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
Participating researchers
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AMAG supports additive manufacturing research with high-tech plant
Austria Metall AG, Austria's largest aluminium producer and processor, donates a state-of-the-art additive manufacturing system to Graz University of Technology, thereby promoting research and teaching. The contract for donation was signed at TU Graz on 15 March. Read more
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TU Graz Implements Novel Brake Test Rig for Rail Vehicles
From 2023, rail vehicle manufacturers will be able to have their braking systems tested and certified on the TU Graz campus. In addition, the new test rig will allow for the first time investigations of brake loads and their effects on the complete chassis. Read more
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"Computer Simulation Optimizes Electrical Machines": First German-Austrian Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio approved
TU Darmstadt and TU Graz want to decisively improve electrical machines through computer simulations. The German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Austrian Science Fund FWF are funding the project with more than eight million euros. Read more
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“Coronavirus-proof” Interiors: New Measuring Method Documents Movements of Infectious Aerosols
With the method co-developed by TU Graz, virus movements in indoor spaces can be simulated easily and cost-effectively. The method helps to implement measures in rooms that significantly reduce the risk of transmission via the air. Read more
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Autonomous Driving: Styrian Development Saves Millions in Test Kilometres
TU Graz, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, AVL and Fraunhofer Austria have developed a method to validate test drives through highly realistic driving simulation studies and to substantially simplify the approval process for automated driving systems. Read more
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Fire Tests Show that Austria's Tunnels are Fit for Electric Cars
TU Graz, the University of Leoben, the Austrian Fire Brigade Association and ILF Consulting Engineers have investigated the effects of e-vehicle fires in tunnel systems. The results are reassuring for passenger cars, but not for commercial vehicles. For the latter, as well as for fires in... Read more
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The Combustion Engine in the Sustainable Mobility Mix
Fossil combustion engines are generally considered to be less environmentally friendly, as they are responsible for a large proportion of transport-related CO₂ emissions. Helmut Eichlseder, explains why the internal combustion engine cannot be missing from the sustainable mobility mix. Read more
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The Mobile Robot that Charges the E-Car
The fully autonomous, mobile charging robot finds its way independently to the parked electric vehicle (EV) and supplies it with energy. The prototype developed by TU Graz and the Austrian companies ALVERI and ARTI Robots is intended to contribute to the widespread use of e-mobility. Read more
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René Rieberer: „I’m just interested in everything about it.“
René Rieberer has been a researcher at TU Graz since 1996 and is involved in environmentally friendly heating technology. But it’s not just in research that everything revolves around this; he also monitors his private Heating and ventilation system with all kinds of measurement technology. Read more
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Brakes as Emitters of Particulate Matter
"We have a problem and nobody knows how big it is," says TU Graz researcher Peter Fischer. But one thing is certain: brakes cause more particulate matter (PM) emissions than internal combustion engines via their exhaust gases. Nevertheless, there is a shortage of basic knowledge and legal... Read more
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Electric Vehicle Batteries: The older they get, the safer they are
Studies at TU Graz show that the older an traction battery of electric vehicles (EV) is, the lower the danger it poses. Now the researchers and industry partners want to define parameters for the subsequent use of discarded batteries. Read more
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Smartfactory@tugraz: Styria's Research and Learning Factory Goes into Full Operation
In the unique pilot factory of TU Graz, now all types of companies can test agile and data-secure manufacturing concepts regarding Industry 4.0 – and beyond, the new landscape for research presents the first university 5G campus solution in Austria. Read more
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Digital Transformation in Mobility: "The Potential Is There, But It Won't Fall into Our Laps."
