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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Spickenheuer

Head of Department Tailored Lightweight Structures

+49 (0)351 4658 374 +49 (0)351 4658 362

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Fields of Work

  • Development of new methods for design and optimization of variable-axial composite structures
  • Design, dimensioning and optimization of complex composite structural composite with an extreme high lightweight performance using finite element simulation software
  • Developments along the process chain for the Tailored Fiber Placement (TFP) - Process from design to component manufacturing
  • Experimental testing of composite parts
  • Wood FRP material combinations
  • Biomedical textiles 

Projects

Teaching

  • Honorary Professor at Faculty of Design, HTW Dresden, Teaching the moduls: Technology and Materials, Design Studies
  • Constructions with FRP, TU Dresden

Publications

  • Spickenheuer, A. ; Schulz, M. ; Gliesche, K. ; Heinrich, G. Using tailored fibre placement technology for stress adapted design of composite structures more Plastics, Rubber and Composites : Macromolecular Engineering 37 (2008) 227-232
  • Ogawa, A.; Winkler, A. R.; Oono, T.; Okabe, H.; Ooyagi, T.; Akiba, N.; Ogawa, K.; Oono, W.; Sinya, S.; Washizu, M. Fluid Dynamical Characteristics of Pressure Drop of Air Flow in Two Kinds of Cylindrical Vortex Chambers for Control of Vortex Flow more Journal of the College of Engineering Nihon University 46 (2005) 19-36

Awards

  • Innovation award of the The Association of Supporters of the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden e.V. for Entwicklung eines neuen Verfahrens zur Herstellung von Faser-Kunststoff-Verbunden (FKV) mit lokal variierienden Matrixmaterialien, 2022
  • JEC Innovation Award in the category Sports for New generation of bow risers made of carbon fibre composite materials, 2017
  • Innovation award of the The Association of Supporters of the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden e.V. for Neuartige computergestützte Methoden zur Auslegung, Optimierung und Fertigung von hochbelastbaren variabelaxialen Faser-Kunststoff-Verbund (FKV)-Bauteilen, 2015
  • Oechsler award of the Wissenschaftlichen Arbeitskreises Kunststoffe (WAK) for best dissertation, 2014