Current Projects
Automotive & Mobility
Decarbonization in rail transport by retrofitting diesel locomotives with highly efficient zeroemission hydrogen engines (HydroLoc)
Project Leader: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Wittek
Sponsor: BMBF FH-Kooperativ 1-2020
Total Project Cost: 331.167,43 €
Project Period: 01.08.2021 - 31.07.2024
Development of a method for optimising the surface quality of compensated effective surface geometries; Subproject: Development of the individual solution approaches for optimising the surface quality
Project Leader: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Markus Scholle
Sponsor: BMWi ZIM
Total Project Cost: 220.000 €
Project Period: 01.07.2021 - 30.06.2023
Development of an automated adjustable hemming die- FlexFalz Subproject: Development of a digital twin for the automation of an adjustable hemming die
Project Leader: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Timo Hufnagel
Sponsor: BMWi ZIM
Total Project Cost: 220.000 €
Project Period: 01.08.2021 - 31.07.2023
Automated Citizen Shuttle to Promote Social Participation
Project Leader: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Raoul Zöllner
Project Partners: Emm! Solutions GmbH, Künzelsau Town, Stegmaier Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH, hfcon, Stetten Castle
Sponsor: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing Baden-Württemberg
Total Project Cost: 614.823 € (HHN: 185.436 €)
Project Period: 29.06.2020 - 30.06.2022
Autonomous Driving Test Field in Baden Württemberg
Project Leader: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Raoul Zöllner
Project Partner: FZI Research Center for Information Technology, Karlsruhe City, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB, Bruchsal Town and Region, Heilbronn City
Sponsor: Ministry of Transport Baden-Württemberg, Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg
Total Project Cost: 2.5 Mil. €
Project Period: 01.10.2016 bis 2023
Hydrogen Combustion Engine with Variable Compression Ratio
Project Leader: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Wittek
Sponsor: Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden Württemberg (Innovative Projects)
Total Project Cost: 139.800 €
Project Period: 01.01.2020 - 30.06.2022
Proximity Sense through Ultrasonic Skin (proSenseUSkin)
Project Leader: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Raoul Zöllner, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nicolaj Stache
Sponsor: Federal Ministry of Education and Research-Research at Universities of Applied Sciences with Companies ("FHprofUnt")
Total Project Cost: 456.051 €
Project Period: 01.08.2019 - 31.07.2022
Materials Processing & Engineering
Project Leaders: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jennifer Niessner, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Raoul Zöllner
Sponsor: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Total Project Cost: 640.160 €
Project Period: 01.01.2022-31.12.2024
Project Leaders: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jennifer Niessner, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Raoul Zöllner
Sponsor: MWK
Total Project Cost: 510.000 €
Project Period: 01.12.2021-31.05.2023
Development of Planking Components for Rail Vehicles with Optimised Vibroacoustic Behaviour (OptiPlank)
Project Leader: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Arndt Birkert
Sponsor: Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (Central Innovation Programme for SMEs)
Total Project Cost: 217.428 €
Project Period: 01.11.2020 - 31.07.2022
Project Leader: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marc Wettlaufer
Sponsor: Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (Central Innovation Programme for SMEs)
Total Project Cost: 183.429 €
Project Period: 01.01.2020 - 30.04.2022
Virtual Try-Out - Active Surface Design taking into account the System Deformation
Projektleiter: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Arndt Birkert
Sponsor: Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (Central Innovation Programme for SMEs)
Total Project Cost: 188.650 €
Project Period: 01.10.2019 - 31.05.2022
