Innovative Mobility Concepts
Niveau
Introduction & in-depth study
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• describe the technical fundamentals of modern mobility systems and explain their operating principles for sustainable passenger and freight transport.
• analyze the technologies of innovative forms of mobility such as electromobility, hydrogen mobility and digital mobility systems and assess their conditions of use.
• examine the efficiencies, energy requirements and technical characteristics of various drive technologies and interpret their relevance for sustainable mobility strategies.
• evaluate technical infrastructure components such as charging and refuelling systems as well as digital mobility platforms with regard to performance and feasibility.
• develop simple technical solution concepts for innovative mobility applications and argue for their use in urban and regional contexts.
• describe the technical fundamentals of modern mobility systems and explain their operating principles for sustainable passenger and freight transport.
• analyze the technologies of innovative forms of mobility such as electromobility, hydrogen mobility and digital mobility systems and assess their conditions of use.
• examine the efficiencies, energy requirements and technical characteristics of various drive technologies and interpret their relevance for sustainable mobility strategies.
• evaluate technical infrastructure components such as charging and refuelling systems as well as digital mobility platforms with regard to performance and feasibility.
• develop simple technical solution concepts for innovative mobility applications and argue for their use in urban and regional contexts.
Prerequisites for the course
Fundamentals of electrical engineering and energy technologies
Course content
- Fundamentals of innovative mobility, including technological trends in electric drives, alternative fuels and digital mobility concepts
- Electromobility, including battery technologies, charging infrastructure, efficiencies and technical fields of application
- Hydrogen mobility, including fuel cell technology, refuelling systems, storage requirements and technical performance
- Sustainable mobility systems, including multimodality, transport networks, digital services and technological interfaces
- Technical infrastructure for mobility, including requirements for charging points, electrical installations, energy management and grid load
- Mobility innovations and future technical concepts, including autonomous systems, connected mobility services and new drive technologies
- Energy demand and efficiencies of drive systems, including basic calculation of energy flows and efficiency parameters
- Electromobility, including battery technologies, charging infrastructure, efficiencies and technical fields of application
- Hydrogen mobility, including fuel cell technology, refuelling systems, storage requirements and technical performance
- Sustainable mobility systems, including multimodality, transport networks, digital services and technological interfaces
- Technical infrastructure for mobility, including requirements for charging points, electrical installations, energy management and grid load
- Mobility innovations and future technical concepts, including autonomous systems, connected mobility services and new drive technologies
- Energy demand and efficiencies of drive systems, including basic calculation of energy flows and efficiency parameters
Recommended specialist literature
- Janasz, T. (2018). Paradigm Shift in Urban Mobility: Towards Factor 10 of Automobility. Springer Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-20460-0
- Schwbe, P. (2021). Comparison of Alternative Mobility Concepts. LAP LAMBERT ACADEMIC PUBL.
Shaheen, S. (2018). Shared Mobility: The Potential of Ridehailing and Pooling. In D. Sperling (Ed.), Three Revolutions (pp. 55–76). Island Press/Center for Resource Economics. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-906-7_3
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. (2020). A Handbook on Sustainable Urban Mobility and Spatial Planning: Promoting Active Mobility. United Nations. https://doi.org/10.18356/8d742f54-en
- Schwbe, P. (2021). Comparison of Alternative Mobility Concepts. LAP LAMBERT ACADEMIC PUBL.
Shaheen, S. (2018). Shared Mobility: The Potential of Ridehailing and Pooling. In D. Sperling (Ed.), Three Revolutions (pp. 55–76). Island Press/Center for Resource Economics. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-906-7_3
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. (2020). A Handbook on Sustainable Urban Mobility and Spatial Planning: Promoting Active Mobility. United Nations. https://doi.org/10.18356/8d742f54-en
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio assessment
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
5
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
Lectures, discussions, exercises, case studies, group work, field trips
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
4