Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with a method for searching a search area, a missile, and a missile formation. According to the method, in each case at least one radar is arranged in at least two missiles, wherein the method involves: determining a total search time for searching the search area, splitting the search area into at least two search subareas, and searching the at least two search subareas by means of the respective radar of the at least two missiles. The at least two missiles carry out the searching cooperatively, wherein the search subareas are chosen such that a detection probability is maximized.

Abstract: A process for the nanostructuring of fibers in fiber-composite plastics, where a sulfur-containing nanostructure is formed. Also, a plastics matrix with such nanostructured fibers is disclosed, and also a process for the repair of fibers in a fiber-composite plastic.

Abstract: A universal test port is connected to the different functional sub-systems of a spacecraft, allowing the sub-systems to be tested from a single location of an assembled spacecraft. The universal test port is mounted on an external surface of the spacecraft and configured to connect to the different functional sub-systems (such as power, propulsion, and command and data handling, for example) of the assembled spacecraft, allowing for the streamlining of testing operations by electrical ground system equipment during assembly, integration, and test (AIT) operations and reducing the risk of collateral damage to spacecraft hardware during testing in AIT.

Abstract: A battery arrangement for the load-bearing structural integration of batteries into a vehicle, in particular an aircraft or spacecraft, includes two cover plates having battery holders and batteries, which are held on both sides between the cover plates by the battery holders, wherein the batteries are arranged in battery rows along the cover plates, wherein the batteries in the battery rows are each aligned at a slope angle relative to the cover plates in order to absorb and transmit loads, and wherein the slope angle in the battery rows has positive and negative values.

Abstract: A system for precoating a preform for drawing optical fiber including a diameter sensor to determine a diameter of pulled optical fiber, a cooling system to cool the optical fiber once it is pulled from a furnace, a coating system to apply a coating to the optical fiber once it has cooled and an ultra-violet lamp to cure the coating.

Abstract: A stacked multi-junction solar cell with a metallization comprising a multilayer system, wherein the multi-junction solar cell has a germanium substrate forming a bottom side of the multi-junction solar cell, a germanium subcell, and at least two III-V subcells, the multilayer system of the metallization has a first layer, comprising gold and germanium, a second layer comprising titanium, a third layer, comprising palladium or nickel or platinum, with a layer thickness, and at least one metallic fourth layer, and the multilayer system of the metallization covers at least one first and second surface section and is integrally connected to the first and second surface section, wherein the first surface section is formed by the dielectric insulation layer and the second surface section is formed by the germanium substrate or by a III-V layer.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a predictor device for controlling at least one actuating variable of a plant having at least one actuator, which can be controlled by the actuating variable, and a state with at least one controlled variable that can be detected by a sensor. The predictor has an adaptation device and an L1-adaptive control apparatus. The predictor has a state modelling device for estimating a behavior of the plant and outputs an estimated state with at least one estimated variable. The embodiments relate to an aircraft with such a control device for flight control. The embodiments also relate to an L1-adaptive control method using an L1-adaptive control apparatus, an adaptation device generating a matched uncertainty signal and an unmatched uncertainty signal, and a predictor having a state modelling device. The embodiments relate to an aircraft with a control device for flight control, which executes such a method.

Abstract: A positioning unit mountable on a moving object includes at least one light source measuring unit and a processor. The light source measuring units have high directional sensitivity along a first axis and low directional sensitivity along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis to capture relative angular information of the moving object with respect to a plurality of simultaneously active stationary light sources located at multiple locations in a space. The processor determines positioning information of the moving object at least from the output of the at least one light source measuring unit. Each light source measuring unit includes an optical arrangement and a linearly configured imaging sensor to receive light from the stationary light sources through the optical arrangement.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of conductive structures having first sides and second sides opposite the first sides, wherein the second sides of the plurality of conductive structures are configured to be physically coupleable with a printed circuit board (PCB) of a receiver or a transmitter, and wherein the first sides of the plurality of conductive structures are configured to be spaced from the PCB; and an antenna having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the first side comprises a radiating side of the antenna and the second side of the antenna is disposed closer to the plurality of conductive structures than the first side of the antenna, wherein the second side of the antenna is configured to be spaced from the PCB by a second distance different from the first distance when the plurality of conductive structures is physically coupled with the PCB.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for gauging the liquid propellant tank of a spacecraft during a phase of high-thrust along an axis, the tank being thermally conductive and having a known geometry. The method includes steps of: attaching, on a wall of the tank, a heating member and at least one temperature sensor in proximity to the heating member and in a plane of interest perpendicular to the thrust axis; during the high-thrust phase, heating the wall of the tank and acquiring temperature measurements of the wall of the tank at rapid frequency; determining the instant I when the temperature measured by the sensor changes, such change indicating the presence of the liquid-gas interface in the tank in the plane of interest; and determining the volume of liquid propellant present in the tank at instant I.

