German Aerospace Center

Institute of Vehicle Concepts

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About us

The Institute of Vehicle Concepts (FK) at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is internationally recognised for the design of future road and rail vehicles that enable climate and environmentally friendly mobility while being affordable and user-friendly.

Departments

Department Vehicle Systems and Technology Assessment

Which technologies efficiently reduce greenhouse gas emissions in transportation? What do vehicles in sustainable and automated mobility systems look like?

Department Vehicle energy concepts

How will you get from A to B quickly in future - and save energy in the process?

Alternative energy converters

The challenges of mastering low-emission, efficient, affordable, resource- and climate-sparing mobility of the day after tomorrow and equipping the future with it is the department of Alternative Energy Converters' vision.

Material and process applications - complete vehicle

How can we understand new materials and joining processes even faster and more comprehensively with the help of AI? How do we build cars from renewable raw materials? And how can we increase safety for everyone involved in the event of a crash?

Vehicle Architectures and Lightweight Design Methods

Light, safe, sustainable vehicle structures for the next generation: The research field Lightweight and Hybrid Design methods connects concept design, construction and simulation capabilities with the possibilities of prototyping, testing, and vehicle integration of demonstrators.