Available Study Projects

External costs of transport are usually presented in macroscopic terms. The aim of this work is to investigate the functional dependencies of external costs of transport to microscopic transport-related variables. Furthermore, the applicability of these findings to possible applications in traffic engineering shall be elaborated.

The Chair of Traffic Engineering and Control uses bicycle simulators in various research projects. These can be extended in their validity and functionality. Examples are "full-body motion tracking", the mapping of gradients or human-machine interfaces on the bicycle. In this work, one component is to be integrated on the bicycle simulator.

In this project, GTFS data from Munich should be analyzed to check the coordination of different lines in certain transfer stations

GTFS data contain trip information of public transportation. To estimate additional emissions by increasing the public transport supply, additional information about vehicles and possibly the electric power source are required. In this thesis, information (of as many as possible) public transport providers should be researched and use for some exemplary analysis.

What potential does the use of data from connected and automated vehicles (ego-perspective & surrounding traffic) offer in terms of safety and efficiency in urban traffic? Furthermore, the question arises how these potentials can be evaluated simulatively. In addition to a literature research, a concept for the simulative evaluation of the potentials of data utilization of connected and automated vehicles in urban traffic will be developed within the scope of this thesis.

The City of Munich is seeking to develop a data hub for gathering and collecting transportation-related data and on top of it a simulation testbed making use of the available datasets for calibration purpose. Dependent on the developed models, traffic flow simulation is then possible at differ-ent scales. The general aim is to connect respective simulations with different spatial and temporal scales for understanding resulting simulation outcomes based on ex-ported measures and key performance indicators from various perspectives. This study project consists of the following methodological elements: Literature review on methods for cross-scale analyses and simulations; Reviewing data formats and conversion strategies, cross-scale model devel-opment (and data analysis) and interfaces between different traffic simulation environments; Design and testing of data and format conversion options related with con-verting the simulation network for different spatial scales (level of detail); Design and implementation of interfaces between different scales of traffic flow simulations with selected case studies (scenarios) in Munich; Calibration and simulation of one selected scenario in Munich with adjusted, already-existing, models in the SUMO (open software by DLR) environment.

In this project, three goals are pursued: (1) to duplicate data and models from an existing (online) platform for (specified) offline studies, (2) to implement procedures to incorporate real-time data into testbed(s), and (3) to investigate data aggregation with respect to traffic control.

Currently, most professionel sport leagues in the US have two conferences and teams within the same conferences play more often against each other. It should be analyzed whether more conferences would lead to a reduction in the flight distances and CO2 emissions, Moreover, the statistics between the conferences should be computed.

In this project, extended Mobilität.Leben data should be analyzed to identify origin-destination relations in and around Munich, which have low public transport mode share

Traffic counts in urban streets are often done manually. This study project shall develop a concept for traffic counts using mobile radar sensors. The concept should be suitable for student seminars.

Lane control systems are beeing used to improve traffic flows and especially traffic safety on freeways. This thesis shall analyze different types of lane control systems mainly concerning their effectiveness und shall derive universal guidelines.