Overview of the Research Topics of the RTG

Research topics of RTG 2947 AirMetro

Within our Research Training Group, we explore how Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) can transform transportation in connected cities — from safe flight operations and robust trajectories to resilient communication networks, digital twins, and urban planning. Our 11 PhD projects and the Postdoc project work closely together across disciplines and faculties.

The key research idea branches into three main areas:

Below you'll find an overview of our topics:

Project	Supervisor 1	Title
T1	Prof. Georg Hirte	External Costs, Market: Optimal scope and structure of AAM taking into account external costs and the interaction with other modes of transport
T2	Prof. Michael Kaliske	Smart-Grid Materials: Numerical Modelling of Structural Components based on Smart-Grid Materials
T3	Prof. Hartmut Fricke	Safe AAM Traffic: Safe design of landing sites for AAM aircraft
T4	Prof. Hartmut Fricke	Optimal AAM-Networks: Location and traffic management of UAS landing sites
T5	Prof. Christoph Keßler	On-board autonomous navigation: Sensor fusion for on-board autonomous navigation of AAM aircraft
T6	Prof. Michael Kaliske	Robust Motion Trajectories: Development of Robust Motion trajectories under Consideration of Model and Data Uncertainty
T7	Prof. Dr. Matthias Mauder	Microclimatic effects: Weather-robust UAS flight planning and operation
T8	Prof. Anette Eltner / Prof. Hans-Gerd Maas	Ground-based Sensing: Geo-data-based multi-modal adaptive eVTOL navigation
T9	Prof. Frank Fitzek	Communication Network Based on Flying Devices: Resilient and low-latency, meshed wireless communication networks with mobile communication nodes
T10	Prof. Uwe Aßmann	Digital Twin: Cyber-physical consistency of digital twin simulations
T11	Prof. Regine Gerike	Mobility/Urban Planning: Demand for AAM – also for infrequent mobility situations