Service offer

Conception and analysis of protective mechanisms

• Vehicle protection against ballistic threats and detonations

• Transparent protective systems (armored and safety glass)

• Personal protective equipment (protective vests, helmets, etc.)

• Protection of camps and ammunition depots

• Vulnerability of airplane components regarding their ballistic protection performance

High-speed measurement technology

• Visualization techniques for transient processes: high-speed photography and high-speed videography, schlieren photography; flash X-ray photography, X-ray tomography and X-ray cinematography

• Analysis of ballistic threats, detonations and other extreme events

• Ballistic analysis in different areas of application 

• Laboratory acceleration facilities for attaining impact velocities ranging from 10 meters per second to 10,000 meters per second

• Use of modern measurement techniques such as high-speed cameras and flash X-ray tomography

• Development of modern measurement techniques and diagnostics

• Application and development for highly dynamic and transient processes as well as harsh environments; distance, speed, acceleration, impact load and pressure; EMC (electromagentic compatibility) analyses 

Numerical simulation of impact events and shock-wave events

• Simulation and modeling of high-dynamic events

• Use of the in-house computer cluster to conduct high-performance simulations

• Recording, description and modeling of the physical processes observed during impact, shock-wave and laser effects

• Creation of material models and numerical simulations to analyze material behavior under high-dynamic loading conditions

Material characterization and failure analysis

• Modeling of high-speed dynamic processes and high-dynamic loads

• Multi-scale modeling and multi-physical processes

Development of sensors and electronic engineering for extreme conditions

• Pressure and acceleration sensors for measurement of high-speed processes

• Sensors to record and evaluate detonation effects

• Diagnostics developments such as optical and laser-based techniques intended for temperature and velocity of (combustion) gases and high-dynamic surfaces (VISAR and PDV)

Analysis concerning technical safety and reliability of defense-related systems

• Consulting regarding the development of defense-related technology systems

• Simulation of physical system behavior and system components

• Semi-formal modeling of system requirements

• Methods such as hazard analysis, FTA, FMEA (qualitatively and quantitatively)