Overview: Mobility & Production

TU Graz
Graz University of Technology

Environmental stress and scarcity of raw materials necessitate rethinking mobility and production. Researchers in the Field of Expertise Mobility & Production at TU Graz investigate novel vehicle technologies and drive systems as well as information and data transmission for traffic control and positioning.

They also develop more economical and time-saving product manufacturing processes that allow for design changes and novel materials without loss of quality. Research results of TU Graz deliver ground breaking solutions to today’s challenges in terrestrial and air traffic, aerospace and production engineering and management.

Research Topics

Engine and Powertrain

Thermodynamic working process of combustion engines
Engine development and construction
Development and trial of simulation tools
Development of measuring and testing technology
Propulsion systems
Driving dynamics
Development of fuel surrogates
Calculation and measurement of emissions and air pollution
Identification of emission factors, emission prognoses, air quality measurements, gathering data regarding the spread of pollution
Evaluation and development of alternative concepts

Electromobility

Drive concepts for electric and hybrid vehicles and their implementation
Regulation and energy concepts of electric vehicles
Comparison of different hybrid concepts
Driving dynamics of electric vehicles
Human-machine interface and operating concepts
Challenges for production
Safety of electric vehicles and batteries
Energy supply in electric vehicles

Hydrogen-based mobility

Fuel cell development, monitoring and control
Development of vehicle drive systems based on fuel cells and internal combustion engines
Accelerated stress-, safety and runaway tests
Hydrogen: Component development, storage and safety issues
Fuel reformer

Active and passive safety

Theoretical and experimental driving dynamics
Modelling and simulation of chassis components
Wheel-rail contact
Innovative propulsion systems
CAD-CAE technologies
Accident research
Biomechanics
Integrated vehicle safety
Occupant and co-driver protection
Development of new testing methods
New development methods

Production and Process Technology

Additive manufacturing (powder and wire based)
Forming technologies and precision machining
Non-circular grinding of powertrain parts
Materials modelling and selection
Process design and simulation
Joining technologies and failure analysis
Material-flow planning and simulation
Agility and data security in production (smartfactory@tugraz)
Energy and resource management in production
Processes for the sustainable production of energy carriers such as hydrogen and methanol
Industrial engineering, factory and location planning
Business IT and optimisation methods
Systems engineering, modelling and simulation