and Braun, Carsten},
  title     = {Initial Sizing for a Family of Hybrid-Electric VTOL General Aviation Aircraft},
  series = {67. Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2018},
  booktitle = {67. Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2018},
  pages     = {14 S.},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{FingerGoettenBraunetal.2019,
  author    = {Finger, Felix and G{\"o}tten, Falk and Braun, Carsten and Bil, Cees},
  title     = {Mass, Primary Energy, and Cost - The Impact of Optimization Objectives on the Initial Sizing of Hybrid-Electric General Aviation Aircraft},
  series = {Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2019, DLRK 2019. Darmstadt, Germany},
  booktitle = {Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2019, DLRK 2019. Darmstadt, Germany},
  doi       = {10.25967/490012},
  pages     = {1 -- 17},
  year      = {2019},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{KapoorBraunBoller2010,
  author    = {Kapoor, Hrshi and Braun, Carsten and Boller, Christian},
  title     = {Modelling and optimisation of maintenance intervals to realize structural health monitoring applications on aircraft},
  series = {Structural health monitoring 2010 : proceedings of the Fifth European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring held at Sorrento, Naples, Italy, June 28 - July 4, 2010 ; [EWSHM]},
  booktitle = {Structural health monitoring 2010 : proceedings of the Fifth European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring held at Sorrento, Naples, Italy, June 28 - July 4, 2010 ; [EWSHM]},
  editor    = {Casciati, Fabio},
  publisher = {DEStech Publ.},
  address   = {Lancaster, Pa.},
  isbn      = {978-1-60595-024-2},
  pages     = {55 -- 63},
  year      = {2010},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{WellmerChenBraunetal.2007,
  author    = {Wellmer, Georg and Chen, B.-H. and Braun, Carsten and Ballmann, Josef},
  title     = {Numerical prediction of aeroelastic effects on twin-sting-rig mounted models for rear fuselage and empennage flow investigation in transonic windtunnel},
  series = {Proceedings / IFASD 2007, CEAS/AIAA/KTH International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, June 18 - 21, 2007, Stockholm, Sweden},
  booktitle = {Proceedings / IFASD 2007, CEAS/AIAA/KTH International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, June 18 - 21, 2007, Stockholm, Sweden},
  publisher = {KTH},
  address   = {Stockholm},
  organization    = {Confederation of European Aerospace Societies ; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Reston, Va. ; Kungliga Tekniska H{\"o}gskolan, Stockholm},
  pages     = {1 CD-ROM},
  year      = {2007},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{BraunBouckeBallmann2005,
  author    = {Braun, Carsten and Boucke, Alexander and Ballmann, Josef},
  title     = {Numerical prediction of the wing deformation of a high speed transport aircraft type wind tunnel model by direct aeroelastic simulation},
  series = {Conference proceedings : CEAS/AIAA/DGLR International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics IFASD 2005 : M{\"u}nchen, June 28 - July 1, 2005. DGLR-Bericht. 2005,04},
  booktitle = {Conference proceedings : CEAS/AIAA/DGLR International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics IFASD 2005 : M{\"u}nchen, June 28 - July 1, 2005. DGLR-Bericht. 2005,04},
  publisher = {DGLR},
  address   = {Bonn},
  isbn      = {3-932182-43-X},
  pages     = {1 CD-ROM},
  year      = {2005},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{FingerGoettenBraunetal.2019,
  author    = {Finger, Felix and G{\"o}tten, Falk and Braun, Carsten and Bil, C.},
  title     = {On Aircraft Design Under the Consideration of Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems},
  series = {APISAT 2018: The Proceedings of the 2018 Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT 2018)},
  booktitle = {APISAT 2018: The Proceedings of the 2018 Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT 2018)},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Singapore},
  isbn      = {978-981-13-3305-7},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-981-13-3305-7_99},
  pages     = {1261 -- 1272},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {A hybrid-electric propulsion system combines the advantages of fuel-based systems and battery powered systems and offers new design freedom. To take full advantage of this technology, aircraft designers must be aware of its key differences, compared to conventional, carbon-fuel based, propulsion systems. This paper gives an overview of the challenges and potential benefits associated with the design of aircraft that use hybrid-electric propulsion systems. It offers an introduction of the most popular hybrid-electric propulsion architectures and critically assess them against the conventional and fully electric propulsion configurations. The effects on operational aspects and design aspects are covered. Special consideration is given to the application of hybrid-electric propulsion technology to both unmanned and vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The authors conclude that electric propulsion technology has the potential to revolutionize aircraft design. However, new and innovative methods must be researched, to realize the full benefit of the technology.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{GoettenHavermannBraunetal.2018,
