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New Chairman Position of LRA
From January 2016 on, Matthias Prandtstetter, Scientist at Dynamic Transportation Systems, holds the chairman position of LRA (Logistics Research Austria). LRA originated in an initiative focusing on [...] on the cooperation of Austrian research institutions in the sector of (transport) logistics, supply chain management and traffic. Among the 18 members are renowned Austrian universities, universities of
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EU project ChipScope has developed new form of optical microscopy
a microfluidic sample handling system for this purpose, in which a fine system of channels was integrated into a polymer matrix. This enables the sample to be transported through a fluid to the target position [...] Molecular Diagnostics, Center for Health & Bioresources, have developed a sample handling system that transports the samples to the desired target position and supplies the cells seeded in the microfluidic
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One-stop-shop for smart city solutions
spatial planning systems, smart mobility data collection and analysis, integrated mobility systems, transport optimisation and logistics through to energy concepts and resilient urban systems. [Translate to [...] people and to assess the impact of planned measures on individual infrastructures or the overall transport system", says AIT mobility expert Volker Alberts. "Our software tools - MODE, SMART SURVEY, SIMULATE [...] and support urban traffic planning and transport policy decisions." For example, AIT uses smartphones to automatically track the distances travelled and transport modes used by their owners. This data can
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Civil courage, cybersecurity and disaster management
training concept that integrates important factors in order to act courageously. Cyber security and transport The Center for Digital Safety & Security, whose R&D activities at national level are a special [...] Situational Awareness, ACCSA – Austrian Cyber Crises Support Activities, CySiVuS – Cyber Security for Transport Infrastructure and Road Operators and WALL-E – Effective Practical Approaches from the Authorities' [...] the rescue operation become more efficient. The technology behind this is a powerful sensor-based system in combination with deep-learning-supported processing and analysis approaches. In the NRT-COP research
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Electronic sharing of information enables comprehensive collaboration in disaster response
rely on electronic systems to process the mountains of data involved in a crisis. INTERPRETER forges an opportunity to electronically compare data between these highly secure systems.Currently, researchers [...] electronically sharing information between civil and military control centres and management information systems in disaster response scenarios. The aim is to boost the efficiency and effectiveness of relief efforts [...] demands can be found at Frequentis, an Austrian company that provides communication and information systems to control centres across the world tasked with security. For years, Frequentis has been recognised
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EUFAL: Encouraging the Electrification of Commercial Fleets
Freight and Logistics. The project aims at providing a platform of exchange as a decision support system for those operators. The platform includes tools and advice for companies at different stages of [...] distribution could be imagined. Jürgen Zajicek, Research Engineer at the AIT Center for Mobility Systems: “EUFAL will support companies with information for their EV implementations at the best level possible [...] improve the platform and provide the needed knowledge to future users to promote electric commercial transport.” Read an article about EUFAL at derstandard.at (in German): Auf dem Weg zur elektrisch betriebenen
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The complex nature of regional knowledge production
done by, first, characterising the spatial distribution of complex knowledge in Europe and its dynamics in recent years, second, establishing that knowledge complexity is associated with future regional
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DRIVER+: Next level crisis management
25 May, Trial 1 demonstrated the potential value of a more integratedhigh-level Crisis Management system in the European Union in a cross-bordercontext in terms of improved situation assessment, coordination [...] imperative. They could also simulate how to adapttheir response to an emergency based on the changing dynamics of a flood. Thisinvolved assessing how the solutions allowed the practitioners to better respond [...] for emergency services. 3Di (developed by Nelen & Schuurmans)allows practitioners to simulate the dynamics of a flood in relation to thegeography of the affected area. Drone Rapid Mapping (developed by
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Dynamic Crowd Solutions and Railway Transportation
and discussion platform on the future of the European railway transportation and fosters the dialogue between politics, industry and transport industry. At the conference, which was organized by Business [...] projects from Dynamic Crowd Solutions in the railway area, which had come from research to implementation. He covered the range from the successfully implemented access-control system CONTROL at the metro [...] dealt with the research on an autonomous vehicle for users with limited mobility at big public transport hubs. It allows a safe and comfortable transfer for passengers in important traffic junctions and
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Speed dating with researchers and students
