Why BerlIn - Global Production Engineering - TU Berlin

Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering
And Transport Systems
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Faculty V of Mechanical Engineering and
Transport Systems draws together engineering
disciplines such as mechanical engineering,
transport technology, and social
sciences such as psychology and ergonomics.
The relationships between individuals, technology,
and society provide a framework for
many exciting areas in research and teaching
in Faculty V. Human-machine interactions
play an important role, especially in such
fields as mechanical engineering, psychology,
and transportation management. The drive to
view complex systems in the context of their
social, technical, ecological and economic
ramifications is mirrored in the individual
course programs. The development and
construction of new products and processes
for medical and microtechnology, for power
and flow technology, and transportation
technology depends on progress in creating
new materials. Improved integration of mechanical
and electrical components, together
with control, information and production
technologies, also plays a role. Information
technology is taking on an increasingly important
role in all engineering sciences.
Other specialties are in the areas of construction
and production technology and
in the development of disassembly plants
which carry out environmentally friendly
dismantling of devices such as household
appliances. Intensive research in cooperation
with industry is also done on rail vehicles,
as well as aircraft and aerospace systems.
Scientists from TU Berlin were involved in
the development of the high-speed magnetic
railway Transrapid and the passenger aircraft
Airbus successor A380.