Patents Assigned to Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
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Publication number: 20170015070Abstract: A testing arrangement serves for controlling the manufacturing of a fiber reinforced component. The testing arrangement includes an inspection device with a sensor system, with the inspection device being configured to move on and/or above one or more material layer(s) and/or a surface of the component and to examine the material layer(s) or the surface with the sensor system. A device serves for automated manufacturing of a fiber reinforced plastic laminate. The device includes a forming tool, a laying head for automated laying of material layers in the forming tool as well as a testing arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Daniel Bauer, Franz Engel, Tilman Orth, Christian Weimer
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Patent number: 9548531Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing a radome. The method has the following steps: creation of a contoured fit of at least one section of an inner surface of a wall of the radome; arrangement of a plurality of planar photosensitive semiconductor elements on an outer surface of the contoured fit; placement of the contoured fit with the plurality of planar photosensitive semiconductor elements on the at least one section of the inner surface of the wall; establishing of a connection between the plurality of planar photosensitive semiconductor elements and the wall; and removal of the contoured fit from the radome. This method enables the simple manufacture of a radome with a layer having several semiconductor elements for the electromagnetic shielding of the interior of the radome.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Bernhard Schoenlinner, Ulrich Prechtel, Thomas Schuster, Michael Sabielny, Herbert Zippold, Kay W. Dittrich, Franz Stadler, Markus Rothenhaeusler, Wilhelm Wulbrand, Thomas Koerwien
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Patent number: 9548575Abstract: A device for fixing and electrical contacting of a facing element of an aircraft on a support structure, which is attached to an aircraft structure including a fixing device for detachable fixation of the facing element on the support structure and a contacting device for providing multiple electrical contacts between facing element leads and connecting leads on the support structure, wherein the fixing device can be placed into positive engagement by a transitory relative movement between the facing element and the support structure, and the contacting device includes at least two first contacts on the facing element and the same number of second contacts on the support structure cooperating therewith, which can be respectively brought into contact with one another electrically during the transitory relative movement, wherein the first contacts are connected with the facing element leads and the second contacts are connected with the connecting leads on the support structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Leonardo Wulfhorst, Nils Ischdonat, Patrick Rollfink
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Patent number: 9542464Abstract: In a method for identifying and classifying an object, an object is detected by at least one physical detector tuned for it, the object is evaluated from the output signal of the detector and by an evaluation unit, and the object is identified and/or classified on the basis of predefinable properties from the output signal. A number of different physical features of the object are derived from the output signal, and the object is assigned to one of N predetermined basic classes on the basis of the derived physical features. The N basic classes are arranged in a predetermined order to form an N-dimensional vector V, which is assigned to the object, such that the elements v1, . . . , vN of the vector V indicate that the object belongs to the respective basic class. The object is then assigned to a derived class, which is taken from a reference data base, as a function of the vector V.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventor: Manfred Hiebl
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Publication number: 20170002459Abstract: A composite material includes a magnesium alloy and a layer consisting of nanoscale graphene platelets on at least a part of the surface of the magnesium alloy. A process for manufacturing such a composite material includes providing a magnesium alloy, providing nanoscale graphene platelets and applying the nanoscale graphene platelets to at least a part of the surface of the magnesium alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Blanka Lenczowski, Christian Karch, Ilya Ostrovsky
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Publication number: 20170002147Abstract: A polymerizable thermoset composition including a polymerizable organic cyanate ester resin and a polymerizable aryl ethynyl-terminated polyimide, a polymerized thermoset, a process for the production of the polymerized thermoset as well as the use of the polymerizable thermoset composition for the production of lightweight construction components, preferably carbon fibre composite materials (CFC), and a lightweight construction component, preferably carbon fibre composite material (CFC), containing the polymerized thermoset are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Christoph Meier, Patricia Parlevliet, Manfred Doering
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Patent number: 9535251Abstract: An HMD apparatus with an imaging optical system for each one of the eyes of a user, which includes at least one display unit to be viewed by the respective eye, and with a device for the acquisition of the viewing direction of at least one eye within a field of view of the display unit by means of an eye camera, wherein the eye camera is provided with a camera holder, which can be adjusted in terms of a peripheral angle around a viewing central axis of the field of view and in terms of a setting angle with respect to the viewing central axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Stephan Liesecke, Daniel Dreyer, Franz Kocvara
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Publication number: 20160376724Abstract: An electrolyte (EL) for the electrolytic polishing of a metallic substrate includes at least one acid compound (A), at least one fluoride compound (F), and at least one complexing agent (CA). Furthermore, a process for the electrolytic polishing of a metallic substrate wherein the electrolyte (EL) including at least one acid compound (A), at least one fluoride compound (F), and at least one complexing agent (CA) is applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicants: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Sarah Bagehorn, Tobias Mertens, Freerk Syassen
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Patent number: 9530330Abstract: A device for visualizing military operations for depicting a scenario for a plurality of action subjects represents each action subject by a representative. The device for visualizing military operations has a memory unit, a first representation unit, and a computing unit. The computing unit is designed to control the first representation unit in such a way that a scenario stored in the memory unit together with the action subjects represented by the representatives are reproduced.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Dietmar Vogelmann, Martin Foerster, Martin Koch, Arne Radetzky
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Publication number: 20160365988Abstract: A network interface of a network user having at least one physical interface for connecting the network interface to a network interface of a different network user, at least one data selector, which is connected to the physical interface and which is suitable for receiving data from the physical interface and sending data to the physical interface, and at least one data switch, which is connected to the data selector and which is suitable for receiving data from the data selector and sending data to the data selector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Applicant: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Andreas Pruecklmeier, Thomas Pistner, Stefan Schneele
