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Berlin – a university and research location


Berlin-Brandenburg is an internationally-renowned research location, with TU Berlin, TH Brandenburg and BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg offering everything from basic research, to development assistance, through to extensive capabilities in rail vehicle technology, infrastructure and rail operation.

Berlin Technical University (TU)

Institute of Land and Sea Transport Systems
www.tu.berlin/en/ils


Department of railway vehicles
www.tu.berlin/en/schienenfzg

Areas of focus:

  • Acoustics – vehicles
  • Acoustics – rail system
  • Vehicle dynamics
  • Quiet and low-noise bogie (LEILA-DG)
  • Passive safety
  • Telematics & maintenance
  • Energy & drive
  • Freight transport


Department of track and railway operations
www.tu.berlin/bbi (in German)

Areas of focus:

  • Analysis of operational and transport processes
  • Analysis and application developments for potential energy savings
  • Man-machine systems in railway operations
  • Passenger transport offer strategies
  • Rail freight transport
  • Operational infrastructure for the future
  • Information and knowledge management
  • Transport for major events


Specialist area Vehicle drives
www.tu.berlin/fza (in German)

Focus:

  • Powertrain modelling
  • Combustion process analysis and development
  • Turbocharging technology, especially exhaust gas turbocharging
  • Exhaust aftertreatment systems
  • Climate-neutral fuels and their combustion
  • Innovative drive systems


Department of electronic measurement and diagnostics technology
www.tu.berlin/en/mdt

Focus areas:

  • Modern methods of measurement data processing (e.g. use of wavelets) and intelligent sensors
  • Advanced nonlinear control strategies for use in automotive powertrains.
  • Investigation of wear processes in the automotive powertrain
  • Simulation, test and calibration procedures for vehicle control units (HiL, MiL, SiL simulation)
  • Modeling and real-time simulation of mechatronic systems
  • Pattern recognition and technical diagnosis
  • Driving strategies for hybrid vehicles


Daimler Center for Automotive IT Innovations (DCAITI)
www.dcaiti.tu-berlin.de

Focus areas:

  • Connected and secure mobility
  • Automated and collaborative mobility
  • High precision digital maps


HTW Berlin - University of Applied Sciences

Department 1 - Energy and Information | Computer Engineering
www.htw-berlin.de/en

Areas of Expertise

  • System architecture: heuristics and design patterns, assessing the quality of system architecture, product line design
  • Reconfiguring systems: dynamic composition and reconfiguration of systems, service-oriented architectures
  • Functional safety: Modular and dynamic safety proofs


Institut für Bahntechnik GmbH (IFB) an affiliated institute at the TU Berlin

www.bahntechnik.de/cms/en

Competencies:

  • Operational control and safety technology
  • Communication technology
  • Vehicle and trackwork systems technology
  • Power supply for railways
  • Software for rail technology
  • Electric drive technologies
  • Consulting on strategy and implementation
  • New rail systems
  • Consulting services for rail technology and operations


Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau

(Technische Hochschule Wildau)
en.th-wildau.de

  • Research focus on mobility and transportation, including transport logistics and air transport logistics. The TH Wildau also offers Germany's only full degree program in Telematics.
  • Institute for Corrosion and Wear Prevention Technologies (Institut für Korrosions- und Verschleissschutztechnik)
    An affiliated institute of the University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Technology (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft - HTW) and the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau (Technische Hochschule Wildau - TH Wildau).
     
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