  author    = {G{\"o}tten, Falk and Havermann, Marc and Braun, Carsten and Gomez, Francisco and Bil, Cees},
  title     = {On the Applicability of Empirical Drag Estimation Methods for Unmanned Air Vehicle Design Read More: https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2018-3192},
  series = {2018 Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum},
  booktitle = {2018 Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum},
  issn      = {1533-385X},
  doi       = {10.2514/6.2018-3192},
  pages     = {Article 3192},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{MoehrenBergmannJanseretal.2023,
  author    = {M{\"o}hren, Felix and Bergmann, Ole and Janser, Frank and Braun, Carsten},
  title     = {On the determination of harmonic propeller loads},
  series = {AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum},
  booktitle = {AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum},
  publisher = {AIAA},
  doi       = {10.2514/6.2023-2404},
  pages     = {12 Seiten},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Dynamic loads significantly impact the structural design of propeller blades due to fatigue and static strength. Since propellers are elastic structures, deformations and aerodynamic loads are coupled. In the past, propeller manufacturers established procedures to determine unsteady aerodynamic loads and the structural response with analytical steady-state calculations. According to the approach, aeroelastic coupling primarily consists of torsional deformations. They neglect bending deformations, deformation velocities, and inertia terms. This paper validates the assumptions above for a General Aviation propeller and a lift propeller for urban air mobility or large cargo drones. Fully coupled reduced-order simulations determine the dynamic loads in the time domain. A quasi-steady blade element momentum approach transfers loads to one-dimensional finite beam elements. The simulation results are in relatively good agreement with the analytical method for the General Aviation propeller but show increasing errors for the slender lift propeller. The analytical approach is modified to consider the induced velocities. Still, inertia and velocity proportional terms play a significant role for the lift propeller due to increased elasticity. The assumption that only torsional deformations significantly impact the dynamic loads of propellers is not valid. Adequate determination of dynamic loads of such designs requires coupled aeroelastic simulations or advanced analytical procedures.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{ThomaStiemerBraunetal.2023,
  author    = {Thoma, Andreas and Stiemer, Luc and Braun, Carsten and Fisher, Alex and Gardi, Alessandro G.},
  title     = {Potential of hybrid neural network local path planner for small UAV in urban environments},
  series = {AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum},
  booktitle = {AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum},
  publisher = {AIAA},
  doi       = {10.2514/6.2023-2359},
  pages     = {13 Seiten},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {This work proposes a hybrid algorithm combining an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) with a conventional local path planner to navigate UAVs efficiently in various unknown urban environments. The proposed method of a Hybrid Artificial Neural Network Avoidance System is called HANNAS. The ANN analyses a video stream and classifies the current environment. This information about the current Environment is used to set several control parameters of a conventional local path planner, the 3DVFH*. The local path planner then plans the path toward a specific goal point based on distance data from a depth camera. We trained and tested a state-of-the-art image segmentation algorithm, PP-LiteSeg. The proposed HANNAS method reaches a failure probability of 17\%, which is less than half the failure probability of the baseline and around half the failure probability of an improved, bio-inspired version of the 3DVFH*. The proposed HANNAS method does not show any disadvantages regarding flight time or flight distance.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{HippeFingerGoettenetal.2020,
  author    = {Hippe, Jonas and Finger, Felix and G{\"o}tten, Falk and Braun, Carsten},
  title     = {Propulsion System Qualification of a 25 kg VTOL-UAV: Hover Performance of Single and Coaxial Rotors and Wind-Tunnel Experiments on Cruise Propellers},
  series = {Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress - DLRK 2020},
  booktitle = {Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress - DLRK 2020},
  year      = {2020},
  language  = {en}
}