Fraunhofer IAO | Mobility, Urban Systems Engineering and Innovation Systems

Fraunhofer IAO | Mobility, Urban Systems Engineering and Innovation Systems

Mobility, Urban Systems Engineering and Innovation Systems

The cities we inhabit will radically be transformed throughout the upcoming decades: Not only will they have to deal with a constantly increasing population, but also with climate change, resource scarcity, demographic change, and people’s increasing wealth.

Urban Systems Engineering

In the scope of diverse research projects, the teams of scientists in Urban Systems Engineering establish methods of analysis and design with respect to the cities and towns in which people will live and work in the generations ahead.

Envisioning the life and urban settings of tomorrow, developing future-oriented urban infrastructures, creating space and shaping society in a sustainable manner

 

Our key areas of research:

•    Municipal digitalization strategies and processes

•    Urban utilities and logistics solutions

•    Intelligent urban districts and surroundings

•    Co-creative innovation partnerships and strategies

•    Data-based business models and processes in urban systems

•    Shaping user behavior and preferences

•    Resilient infrastructures and public safety

 

Mobility and Innovation Systems

During our research projects, we establish real-world solutions and methods to generate, design, introduce and assess new product, process and service innovations as part of the transition to future mobility.

Understanding markets and customers, identifying and using technologies purposefully, envisioning organizational and value-creation models

 

Our key areas of research:

•    Trend research and big-data analyses for the development of strategic and business models

•    Identification and evaluation of technological and market developments

•    Development of mobility concepts and guiding principles for mobility

•    Assessment and conceptual formulation of business and operation models as well as mobility services

•    Planning and dimensioning of integrated energy solutions and charging infrastructure for electric vehicles

•    Ideation and prototyping of innovative technologies for the vehicles of tomorrow

•    Scientific guidance on transformation processes

•    Development of cooperative formats for research, participation and workshops

•    Research on user acceptance of mobility innovations 

Latest News

3.9.2018

Food for the city – from the city

Whereas the number of people living in cities worldwide is continually growing, the already scarce area used for growing food and resources has been steadily shrinking. This disparity, however, can be partly bridged by urban farming, the practice of growing food in cities and urban areas. Fraunhofer IAO has published a study investigating how cities could benefit from locally grown food and resources, looking at indoor plant and microalgae cultivation.
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28.8.2018

Providing home care in emergency situations

How can it be ensured that people in need of care and help at home still receive this support in a crisis? What happens, for example, if the roads are blocked or their relatives and carers can’t get to them? In its KOPHIS research project, the IAT at the University of Stuttgart is exploring how relevant stakeholder groups can collaborate to ensure such care is provided.
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18.6.2018

The car of the future – sleeper cars and travelling offices too?

As part of a survey involving 2500 motorists in five major markets, management consultants Horváth & Partners worked together with the Fraunhofer IAO to determine respondents’ willingness to pay and desired interior configurations for self-driving vehicles. The results are summarized in the “Enabling the Value of Time” study.
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6.6.2018

Mapping out the future for the automotive industry

Electrification of vehicle powertrains is set to significantly reduce personnel requirements, with suppliers expected to take the hardest hit. The transition to electromobility can succeed if the right overall conditions are established. Government and companies now need to develop strategies to tackle this challenge.
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Makeathon in Ludwigsburg

Stresstests for bicyclists and video tours through Ludwigsburg - How digitization leads to more traffic safety and brings us closer to the past. The second Makeathon in Ludwigsburg took place on October 5 & 6, 2017. 

 

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22.6.2017

Finance in the Smart City

In collaboration with the British embassy of Germany, Fraunhofer Morgenstadt Initiative, and LSE Enterprise, Fraunhofer IAO has successfully hosted last week’s “Finance in the Smart City” Conference on the Fraunhofer campus in Stuttgart. As one of the first events focusing on this specific topic, the conference brought together German and British Smart City experts, representatives of municipalities, financial service providers and insurance professionals as well as a wide range of private companies.

 

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Smart data analysis for transport in Stuttgart

The overburdening of city transport systems is becoming an increasing challenge. But before cities can take concrete action, they need to gather precise traffic data.