a scientist in the business unit Transportation Infrastructure Technologies, in the AIT Mobility Department. Maciej Kwapisz is a technical expert in structural dynamics and earthquake investigation. He [...] uot;. In the opening round, Maciej Kwapisz, AIT Mobility, spoke about his business unit Transportation Infrastructure Technologies, which also focusses on bridges monitoring, life cycle analysis and [...] As a research subject, he presented an acceleration sensor serving as an example for a monitoring system of a bridge. "A chain of such sensors together with numerical analyzes can inform you in time
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Ein Green Deal für die Luftfahrt
wird das Projekt vom LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen, das zum Center for Low-Emission Transport des AIT Austrian Institute of Technology gehört. Jürgen Roither, Research Engineer am LKR und S [...] ORCHESTRA wird mit AIT-Beteiligung die Entwicklung luftfahrttauglicher Batterietechnologien und -systeme für Großraumflugzeuge vorangetrieben – ein ganz entscheidender Schritt auf dem Weg zur emissionsfreien
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Transport-Optimierung und FußgängerInnen-Steuerung in Zeiten der Krise
Am AIT Center for Mobility Systems wird an Mobilitätslösungen geforscht, die einen wertvollen Beitrag zur Bewältigung der Krise leisten können. Im Rahmen der APA-Science-Serie #CoronaAlltag haben die [...] „Vereinbarkeit von Mobilität und sozialer Distanz“ findet sich hier. Am AIT Center for Mobility Systems wird an Mobilitätslösungen geforscht, die einen wertvollen Beitrag zur Bewältigung der Krise leisten
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Die Zukunft der Stadt
Alexandra Millonig, Mobilitätsforscherin im Forschungsbereich Dynamic Transportation Systems, erforscht den menschlichen Aspekt in der Planung von Verkehrsinfrastruktur und betonte im Interview mit ORF
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EU project EMPOWER has started: Development of two zero-emission trucks
long-distance transport and sustainable logistics. The two trucks we are developing are intended to enable the sustainable transport of goods by road, complementary to other modes of transport such as rail [...] technology bricks: (1) a modular vehicle system architecture, (2) a modular high voltage architecture, (3) a modular low-voltage E/E architecture, (4) a fuel cell system with high reliability, extended operational [...] optimised heating, ventilation and air conditioning system featuring CO2 as refrigerant and infrared heating panels, (8) an electrified distributed braking system, (9) digital twin models of the demonstrators
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New Publication: Innovation Networks for Regional Development
and Evolution of Springer Verlag. Edited by AIT scientist Manfred Paier (Center for Innovation Systems & Policy) and Ben Vermeulen (University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart), this volume brings together [...] l agent-based computer models elucidating the relation between regional development and network dynamics. Along with editor Paier, other AIT experts like Thomas Scherngell, Michael Barber and Martina Dünser
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DRIVER+ Trial in Netherlands
medical services, municipality, military, the Water Authority and electricity company, public transport as well as international organisations such as EUROPOL, EUROJUST and the International Court of [...] Operational Picture for those Crisis Teams not having direct access to the Dutch crisis management system (LCMS). HUMLOG from the University of Münster (https://www.uni-muenster.de/en/). An adaptable
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High energy savings through optimization of processes
with consistently high quality," says Tobias Glück, head of the Competence Unit Complex Dynamical Systems. Use of the new process in practice The process is now being used in production operations at
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Europas fahrerlose Mobilitätszukunft gestalten
automatisierter Systeme auf individuelle Mobilität, Sicherheit, Umwelt, Gesellschaft und andere BereicheAnwendung der Methoden und Prognose der Auswirkungen des fahrerlosen Transports in einer Vielzahl [...] welche innovativen Mobilitätskonzepte somit zu erarbeiten sind. Ein Team des AIT Center for Mobility Systems entwickelt in diesem Zusammenhang ein webbasiertes Decision Support Tool für EntscheiderInnen in [...] Instrumentarium zur Bewertung von Auswirkungen, Nutzen und Kosten vernetzter und automatisierter Systeme einschließlich der erforderlichen Infrastrukturen entwickeln. Weiters wird an einem webbasierten
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Go with the flow
evacuations be handled safely? How to evaluate the design of shared spaces? AIT Center for Mobility Systems addresses this challenge with its solution SIMULATE, which offers the perfect tool for answering [...] and safety assessment to the optimization of vehicle layouts. Next show up UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Montréal/Canada 15 – 17 May 2017 AIT booth: # 2D100 https://uitpsummit.org/exhibitors
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The Future of Tokyo?
Google Japan invited Crowd Dynamics expert Stefan Seer of the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Mobility Department, to discuss how Tokyo can employ technologies to better understand what its citizens [...] This call for action was answered by Stefan Seer’s presentation that detailed his research on Crowd Dynamics, especially recent simulation models that combine different levels of human decision making.In a [...] (CEO of Open A Ltd.) and Kisaburo Ishii (Former Vice-Minister of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan) Stefan Seer explored new design approaches to plan and manage the public spaces