Transport

Transport - an area of excellence

Transport is one of LiU's strategically selected areas of development that is of great relevance to our society. It is a broad and strong research area for both LiU and the region. The research has three main orientations; The traffic system, the logistics system and the vehicular system.

Through the investment in transport as an area of excellence, we want to create a flexible platform that enables and encourages major interdisciplinary projects in research and education. Several departments at LiU conduct research and education with relevance to the transport area. It is these different specializations, with associated strengths and competencies, that we are now building on by connecting and utilizing the entire university's width and competence in the field of transport.

Contacts for the area of excellence

Director

magnus.blinge@liu.se

Deputy Director

Deputy Director

News

Barriers to climate-friendly e-commerce

The retailers want it, so do the distributors. The consumers also say that they want it. Even so, the introduction of climate-friendly deliveries for e-commerce is proceeding slowly. A new study analyses the barriers that hinder development.

LiU researchers spread international biogas expertise

A wide-ranging report from IEA Bioenergy has highlighted different perspectives on how biogas can be used in the transport sector. The report shows that well-designed biogas solutions are technically, economically and sustainably competitive.

Jonas Lundberg, Linköping University, and Jesper Tordenlid, Combitech. Photo credit: Peter Karlsson

High-flying drone research

Drones already deliver defibrillators and medicine in sparsely populated areas, but how should unmanned traffic operate in large cities? With the assistance of AI and visualisation, the UTM City project will show us how.

The traffic system

The traffic system consists of the infrastructure needed for the transport of people and goods. The research concerns the development, planning and management of this infrastructure and its traffic flows for all different modes of transport in order to achieve both environmental goals and goals in terms of accessibility, accessibility and safety.

Research

Transport Analytics

We are currently working with data from stationary radar sensors which measure speed and flow of traffic, GPS data from vehicles driving around urban areas, and mobile phone location data extracted from the mobile phone network.

Railway and public transport

The research group for railway and public transport is interested in developing models and methods, which describe the traffic and can be used as decision support tools.

Air traffic and transportation planning and management

We develop mathematical models and algorithmic solutions for challenges in air traffic management and air transportation.

Contacts

Transport analytics

Railway and public transport

Air traffic and transportation planning and management

Traffic modeling and simulation

Transport economics and policy

maria.borjesson@liu.se

The logistics system

The logistics system consists of several actors, such as sales companies, customers, transport companies, who in collaboration develop current and future goods supply and distribution, with a focus on organization, management and control of the system as a whole. Climate-smart logistics systems aim at sustainable growth for both business and society, regardless of whether it is a logistics system for distribution in cities or whether it is about moving goods from road to sea or rail for long-distance transport.

Construction Logistics

The research is empirically grounded, but strives towards developing normative tools, methods and models with the purpose to enhance effective construction logistics and management.

Climate smart transport systems

Climate smart transport systems is a highly relevant and fast-developing area, both in research and in practice. Our research asks how logistics systems should be designed and run in order to be more sustainable.

Emergency response and health care logistics

We develop models, methods, and decision support for the optimized management of these resources. This is done in close cooperation with the rescue and health care sector.

Competitive and dynamic business

The aim of our research is to contribute to business growth and profitability and to create value for customers and shareholders.

Applied Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics (MVS)

Applied Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics is a division at the Department of Management and Engineering. Thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics are just few of the areas we study and teach.

Urban development and logistics

The research focus on decreasing environmental impact and disturbances of city development, as well as utilization of capacity of time and space within the city in such a way that both goods and person transport can work efficiently and effectively.

Contacts

Construction logistics

Climate smart transport systems

Emergency response and health care logistics

Competitive and dynamic business

Applied thermodynamics and fluid mechanics

Urban development and logistics

The vehicular system

The vehicular system includes the actual vehicles, the maneuvers and driving (manually or automatically), the vehicles' interaction with each other and other road users, as well as the interaction with surrounding infrastructure both digital roadside information and as a connected device to databases or internet. Overall goals are sustainability, energy efficiency and safety for passengers and fellow road users.

Research

Vehicular Systems (FS)

The research in Vehicular Systems has a clear focus on control, diagnosis, and supervision of functions in vehicles.

Contact

Vehicular systems

Research groups with transport as an area of application

Working methodology for optimisation: Problem-Model-Calculations-Evaluation-Decision

Optimization Aims at Finding the Best Solutions to Difficult Problems

Activities in society and industry must be based on good decisions to be efficient and economical. Optimization is about identifying, formulating and solving large, complex problems.

Telecommunications for Smart Cities

Our research focuses on modeling and evaluating the communication and network architectures of such relevant Internet of Things deployments with applications in smart cities.

Contacts

Optimization theory

Telecommunications for smart cities

Transport - an area of excellence

Contacts for the area of excellence

Director

Deputy Director

Deputy Director

News

Barriers to climate-friendly e-commerce

LiU researchers spread international biogas expertise

High-flying drone research

LiU professor on the advance of electrification: Amazing progress

Can the cellular network be used to analyse travel patterns?

Aeronautical engineering of the future

Framework for construction logistics in an urban environment

Autonomous drone flight between Linköping and Norrköping in 2022

How to efficiently allocate railway capacity

Lars Eriksson awarded again

Innovation day for future aviation

Trucks with trailers can manoeuvre autonomously

Fluid mechanics to improve fuel consumption

Difficult to create sustainable transport chains

Two simulator labs opened in Norrköping

Kungsgatan to communicate with Norrköping citizens

Global conference in railway research in Norrköping

Trucks can also manoeuvre autonomously

His mission: to promote transport research

Broad collaboration to give fossil-free transport

Connected vehicles give efficient traffic flows

Drone traffic to be examined

Large research grant for greener timber trucks

A transport vehicle of the future

The traffic system

Research

Transport Analytics

Railway and public transport

Air traffic and transportation planning and management

Traffic Modeling and Simulation

Transport Economics and Policy

Contacts

Transport analytics

Railway and public transport

Air traffic and transportation planning and management

Traffic modeling and simulation

Transport economics and policy

The logistics system

Construction Logistics

Climate smart transport systems

Emergency response and health care logistics

Competitive and dynamic business

Applied Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics (MVS)

Urban development and logistics

Contacts

Construction logistics

Climate smart transport systems

Emergency response and health care logistics

Competitive and dynamic business

Applied thermodynamics and fluid mechanics

Urban development and logistics

The vehicular system

Research

Vehicular Systems (FS)

Contact

Vehicular systems

Research groups with transport as an area of ​​application

Optimization Aims at Finding the Best Solutions to Difficult Problems

Telecommunications for Smart Cities

Contacts

Optimization theory

Telecommunications for smart cities

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