Nov 09, 2023
New Research Training Group at TU Dresden: Technical-operational integration of highly automated aviation in urban areas
Rethinking urban and regional mobility: Interdisciplinary research into the framework conditions and requirements of socially acceptable advanced air mobility implementation
Flying taxis and freight transporters criss-crossing the sky at different levels, gliding through urban canyons and streets. In the 1997 film "The 5th Element", this was still science fiction. From 2024, the scientific foundations for real-life transport scenarios of this kind will be laid at TU Dresden (TUD). The new DFG Research Training Group (RTG) at TU Dresden on the "Technical and Operational Integration of Highly Automated Aviation in Urban Areas" (RTG 2947) will focus on so-called "Advanced Air Mobility" (AAM) and its necessary technical and social framework conditions.
Five TUD faculties, DLR involvement, eleven research topics, 33 doctorates
On 7 November 2023, TU Dresden received the funding decision for the first funding period (04/2024 to 03/2029) from the German Research Foundation (DFG). Scientists from five TUD faculties as well as the Institute of Flight Systems of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) are involved in the Research Training Group as a cross-disciplinary research and mentoring team for a total of 33 doctorates from across the disciplines.
Eleven networked research topics with a total duration of up to nine years (1st and 2nd funding period) are associated with the Research Training Group. Over the coming years, the research consortium of young scientists and established researchers aims to develop a scientific concept for a highly automated advanced air mobility system of the third dimension - considering technological, economic and social aspects.
Detailed article on the new GRK in the online magazine "Verkehrslage".
GRK management team
Fricke, Hartmut, Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. (Spokesperson) |
Air Transport Technology and Logistics |
Aßmann, Uwe, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. |
Computer Science, Software Technology |
Eltner, Anette, Jun.-Prof.in Dr. |
Geosensor Systems |
Fitzek, Frank, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. |
Communications Engineering, Communication Networks |
Gerike, Regine, Prof.in Dr.-Ing. |
Transport Planning, Transport Safety |
Hirte, Georg, Prof. Dr. rer. pol. habil. |
Economics, Transport Policy, Spatial Economics |
Kaliske, Michael, Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. |
Material/Structure/Data Modelling, Numerical Simulation |
Keßler, Christoph, Prof. Dr.-Ing. |
Helicopter Technology, Systems Engineering |
Maas, Hans-Gerd, Prof. Dr.-Ing. |
Photogrammetry |
Rosenow, Judith, Dr.-Ing. habil. |
Air Traffic Systems |
Contact - Spokesperson for the Research Training Group at TU Dresden
Prof. Hartmut Fricke
Chair of Air Transport Technology and Logistics
"Friedrich List" Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences I TU Dresden
Phone: +49 351 463-36739