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The new drone project of Faculty 2 brings together practical 

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application, technical development, and foreign correspondence

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We started this project 

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to introduce students to the field of composite structures

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Anything that moves or is out of the ordinary always gets the students‘ attention

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So we thought a flying object might be the right way to go

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We have a work group in mechanical and electrical engineering

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that is building a drone from lightweight materials

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using carbon fibre composites

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with a honeycomb structure inspired by nature

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Metal or paper is folded

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to create a very light-weight but also very sturdy structure

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Here at the material test lab

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to see changes according to temperature

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This way you don’t need to destroy the material

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This material was destroyed by a weight pushing down on its middle

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The entire surface was able to withstand a load of approximately 150 kg

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This can be of great use in engineering

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as well as in lightweight, aircraft, and car construction

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We work in cooperation 

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with the University of Applied Sciences in Tampere, Finland

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They are in charge of the design

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and here in Hanover, we get to realise their ideas

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To successfully put theory to practice

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and finally see their drones get airborne

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gives these students a great sense of achievement.