TY  - CHAP
A1  - Ohndorf, Andreas
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
A1  - Schartner, Karl-Heinz
T1  - Flight times to the heliopause using a combination of solar and radioisotope electric propulsion
T2  - 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference
N2  - We investigate the interplanetary flight of a low-thrust space probe to the heliopause,located at a distance of about 200 AU from the Sun. Our goal was to reach this distance within the 25 years postulated by ESA for such a mission (which is less ambitious than the 15-year goal set by NASA). Contrary to solar sail concepts and combinations of allistic and electrically propelled flight legs, we have investigated whether the set flight time limit could also be kept with a combination of solar-electric propulsion and a second, RTG-powered upper stage. The used ion engine type was the RIT-22 for the first stage and the RIT-10 for the second stage. Trajectory optimization was carried out with the low-thrust optimization program InTrance, which implements the method of Evolutionary Neurocontrol,using Artificial Neural Networks for spacecraft steering and Evolutionary Algorithms to optimize the Neural Networks’ parameter set. Based on a parameter space study, in which the number of thrust units, the unit’s specific impulse, and the relative size of the solar power generator were varied, we have chosen one configuration as reference. The transfer time of this reference configuration was 29.6 years and the fastest one, which is technically
more challenging, still required 28.3 years. As all flight times of this parameter study were longer than 25 years, we further shortened the transfer time by applying a launcher-provided hyperbolic excess energy up to 49 km2/s2. The resulting minimal flight time for the reference configuration was then 27.8 years. The following, more precise optimization to a launch with the European Ariane 5 ECA rocket reduced the transfer time to 27.5 years. This is the fastest mission design of our study that is flexible enough to allow a launch every
year. The inclusion of a fly-by at Jupiter finally resulted in a flight time of 23.8 years,which is below the set transfer-time limit. However, compared to the 27.5-year transfer,this mission design has a significantly reduced launch window and mission flexibility if the
escape direction is restricted to the heliosphere’s “nose".
KW  - low-thrust trajectory optimization
KW  - heliosphere
KW  - ion propulsion
Y1  - 2011
N1  - IEPC-2011-051
32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference,September 11–15, 2011
Wiesbaden, Germany
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Mikucki, Jill A.
A1  - Tulaczyk, Slawek
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Feldmann, Marco
A1  - Espe, Clemens
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Xu, Changsheng
T1  - IceMole - a maneuverable probe for clean in-situ analysis and sampling of subsurface ice and subglacial aquatic ecosystems : extended abstract / SCAR Open Science Conference 2012, Session 29: Advancing Clean Technologies for Exploration of Glacial Aquatic Ecosystems
N2  - The ”IceMole“ is a novel maneuverable subsurface ice probe for clean in-situ analysis and sampling of subsurface ice and subglacial water/brine. It is developed and build at FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences’ Astronautical Laboratory. A first prototype was successfully tested on the Swiss Morteratsch glacier in 2010. Clean sampling is achieved with a hollow ice screw (as it is used in mountaineering) at the tip of the probe. Maneuverability is achieved with a differentially heated melting head. Funded by the German Space Agency (DLR), a consortium led by FH Aachen currently develops a much more advanced IceMole probe, which includes a sophisticated system for obstacle avoidance, target detection, and navigation in the ice. We intend to use this probe for taking clean samples of subglacial brine at the Blood Falls (McMurdo Dry Valleys, East Antarctica) for chemical and microbiological analysis. In our conference contribution, we 1) describe the IceMole design, 2) report the results of the field tests of the first prototype on the Morteratsch glacier, 3) discuss the probe’s potential for the clean in-situ analysis and sampling of subsurface ice and subglacial liquids, and 4) outline the way ahead in the development of this technology.
KW  - Eisschicht
KW  - Sonde
KW  - subsurface ice
KW  - subglacial aquatic ecosystems
Y1  - 2012
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Börner, Sebastian
A1  - Keinz, Jan
A1  - Kusterer, K.
A1  - Kroninger, D.
A1  - Kitajima, J.
A1  - Kazari, M.
A1  - Horikama, A.
T1  - Numerical and experimental characterization of low NOx Micromix combustion principle for industrial hydrogen gas turbine applications
T2  - Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2012
Y1  - 2013
N1  - ASME Turbo Expo 2012, GT2012, June 11-15, 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Börner, Sebastian
A1  - Keinz, Jan
A1  - Hendrick, P.
