REAL LAB CAMPUS FREECITY 

Real lab for the research of a networked fleet of modular robot vehicles.

EXPLORING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM OF THE EDAG CITYBOT

THE WAY TO FUTURE MOBILITY

FRANKFURT – DEUTSCHE BANK PARK

When: November 2021 to March 2024
Where: Deutsche Bank Park

AUGMENTED REALITY

Compared to the EDAG CityBot test lab in Fulda, the research Campus FreeCity project in the spacious, semi-public grounds of the Deutsche Bank Park makes increased demands on the highly automated EDAG CityBots.

  • contact with pedestrians and delivery vehicles
  • no complete control at this site
  • large area with buildings and traffic dynamics
  • longer distances to travel with various complication zones
  • greater demands on sensors, data processing and systems
  • great public interest surrounding Bundesliga soccer team Eintracht Frankfurt

History is being made in the Campus FreeCity project. In this real lab, we and the other project partners can test and further develop the EDAG CityBots in an overall system that works around the clock. For a completely new chapter in urban mobility.

Johannes Barckmann, EDAG CityBot Concept & Product Owner

In the 2.5 years it has been running, the Campus FreeCity research project sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMDV) has, on a laboratory scale, been developing and testing the vision of a multifunctional, highly automated fleet of robots for extensive mobility, transport and service tasks in the smart city.

Sponsored by:
The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMDV)

Project management:
Federal Agency for Administrative Services (BAV)

Coordination:
House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM) GmbH

Project duration:
30 months, November 2021 to May 2024

Project partners

HOLM

Consortium leadership, ELSI supervision: Project management, networking, public relations, public participation, supervision of ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI).

EDAG Group

Complete ecosystem: Development of the EDAG CityBots and their modules, development of the control system, setting up the operations center and maintenance area.

EintrachtTech

Infrastructure and use cases: Provision of the infrastructure of the real lab area, development of the use cases and user journeys.

T-Systems

Teleoperation and technical supervision: Research into technical concepts, process and operational procedures for teleoperation and technical supervision of automated vehicles.

COMPREDICT

Virtual sensors: Measurements needed to train the virtual sensors and predict component breakdowns.

DEKRA

Safety and approval: Ensuring adherence to safety standards, developing and carrying out test procedures for safe operation.

Hochschule Fulda

Supply chain integration (Prof. Huth): Supply chain modeling, development of planning algorithms.

IT security (Prof. Zohner): Security analysis, development of new security mechanisms.

Energy-efficient AI (Prof. Kumm, Prof. Gepperth) Energy-efficient AI in embedded systems

Human-machine interaction (Prof. Milde): Multi-modular, language and gesture-based interaction concept for the CityBot.

TU Darmstadt

Optimized powertrain (IMS): Identification of further CityBot efficiency potentials in the fields of powertrain, longitudinal dynamic control and sector coupling.

Robust operation (BST): Development of a capacity traffic management system (CMTS) incl. incident programs.

Human-machine interaction (IAD): HMIs for the interaction between the CityBot and humans, for example pedestrians, workers and operators in the control center.

Ecological assessment (SuR):Ecological assessment, identification of environmental advantages of the ecosystem.

Acceptance and trust (WINF): Analysis of acceptance criteria and trust aspects from the user’s point of view.

Assoziierter Partner: FES, DPD

Incorporation of practical requirements in the creation of use cases and laboratory operations.

GET IN TOUCH WITH US

LET‘S TALK!

Where can the EDAG CityBot make a meaningful contribution for you? Contact us and let us develop further UseCases together.

JOIN US!

As EDAG has over 50 technical departments, you have a good chance of finding the right job for you, one in which you can achieve more.

STRONG TOGETHER!

Are you mastering logistical challenges and wanting to raise your business model to a new level through intelligent networking?

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Johannes Barckmann
EDAG CityBot Concept & Product Owner
Jacek Burger
Project Leader E/E Embedded Systems & A.I.
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GIVE WAY FOR THE MOBILITY REVOLUTION
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