VIZIT - Virtual integration of decentralized charging infrastructure in cab stands
The VIZIT project elaborates a concept for the provision of public charging infrastructure for inner-city public transport by cabs and puts it into operation. In this process, constructional restrictions on the installation of charging infrastructure at existing cab stands are resolved by the virtual spatial extension of cab stands to surrounding public charging infrastructure. The resulting issues in the initiation of virtual cab stands, such as the allocation/reservation of public infrastructure, communication requirements for the collection and transmission of all necessary information as well as the consolidation and processing of the data generated during the process will be conceptualized and exemplarily integrated into the existing infrastructure of the city of Dortmund.
Project duration: 16.12.2020 - 31.12.2023

As a key component for the virtual integration of decentralized charging infrastructures, reliable connectivity information is essential. In this context, CNI plays a key role in developing a framework that enables an evaluation of the feasibility of virtual cab stands from a communication technology perspective. CNI contributes a data-driven approach for the analysis and optimization of dynamic communication environments and extends this to a crowdsensing approach for the determination of communication-related potentials. The objective is to derive a city-wide connectivity map that enables a reliable and network operator-independent assessment of communication connectivity.
The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure under grant number 16DKVM006B.
Project Facts
Funding Programm
Digitization of municipal transport systems by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV)
Project duration
16.12.2020 - 31.12.2023
Project Partner
City of Dortmund
Dortmund municipal utilities (DEW21, affiliated)
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Publications
System for Continuous Multi-Dimensional Mobile Network KPI Tracking and Prediction in Drifting Environments
H. Schippers, S. Böcker, C. Wietfeld
In 2023 Annual IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon), Vancouver, Canada, April 2023.
System Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Predictive QoS for Future Tele-Operated Driving
H. Schippers, C. Schüler, B. Sliwa, C. Wietfeld
In 2022 Annual IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon), Virtual Event.
Machine Learning-Enabled Data Rate Prediction for 5G NSA Vehicle-to-Cloud Communications
B. Sliwa, H. Schippers, C. Wietfeld
In IEEE 4th 5G World Forum (5GWF), Virtual, October 2021
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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.
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.
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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.
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”.
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