The German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Jan 15, 2025 · The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is the aerospace research centre of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its research and development work in aeronautics, space, energy, transport and security is integrated into national and international co-operations.
Alexander Gerst
In May 2009, Alexander Gerst was announced as one of six new ESA astronauts, having overcome stiff competition; there were 8413 applicants from 20 member states. After completing his two-year basic training with the Russian space organisation Roscosmos in Moscow and astronaut training at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, he was selected to become the third German astronaut to visit the ...
DLR - Zero-emission air transport
Sep 29, 2016 · The Hy4 fuel cell aircraft was developed by the DLR Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics together with partners Hydrogenics, Pipistrel, H2FLY, the University of Ulm and Stuttgart Airport.DLR researchers were responsible for developing the hydrogen fuel cell power train and installing it in the aircraft.
DLR/HIT Hand
In the category 07. Industry & Construction, the DLR-HIT-Hand wins the prestigious 2007 iF design award. Quoting the reviewers, "The design clearly cites the extensor ligaments on the back of the hand, shows a line of life in the palm, and nails are indicated in the distal phalanxes.
DLR-HIT Hand II
The DLR HIT Hand II from HIT (Harbin Institute of technology) and DLR Institut for Robotics and Mechatronic is further stage of the DLR HIT Hand I.In contrast to the DLR HIT Hand I the new DLR HIT Hand II has five modular fingers with four joint and three active degrees of freedoms and is still lighter and smaller.
About us - DLR
DLR has 30 locations in Germany: Cologne (headquarters), Aachen, Aachen-Merzbrück, Augsburg, Berlin, Bonn, Braunschweig, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Cochstedt, Cottbus ...
Hands and grippers - DLR
DLR Hand I (1998) The DLR Hand I was the immediate predecessor of the DLR Hand II. Each finger shows up a 2-dof cardanic base joint realized by special designed linear actuators (artificial muscles) and a third actuator of this type integrated into the bottom finger link, thus, actuating the second link actively and, by elaborate coupling via a spring, the third link passively.
Students & doctoral candidates - DLR
To do an internship at DLR, you must be enrolled at a university. Depending on the project, we are flexible regarding the duration of a mandatory internship – from four weeks to six months, as specified in your study requirements.; As a rule, you will work 39 hours per week.
LWR III - DLR
The DLR Light Weight Robot III (LWR III) is a light-weight robot with seven degrees of freedom, which was in 2003 presented to the public for the first time. The DLR Light Weight Robot III (LWR III) represents the third generation of light-weight robots developed at …
DLR – Synlight in Jülich
The aim of the Jülich researchers is to produce CO 2-neutral fuels on the basis of solar energy.In special reactors, for example, processes are being tested that use concentrated solar radiation to split water directly into hydrogen and oxygen.