Aims

In this joint research project a composite aircraft seat is developed in collaboration with the Lufthansa Technik AG and AIDA Development GmbH.

Key topics of the project are

• the development of a novel and material appropriate concept for aircraft seating 
• the development of a modular product structure in order to configure a high external product variety while minimizing the internal variety of components and procedures
• lightweight design by appropriate usage of fibre reinforced plastics

Approach

• research and analysis of state-of-the-art technologies
• analysis of requirements
• research on feasible materials
• material appropriate design of primary structure
• FEM analysis and optimization
• Design for Variety and modularization of the product family
• testing of material and components

The project is founded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) within the fourth civil Aeronautical Research Programme (LUFO IV)

Project leader: Prof. Dr.-Ing. D. Krause 

Project workers: Dipl.-Ing. Conny Schillo, Dipl.-Ing. Nicolas Gebhardt