Innovation in motion at VKI!
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our Large Payload Motion Hexapod, funded by Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) of the Flemish Government.
This cutting-edge kinetic structure features a mobile platform connected to a fixed base via six synchronized linear electric actuators. It can generate motion for loads up to 1.5 tons along six axes (3 translational: Tx, Ty, Tz and 3 rotational: Rx, Ry, Rz), with all combinations possible. The system offers impressive linear and angular displacement ranges (up to ±700 mm and ±34°) and delivers high dynamic performance with speeds up to 0.8 m/s and acceleration up to 1 g.
EDUCATION
Post Graduate Programme :Research Master
Doctoral Programme
Postdoctoral programme
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Turbomachinery
Industrial Processes
Environmental Flows
Fluid Engineering & Measurements
LECTURE SERIES
Targeting industry, academia…
With international invited speakers
Introduction to Ground Testing
19-21 January 2026
von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site / Online
Hands on Machine Learning for Fluid Dynamics 2026
02-06 February 2026
von Karman Institute Course
On-site and Online
Introduction to Aeroelasticity 2026
16 - 20 February 2026
von Karman Institute Course
On-site and Online
Flow Control 2026
23 -27 February 2026
von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site and Online
Introductory course to OpenFOAM®
24-25 March 2026
von Karman Institute Course
On-site
OpenFOAM® General Programming
26 March 2026
von Karman Institute Course
On-site
Radial Compressor and Optimization
23-27 March 2026
von Karman Institute Course
On-site and Online
Icing Physics: From Fundamentals to Simulation, Testing, Detection, and Protection
30 March - 3 April 2026
von Karman Institute Course
On-site and Online
Turbomachinery Aeroelasticity
13-17 April 2026
von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site and Online
32nd AIAA / CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference
26-29 May 2026
AIAA / CEAS Conference
Organized by the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
Location: Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels
Large Eddy Simulation and Related Techniques
08 - 12 June 2026
von Karman Institute Lecture Series
On-site and Online