Competencies of SFT
The professorship of Rail Vehicle Technology supports you on the basis of its competencies in your implementation or research topics.
Our Competencies in Research and Consulting
Rail vehicle & components |
Consideration of the entire vehicle and its components at system level and in the railroad system |
Rail vehicle structures |
Conceptual design, construction and simulation-based design of main assemblies of the mechanical part of rail vehicles and their components |
Assistance systems & automated driving |
Automation and networking of technical and operational processes through the use of digital technologies |
Monitoring systems & data acquisition |
Sensor-based condition monitoring, sensor fusion, data transmission and data acquisition |
Rail Vehicle dynamics |
Multi-objective optimization of dynamic vehicle behavior |
Wheel-rail interaction |
Systematic investigation and simulation of wheel-rail interaction and wheel-rail contact and improvement of detection methods |
Driving dynamics |
Vehicle dynamics investigations and analysis of factors influencing train performance |
Do you have any questions or would you like to commission us?
Please contact us.
Email: Contact Railway Vehicle Technology (SFT)
Phone: 0711 685-66663
Please visit our partner on TTI GmbH (Subsidiary of the University of Stuttgart).
Contact Acting Head of Railway Vehicle Technology

Martin Dazer
Dr.-Ing.Head of Reliability &Head of Drive Technology Department
Temporary Head of Railway Vehicle Department