About the AeM Speedport project
AeM Speedport aims to promote sustainable mobility in the aviation industry by moving aircraft autonomously on the tarmac with the help of modern sensor technology and AI-supported systems. This technology not only promises a significant reduction in CO₂ emissions, but also greater efficiency and safety on the apron.
inIT’s role in the project
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Büker and his "Intelligent Systems" working group at inIT are developing special assistance functions for pushback operations that support the operator with precise instructions and thus create a precursor to fully automated manoeuvring. The research group is concentrating on recording and monitoring the aircraft environment in order to ensure safe and efficient navigation.
Project partners and funding
The AeM Speedport project is being funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport with around 10.7 million euros. Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport, ADB SAFEGATE Germany GmbH, TowFLEXX GmbH, MovingPositions GmbH, EML Speech Technology GmbH, Swiss Security Solutions LLC Deutschland GmbH, Paderborn University, Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe and the German Aerospace Centre are involved in the project. The project is being managed by LNC LogisticNetwork Consultants GmbH.
Further information on the project: https://www.init-owl.de/forschung/projekte/detail/aemspeedport/