A1  - Recker, E.
T1  - Low NOx Hydrogen combustion chamber for industrial gas turbine applications“, 14th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery
T2  - ISROMAC-14 : the Forteenth International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery ; Honolulu, Hawaii, February 27 - March 02nd, 2012
Y1  - 2012
N1  - International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery ; (14 ; 2012.02.27-03.02 ; Honolulu, Hawaii)
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Feldmann, Marco
A1  - Espe, Clemens
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Konstantinidis, K.
A1  - Forstner, R.
T1  - Enceladus explorer - A maneuverable subsurface probe for autonomous navigation through deep ice
T2  - 63rd International Astronautical Congress 2012, IAC 2012; Naples; Italy; 1 October 2012 through 5 October 2012. (Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC ; 3)
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 978-1-62276-979-7
SP  - 1756
EP  - 1766
PB  - Curran
CY  - Red Hook, NY
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Börner, Sebastian
A1  - Hendrick, P.
A1  - Recker, E.
A1  - Elsing, R.
ED  - DeLuca, Luigi T.
T1  - Development and integration of a scalable low NOx combustion chamber for a hydrogen fuelled aero gas turbine
T2  - Progress in Propulsion Physics. - Vol. 4
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 978-2-7598-0876-2
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/eucass/201304357
N1  - 4th European Conference for Aero-Space Sciences : July 4 - 8, 2011, St Petersburg, Russia ; EUCASS <4, 2011, St. Petersburg>
SP  - 357
EP  - 372
PB  - EDP Sciences
CY  - [Les Ulis]
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Hoefling, J.
A1  - Schirra, Julian
A1  - Spohr, A.
A1  - Schäfer, D.
T1  - Induced drag computation with wake model schemes for highly non-planar wing systems
T2  - Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2013 : 10.9. - 12.9.2013, Stuttgart
Y1  - 2013
SP  - 1
EP  - 10
PB  - Dt. Ges. für Luft- und Raumfahrt
CY  - Bonn
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Spohr, A.
A1  - Schirra, Julian
A1  - Hoefling, J.
A1  - Schedl, A.
T1  - Wing weight estimation methodology for highly non-planar lifting systems during conceptual design
T2  - Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2013 : 10.9. - 12.9.2013, Stuttgart
Y1  - 2013
SP  - Publ. online
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Keinz, Jan
A1  - Börner, Sebastian
A1  - Haj Ayed, A.
A1  - Kusterer, K.
A1  - Tekin, N.
A1  - Kazari, M.
A1  - Kitajima, J.
A1  - Horikawa, A.
A1  - Okada, K.
ED  - Song, Seung Jin
T1  - Experimental and numerical characterization of the dry low NOx micromix hydrogen combustion principle at increased energy density for industrial hydrogen gas turbine applications
T2  - Combustion, fuels and emissions : proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition - 2013 ; June 3 - 7, 2013, San Antonio, Texas, USA ; vol. 1
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 978-0-7918-5510-2
N1  - Paper No: GT2013-94771
SP  - V001T04A055
PB  - ASME
CY  - New York, NY
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Schirra, Julian
A1  - J., Watmuff
T1  - Euler-based induced drag estimation for highly non-planar lifting systems during conceptional design
T2  - 62. Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2013 : 10. - 12. September 2032, Stuttgart, Haus der Wirtschaft
Y1  - 2013
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
PB  - Dt. Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt
CY  - Bonn
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Konstantinidis, K.
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Ohndorf, A.
A1  - Dykta, P.
A1  - Voigt, K.
A1  - Förstner, R.
T1  - Enceladus explorer (ENEX): A lander mission to probe subglacial water pockets on Saturn's moon enceladus for life
T2  - 64th International Astronautical Congress 2013 (IAC 2013) : Beijing, China, 23 - 27 September 2013. (Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC ; 2)
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 978-1-62993-909-4
SP  - 1340
EP  - 1350
PB  - Curran
CY  - Red Hook, NY
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Gierse, Andreas
A1  - Krämer, Stefan
A1  - Daab, Dominique J.
A1  - Hessel, Joana
A1  - Baader, Fabian
A1  - Müller, Brigitte S.
A1  - Wagner, Tobias
A1  - Gdalewitsch, Georg
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Pfützenreuter, Lysan
T1  - Experimental in-flight modal-analysis of a sounding rocket structure
T2  - 21st ESA Symposium on Rocket and Ballon related Research
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 9789290922858
SP  - 341
EP  - 346
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Duprat, J.