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Patent number: 9506543Abstract: An aircraft includes an electromechanical actuator and a decoupling device. A form-fit between a drive element and a linkage point outside of the actuator element can be reversibly decoupled and recoupled. The decoupling device allows the actuator element to run freely in the event of a malfunction, which effectively prevents a jam.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Alexander Naubert, Markus Christmann
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Publication number: 20160323420Abstract: An external load for an aircraft includes a first control unit, designed to be coupled to the aircraft and to exchange control data therewith by a first specified input signal protocol and a first specified output signal protocol; a first payload space for accommodating a first payload; and a second control unit. The first payload is realized as a first function module for performing a function, the performance initiated by the aircraft by transferring control data to the first control unit. The second control unit is, arranged such that the control data according to the first specified output signal protocol serve as input signals for the second control unit. The second control unit is designed to convert the received input signals into a second output signal protocol in accordance with a first conversion protocol and to adapt said input signals to a control protocol of the first function module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2014Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventor: Joachim KUTKA
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Patent number: 9476967Abstract: A method of kinematic ranging for finding the range R of a jammer moving on a trajectory involves measuring the bearing of the jammer and the rate of change thereof using an airborne detector radar at a first position (24), causing the airborne detector radar to carry out a manoeuvre such that is it displaced in the horizontal plane by a displacement having orthogonal components ?x, ?y, and measuring the bearing of the jammer at a second position subsequent to the manoeuvre. By making an appropriate choice for the components ?x, ?y, the range R may be found with a desired relative range accuracy, and the error in R may be minimized.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Dieter Nagel, Wilhelm Gruener, Christian Kulig
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Publication number: 20160288906Abstract: A multifunctional pod for an aircraft has at least two separate regions. At least one first region of the pod is provided for receiving fuel. A second region of the pod includes at least one receiving device for releasably attaching at least one additional load. The additional load can be releasably attached to the receiving device via a loading opening on the side of the pod facing away from the aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventor: Horst Christof
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Publication number: 20160263841Abstract: The embodiment relates to the production of reinforced materials, for example reinforced foam materials or reinforced textiles. A multi-needle machine is provided with a plurality of serially arranged repeating units, which are able to move sliders and pins toward and past each other along a circular path so as to create the semi-finished textile products. In this way, it is possible to reinforce components with curved surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Christian Gregor ENDRES, Hans-Jürgen WEBER
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Patent number: 9432135Abstract: An interface apparatus is provided for exchange of different time-critical user data between a host device and a divided medium, by way of a first interface and by way of a second interface, having a resource management device and a temporary memory device. The first interface works with a first clock pulse and the second interface works with a second clock pulse. The first interface and the second interface are connected with the temporary memory device. The resource management device is set up for controlling the exchange of the different time-critical user data between the first interface and the second interface, in such a manner that collisions of the different time-critical user data within the interface apparatus and/or on the divided medium are avoided, in order to allow deterministic behavior during exchange of the different time-critical user data.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Peter Hartlmueller, Helmut Plankl, Christoph Schulte
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Patent number: 9404796Abstract: An optical sensor arrangement includes two sensors arranged one behind the other. The operational spectral ranges of the sensors match, and the first sensor forms an attenuation filter for the second sensor, which is arranged behind the first sensor.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Jochen Barth, Thomas Roth, Christian Czeslik
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Publication number: 20160207625Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft which can both take off and land vertically and can hover and also fly horizontally at a high cruising speed. The aircraft has a support structure, a wing structure, at least three and preferably at least four lifting rotors and at least one thrust drive. The wing structure is designed to generate a lifting force for the aircraft during horizontal motion. To achieve this the wing structure has at least one mainplane provided with a profile that generates dynamic lift. The wing structure is preferably designed as a tandem wing structure. Each of the lifting rotors is fixed to the support structure, has a propeller and is designed to generate a lifting force for the aircraft by means of a rotation of the propeller, said force acting in a vertical direction. The thrust drive is designed to generate a thrust force on the support structure, said force acting in a horizontal direction. The lifting rotors can have a simple construction, i.e.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Michael JUDAS, Friederike STRATENBERG, Jan VAN TOOR, Werner SCHOLZ, Berthold KARRAIS, Wolfgang STANGL
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Patent number: 9397765Abstract: A reactive radio interferer includes a plurality of time synchronized transmitting/receiving lines, each of which is designed to alternately carry out-monitoring phases in order to receive the radio spectrum and interference phases in order to transmit an interference signal on the basis of the radio spectrum received in the monitoring phase. Testing of the reactive radio interferer is performed by having one of the transmitting/receiving lines transmit a test signal within a monitoring phase, the test signal being received and evaluated by at least one other transmitting/receiving line.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Askold Meusling, Torben Brack, Hubert Piontek
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Patent number: 9397408Abstract: An antenna array that includes a plurality of antenna elements and a method of forming an antenna array. The antenna array includes an antenna baseplate on which the plurality of antenna elements are arranged in a regular grid, and a dielectric wide angle impedance match (WAIM) layer structured and arranged in front of the antenna elements to match impedance for large skew angles. The WAIM layer includes a monolithic material layer from which spacers are machined in a regular grid that corresponds to the grid of the antenna elements.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBHInventor: Michael Sabielny