Abstract: A stacked high barrier III-V power semiconductor diode having an at least regionally formed first metallic terminal contact layer and a heavily doped semiconductor contact region of a first conductivity type with a first lattice constant, a drift layer of a second conductivity type, a heavily doped metamorphic buffer layer sequence of the second conductivity type is formed. The metamorphic buffer layer sequence has an upper side with the first lattice constant and a lower side with a second lattice constant. The first lattice constant is greater than the second lattice constant. The upper side of the metamorphic buffer layer sequence is arranged in the direction of the drift layer. A second metallic terminal contact layer is arranged below the lower side of the metamorphic buffer layer sequence. The second metallic terminal contact layer is integrally bonded with a semiconductor contact layer.

Abstract: A cryogen-free partially-superconducting electric machine of the wound field synchronous type includes a room temperature semi-slotless stator, a superconducting motor rotor, a gap between the rotor and stator, a torque tube which isolates the cryogenic superconducting motor rotor from a central shaft, bearings, an acoustic cryocooler integrated within the motor rotor and torque tube, a heat exchange, a rotary transformer, a vacuum pump, a vacuum enclosure integrated with the stator, and an eddy current/thermal shield. The electric machine can act as a motor or a generator and produces a high specific power and efficiency.

Abstract: A battery housing for the structural integration of batteries in a vehicle, in particular an aircraft or spacecraft, includes an inner housing for receiving a battery, and an outer housing which surrounds the inner housing such that a cavity is formed between the inner housing and the outer housing, wherein pins are formed in the cavity and connect the inner housing to the outer housing. A battery arrangement includes at least one battery housing of this type and at least one battery which is arranged in the inner housing of the at least one battery housing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a spacecraft including: a housing defining an exterior space, the housing having a first face and a second face; and first and second radiators carried by the first and second faces, the first and second radiators each having an inner main face, an outer main face, and side faces. The spacecraft includes a first auxiliary radiator and a first auxiliary heat transfer device thermally connecting the first auxiliary radiator to the inner main face of the second radiator, the first auxiliary radiator being arranged in a first portion of the exterior space defined by the outer main face of the first radiator and by first planes containing the side faces of the first radiator. The first auxiliary heat transfer device includes a heat conducting device. The first auxiliary radiator is composed solely of one or two radiating panels supporting the heat conducting device.

Abstract: A voice resolver unit processes audio data. The unit includes a noise detection and cancellation module operative on the audio data, a voice recognition engine to recognize voice in the output of the noise detection and cancellation module, a noise model scorer to match received audio data against at least two noise models to determine the type or types of noise in the audio data and a recognition analyzer to analyze the quality of the output of the recognition engine as a function of the operation of the noise detection and cancellation module according to the type or types of noise detected. The voice resolver may be used in an automation unit for a premises and an alarm system.

Abstract: A system for electromagnetic wave data transmission, including a ground main information node, a communication satellite, a relay satellite, an uplink control carrier, and a relay satellite antenna unit. The ground main information node is connected to an external network by a broadband cable; and the ground main information node is connected to the communication satellite by the relay satellite. The communication satellite includes a service range of the communication satellite, and the communication satellite is separately connected to a plurality of mobile terminals and a ground data collection node. The mobile terminals and the ground data collection node are arranged within the service range of the communication satellite. The mobile terminals include data collection nodes; additionally, the ground data collection node is arranged within a service range of the ground data collection node.

Abstract: A battery arrangement for the structural integration of batteries in a vehicle, in particular an aircraft or spacecraft, includes at least one battery; and two supporting, multi-layered structural laminates, between which the at least one battery is held on both sides via battery holders, wherein each multi-layered structural laminate has a cooling plate layer and a current collector layer, wherein the at least one battery is coupled electrically to the current collector layer.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for optimising usage of electricity from the grid and energy storage comprising: forecasting a predetermined number of hours of load at a predetermined interval to determine a forecasted load profile; subtracting a peak load from the forecasted load profile by a maximum amount of electricity that can be charged into or discharged from the energy storage to determine a subtracted peak; smoothening peaks within 30 minutes period that are more than the subtracted peak to obtain a final forecast result, and determining optimised battery setpoint actions based on the final forecast result and energy storage operating constraints.