01.2 - Aircraft Design and Integrated System (Applications)
INVESTIGATING THE FLEXIBLE HYDROGEN AIRCRAFT SYSTEM INTERFACE DESIGN USING THE XR CO-DESIGN APPROACH
F. Reimer¹, M. Fuchs¹, J. Herzig¹, S. Cornelje¹, J. Biedermann¹, B. Nagel¹; ¹DLR, Germany
In an era of ongoing global climate change, there is a trend towards a more sustainable and climate-neutral aviation, which necessitates a multitude of new key technologies. Particularly, the exploration of alternative propulsion systems such as hydrogen propulsion exhibits significant potential to substantially reduce the emissions of future aircraft. However, the integration of novel propulsion systems notably impacts the aircraft cabin and its system architecture. As a safety-critical subsystem of the overall aircraft, critical system interfaces and the complex interactions of individual subsystems must be understood and considered during integration into retrofit and novel aircraft architectures. Utilizing digital methods, it is possible to integrate these complex and innovative system components including the relevant system and subsystem interfaces based on rules, 3D models and digital twins of conventional aircraft architectures, vividly depicting them in virtual reality.