Studying at the Chair of Flight Mechanics and Control

The Chair strives to offer a comprehensive and motivating range of courses in order to contribute to the education of tomorrow's engineers. In addition to a broad and interdisciplinary range of lectures, committed students have the opportunity to actively participate in the research of the Chair within the framework of student research projects. Here, the students benefit from the broad technical positioning of the Chair, which also includes the research group experimental aerodynamics.

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Overview of Important Topics

Courses

The chair offers a variety of courses, which allow the student a comprehensive in-depth study in the field of flight mechanics and control, but also aircraft aerodynamics. A detailed overview of the entire range of courses can be found here.

Thesis Projects

In motivating and research-oriented student thesis projects, interested students have the opportunity to actively apply and further deepen their acquired knowledge. A comprehensive range of possible thesis topics can be found here.

Akaflieg

The Chair maintains good connections, especially through the Experimental Aerodynamics Research Group, with the Academic Aviation Group of TU Dresden. A large number of different projects on the aerodynamics of gliders have already been worked on, which also include a number of award-winning student theses.

Aerospace Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering

The Mechanical Engineering program is one of the largest programs at Technischen Universität Dresden and belongs to the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering. It is offered as a traditional diploma program and comprises a five-year course of study.

After two years of basic studies in mechanical engineering, students choose a specialization according to their interests. The Institute of Aerospace Engineering offers lectures for the specialization in aerospace and engine technology. In a further specialization, students can acquire expertise in the fields of flight mechanics, flight control and aircraft aerodynamics. For this purpose, the Chair offers a wide range of lectures. These include Flight Mechanics, Flight Dynamics and Control, Aircraft Aerodynamics and Thermofluid Dynamics. In the Interdisciplinary Project in Aerospace Engineering, students can then actively apply the knowledge gained to the design and development of their own aircraft.