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Powerful DC laboratory at the AIT Center for Energy officially opened
Giefinggasse location in Vienna. With the high-performance laboratory for the development of modern DC systems and components (DC-Lab), the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology has significantly expanded its [...] of application for direct current technology are, for example, in the area of renewable energy systems such as photovoltaics in combination with storage or hydrogen, in on-board networks of electric vehicles [...] innovations significantly,” explains Friederich Kupzog, Head of Competence Unit Electric Energy Systems at the Center for Energy, during the opening ceremony. Services of the DC-Lab The DC-Lab is
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Steering towards transformative change
To achieve systemic impacts, innovation projects require reflexive steering to adapt to new insights or changing circumstances. In MOTION and PROPORTION, AIT researchers collaborated closely with pra [...] innovation activities and helped develop their capacities to promote and steer their project towards systemic and transformative impacts. View Video on youtube AIM Despite pressing global challenges that [...] innovations often patching up immediate problems rather than contributing to fundamental changes to the systems they are part of. Against this backdrop, the aim of the project MOTION and PROPORTION (funded
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INTERSOLAR Europe
manufacturers and system integrators with testing inverters for residential, commercial and utility scale applications and provides consulting and design support for efficient system Integration with an [...] for investments in the field of Photovoltaic power plants. AIT performs photovoltaic module and systems assessment and the broad team expertise allows to cover technical, organizational and economic aspects
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Fit4Food2030 – one year in
produce, process, transport, consume and waste our food. It aims at futureproofing the European food systems through Research & Innovation (R&I). During the first year, the project has focused on laying [...] In addition, the current trends, showcases and breakthroughs in the innovation landscape in food systems were analysed. 7 City Labs are up and running, bringing together policy makers, researchers, educators [...] outreach. Further information: Newsletter Website AIT-Contact: Beatrix Wepner Center for Innovation Systems & Policy
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ICoMaaS 2017 – 1st International Conference on Mobility as a Service
Benjamin Biesinger, Sebastian Knopp, Pamela Nolz and Martin Reinthaler from AIT Center for Mobility Systems), related to the ERA-NET Cofund Smart Cities and Communities (ENSCC) project Smart Commuting. Smart [...] Smart Commuting explores the different ways of combining work and life with intelligent transport system services and new concepts for supporting sustainable commuting. The mobility of the workforce is [...] explores the relationship of this increased mobility with sustainable and intelligent transportation system services. ICoMaaS 2017 Smart Commuting An Optimization Based Analysis of a Micro Transportation
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Diagnostic tests for super bacteria
zation) sets out to develop two diagnostic systems that can identify all known pathogens and associated antibiotic resistances with only one test. One system will be fully automatic and is intended for [...] for use in larger hospitals and reference centres. The second, smaller system is designed for independent laboratories, medical practices and developing countries.
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"Heisenberg under the microscope"
precision. This was made possible by applying special methods from control engineering to quantum systems in this form for the first time. The results have now been published in the scientific journal "Nature" [...] even though the glass sphere is actually a macroscopic object. For this to succeed, the control system must be perfectly designed and matched to the experiment – this task was taken on by the team of [...] of the Institute for Automation and Control Engineering (ACIN) and Professor of Complex Dynamical Systems at the Vienna University of Technology. The article can be read here.
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A new class of control units and robust environment perception for motor vehicles
and LiDAR, as well as actuators such as headlamps and displays. This will help driver assistance systems activate spotlights for targeted illumination of hazardous objects, or activate the parking assistant [...] the development of robust sensors and sensor data fusion – those are the eyes and the brain of the system, so to speak. Ultimately, the goal is to reduce the driver's workload while increasing traffic safety [...] safety at the same time”, explains Christian Zinner from the Assistive & Autonomous Systems research group (Center for Vision, Automation & Control) and head of the project at AIT. The
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The smallest details displayed in a big way
nbsp;Vision Systems research group at the AIT Center for Vision, Automation & Control the scientists presented, a novel light-field and photometry system is presented that [...] microscopic imaging with special projection optics to generate a parallax effect. This inline microscopic system, together with an image processing pipeline, delivers high-resolution 3D images at high speeds, by
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Invited Talk on Hybrid Quantum-Safe Cryptography at NXP Belgium
invited talk for NXP Belgium about their work on hybrid cryptographic systems. Cryptography is omnipresent in our lives, and digital systems use it to securely communicate with each other. However, some of [...] that comes with the development of large-scale quantum computers. Migrations towards quantum-secure systems should start as soon as possible and hybridization is a versatile tool to achieve such a transit
