ANCHORS

Detection of radioactive substances and their high energy radiation as well as the identification of nu-clides in questions is a major topic in civil security since the effects of excess radiation is known (e.g. Fukishima). Besides the possible natural and man-made hazards in recent and as well in very actual incidents, the EU and their members also have identified other potential threats. In consequence the increased vulnerability of the population has to be mitigated by sophisticated means of early, fast and reliable detection of radioactive sources and in turn prompt, appropriate and effective counteractions.

Project duration: 01.05.2012 - 31.10.2015

Germany and France have decided to address the protection of their citizens against these hazards and the protection of critical infrastructures in an additional cooperative research program.
ANCHORS addresses the specific problems and options in the field of nuclear radiation detection. The consortium envisions an architecture of coope-rative systems to enable a flexible, sustainable and highly efficient deployment in different scenarios.

The main scientific aims of ANCHORS are:

Context-Aware Cooperation of Heterogeneous Unmanned Systems
Efficient and Lightweight Embedded Systems for Security Operations
Vehicular Ad-hoc Communication and Remote Sensor Network

News

04/23/2015

Successful Operation of Networked Sensor Robots at Large Scale Operation Drill by the Fire Department

A severe traffic accident, which has led to the damage of a nearby radioactive material testing source - That was the scenario of a large scale…

Publications

12/10/2015

Spatially Distributed Traffic Generation for Stress Testing the Robustness of Mission-Critical Smart Grid Communication

D. Kaulbars, F. Schweikowski, C. Wietfeld,

In IEEE GLOBECOM 2015 Workshop on SmartGrid Resilience, San Diego, USA, December 2015.

Location & approach

By car

The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is “Dortmund-Eichlinghofen” (closer to South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.

To get from North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

By train

TU Dortmund University has its own train station (“Dortmund Universität”). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station (“Dortmund Hauptbahnhof”) and Düsseldorf main station via the “Düsseldorf Airport Train Station” (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 20 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station “Stadtgarten”, usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At “Stadtgarten” you switch trains and get on line U42 towards “Hombruch”. Look out for the Station “An der Palmweide”. From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop “Dortmund Kampstraße”. From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop “Dortmund Wittener Straße”. Switch to bus line 447 and get off at “Dortmund Universität S”.

By plane

The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.

The H-Bahn (Suspended Monorail System)

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. One (“Dortmund Universität S”) is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the “Technologiepark” and (via South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.

Map

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent “Technologiepark”.

Site Map of TU Dortmund University (Second Page in English).