TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Ulamec, Stephan
A1  - Postberg, Frank
A1  - Sohl, Frank
A1  - Vera, Jean-Pierre de
A1  - Christoph, Waldmann
A1  - Lorenz, Ralph D.
A1  - Hellard, Hugo
A1  - Biele, Jens
A1  - Rettberg, Petra
T1  - Key technologies and instrumentation for subsurface exploration of ocean worlds
JF  - Space Science Reviews
N2  - In this chapter, the key technologies and the instrumentation required for the subsurface exploration of ocean worlds are discussed. The focus is laid on Jupiter’s moon Europa and Saturn’s moon Enceladus because they have the highest potential for such missions in the near future. The exploration of their oceans requires landing on the surface, penetrating the thick ice shell with an ice-penetrating probe, and probably diving with an underwater vehicle through dozens of kilometers of water to the ocean floor, to have the chance to find life, if it exists. Technologically, such missions are extremely challenging. The required key technologies include power generation, communications, pressure resistance, radiation hardness, corrosion protection, navigation, miniaturization, autonomy, and sterilization and cleaning. Simpler mission concepts involve impactors and penetrators or – in the case of Enceladus – plume-fly-through missions.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-020-00707-5
SN  - 1572-9672
N1  - Corresponding author: Bernd Dachwald
VL  - 216
IS  - Art. 83
PB  - Springer
CY  - Dordrecht
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Finger, Felix
A1  - Braun, Carsten
A1  - Bil, Cees
T1  - Impact of Engine Failure Constraints on the Initial Sizing of Hybrid-Electric GA Aircraft
T2  - AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-1812
N1  - AIAA Scitech Forum, 2019; San Diego; United States; 7 January 2019 through 11 January 2019
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Jean-Pierre P., de Vera
A1  - Baque, Mickael
A1  - Billi, Daniela
A1  - Böttger, Ute
A1  - Bulat, Sergey
A1  - Czupalla, Markus
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - de la Torre, Rosa
A1  - Elsaesser, Andreas
A1  - Foucher, Frédéric
A1  - Korsitzky, Hartmut
A1  - Kozyrovska, Natalia
A1  - Läufer, Andreas
A1  - Moeller, Ralf
A1  - Olsson-Francis, Karen
A1  - Onofri, Silvano
A1  - Sommer, Stefan
A1  - Wagner, Dirk
A1  - Westall, Frances
T1  - The search for life on Mars and in the Solar System - strategies, logistics and infrastructures
T2  - 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC)
N2  - The question "Are we alone in the Universe?" is perhaps the most fundamental one that affects mankind. How can we address the search for life in our Solar System? Mars, Enceladus and Europa are the focus of the search for life outside the terrestrial biosphere. While it is more likely to find remnants of life (fossils of extinct life) on Mars because of its past short time window of the surface habitability, it is probably more likely to find traces of extant life on the icy moons and ocean worlds of Jupiter and Saturn. Nevertheless, even on Mars there could still be a chance to find extant life in niches near to the surface or in just discovered subglacial lakes beneath the South Pole ice cap. Here, the different approaches for the detection of traces of life in the form of biosignatures including pre-biotic molecules will be presented. We will outline the required infrastructure for this enterprise and give examples of future mission concepts to investigate the presence of life on other planets and moons. Finally, we will provide suggestions on methods, techniques, operations and strategies for preparation and realization of future life detection missions.
KW  - life detection
KW  - Mars
KW  - icy moons
KW  - habitability
KW  - space missions
Y1  - 2018
N1  - 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Bremen, Germany, 1-5 October 2018.
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Götten, Falk
A1  - Finger, Felix
T1  - PhoenAIX – Die modulare Transportdrohne
JF  - Ingenieurspiegel
N2  - Die autonome, unbemannte Luftfahrt ist einer der Schlüsselsektoren für die Zukunft der Luftfahrt. In diesem rasant wachsenden Bereich nehmen senkrecht startende und senkrecht landende Flugzeuge (Vertical Take-Off and Landing – VTOL) einen besonderen Platz ein. Ein VTOL-Flugzeug (manchmal auch „Transitionsfluggerät“ genannt) verbindet die Eigenschaft des Helikopters, überall starten und landen zu können, mit den Geschwindigkeits-, Reichweiten und Flugdauervorteilen des Starrflüglers. Grundsätzlich wird die Senkrechtstart- und -landefähigkeit sowohl von zivilen als auch von militärischen Betreibern unbemannter Fluggeräte (UAVs) gewünscht. Trotzdem bietet der Markt nur eine geringe Anzahl von VTOL-UAVs, da qualitativ hochwertige Entwürfe eine ausgesprochene Herausforderung in der Entwicklung darstellen. An der FH Aachen wird deshalb seit über 5 Jahren an der Auslegung und Analyse von solchen unbemannten VTOL Flugzeugen geforscht. Das neuste Projekt ist der Eigenentwurf einer großen, senkrechtstartenden Transportdrohne. Das „PhoenAIX“ getaufte Fluggerät wird von Falk Götten und Felix Finger im Rahmen einer EFRE-Förderung entwickelt.
Y1  - 2020
SN  - 1868-5919
N1  - Project: UAV Design
VL  - 2020
IS  - 1
SP  - 38
EP  - 40
PB  - Public Verlag
CY  - Bingen
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Wi, Bong
T1  - Solar Sail Kinetic Energy Impactor Trajectory Optimization for an Asteroid-Deflection Mission
JF  - Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 44 (2007), H. 4
Y1  - 2007
SN  - 0022-4650
N1  - 2. ISSN: 1533-6794
SP  - 755
EP  - 764
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
T1  - Minimum Transfer Times for Nonperfectly Reflecting Solar Sailcraft
JF  - Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 41 (2004), H. 4
Y1  - 2004
SN  - 0022-4650
N1  - 2. ISSN: 1533-6794
SP  - 693
EP  - 695
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
T1  - Optimization of Interplanetary Solar Sailcraft Trajectories Using Evolutionary Neurocontrol
JF  - Journal of guidance, control, and dynamics. 27 (2004), H. 1
Y1  - 2004
SN  - 0162-3192
N1  - 2. ISSN: 0162-3192. - 3. ISSN: 0731-5090
SP  - 66
EP  - 72
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Ohndorf, A.
A1  - Gill, E.
T1  - Optimization of low-thrust Earth-Moon transfers using evolutionary neurocontrol  / Ohndorf, A. ; Dachwald, B. ; Gill, E.
JF  - IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2009. CEC '09.
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 978-1-4244-2958-5
SP  - 358
EP  - 364
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Scholz, Christina
A1  - Romagnoli, Daniele
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Theil, Stephan
T1  - Performance analysis of an attitude control system for solar sails using sliding masses
JF  - Advances in Space Research
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 0273-1177
VL  - 48
IS  - 11
SP  - 1822
EP  - 1835
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Leipold, M.
A1  - Fichtner, H.
A1  - Heber, B.
A1  - Groepper, P.
A1  - Lascar, S.
A1  - Burger, F.
A1  - Eiden, M.
A1  - Niederstadt, T.
A1  - Sickinger, C.
A1  - Herbeck, L.
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
T1  - Heliopause Explorer - A Sailcraft Mission to the Outer Boundaries of the Solar System
JF  - Acta Astronautica. 59 (2006), H. 8-11
Y1  - 2006
SN  - 0094-5765
N1  - International Conference on Low Cost Planetary Missions <5, 2003, Noordwijk> ; Selected Proceedings
SP  - 786
EP  - 796
ER  -