IDE Presentation

IDEA LEAGUEMOBILITY SUMMER SCHOOL
Aachen, Germany
September, 17 – 21, 2012

Rubel Das (10D51482)
Batari Saraswati (11D18039)
Hanaoka Research GroupInternational Development Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology

IDEA LEAGUE Summer School• The IDEA League, founded in 1999, consists of:– Imperial College London (0 participant)– TU Delft (2)– ETH Zurich (1)– RWTH Aachen (7)– Paris Tech (7)– Invited university : Tokyo Institute of Technology (3)• Theme: “Individual mobility vs. public transport – Can
mobility still be individual or does the future belong topublic transport?”• Selection process: essays, supervisor and university
recommendation

Schedule

First daySecond dayIntensive lectures

Fourth dayStudy trip and lecture

Third dayRegistration, Orientation

Lecture and group work

Final dayProject presentation and competition

Study Trip 1: Daimler Production Plant

Mercedes-Benz Sprinterproduction plant in Dusseldorf
Observations:High automation
 High precision quality control
 Produce 700 units daily Produce for Mercedes-Benz,Volkswagen, etc.
Study Trip 2: RVK (Regional Verkehr Köln)
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Hydrogen fuel-cell busProject funded by EU and private organizations
Operated by a public transport service provider (RVK)
38 seats, 18.5 m length, battery on the roof
Operation in city and inter-city (15 kg H2 for 250 km)

Intensive Lectures 1 - aPresentation

Observation

Renewable mobility
Dr. Frank Geraets (DB)••Car ownership in the Germany
Freight/ air will (or may) not bechanged to battery driven engine

Perspective of car mobility and public
transportation in urban and rural areas
Prof. Dr. Dirk Vallee. (ISB/ RWTH)••

Sustainability in rural transport
Aging society and urban structureUrban transport
Regina Poth (Stadt, Aachen)••

Public participation
City transport mode selection

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Intensive Lectures 1 - b
Presentation

Observation

Urban mobility cultures - How cities Transport network shape the city
move on in a diverse world(hybrid city, transit city (Tokyo), Auto city
Dr. Peter Phleps (IFMO)(Atlanta), para-transit (Johannesburg)

Infrastructure electromobility
Shirley Beul (HCIC)

Information, Communication, and AcceptanceIssues in Emergency Telemedical Services

Car sharing - flexible car use insynergy with environmentallyfriendly transport modes
Willi Loose, Geschaftsfuhrer(Gundesverband CarSharing e.v.)••

New mobility innovation: car2go, ridesharing, car sharing
Auto manufacturer

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Intensive Lectures 2Presentation
Individual mobility in 2030 Challenges and opportunity for theautomotive industry
Christian Burkard (Ika)

Observation•••

New vehicle concept: MIT city car, Honda
3RC, etc.
New mobility concept: Connecting private andpublic transport
New business model : car sharing

8Group Project

Formation: 4 or 5 members (4 groups)

Assignment 1:
 Development of mobility concept for one of the IDEA

League cities (including Tokyo)What are the mobility related requirements and issues ofthe city? Which requirements does a transportation
system have to comply with in 2025?

Assignment 2:
Can mobility still be individual or does the future belong to
public transport? Are there concepts in between? Develop
your own concept!

Presentation 1: Tokyo (winner)
Equity and Efficient Mobility for the Community of Tokyo (E2MC)
Facts findings
1. Energy mix after Fukushima
accident
2. Sharing right of way forpedestrians and bikes
3. Information readability
4. Peak hour saturation

Solution
1. Encouraging home office
2. Car pooling integrated withpublic transport
3. Information dissemination
through app
4. Time dependent fare

Presentation 2: Aachen

Aachen 2025: Inter-modal Culture

Facts findings
1. Aachen as a medium-scale city; 30%
population are students
2. Unreliable public transport,
unpunctual and too crowded on peakhours
3. Bus, trains: different operators,different systems

Solution
1. Integrated transport supported withadvance information system(Intermodal Card)
2. Incentive to replace fossil fuel car withelectric car
3. Encourage people to use bike (bikesharing)PicturesThank you for listening