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AIT Experte Bernhard Dachs referierte am Europäischen Parlament
Einladung des Europäischen Parlaments nahm AIT Senior Scientist Bernhard Dachs vom Center for Innovation Systems & Policy am 14. Mai 2018 als Experte an einer Anhörung des Ausschusses für Beschäftigung und soziale [...] Anhörung war „Digitalisierung und Automatisierung: Herausforderungen für den Arbeitsmarkt und die Systeme der sozialen Sicherheit“. Bernhard Dachs referierte zum Thema neue Technologien und Beschäftigung
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CEDR Conference on Asset Management & Maintenance
for cooperation and promotion of improvements to the road system and its infrastructure, as an integral part of a sustainable transport system in Europe. Its members represent their respective national [...] Manfred Haider, Isabela Erdelean, Roland Spielhofer and Denitsa Osichenko from AIT Center for Mobility Systems led through the workshops and sessions, moderated panel discussions and presented AIT’s project PREMiUM [...] authorities or equivalents and provide support and advice on decisions concerning the road transport system that are taken at national or international level. [Translate to English:]
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Automation of air freight transport
on-automation-control Research group Assistive & Autonomous Systems https://www.ait.ac.at/themen/assistive-autonomous-systems [...] intelligence methods. The particular challenge was to develop an automated and robust navigation system so that the vehicle can operate safely in a dynamically changing environment. An automated carrier [...] release More on Research project AUTILITY https://www.ait.ac.at/themen/assistive-autonomous-systems/projects/autility/ https://www.ait.ac.at/fileadmin//mc/vision_automation_control/F_F_F/AIT_Facts
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Environmental Monitoring: AIT and Christof Industries join forces
the soil. “Modern and sustainable environmental management systems depend on digital communication solutions and extremely secure IT systems, like those developed as part of our high-tech research at AIT [...] environmental monitoring at municipal level,” explains Wolfgang Nestler, Managing Director of Christof Systems, a subsidiary of the Graz-based family-run company Christof Industries. The company successfully [...] & Security. Solutions for environmental management UWEDAT is a complete environmental monitoring system which integrates data gathered by sensor networks to measure parameters relating to air, water,
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AIT strongly represented at the conference of the Artery Society
annually place in autumn, this year it was held in Budapest.This year the Competence Unit Biomedical Systems was particularly well represented with six scientific contributions. In addition, two awards were [...] in the last years. This year Dr. Bernhard Hametner, Scientist in the Competence Unit Biomedical Systems, was selected from numerous applications for a lecture entitled "Quantification of pulse wave re [...] of the award ceremony, Dr. Christopher Mayer, also a scientist in the Competence Unit Biomedical Systems, won the Artery Society Exchange Grant for Early Career Researchers. This financial support enables
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3D inline surface inspection with xposure:photometry
Research group High-Performance Vision Systems https://www.ait.ac.at/themen/high-performance-vision-systems Contact Ernst Bodenstorfer High-Performance Vision Systems Center for Vision, Automation &
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AIT Scientist wins ITS Best Paper Award
Isabela Erdelean, Scientist at the Center for Mobility Systems, wins the Best Technical Paper Award at the 12th European ITS Congress in Strasbourg, held on 19-22nd June 2017. Her paper “Cross-modal [...] protect the environment and sustain mobility in the most cost-effective way with Intelligent Transport Systems. The whole team is proud of this international honor and happy about the success. [Translate to
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AIT and TU Graz launch joint doctoral programme in the field of hydrogen technology
Sustainable Propulsion Systems “The production of hydrogen by splitting water in electrolysis offers enormous potential for integrating renewable power sources into the future energy system. High-temperature [...] The Center for Energy’s topic portfolio is oriented towards three central systems: sustainable public energy supply systems, decarbonisation of industrial processes and plants, and innovative technologies [...] for Energy, AIT “The use of hydrogen is a central element for a sustainable and low-emission energy system. With this PhD programme, we offer a unique setting to advance hydrogen technology research at the
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EERAdata: Tapping the full potential of energy data
FAIR. "The players in the energy system need open and systematic access to databases," says AIT project manager Manfred Paier, Scientist at the Center for Innovation Systems & Policy. "Our aim is to link [...] data is crucial for informed decision-making, guiding the successful transition to a clean energy system, and accelerating the uptake of research results. AIT is partner in the EERAdata consortium, led [...] tools on a common community platform, not least to support research into the transition of the energy system towards greater sustainability". About EERAdata The EERAdata project develops, explores, and
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On the right track
Mobility Systems will participate as exhibitor and present EXPERIENCE, a service to evaluate wayfinding systems and architectural designs using virtual reality. Evaluation of wayfinding systems and arc [...] EXPERIENCE was developed by experts from the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology Center for Mobility Systems in close cooperation with Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH. This collaboration enabled the development