Dr.-Ing. Andreas Heckmann

   Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
   DLR Oberpfaffenhofen
     P.O.Box 1116
     D-82230 Weßling
     Phone: +49 8153 28-1699
     Fax: +49 8153 28-1850
     E-Mail:

Research Interests:

Structural Dynamics
Flexible Multibody Dynamics
Thermoelasticity
Multidisciplinary Modelling
Simulation Methodology

Projects:

DLR-Project: Next Generation Train
- Leader of the Subproject: Running-Safety and Wear
Coordinator of the Railway Dynamics Group at the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
Main Author of the Modelica FlexibleBodies Library

Publications:

see DLR elib
PhD Thesis: The Modal Multifield Approach in Multibody Dynamics
see here for download

Selected Lectures:

Talk at the GAMM2010-Conference , March 24th, 2010 in Karlsruhe
- Guidelines to select Boundary Conditions for Modes Shapes in Flexible Multibody Systems
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Tutorial at the SIMS2007-Conference , October 30th, 2007 in Göteborg
- Modelling and Simulation of Rigid and Flexible Multibody Systems in Modelica
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Talk at the Eccomas Thematic Conference Multibody Dynamics 2005 in Madrid
- Flexible Bodies with Thermoelastic Properties in Multibody Dynamics
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