Aerodynamic and Flexible Trucks for Next Generation of Long Distance Road Transport
Objective
The vision of the AEROFLEX project is to support vehicle manufacturers and the logistics industry to achieve the coming challenges for road transport. The overall objective of the AEROFLEX project is to develop and demonstrate new technologies, concepts and architectures for complete vehicles with optimised aerodynamics, powertrains and safety systems as well as flexible and adaptable loading units with advanced interconnectedness contributing to the vision of a “physical internet”. The optimal matching of novel vehicle concepts and infrastructures is highly important, requiring the definition of smart infrastructure access policies for the next generation of trucks, load carriers and road infrastructure.
The specific technical objectives, main innovations and targeted key results are:
1. Characterise the European freight transport market (map, quantify and predict), the drivers, the constraints, the trends, and the mode and vehicle choice criteria
2. Develop new concepts and technologies for trucks with reduced drag, which are safer, comfortable, configurable and cost effective and ensure satisfaction of intermodal customer needs under varying transport tasks and conditions.
3. Demonstrate potential truck aerodynamics and energy management improvements with associated impact assessments of the new vehicle concepts, technologies and features developed in the AEROFLEX project.
4. Drafting of coherent recommendations for revising standards and legislative frameworks in order to allow the new aerodynamic and flexible vehicle concepts on the road.
To achieve an overall 18-33% efficiency improvement in road transport / long haulage by 2025+.
Funding Scheme
IA - Innovation action
Coordinator
MAN TRUCK & BUS SE
Address
Dachauer Strasse 667
80995 Munchen
Germany
Activity type
Other
EU Contribution
€ 956 102
Participants (24)
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DAF TRUCKS NV
Netherlands
EU Contribution
€ 97 786,50
IVECO S.p.A.
Italy
EU Contribution
€ 339 325
SCANIA CV AB
Sweden
EU Contribution
€ 388 150
VOLVO TECHNOLOGY AB
Sweden
EU Contribution
€ 332 364,38
CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA
Italy
EU Contribution
€ 562 500
UNIRESEARCH BV
Netherlands
EU Contribution
€ 199 675
SCHMITZ CARGOBULL AG
Germany
EU Contribution
€ 65 696,75
VAN ECK BEESD BV
Netherlands
EU Contribution
€ 385 131,25
TIRSAN TREYLER SANAYI VE TICARET AS
Turkey
EU Contribution
€ 42 007
CREO DYNAMICS AB
Sweden
EU Contribution
€ 312 869,38
MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE DES PNEUMATIQUES MICHELIN
France
EU Contribution
€ 125 062
WABCO EUROPE
Belgium
EU Contribution
€ 38 573,50
CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB
Sweden
EU Contribution
€ 339 125
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV
Germany
EU Contribution
€ 328 810
FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
Germany
EU Contribution
€ 984 051,25
STICHTING HOGESCHOOL VAN ARNHEM ENNIJMEGEN HAN
Netherlands
EU Contribution
€ 172 556,25
IDIADA AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY SA
Spain
EU Contribution
€ 966 210
STICHTING NATIONAAL LUCHT- EN RUIMTEVAARTLABORATORIUM
Netherlands
EU Contribution
€ 824 362,50
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY LEUVEN NV
Belgium
EU Contribution
€ 132 300
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
Netherlands
EU Contribution
€ 936 172,50
MEDIZINISCHE HOCHSCHULE HANNOVER
Germany
EU Contribution
€ 58 375
UNION INTERNATIONALE DES SOCIETES DE TRANSPORT COMBINE RAIL-ROUTE SCRL
Belgium
EU Contribution
€ 36 669,50
WABCO AUTOMOTIVE BV
Netherlands
EU Contribution
€ 472 737,13
WABCO GMBH
Germany
EU Contribution
€ 438 166,75
Project information
AEROFLEX
Grant agreement ID: 769658
Status
Ongoing project
-
Start date
1 October 2017
-
End date
31 March 2021
Funded under:
H2020-EU.3.4.
-
Overall budget:
€ 11 818 561,25
-
EU contribution
€ 9 534 778,64
Project information
AEROFLEX
Grant agreement ID: 769658
Status
Ongoing project
-
Start date
1 October 2017
-
End date
31 March 2021
Funded under:
H2020-EU.3.4.
-
Overall budget:
€ 11 818 561,25
-
EU contribution
€ 9 534 778,64
Deliverables
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Publications
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Project information
AEROFLEX
Grant agreement ID: 769658
Status
Ongoing project
-
Start date
1 October 2017
-
End date
31 March 2021
Funded under:
H2020-EU.3.4.
-
Overall budget:
€ 11 818 561,25
-
EU contribution
€ 9 534 778,64
Project information
AEROFLEX
Grant agreement ID: 769658
Status
Ongoing project
-
Start date
1 October 2017
-
End date
31 March 2021
Funded under:
H2020-EU.3.4.
-
Overall budget:
€ 11 818 561,25
-
EU contribution
€ 9 534 778,64
