Institute of Flight Guidance
Making air traffic safer, more efficient and robust
Air traffic plays a crucial role in ensuring the mobility of people and goods around the globe. Environmental impact, aircraft noise and resistance to disruptions must be balanced with sufficient capacity in the air and on the ground. Decisive steps towards achieving this are efficient air traffic management and the optimisation of airport processes. The Institute of Flight Guidance is working on this.
The institute's researchers are working on the development and application of future processes and technologies for the integrated airborne and ground-based guidance of aircraft. This means using airspace more flexibly and efficiently and enabling airports to optimise throughput, while minimising fuel consumption and environmental impact.
To this end, the Institute examines all technical and operational processes on board aircraft and on the ground (air navigation services and airports). Special attention is paid to the changing role of the human operator.
The Institute uses interdisciplinary research teams and an integrated test infrastructure to conduct basic and applied research starting with the idea through to application.
The staff regularly cooperate with partners from universities, institutions and industry on German and international research projects. Such partnerships result in comprehensive ways to keep air traffic safe in the future, while also making it more efficient and robust.
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Director | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Kügler |
Staff | 158 |
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Key research areas | Air Traffic Management
New Mobility
Airport Management |
