Lightweight construction and material-driven product development
Research field
The following topics are being researched:
- Design and topology optimization to exploit the specific lightweight potential
- Identification and characterization of material behaviour to optimize a product
- Development of complex handling technologies for dimensionally unstable materials
- Building physical prototypes and use of hardware-in-the-loop technologies
Projects
- HIT-Rotorsysteme - Highly integrated product development of variable rotor systems for future generations of wind turbines. TP: Production processes and process simulation in the manufacture of rotor system components
- MycelCycle - Integrated material, process and product development methodology for product lifecycle-optimized mycelium-based packaging products as part of the circular economy
Selected publications:
- Development of complex handling technologies:
- Ohlendorf, J.-H. ; Richrath, M. ; Franke, J. ; Brink, M. ; Thoben, K.-D.: Towards automation of wind energy rotor blade production: a review of challenges and application examples. In: Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer & Composites Science Vol. 6 (2020), No. 4, pp. 173–190. DOI:10.1080/20550340.2020.1838224
- Ischtschuk, L. ; Ohlendorf, J.-H. ; Großpietsch, T. ; Semar, J. E. ; Brink, M. ; Hogeback, T. ; Bärtl, C.: Multi-functional Hybrid Material to Protect Rotor Blades. In: Lightweight Design worldwide Vol. 12 (2019), No. 4, pp. 18–25. DOI:10.1007/s41777-019-0033-4
- Franke, J. ; Ohlendorf, J.-H. ; Thoben, K.-D.: Automated production processes in the rotor bladeindustry - Solutions for a continuous direct textile layup. In: Materials Science and Engineering Technology Vol. 50 (2019), No. 11, pp. 1326–1342. DOI:10.1002/mawe.201700197 - Identification and characterization of material behavior:
Krishnappa, L. ; Ohlendorf, J.-H. ; Brink, M. ; Thoben, K.-D.: Investigating the factors influencing the shear behaviour of 0 / 90° non-crimp fabrics to form a reference shear test. In: Composite Materials Vol. 55 (2021), No. 20, pp. 2739–2750. DOI:10.1177/0021998321991625