Internship: Concept Stage Next-Gen Rotorcraft Handling Qualities Assessment

Background

As part of the NATO Next-Gen Rotorcraft Capability Study, NLR has assisted industry in the concept design of a new military transport tiltrotor in terms of control law development, handling qualities assessment, and the offline evaluation of Nap-of-the-Earth (NOE) flight agility and shipboard operating limitations. This internship is intended to build on the tools and models developed, further extending and verifying the analyses results obtained thus far.

Assignment

• Integrate existing Simulink control laws with nonlinear FLIGHTLAB model;

• Gain tuning, HQ assessment & sensitivity study using CONDUIT against ADS-33E/F metrics;

• Offline NOE slalom simulations for agility assessment;

• Improve qLPV modelling for BattleLab simulations.

Result

The results will feed back into the industry design loop and will be input for a publication planned for the VFS Forum in 2026.

Duration

Min. 3 months, starting as soon as possible.

Profile

• Master student Aerospace Engineering;

• Preferably background in control & simulation;

• Experience with tiltrotors or helicopters is a plus;

• Pro-active and assertive.

What we offer

• A challenging internship in a high-tech result-orientated work environment;

• Weekly supervision and availability of the technical team for support;

• An internship allowance;

• Contributing to an active R&D effort supporting NATO capabilities;

• Internship results to be used in the current and future projects.

About NLR

Royal NLR has been the ambitious research organisation with the will to keep innovating for over 100 years. With that drive, we make the world of transportation safer, more sustainable, more efficient and more effective. We are on the threshold of breakthrough innovations. Plans and ideas start to move when these are fed with the right energy. Over 950 driven professionals work on research and innovation. From aircraft engineers to psychologists and from mathematicians to application experts.

Our colleagues are happy to tell you what it’s like to work at NLR.

Interested?

Send your application, together with your motivation letter and CV via the ‘Apply’ button!

Have some questions?

Do not hesitate to contact us via mail: pien.moller@nlr.nl.

Take note a security screening is part of the process! More information about this can be found on the website of the MIVD.