Sustainable Aviation and Drone Technologies

Übersicht

The working group brings together the existing expertise and activities of HZwo members in the field of sustainable aviation and drone technologies, and aims to make this field more accessible to those new to the sector, as well as to facilitate technology transfer from other industries.

Working Group Leader

Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Spitzer

Representative of the Chair

Dresden University of Technology
Chair of Function-Integrative Lightweight Engineering

sebastian-spitzer@tu-dresden.de

Deputy

Dr.-Ing. Arkadiusz Zurek

CEO LOGdrone GmbH
Head of Project Berlin-Brandenburg Aerospace Alliance e.V. (BBAA)

arkadiusz.zurek@bbaa.de

Main topics

Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Propulsion Systems
Development and integration of hydrogen-based propulsion systems for aircraft and drones

Hybrid & Electric Aviation Technologies
Combination and comparison of fuel cell, battery-electric and conventional propulsion concepts

Hydrogen Storage & On-board Energy Systems
Lightweight storage, energy management and integration of hydrogen systems into airborne platforms

Fuel Cell Technologies for UAVs & Drones
Lightweight and air-cooled PEM fuel cell systems, particularly for cargo and long-endurance drones

Surface technologies
Surfacecoating processes for EMV, Lightweight, functional plating on plastics & propeller-edges

Aircraft & Drone Test Platforms
Modular demonstrators and flying testbeds for testing propulsion, energy and subsystem technologies

System Integration, Sensors & Power Electronics
Integration of sensors, communication systems, power electronics and energy systems into aircraft and UAV architectures