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Hilchenbach, M.
A1  - Engrand, Cecile
A1  - Espe, C.
A1  - Feldmann, M.
A1  - Francke, G.
A1  - Görög, Mark
A1  - Lüsing, N.
A1  - Langenhorst, Falko
T1  - The MARVIN project: a micrometeorite harvester in Antarctic snow
T2  - 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
N2  - MARVIN is an automated drilling and melting probe dedicated to collect pristine interplanetary dust particles (micrometeorites) from central Antarctica snow.
Y1  - 2013
N1  - 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 18-22, 2013, The Woodlands, Texas
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Niedermeier, H.
A1  - Clemens, J.
A1  - Kowalski, Julia
A1  - Macht, S.
A1  - Heinen, D.
A1  - Hoffmann, R.
A1  - Linder, Peter
T1  - Navigation system for a research ice probe for antarctic glaciers
T2  - IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS) ; 5-8 May 2014, Monterey, Calif.
Y1  - 2014
SN  - 978-1-4799-3319-8
SP  - 959
EP  - 975
PB  - IEEE
CY  - Piscataway, NJ
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Schirra, Julian
A1  - Watmuff, Jon
A1  - Bauschat, J.-Michael
T1  - A relative assessment of existing potential-methodologies to accurately estimate the induced drag of highly non-planar lifting systems
T2  - Advanced aero concepts, design and operations : Applied Aerodynamics Conference  : July 22 -24, 2014, Bristol, UK
Y1  - 2014
SP  - 1
EP  - 13
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Haj Ayed, A.
A1  - Kusterer, K.
A1  - Keinz, Jan
A1  - Kazari, M.
A1  - Kitajima, J.
A1  - Horikawa, A.
A1  - Okada, K.
T1  - Numerical Study on Increased Energy Density for the DLN Micromix Hydrogen Combustion Principle
T2  - Combustion, Fuels and Emissions (ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition : Düsseldorf, Germany, June 16–20, 2014 ; Vol. 4A)
Y1  - 2014
SN  - 978-0-7918-4568-4
N1  - Paper No. GT2014-25848
SP  - V04AT04A057
PB  - ASME
CY  - New York, N.Y.
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Schirra, Julian
A1  - Bauschat, J.-Michael
A1  - Watmuff, J.H.
T1  - Accurate induced drag prediction for highly non-planar lifting systems
T2  - 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference : 8.-11. Dezember 2014, Melbourne, Australia
N2  - The impact of wake model effects is investigated for two highly
non-planar lifting systems. Dependent on the geometrical
arrangement of the configuration, the wake model shape is found
to considerably affect the estimation. Particularly at higher angles
of attack, an accurate estimation based on the common linear wake
model approaches is involved.
Y1  - 2014
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Bagheri, Mohsen
A1  - Schleupen, Josef
A1  - Dahmann, Peter
A1  - Kallweit, Stephan
T1  - A multi-functional device applying for the safe maintenance at high-altitude on wind turbines
T2  - 20th International Conference on Composite Materials : Copenhagen, 19 - 24th July 2015
Y1  - 2015
SP  - 1
EP  - 6
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Keinz, Jan
A1  - Kusterer, K.
A1  - Haj Ayed, A.
A1  - Kazari, M.
A1  - Kitajima, J.
A1  - Horikawa, A.
A1  - Okada, K.
T1  - Experimental and Numerical Study on Optimizing the DLN Micromix Hydrogen Combustion Principle for Industrial Gas Turbine Applications
T2  - ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition Volume 4A: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 15–19, 2015
Y1  - 2015
SN  - 978-0-7918-5668-0
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/GT2015-42043
SP  - V04AT04A008
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Theis, Jochen
A1  - Krisnamurthy, Hemanth Kumar
A1  - Schmitz, Günter
ED  - Jamal, Rahman
T1  - Modellbasierte Simulation und experimentelle Anwendung von mechatronischen Systemen in der Lehre in Verbindung mit NI myRIO und dem NI LabVIEW Interface Toolkit
T2  - Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis 2015 : Mess-, Steuer-, Regel- und Embedded-Systeme; Begleitband zum 20. VIP-Kongress
Y1  - 2015
SN  - 978-3-8007-3669-0
SP  - 362
EP  - 365
PB  - VDE-Verl.
CY  - Berlin
ER  -