TU Graz researcher Mario Hirz leads the mobility module in the university course "Leadership in digital transformation" planned for autumn 2021. In this interview, he talks about the entrepreneurial opportunities of autonomous driving and new vehicle concepts. Read more
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TU Graz provides know-how for efficient aircraft engine from General Electric
In the EU project TURANDOT, researchers from TU Graz investigated a sharkskin-like coating for engine blades and tracked the flow of cooling air in the engine. In this way, they make aircraft more fuel-efficient, less expensive and quieter. Read more
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Toboggan accident crash test: Without helmet, serious injuries even at low speeds
Austrian Road Safety Board, and TU Graz have investigated tobogganing accidents for the first time in a computer-simulated crash test. The results: Wearing a helmet and the correct sitting position dramatically reduce the risk of injury for children while tobogganing. Read more
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Research on Next Generation Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies
Due to current efforts being made in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the associated political focus on hydrogen as a clean energy carrier, methods for sustainable hydrogen production and efficient utilization are again in great demand. Read more
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Styrian technological innovation: The smallest particle sensor in the world - made in Graz
TU Graz, ams and Silicon Austria Labs has developed a compact and energy-efficient sensor for mobile devices, which informs users in real time about the fine dust content in the air and warns them in case of elevated values. Read more
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Software of autonomous driving systems: TU Graz develops methods for the generation of simulation scenarios
Researchers at TU Graz and AVL focus on software systems of autonomous driving systems. They developed a method for generating safety-critical simulation scenarios and an adaptive control procedure for compensating for internal errors. Read more
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Innovative gear principle: "Smart Gear" makes industrial robots more powerful and intelligent
Philipp Eisele, doctoral student at Graz University of Technology, has developed a compact gearbox with intelligent sensor technology that achieves twice the gear ratios of previous gearboxes and enables new, smart services. Read more
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KAGes relies on 3D printing by TU Graz for protective equipment
Protective equipment for clinical personnel is in short supply worldwide these days. TU Graz manufactures 10,000 urgently needed protective face shields for Steirische Krankenanstalten GmbH (KAGes) using 3D printing technology. The first 1,000 units were handed over today. Read more
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New exhaust gas measurement registers ultrafine pollutant particles for the first time
Together with international partners, researchers at Graz University of Technology have developed a measurement method that measures particles below 10 nanometres for the first time and will contribute to the implementation of future, stricter emission standards. Read more
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Successful satellite launch for TU Graz: ESA’s OPS-SAT mission to test new space technology in orbital flight
The ESA OPS-SAT CubeSat, the world’s first flying laboratory, will test new technologies for operational space applications. OPS-SAT was launched today at 09:54 CET from the European spaceport in Kourou in French Guiana, on board a Soyuz launcher. The mission will last at least one year. Read more
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48 Volt: More Flexibility for Commercial Vehicle Diesel Engines
With the introduction of the 48 V electrical system, new possibilities have become feasible for conventional powertrains. Besides many functionalities from the hybrid sector, the higher voltage level in particular offers solutions for the application of auxiliaries. The aim is to increase the... Read more
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Robots as 'pump attendants': TU Graz develops robot-controlled rapid charging system for e-vehicles
Researchers from TU Graz and their industry partners have unveiled a world first: the prototype of a robot-controlled, high-speed combined charging system (CCS) for electric vehicles. that enables series charging of cars in various parking positions. Read more
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Exhaust gas after-treatment for diesel vehicles: Amminex, TU Graz and partners garner EU award worth millions
TU Graz researchers together with international development partners have developed a technological concept for reducing nitrogen oxide in existing diesel vehicles. The EU has rewarded the idea with prize money worth millions. Read more
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TU Graz launches Christian Doppler Laboratory for Brushless drives for pump and fan applications
The aim of the new CD Laboratory, a joint project between TU Graz and Mechatronics Systems – an SME from Styria, is to make use of electrical energy in auxiliary drives and household appliances as efficiently as possible. Read more
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Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratories
CD labs within the Field of Expertise:
TU Graz events
Lead Project
The Field of Expertise is involved in the following lead project at TU Graz:
Shares in Companies and Cooperations
Public-Private Partnership
Competence Centres and Projects (COMET)
- ViF (Mobility) – Sustainable Vehicle Technologies
- LEC (LEC EvoLET) - Large Engines Competence Center
- Pro2Future – Products and Production Systems of the Future
- RC-LowCAP (Research Centre for Low Carbon Small Powertrain)
- HyTechonomy (Hydrogen Technologies)
- WoodCAR – Computer Aided Research
- SafeBattery – Safe Lithium-Based Traction Batteries
Further Shareholdings
- ALP.Lab – Austrian Light Vehicle Proving Region for Automated Driving
- HyCentA – Hydrogen Center Austria
- AIRlabs Austria
- Testing Institute of Structural Durability and Railway Technology
Research Cooperations
Heads of the Field of Expertise
from left to right:
Rudolf PICHLER
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.
Institute of Production Engineering
Viktor HACKER
Assoc.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.
Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology
Helmut EICHLSEDER
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.
Institute of Internal Combustion Engines and Thermodynamics
Contact: FoE-Mobility-Production@tugraz.at
For researchers at TU Graz
Register for/deregister from the Field of Expertise: foe@tugraz.at
Degree Programmes and Continuing Education
Bachelor's Degree Programmes
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering and Business Economics
- Chemistry
- Chemical and Process Engineering
- Geodesy
Master's Degree Programmes
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering and Business Economics
- Production Science and Management
- Information and Computer Engineering
- Technical Chemistry
- Chemical and Process Engineering
- Advanced Materials Science
- Geodesy
Doctoral Programmes
University Certificate Programme for Continuing Education
New Projects with TU Graz
RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY HOUSE
Mandellstraße 9/II
8010 Graz, Austria
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Christoph ADAMETZ
Dipl.-Ing.
Phone: +43 316 873 6033
christoph.adametz@tugraz.at
