Overview
Odonatum began as a small scale student project during the first year of my bachelors in Engineering Science at TUM, it has since developed to a full scale officially recognised student club with >30 members and a number of recognisable industry partners, including MTU Aero Engines and Dassault Systèmes.
Current State
In July 2026 we finished our first full development prototype Glossu, which is specifically built for static wing testing and calibration of our different control and simulation approaches. We are hoping to utilize the experience gained from that prototype to have a first tethered flight before 2027.
My Role
As one of two co-founders, my role in Odonatum is quite varied, since both me and Daniel (my co-founder) have an engineering background, there wasn't a clear separation into specific areas of responsibility in the beginning and we just worked on what we liked most or what had to be done the most. During that time I put a lot of effort into the creation of our website Odonatum.com and also the construction of our first visual prototype 3-MM-1 using Autodesk Inventor.
Later as the project has grown in size and complexity (we are now an official association under german law) we also scaled our leadership structure. Currently I am specifically responsible for the Avionics, Cooperations and Infrastructure teams, helping them coordinate and setting strategic direction, however when it comes to an engineering sprint before an upcoming event (fair/pitch/our own milestones) everyone will end up back in the workshop until late at night :D...
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