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Transmission terminal MLT-20 of ViaLight Communications

Spin-Off ViaLight Communications sells optical communication technology

In 2009, the company ViaLight Communications (VLC) was founded. Among other things, VCL uses technologies developed at DLR to build and distribute commercial laser transmission systems for applications such as optical downlinks for aircrafts. Optical transmission systems enable...

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TAPAS is now Open Source - Software for mapping and forecasting urban passenger transport demand

The software TAPAS developed by the DLR Institute of Transport Research for modeling the demand for passenger transport in urban areas is now available for free. The software provides an accurate picture of the passenger transport demand of a region and can be used to predict the...

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DLR online knowledge platform helps companies switch to e-vehicles

Initially, mainly technology-oriented or particularly environmentally conscious companies used to be interested in buying e-vehicles. However, nowadays, more and more companies are considering switching to e-vehicles. At the same time, entrepreneurs are often confronted with a...

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DLR_Transport at New Mobility World 2019

Meet us at New Mobility World (IAA) Hall 5, Stand D04 The prototype of an intelligent, modular electric urban car, infrastructure with high-tech sensors for testing automated and networked vehicles, and measuring mobility behaviour with smartphones – at IAA New Mobility World in...

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DLR Transport at InnoTrans 2018

Visit us at the InnoTrans 2018 (Hall 2.2, Stand 404) The leading international trade fair for transport technology At InnoTrans 2018 in Berlin, DLR will be presenting the NGT (Next Generation Train) CARGO, a high-speed train for freight traffic of the future. The NGT CARGO is...

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Ready for its first fuel-cell-powered trip – the Coradia iLint from Alstom.

On the right track

Trains powered by fuel cells are emission-free and do not require overhead power lines. Travelling along non-electrified routes, they offer a sustainable alternative to diesel vehicles. Of the almost 40,000 kilometres covered by Germany‘s rail network, around 60 percent is...

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Waiting or Parking?

In the VABENE++ project, traffic information is collected automatically from aerial photographs. An approach has now been developed to separate parking from queuing vehicles, thus improving the quality of the results.

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Swarmtool in Action

VABENE++ has developed a system for an area-wide mapping of larger areas that allows the simultaneous operation of several multicopters at the same time. The Swarmtool has now been extensively tested and optimized.

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Uninterruptible Data Transmission via Laser

In the VABENE++ project enormous amounts of data are generated during aerial photography flights. In order to be able to send them quickly and without interruptions to the ground, a hybrid link has been developed that enables transmission both by laser and radio transmission and...

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Bluetooth Sensors for Traffic Management

Vabene++ supports the city of Constance in collecting traffic data using its own bluetooth sensor technology. The data obtained flows into a simulation model for the evaluation and optimization of traffic management measures.

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