Piezo sensor, electro-mechanical impedance, guided ultrasonic waves The concept of „Damage Tolerant Design“ has been successfully implemented in the aerospace industry since several decades. This…
Mitigating the Impact of Icing through Active and Passive Technologies AAC is active in the field of icing countermeasures in the form of passive coatings…
Reducing ice adhesion to prevent dangerous ice formation Over the past 15 years, AAC has been at the forefront of addressing the challenges of icing…
Development of materials/processes and lubrication concepts for space Tribology in space differs strongly from tribology on earth. Already vacuum itself rules out most solutions used…
Length changes due to outgassing Aircraft and spacecraft components often require a high degree of dimensional stability. To evaluate polymeric composite materials for aerospace applications,…
Aircraft environmental testing AAC offers tests of coating properties, tailored towards the demands of the aviation industry. These tests simulate the ageing of exterior coatings…
Evaluation of anti-ice coatings at Aerospace and Advanced Composites GmbH Icing is a common phenomenon in many industries, including aviation, wind energy, solar energy, and…