Delivering top technology by means of testing
In order to make sure that the infrared detector works reliably, conditions are simulated in the laboratory and technology is extensively tested. Dr. Werner Gross reports: "Heavy vibration and shock loads occur when traveling to space. The rocket carrying the satellite into space accelerates to approximately 40,000 km/h. In the laboratory, for example, a "shaker" is used for the simulation of the rocket launch.
Potential for an environmentally friendly future
Reliable data are indispensable to the observation and classification of climate changes. AIM, a subsidiary of Diehl Defence and Rheinmetall Electronics, is working on orders from Germany as well as for European, Korean and Japanese satellite missions. Space-qualified infrared technology by AIM is a key component for current and future satellite missions in the field of earth observation.