In its latest joint project with Professor Michael Schultz from the Institute of Flight Systems, Cologne Bonn Airport is establishing a digital twin to test new technologies and optimise processes.

The digital twin will enable innovative technologies to be tested in a cost-efficient and timely manner, catalysing innovation at the airport. Cologne Bonn Airport is pushing for a “targeted use of synergies,” testing multiple strategies for solving existing challenges at the airport. It sees the digital twin as key in identifying potential conflicts and optimising the use of technology at the airport.

Cenk Özöztürk, COO at Cologne Bonn Airport said:

“The approaches identified here could become part of our everyday lives as digital services in the future – of course, as an airport, we want to be part of the innovation in travel. Cologne Bonn Airport is fundamentally very interested in new aviation technologies that continuously improve the travel experience. The scientific results of the simulations will enable the airport to make the processes on the apron and in the terminals even more efficient and resilient for passengers in the future, based on the data.”

In the future, the twin may be used to test emergency scenarios, fed with real-time data to establish a realistic simulation.

 

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