Proceedings of the Munich Symposium on Lightweight Design 2021

Efficient computation of spatial truss structures for design optimization approaches using tube-shaped thin-walled composite beams.- Substitution of strain gauges by optical strain measurement for standard test methods of composite specimens and introduction of a new biaxial test-fixture.- Investigation and Modelling of Machining Processes as Surface Pre-Treatment for Structural Adhesive Bonding of CFRP.- In-mold Coating in Pressing of Natural-Fiber-Reinforced Salt Cores for High-Pressure Die-Casting Applications.- Compressibility and Relaxation Characteristics of Bindered Non-Crimp-Fabrics under Temperature and Injection Fluid Influence.- Determination of the bending stiffness of spread carbon fibre tows applied with reactive binder.- Manufacturing Technologies for Box-Shaped Pressure Vessels with Inner Tension Struts.- Multi-Objective Topology Optimization of Frame Structures using the Weighted Sum Method.- Parametrization of Cross-Sections by CNN Classification and Moments of Area Regression for Frame Structures.- Clustering Topologically-Optimized Designs based on Structural Deformation.- Optimization of Fused Filament Fabricated Infill Patterns for Sandwich Structures in a Three-Point Bending Test.- Topology Optimization and Production of a UAV Engine Mount Using Various Additive Manufacturing Processes.- Multiparametric design optimisation of 3D printed aircraft door seals.- Development, industrialization and qualification of a lever-shaft-integration for a long range aircraft.- Characterization and Influences of the Load Carrying Capacity of Lightweight Hub Designs of 3D-printed Gears (16MnCr5, PBF-LB/M-process).- 3D material model for additive manufactured metallic parts.- Structural Optimization in Lightweight Design for SLM meets Additive Serial Production and Efficient Post-machining.- A Unit Cell with Tailorable Negative Thermal Expansion Based On a Bolted Additively

Jasper Rieser's research is about topology optimization methods with a particular focus on the design for additive manufacturing. Currently, he is a research associate at the Laboratory for Product Development and Lightweight Design at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) from which he also obtained his bachelor's and master's degree in mechanical engineering.

Felix Endress is a research associate at the Laboratory for Product Development and Lightweight Design at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). He investigates product development approaches for metal additive manufacturing, with a special focus on optimization and validation of aerospace structures. Previously, he conducted research in the field of Engineering Design at the University of Cambridge and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. He holds master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management.


Alexander Horoschenkoff studied mechanical engineering at TUM and received his PhD from the mechanical engineering department. He started his career at the research center of Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) in Ottobrunn. Within the research core team of the DaimlerChrysler AG he was responsible for the mechanical technology field. Since 2001 he has been a professor at the Munich University of Applied Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Automotive and Aeronautics Engineering and head of the CC "Smart Composites".

Philipp Höfer is a full professor at the Institute of Lightweight Engineering within the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Universität der Bundeswehr München. After obtaining his PhD in the field of material modelling and continuum mechanics, he has gained extensive experience in the development of aircraft structures at Airbus over many years. His research interests include the conceptual, functional and structural design of lightweight structures and the investigation of their