Transport

Transport System

Mobility is a central feature of developed societies. The transportation of people and goods not only generates social participation and added value but also causes negative effects that need to be minimised. For this reason, DLR is researching the interrelationships between the development of transport and its impact in their different dimensions.

Road Traffic

Road traffic will remain the dominant mode of transport for the foreseeable future. Researchers are not limiting their focus simply to the technical development of road vehicles, but are also pursuing an integrated approach in which the relationships between vehicles, infrastructure and traffic management approaches are considered and investigated in a methodical manner that addresses the entire system.

Rail Transport

A sustainable transport system that is viable in the long term from an economic, ecological and social point of view can only be achieved with modern, reliable and efficient rail transport. For this reason, DLR is also following a systematic research approach for this mode of transport.

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Projects

Projects DLR Transport

Transport research at the DLR is carried out in theme-centred projects: the relevant DLR institutes research concrete solutions in an interdisciplinary way.

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Infrastructure

Large-scale research facilities
The portfolio at DLR currently comprises some 180 large-scale research facilities at 15 locations, including the polar regions. DLR also makes its large-scale facilities available to partners from industry and academia as part of its cooperative research activities.

Participating institutes

Facts / Transport

Transport - Revenues 2017 (Data in million euro)

42,16,15

73
Terrestrial vehicles

42,16,15

42
Traffic management

42,16,15

16
Transport systems

42,16,15

15

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Transport research at DLR

Transport System

Road Traffic

Rail Transport

Declining numbers of flights in Germany and subdued growth worldwide until the end of 2019

All-rounder in urban traffic – unveiling of the Urban Modular Vehicle (UMV)

DLR at IAA New Mobility World 2019

DLR jury selects the winning German team for this year's NASA/DLR Design Challenge

DLR conducts flight tests for gyrocopter drones

Worldwide decline in air traffic growth

Lufthansa Consulting and DLR form strategic innovation partnership

DLRmagazine 161 - Light as air and versatile

DLR strengthens Germany as a technology location with seven new institutes

Aurorae Chaos – terrain collapse due to water run-off?

European reusable launch systems for more sustainability in spaceflight

DLR at the Paris Air Show 2019

Artificial intelligence assists with accident data analysis

DLR tests innovative crisis management solutions in The Hague

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A record number of flight connections and falling prices

DLR/NASA Design Challenge dedicated to concepts for small aircraft and new technologies for regional air transport

Digital expertise for the Energy Transition

Emission-free electric flight – current projects and technologies

Landing on the deck of a ship – DLR continues its research into maritime helicopter missions

Projects DLR Transport

Fusion of Magnetic Field Distortions and GNSS for Accurate Mapping

Concept study for optical inter-satellite links on CubeSats

Enhancing Tasking Framework with Means to Compute the Worst-Case Execution Time of Real-Time On-board Software Systems

Timing Analysis of SpaceWire Using OMNeT++ based Simulator

Understanding snow and sea ice properties at microwave frequencies for remote sensing applications during MOSAiC

Large-scale research facilities

Short profile: Institute of Vehicle Concepts

Short profile: Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology

Short profile: Institute of Vehicle Concepts

Short profile: Institute of Flight Guidance

Short profile: Institute of Aerospace Medicine

Short profile: Institute of Materials Research

Short profile: Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics

Short profile: Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems

Short profile: Institute of Flight Systems

Short profile: Institute of Combustion Technology

Short profile: Institute of Propulsion Technology

Short profile: Institute of Communications and Navigation

Short profile: Institute of Air Transport and Airport Research

Short profile: Institute of Optical Sensor Systems

Short Profile: Institute of Transportation Systems

Short profile: Microwaves and Radar Institute

Short profile: The German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD)

Short profile: Institute of Structures and Design

Short profile: Institute of Transport Research

Short profile: Remote Sensing Technology Institute (IMF)

Short profile: Institute of System Dynamics and Control

Short profile: Institute of Material Physics in Space

Short profile: Simulation and Software Technology Lab

Short profile: Flight Experiments facility

Transport - Revenues 2017 (Data in million euro)

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Space – accessibility, diplomacy and cooperation

Research into climate-neutral air transport

Light-dark shadows in the Martian highlands

The DLR delegation during a visit to the JAXA Tsukuba Space Centre on 31 July 2019

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and DLR welcome European policy-makers to Brussels

DLR strengthens Germany as a technology location with seven new institutes

DLR and ONERA – joint research into AI for the aerospace sector

A rover for Phobos and Deimos

eROSITA – the hunt for Dark Energy begins

DLR at the Paris Air Show 2019

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