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The rail system is facing major challenges: The climate crisis and sustainability goals call for a strong increase in rail capacity, which cannot be met exclusively by means of conventional technologies [...] Operations" therefore deals with the possibilities of using automation and digitalization in the railroad system to address the challenges. Jürgen Zajicek, Research Engineer at the Center for Energy, Markus Hofer
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Automated aerial vehicles support emergency forces
critical infrastructure. In the future, autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles, a powerful tracking antenna system and intelligent algorithms will support these tasks. While the autonomous UAV flies over the area [...] time, the data are securely transmitted to a ground station via a high-performance tracking antenna system without using high-bandwidth, low-latency infrastructure. There, intelligent algorithms analyse the
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Implementation plan for the energy research initiative of the Austrian climate and energy strategy
The implementation plan for the three missions – Plus Energy Districts, Integrated Regional Energy Systems and Breakthrough Technologies for Industry – identified 39 innovation activities by 63 Austrian [...] tion of Austria's climate and energy strategy. Susanne Meyer from the AIT Center for Innovation Systems & Policy, together with Werner Friedl, Christian Diendorfer, Romana Stollnberger and Ali Hainoun
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Innovative energy concept for the greenest brick factory
time. The Centre for Energy focuses its research on three central systems: Public energy supply systems, industrial energy supply systems Processes and Cities & Built Environment. Further information [...] The energy required comes entirely from renewable sources, including the plant's own photovoltaic system. Andreas Kugi, Scientific Director of the AIT: "The successful realisation of the NEFI GreenBricks [...] food and beverages to textiles and various chemical industries, and can be integrated into existing systems," explains Tilman Barz, scientific coordinator of the GreenBricks project and Senior Scientist at
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Steam without gas
"The AIT Center for Energy will develop an optimized operating strategy for the AHEAD system with a comprehensive system model. A novel approach will be developed for the CO2 savings potential. This will [...] combined with steam compressors to achieve the highest heat utilization temperatures to date. The AHEAD system can reach temperatures of 200-260°C. At Takeda, 184°C is required for steam supply. "Austria is committed [...] covered by natural gas. In the AHEAD project, this is no longer necessary, as an innovative heat pump system is being established. It consists of a steam-generating heat pump from SPH Sustainable Process Heat
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Innovative in-vehicle technology increases safety in road traffic
bsp; Assistive & Autonomous Systems Center for Vision, Automation & Control christoph.weidinger@ait.ac.at Christian Zinner Assistive & Autonomous Systems Center for Vision, Automation & [...] is where we bring in our many years of experience in the development of assistive and autonomous systems for a wide range of applications, where robust sensory perception of the 3D environment is a key [...] application for pedestrian detection targeting enhanced pedestrian protection is being implemented on the system. Pedestrian detection using AI The environmental data collected by the various sensors is processed
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ENDURION sets new Standards for the Production of Green Hydrogen
ENDURION consortium will work over the next four years to develop a highly efficient hydrogen production system known as a pressurised anion exchange membrane electrolyser (AEMEL). Replacing Critical Materials [...] a thorough assessment of the environmental impact, cost-efficiency, and recyclability of the full system. The ultimate goal is to prepare the technology for use in the field - with a specific use case in [...] accelerate the discovery of optimal Ni-alloy compositions for high-performing pressurised AEMEL systems. AIT scientific contribution to the project will be on the design and development of novel
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Rail4Future: Start of the COMET project
reliable and cost-efficient assessment of rail infrastructure and thus to shape the digital rail system of the future. A novel, high-performance and fully virtual validation platform for large-scale s [...] methods and tools. However, these are typically focused on individual issues. The understanding of system interactions in the overall context is now to be raised to a new level within the framework of R [...] cycles of structures and thus contributing significantly to a resilient, resource-saving transport system of the future. Within the framework of Rail4Future, AIT is therefore particularly active in the following
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Efficiency increases in welding inverters
is contributing its expertise in pioneering technologies such as multifunctional plasma welding systems and plasma metal deposition (PMD). Together with the AIT Center for Vision, Automation & Control [...] make the best possible use of the power electronic components, as well as an intelligent control system that provides the functionalities of the previously separate assemblies depending on the situation [...] in AIT's state-of-the-art laboratory environment, supported by a controller hardware-in-the-loop system (C-HIL). This infrastructure enables the practical implementation and further development of innovative
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Contactless 3D microscopy and robotic inspection
which was developed specifically for the automated, contactless inspection of complex components. The system automatically determines the number of sensor positions and viewing angles required for an inspection [...] with high industrial relevance,’ emphasised Markus Clabian, head of the High-Performance Vision Systems research group at AIT. ‘In particular, the contactless high-speed 3D detection in the µm range and [...] exhibits of the 19th Special Show »Non-Contact Measurement Technology« High-Performance Vision Systems research group
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AIT researcher Vanessa Staderini wins IEEE & AIT Women in Engineering Best Paper Award
At this year's International Conference on Computer Vision Systems (ICVS) in Vienna, Vanessa Staderini from the AIT Center for Vision, Automation & Control presented her research work in the [...] environments pose significant challenges to conventional inspection methods and makes automated systems that are high-performance, robust and capable of reliably detecting surface defects in demand. The [...] Planning. In: Christensen, H.I., Corke, P., Detry, R., Weibel, JB., Vincze, M. (eds) Computer Vision Systems. ICVS 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14253. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.100
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AIT- the hotspot for scientific excellence in machine vision
700 nm) and large inspection areas. - TinyScan360°: With the miniaturized 3D stereo scanning system, the smallest cavities can be measured and exact digital replicas can be created. It impresses with [...] discussions here at the trade show," explains Markus Clabian, head of the High-Performance Vision Systems research group. The Scientific Vision Days The Scientific Vision Days were also very well [...] latest work to the professional audience," says Petra Thanner, expert in high-performance vision systems and organizer of the Scientific Vision Days.
