Yannik Hüpel

My name is Yannik Hüpel. I studied mechanical engineering here at the TU Braunschweig, where I obtained my M.Sc. in 2021. I started working for the Institute for Acoustics and Dynamics in the field of efficient computations of vibroacoustic problems. My research focuses on aircraft cabin noise.

I am trying to improve computation efficiency of aircraft cabin noise simulations with regards to both memory and time. During vibroacoustic simulations we often encounter large-scale systems, which makes it hard to solve on conventional computers. Therefore, I am investigating multiple methods to improve the efficiency of wave-resolving large-scale vibroacoustic simulations.

I was always fascinated by aviation and now my research helps in shaping the aircraft of tomorrow. That is a cool inspiration. We need to have simulative assessments of the systems before we actually start building and efficiency plays a major role in that, so helping in advancing a topic that might also be applicable in other fields is nice.

We want the novel technologies to be utilized by airlines, which also means they need to be accepted by customers. All of us want to fly comfortably and cabin noise plays a vital role in comfort. So, assessing the noise levels inside the aircraft cabin beforehand might give valuable insights into how the new technology might be accepted by passengers.

We have many great minds from all over the world working together to reach the overall goal of sustainable and energy efficient aviation. You learn new things everyday and the exchange with other researches never gets boring. The opportunity to work in such a connected and interdisciplinary network is helpful for my own development – not only intellectually but also socially.