In addition to automotive engineering, aviation plays a key role in and around the Ingolstadt region. Professors Uli Burger, Erol Özger, Ludwig König, Andreas Frey and Harald Göllinger conduct research in this field in the "Aeronautical Engineering" competence area. Their laboratories are very well equipped. Highlights of the laboratory equipment include a flight simulator, two gas cannons, an Instron CEAST drop unit, various engine models and equipment for non-destructive material testing (ultrasound, eddy current). This equipment allows research to be conducted at the highest level. Among other things, collisions of aircraft with drones, new propulsion technologies and flight mechanical behaviour are researched. The close links with regional companies enable the competence field to transfer its research results into practice.
Drone Strike on Aircraft – Research (DESIRE)
Duration: 10/2018 – 09/2022
Volume: 588.383,89 €
Goals
- Determination of damage to aircraft structures due to collisions with unmanned aerial vehicles.
- Determination of the damage potential of the energy storage device in collisions with manned aerial vehicles
- Behaviour of the energy storage device during high velocity impact events (bombardment tests at approx. 100 m/s)
- Expansion of the competence field of aeronautical engineering
MAI Impact
Duration: 04/2016-07/2017
Volume: 1,2 Mio €
Goals
- Investigation of advanced composite solutions for impact and vibration-prone structures.
- Further development of material models and modelling methods
- Broadening the material database
- Implementation of the findings for mobility applications
Publications
Journal
- Heimbs, S; Wagner, T; Viana Lozoya, J. T.; Hoenisch, B; Franke, F.: “Comparison of impact behavior of glass, carbon and Dyneema composites.” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Volume 223, Issue 3, page: 951-966, March 22, 2018 (http://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/S68QN9R5uFnkHf8tR6RJ/full) (https://doi.org/10.1177/0954406218764509)
- Experimental and numerical assessment of aerospace grade composites based on high-velocity impact experiments // Wagner Tim; Heimbs, Sebastian; Franke Florian, Burger Uli, Peter Middendorf / Composite Structures 204: 142-152, 2018, DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.07.019
Conference calls
- High Speed Impact Testing of Thermoplastic Composite Plates // Franke Florian, Burger U; Heimbs S; Seidel Christian, Brudzinski, P.V.; Huehn, D // AHS International 73rd Annual Forum & Technology Display, Fort Worth, Texas, USA, May 9-11, 2017
- Advanced impact simulations of aerospace grade composites based on high-velocity impact experiments // Wagner, T.; Heimbs, S.; Franke, F.; Burger, U. // 3rd International Conference on Mechanics of Composites, Bologna, Italy, July 4-7, 2017
- Impact Scenarios for Collisions with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and their Consequences to Rotorcraft // 44th European Rotorcraft Forum, Delft, Netherlands, September 19-20, 2018
- Evaluation of collisions with small unmanned aerial vehicles and their consequences to rotorcraft //Burger U, Franke F, Schwab M, Engleder A, AHS International 75th Vertical Flight Society (VFS) Annual Forum, 13-16.05.2019, Philadelphia, USA
- Motion Planning for Collision Mitigation via FEM-Based Crash Severity Maps // Bruno Simon*, Florian Franke, Peter Riegl, Andreas Gaull // IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), Paris, France, 09.06-12.06.2019
- An Analytical Approach to Determine the Impact Force of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Collisions with Rigid and Elastic Targets // Florian Franke, Michael Schwab, Uli Burger, Christian Hühne // 1. Aerospace Europe Conference, Bordeaux, France // 25-28.02.2020
- Investigation of drone strikes to jet engines // Michael Schwab, Florian Franke, Uli Burger // 1st Applied Research Web Conference 2020 // 06.07.2020
- Investigation of drone strikes to jet engines // Michael Schwab, Florian Franke, Uli Burger // 69. Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2020 (online) // 01. – 03.09.2020
Theses
- Carlos Martin, „Methodenentwicklung zur Erzeugung von Weg-Zeit- und Kraft-Weg-Verläufen bei High-Speed-Impact-Tests“, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, 2.3.2017, (Prof. Dr.-Ing Uli Burger), Bachelorarbeit
- Maximilian Janek, „Entwicklung eines berührungslosen Wegmessverfahrens für High Speed Impactvorgänge“, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, 31.3.2017, (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uli Burger), Bachelorarbeit
- Liew Xiang Shan, “Finite Element Modeling of a Drone under Different Load Cases”, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, 07.09.2017, (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uli Burger), Bachelorarbeit
- David Rainer, “Inbetriebnahme von Impactvorrichtungen”, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, 15.02.2019, (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uli Burger), Bachelorarbeit
- Marvin Geyer, „Auslegung und Konstruktion eines Split-Hopkinson-Pressure-Bar-Prüfstands“, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, 29.03.2019, (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uli Burger), Bachelorarbeit
- Niklas Nitsch, „Konzeptanalyse von 3D-Druck-Materialien zur Vereinfachung von Drohnenschlag-Impacttests“, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, 22.08.2019, (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uli Burger), Bachelorarbeit
- Stefan Sawatzky, „Kerbschlagbiegeversuch von 3D-Druckproben“, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, 28.08.2020, (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uli Burger), Bachelorarbeit
- Michael Schwab, “Investigation of drone strike to jet engines: Preliminary experimental tests, test rig design and numerical analysis”, 01.10.2020, (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uli Burger), Masterarbeit
Team

Dean of Studies Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uli Burger
Phone: +49 841 9348-4321
Room: A230
E-Mail: Uli.Burger@thi.de
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uli Burger
Phone: +49 841 9348-4321
Room: A230
E-Mail: Uli.Burger@thi.de

Vice dean Faculty of Computer Science
Prof. Dr. Andreas Frey
Phone: +49 841 9348-2330
Room: B005
E-Mail: Andreas.Frey@thi.de
Prof. Dr. Andreas Frey
Phone: +49 841 9348-2330
Room: B005
E-Mail: Andreas.Frey@thi.de



Programme director and Academic advisor Aerospace Engineering (Master)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Erol Özger
Phone: +49 841 9348-2760
Room: A115
E-Mail: Erol.Oezger@thi.de
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Erol Özger
Phone: +49 841 9348-2760
Room: A115
E-Mail: Erol.Oezger@thi.de