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The potential of microbiomes - helpers for environment and health
. "Our growing understanding of the interconnectedness of microbiomes in environmental and food systems suggests that microbiome innovations have the potential to improve the sustainable production of [...] acceptance, and legal and ethical guidelines to responsibly introduce the innovations into production systems." Progress is already being made in some of these areas: for example, the MicrobiomeSupport project [...] stakeholders to develop a shared strategic research and innovation agenda for microbiomes in food systems. Press Release: https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20210128_OTS0259/das-potenzial-der-mikr
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Tobias Glück, Andreas Kugi and Stefan Flixeder win Paper Award
(Competence Unit Complex Dynamical Systems/VAC), Andreas Kugi (VAC und ACIN/TU Wien) and Stefan Flixeder (former PhD student ACIN/TU Wien) develop automation systems to support the manufacturing process [...] Control) takes place every 3 years. It promotes research and application of automatic control and systems engineering. At each IFAC World Congress, the authors of three selected papers of the journal Me
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Road Safety Day: AIT presented its new test vehicle
into a high-performance measuring vehicle, with a camera system, steering angle sensors, accelerometers, a CAN bus reader and a dGPS positioning system being installed, among other things. The MoProVe is available [...] uses the latest camera technology, laser scanners and a highly accurate satellite-based positioning system. The Motorcycle Test Vehicle (‘MoProVe’): Evaluating motorcycle safety The ‘MoProVe’ was
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Workshop „Austria and the digital Multinationals“
most research-intensive companies now come from this group. The AIT Center for Innovation Systems & Policy is organising a workshop on ‘Austria and the digital multinationals’ on the morning [...] work on foresight and transformative innovation policy carried out at the Centre for Innovation Systems and Policy. With four Foresight Briefs and associated workshops, 2024 marks the start of a programme
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Stefano Passerini co-authors Key Perspective on post-lithium battery electrolytes in Nature Reviews Chemistry
electrolyte interphases—each critical for the performance and reversibility of these emerging battery systems. The study also calls attention to the need for deeper understanding of electrolyte interactions [...] solvation shell of cationic charge carriers, as well as the development of more sustainable electrolyte systems. Read the full article here: Nature Reviews Chemistry – Co-solvent strategy for rechargeable
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New Biometric Sensing Technologies for the Police
this context, new biometric sensor technologies for the identification of persons as well as IT systems for the protection of objects and critical infrastructures are being developed at the AIT Center [...] time window of less than one second. Surfaces no longer have to be touched. The software for the system is designed for both secured mobile and stationary devices, and fingerprint identification can also
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SAFETY FOR AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVING TRUCKS - IN ALL WEATHERS
Usability Day. The AIT contributes to the development of safe and user-centred automated transport systems. The European, large-scale research project "AWARD" is investigating how automated transport vehicles [...] Energy and Center for Technology Experience) is developing a comprehensive technical fleet management system with optimisation models for the efficient use of automated vehicles in logistics applications. The
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Suez Canal Blockage: AIT expert Anita Graser analyses disruptions in mobility patterns
-stop-detection-analysis-with-movingpandas/ Current maritime control centres are heterogeneous systems with numerous legacy components. Together with Frequentis AG, market leader for control centre solutions [...] with the steadily increasing vessel traffic and exponentially growing data load which current systems cannot handle efficiently. These new AI-based control centre solutions help improve safety and