DigitalSOW2 - Development of software and system solutions for automated and autonomous transport processes on the waterway and their practical testing with the test vehicle ‘Boris Kluge’ in the digital test field on the Spree-Oder waterway (SOW)
DigitalSOW2 builds directly on the success of the previous projects DigitalSOW (DTW I) and SensorSOW (DTW II). Together, the projects are aiming to further advance the automation of waterway transport. Unused capacities on main and secondary waterways in the Berlin metropolitan region are to be utilised for supply and disposal transport using small, highly automated and, in the future, autonomous ship units. In this way, road freight transport is to be relieved and congestion and emissions reduced at the same time.
In DigitalSOW2, the software and system solutions developed in the previous projects for automated and autonomous transport processes on the waterway are being further developed until they are ready for use and tested in practice with the test vehicle ‘Boris Kluge’ in the digital test field Spree-Oder-Waterway (SOW). Specifically, this involves the further development of a digital assistance system and the implementation of V2X communication between the test vessel and the landside infrastructure. Simulations will be created to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of using the ‘Boris Kluge’ in multimodal transport processes along the SOW. In addition, a ship detection system independent of neural networks (AI) is being developed in order to avoid problems with objects not included in the training data.
Length overall: 14,00 m
Width overall: 6,06 m
Draught (max.): 0,61 m
Side height: 1,20 m
Power stern section: Emission-free electric drive 2 x 25 kW
Battery capacity stern section: 4 x 96 V with 840 Ah each
Power bow section: Emission-free electric drive 2 x 5 kW
Battery capacity bow section: 4 x 48 V with 200 Ah each
You can download the project fact sheet here.
01/2025 - 12/2027
The DigitalSOW2 project is funded by the Federal ministry for digital and transport (BMDV) within the framework of the funding guideline for research and development of digital test fields on federal waterways.
Alberding GmbH Ludwig-Witthöft-Str. 14 15745 Wildau
Contact:
Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Alberding
Managing Director
Tel.: +49 (0) 3375 25198 00
ja@alberding.eu
https://www.alberding.eu/
Technische Universität Berlin
Institute of land and sea transport systems | Department of Design and Operation of Maritime Systems
Straße des 17. Juni 135
10623 Berlin
Contact:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerd Holbach
Head of Department
Tel.: +49 (0) 30 314-21417
gerd.holbach@tu-berlin.de
https://www.marsys.tu-berlin.de/
University of Rostock
Institute of Automation Technology
Richard-Wagner-Straße 31 / Haus 8
18119 Rostock-Warnemünde
Contact:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Torsten Jeinsch
Professor
Tel.: + 49 (0) 381 498-7701
torsten.jeinsch@uni-rostock.de
https://www.rt.uni-rostock.de/