In order to strengthen cooperation within the DLR institutes and facilities in the fields of space, aeronautics and transport, make optimum use of synergy effects and avoid thematic duplication, the ...

On 4 January 2025, our colleague of many years, Prof Dr Robert Sausen, passed away unexpectedly at the age of just 69. Robert Sausen was born in Lissingen in the Eifel in 1955 and attended the Cusanus ...

In January 2025, the number of departures increased at 24 of the world's 25 largest airports compared to the previous year. Globally, passenger flights grew by 4.5%, while in Germany there was a 3% ...

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The aim of the ProTrain project is effective passenger routing for better utilisation of existing capacities in rail transport. With the help of forecasts and current occupancy information, travellers ...

DLR has equipped a Braunschweig traffic intersection for research purposes. Stereo cameras record the traffic situation in order to better understand the behaviour of road users and to analyse ...

DLR uses mobile measurement stations with high-precision sensor technologies to record motorised and non-motorised road users at different locations. These technologies can be used in a more flexible ...

Research conducted at the Astrobiology Space Simulation Facility of the Institute of Aerospace Medicine of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in Cologne is ...

This thesis will focus on exploring various methodologies for generating low-scale topography, including spherical harmonics, surface fractal modeling, and artificial intelligence, ultimately ...

Aerosols are airborne solid and liquid particles with diameters between 0.001 and 100 micrometers. They remain in the troposphere for the relatively short time of a few days to a few weeks, so their ...

Acquisition technology is a key component of many DLR projects and plays a central role in the research and development of transport system technology. Our expertise covers a wide range of acquisition ...

New functions of driving assistance systems should be tested not only in virtual traffic simulations, but also under real-time conditions in actual road traffic. With the aim of improving road safety, ...