Student Research

If you are interested in writing a thesis with a topic from the area of aeronautics, aviation, systems engineering, machine learning or space sysems, consider writing your thesis at our institute. In projects with our partners from the industry, public funded projects and DFG financed research we cover a broad spectrum of topics and are always looking for student assistance.

Current tenders 🖊️

  • Implementierung und Evaluierung synthetischer Datenerzeugungsmodelle für Prozesse und Objekte innerhalb einer Flugzeugkabine

    2026/03/04

    Masterthesis

    Supervisor: Jacqueline Bergmann, M.Sc.

    Announcement as PDF

  • Development of an evaluation model for the efficiency of maintenance manuals for aircraft components

    Entwicklung eines Bewertungsmodells für die Nutzeneffizienz von Wartungshandbüchern für Flugzeugkomponenten

    2026/02/19

    Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis

    Maintenance manuals (including CMMs – Component Maintenance Manuals) are created for the monuments installed in passenger aircraft, such as galleys, toilets, and rest areas, in order to provide the instructions required by aviation authorities, airlines, and maintenance companies to maintain airworthiness throughout the service life of the aircraft. Therefore, the maintenance manuals contain up to several thousand spare parts for each monument.

    Supervisor: Max Weigert, M.Sc.

    Announcement as PDF

  • Analysis of Cockpit Operations using Computer Vision Methods

    2025/11/19

    Advanced Design Project (ADP)

    Flight decks play a crucial role in ensuring flight safety and operational efficiency, yet there is limited objective data on how frequently flight crew interact with individual cockpit systems during actual flights. Understanding which displays, panels, and controls are used most frequently can reveal valuable opportunities for automation and improved design. Recent advances in computer vision and machine learning allow us to analyze operational cockpit video to gain actionable insights. Such data-driven analysis can support the development of digital assistance solutions, ease pilot workload, and pave the way for concepts like reduced crew operations.

    Supervisors: Johannes Zehnter, M.Sc., Johannes Kleudgen, M.Sc.

    Announcement as PDF

For many of the work carried out by us there is no prefabricated task but we assign them individually: After your inquiry we can find a task in a personal conversation that fits your interests. Contact us – contact information of the respective contact persons can be found on the pages about our research fields.

In individual cases we also supervise bachelor and master theses in cooperation with our partners from industry. Prerequisites for the performance of such work can be found in this summary (opens in new tab). If you are planning an external thesis please contact us with sufficient lead time so that we can review your request.

ADPs/ ARPs are usually carried out in a team of 4 to 8 students and with a task set in cooperation with one of our partners from industry. You can contact us as a team or as an individual in response to our calls for proposals presented above. Contact information can be found in the respective calls for proposals.

More information about ADPs

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