The Chair introduces itself

The Chair of Flight Mechanics and Control deals with various core topics of classical and modern flight control. The chair's own wind tunnels generate unique synergy effects.
An internationally experienced and dynamic team not only conducts ambitious research, but also passes on its experience to the engineers of tomorrow.

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Chair

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Pfifer has been the Chair of Flight Mechanics and Control at the Institute of Aeorspace Engineering at TU Dresden since 2021.

Staff

In addition to the scientific staff, who are responsible for the research and teaching at the Chair, the technical staff in particular are constantly involved in the maintenance of the wide range of experimental equipment belonging to the working group.

Facilities

Various aerodynamic test facilities are available to the Chair for working on the diverse research topics. These range from smaller calibration facilities to a large low-speed wind tunnel.

The Chair of Flight Mechanics and Control

The Chair of Flight Mechanics and Control has many years of international research experience. This includes classical flight mechanics topics, such as flight performance calculation and the evaluation of flight characteristics criteria, as well as classical flight control, and the development and application of modern control methods. The focus is on the control of parameter varying systems and the robustness analysis of said systems. The research is not limited to classical aeronautical systems, but also investigates modern space systems and green technologies such as wind turbines. A major research drive is bridging the gap between theoretical advances in control theory and complex industrial applications.

The affiliated research group for experimental aerodynamics has many years of expertise, in the field of experimental investigation of flow-physical phenomena. This includes vehicle and aircraft aerodynamics, interaction of wind field and building structures as well as the investigation of cooling air flows in power plant generators. A large number of experimental facilities are available for the accomplishment of these tasks.

The research drive at the Chair is passed on to students, not only in numerous lectures, but also in the context of diverse study and thesis offers. They also benefit from the many years of international teaching experience at the Chair.