Welcome to the professorship TMD
The professorship of applied mechanics/dynamics (TMD) is concerned with computer-aided modeling of the dynamics of coupled mechanical problems. Here, new numerical models and algorithms are being developed that are not yet implemented in commercial software packages. Therefore, the focus is on the further development of an in-house software for numerical simulation based on higher-level programming languages. The goal is always a physically consistent computer-aided modeling and a experimental validation of the numerical simulations. The research activities aims at computer-aided models that are as realistic as possible thanks to specially developed algorithms and validated simulation parameters. To this end, real dynamical systems are constructed using physical models, and the computer-aided modeling is adapted to them. Particular importance is devoted to the development of arbitrarily accurate and physically consistent time integration methods that can simulate the coupled problems taking into account different time scales. However, variational consistent spatial discretizations are also being developed to optimize computer-aided modeling. The physical models constructed represent test benches, such as a rotating heat pipe, which, in addition to fundamental research, also allow for the development of industrial applications. The improved computer-aided models are thus also used in industrial engineering. 
