Technology Transfer Center Unmanned aerial systems in Manching

The Technology Transfer Center in Manching is intended to expand the scientific expertise of the Bavarian AI mobility node AImotion Bavaria, which is based at the THI, in the areas of unmanned flight and urban air mobility and establish an innovation ecosystem at the aviation location of Manching. The infrastructural conditions in Manching-Ingolstadt, with Airbus Defence & Space, the test fields in the flight control zone, the start-up activities of brigkAir and the Urban Air Mobility initiative of the city of Ingolstadt, offer ideal conditions for the new research centre.

The focus is on developing application expertise in the fields of intelligent control and coordination of UAV swarms, human-machine interaction and the development of new concepts for unmanned aerial systems. In particular, cooperation with the aviation industry, Fraunhofer and the brigkAir start-up centre will help the district of Pfaffenhofen to develop into a strong innovation location.

The participation of the municipality of Manching in the Technology Transfer Center and the cooperation with Airbus D/S are important prerequisites for the investment of the Free State of Bavaria in the TTZ Manching.