Contact

Markus Hochstrasser
Dipl.-Ing.
E-mail:markus.hochstrasser@tum.de

Research Interests

  • Model-based development of flight worthy certifiable software
  • Model-, Software-, Processor-, and Hardware-in-the-loop simulation
  • Formal methods for software verification
  • Automated process compliance assessment
  • Simulation of flight mechanics and flight control
  • Simulation of electro-mechanical flight control components

Publications

K. Dmitriev, S. A. Zafar, K. Schmiechen, Y. Lai, M. Saleab, P. Nagarajan, D. Dollinger, M. Hochstrasser, F. Holzapfel, S. Myschik, "Lean and Highly-automated Model-Based Software Development Process", in 2020 AIAA/IEEE 39th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC). [doi]
K. Schmiechen, M. Hochstrasser, J. Rhein, C. Schropp, F. Holzapfel, "Traceable and Model-Based Requirements Derivation, Simulation, and Validation Using MATLAB Simulink and Polarion Requirements", in AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum. [doi]
A. W. Zollitsch, N. C. Mumm, S. Wulf, F. Holzapfel, M. Hochstrasser, P. J. Lauffs, L. Peter, "Automatic Takeoff of a General Aviation Research Aircraft", in The 2017 Asian Control Conference - ASCC 2017, pp. 1683-1688.
K. Nürnberger, M. Hochstrasser and F. Holzapfel, "Execution time analysis and optimisation techniques in the model-based development of a flight control software", IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory & Applications, vol. 2, no. 2, 2017.
E. Karlsson, S. P. Schatz, F. Holzapfel, T. Baier, C. Dörhöfer, A. C. Gabrys, M. Hochstrasser, C. Krause, P. J. Lauffs, N. C. Mumm, K. Nürnberger, L. Peter, V. Schneider, P. Spiegel, L. Steinert, A. W. Zollitsch, "Development of an Automatic Flight Path Controller for a DA42 General Aviation Aircraft", in CEAS EuroGNC, 2017.
E. Karlsson, F. Holzapfel, T. Baier, C. Dörhöfer, A. C. Gabrys, M. Hochstrasser, C. Krause, P. J. Lauffs, N. C. Mumm, K. Nürnberger, L. Peter, S. P. Schatz, V. Schneider, P. Spiegel, L. Steinert, A. W. Zollitsch, "Active Control Objective Prioritization for High-Bandwidth Automatic Flight Path Control", in CEAS EuroGNC, 2017.
M. Hochstrasser, S. P. Schatz, K. Nürnberger, M. Hornauer, S. Myschik, F. Holzapfel, "Aspects of a Consistent Modeling Environment for DO-331 Design Model Development of Flight Control Algorithms", in CEAS EuroGNC, 2017.
M. Hochstrasser, C. Krause, V. Schneider, F. Holzapfel, "Model-based Implementation of an Onboard STANAG 4586 Vehicle Specific Module for an Air Vehicle", in AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, 2017. [doi]
V. Schneider, P. Piprek, S. P. Schatz, T. Baier, C. Dörhöfer, M. Hochstrasser, A. C. Gabrys, E. Karlsson, C. Krause, P. J. Lauffs, N. C. Mumm, K. Nürnberger, L. Peter, P. Spiegel, L. Steinert, A. W. Zollitsch, F. Holzapfel, "Online Trajectory Generation Using Clothoid Segments", in 14th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics & Vision (ICARCV), 2016.
S. P. Schatz, V. Schneider, E. Karlsson, F. Holzapfel, T. Baier, C. Dörhöfer, M. Hochstrasser, A. C. Gabrys, C. Krause, P. J. Lauffs, N. C. Mumm, K. Nürnberger, L. Peter, P. Spiegel, L. Steinert, A. W. Zollitsch, "Flightplan Flight Tests of an Experimental DA42 General Aviation Aircraft", in 14th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics & Vision (ICARCV), 2016.
E. Karlsson, S. P. Schatz, T. Baier, C. Dörhöfer, A. C. Gabrys, M. Hochstrasser, C. Krause, P. J. Lauffs, N. C. Mumm, K. Nürnberger, L. Peter, V. Schneider, P. Spiegel, L. Steinert, A. W. Zollitsch, F. Holzapfel, "Automatic Flight Path Control of an Experimental DA42 General Aviation Aircraft", in 14th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics & Vision (ICARCV), 2016.
M. Hochstrasser, M. Hornauer and F. Holzapfel, "Formal Verification of Flight Control Applications along a Model-Based Development Process: A Case Study", in Workshop Software Safety, 2016.
M. Richter, M. Hochstrasser, M. Bittner, L. Walter, F. Holzapfel, "Application of MINLP Techniques to Conflict Resolution of Multiple Aircraft", in AIAA GNC and Co- located Conferences, 2014.
P. J. Lauffs, M. Hochstrasser and F. Holzapfel, "Real-time Simulation of Nonlinear Transmission Behavior in Electro-Mechanical Flight Control Systems", in Aerospace Electronics and Remote Sensing Technology (ICARES), 2014 IEEE International, IEEE, pp. 39-47. [doi]
M. Hochstrasser, "A Unified MATLAB-Framework for Nonlinear Optimization of Mixed Integer Optimal Control Problems in Air Traffic Separation Management", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2013.
M. Hochstrasser, "Erweiterung einer Hardware-in-the-Loop- Simulation um eine Flugzeug- Visualisierungsumgebung basierend auf OpenGL und Matlab/Simulink", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2012.
M. Hochstrasser, "Automatic Pilot Model Creation in the Longitudinal Axis by Minimization of Error Variance using Matlab", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2012.

Supervised Student Theses

Y. Wang, "Development of a Workflow and Framework for Design Model Review and Static Analysis according to DO-178C/DO-331 in MATLAB/Simulink", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2017.
P. M. Gunasekaran, "Development and Model-in-the-Loop Simulation of a STANAG 4586 Compliant Vehicle Specific Module using MATLAB/ SIMULINK", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2016.
S. Welzenbach, "Simulation und experimentelle Parametrierung mechanischer Flugsteuerungssysteme", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2015.
P. Reiß, "Auslegung des Höhenleitwerks für ein zweimotoriges, optional bemanntes Flugzeug", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2015.
G. Martorell, "Implementing the aerodynamic load model of hinge moments for an Optionally Piloted Vehicle in MATLAB /Simulink", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 2015.
L. Romano Brandt, "Flight Performance Analysis for Hybrid Electric, Optionally Piloted Aircraft", Thesis, Technische Universität München, Garching, 15.