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Fraunhofer IWS is founding member of the new competence
center for autonomous and electric flying
Commercial drones and air cabs will soon no
longer be mere fantasies of the future. In order to bring new ideas for
tomorrow's aviation to life, numerous partners together with the city of
Kamenz as well as international companies and institutions founded the
“Kompetenzzentrum autonomes und elektrisches Fliegen“. The aim is to create
the framework conditions for field trials and extensive testing in this region.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS participates as
a founding member.
The commercial airfield in Kamenz is the new location for the ”Kompetenzzentrum
autonomes und elektrisches Fliegen“. There, a network of international partners
bundles its expertise in electric and hybrid propulsion systems. In addition to the city of
Kamenz, this includes Fraunhofer institutes, universities, more than 20 companies from
a wide range of industries, as well as partners in Thuringia, Brandenburg, France,
Poland and the Czech Republic. Thematic focuses are battery and hydrogen
technology, swarm applications, data transmission and security as well as autonomous
navigation using artificial intelligence. As a founding member, Fraunhofer IWS
participates in the initiative with next generation batteries that will feature an increased
energy density and will provide the link to the battery center Dresden.
Investments of EUR 1.3 million planned
A further objective of the competence center is to create the framework conditions for
further companies and institutions to settle in Kamenz. In the period from 2020 to
2021, investments of 1.3 million euros are planned for the site. These investments shall
flow into the construction of a hangar especially for the development and production
of commercial drones as well as for autonomous and electric flying, into the set-up of
the real laboratory and the conversion of the tower into an innovation and seminar
center. As of the middle of next year, the infrastructural framework is to be fully
available.
AEF.aero coordinates and ensures acceptance
Networking in the competence center is coordinated by the non-profit organization
under the label AEF.aero, which aims at strengthening the regional economy and
establishing new branches of industry as a supporting element in the planned structural
change of the region. In addition to joint participation in national and international
trade fairs, the initiative is also committed to attracting young professionals.
Furthermore, the topics of autonomous flying, the expansion of a nationwide 5G
network and the use of drones in daily life require extensive and objective
communication with the people in the region. Suitable communication measures
should increase the acceptance of these issues among the population.
About the competence Center
The non-profit organization under the label AEF.aero coordinates the networking
activities around the "Competence Center for Autonomous and Electric Flying", which
is being established at the commercial airfield in Kamenz. More than 20 partners from
the private and public sectors are involved in the network, which exclusively and
directly pursues charitable purposes, in particular through research, development and
prototype production in the field of autonomous and electric flying. To achieve these
goals, it cooperates with national and international organizations. The competence
center aims at strengthening Saxony as a location for business and science,
participating in the process of structural change in Lusatia, and creating and
maintaining jobs. To this end, the network will be intensively expanded, projects at
state, federal and European level will be initiated and the establishment of start-ups
and companies shall be supported. In this way, the network is to contribute to bringing
together different industries in order to expand the development of the circular
economy in manned and unmanned aviation. In addition, AEF.aero intends to
participate in the development of proposals for the future regulation and
standardization of unmanned and electrified aircraft and to increase their acceptance
by the public.
Further information: www.aef.aero
Prof. Dr. Stefan Kaskel
Technology Field Manager Chemical Surface Technology
Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik IWS
Winterbergstraße 28, 01277 Dresden
www.iws.fraunhofer.de
stefan.kaskel@iws.fraunhofer.de
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