Multifunctional lightweight structures for satellites

Conventional satellite design separately considers functional, structural and protective requirements. Subsystems are not integrated into the primary structure, but applied at a later production stage.

• Project aim: disruptive innovation in satellite design
• Integration of functions into load-carrying structural parts (communication, thermal management, vibration control, diagnosis)
• Concurrent optimisation of structural and functional properties with respect to mass and production processes
• Validation by a demonstrator