ATC - Aldenhoven Testing Center

 

Topic

Mobility, automotive engineering, automated driving, driver assistance, alternative powertrains, communication between vehicles and with the infrastructure, connected driving

Research Goals

Designing sustainable mobility – traffic safety, traffic efficiency, energy efficiency, and urban life quality

Professorships Involved

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - Faculty 4

Institute of Automotive Engineering at RWTH Aachen University (ika)
Head of Institute: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Eckstein
ika

Chair and Institute of Control Engineering (IRT)
Head of Institute: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Abel
IRT

Institute for Combustion Engines (VKA)
Head of Institute: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Pischinger
VKA

Existing Infrastructure

  • Test tracks: vehicle dynamics area, oval lane, braking test track, rough road, crossroad, hill section)
  • Connectivity: Mobile Radio Test Field (5G Mobility Lab), Galileo Infrastructure (automotiveGATE)
  • Offices
  • Workshops
  • Event Areas

Projects

  • Galileo – above
  • Creation of a vehicle testing strip for mobile applications in Aldenhoven
  • CERM – Center for European Research on Mobility
  • I2EASE - Intelligence for Efficient Electrified & Automated Driving
  • CERMcity - Center for European Research on Mobility - Urban Validation Environment 
     

Contact

Management Speaker

Website

ATC - Aldenhoven