Context and background: Digitization develops a new cultural technique – the competent contact with digital media – which complements and changes traditional cultural skills reading, writing and calculation. Now this statement of the past has become a reality. Now we live in the age of the digitalisation. The whole economy has been captured by new technologies - the concept Industry 4.0 describes this development. This development must not only be considered by the professional education – VET must keep pace with the rapid advancements in the working world. Objectives: The project focuses on the qualification of educational staff in the professional education (school and company) as well as in the adult education. We want - educational staff to have a great possibility of a technical-educational further-qualification. - sharpen the perception of changes in the working world and create a consciousness for future demands based on new technologies. - offer an insight into a great variety of different technologies, educational attempts and reflecting possibilities on international level. - to enable the involved facilities to develop a tailor-made training- and infrastructure-concept that takes the needs of the companies and technological developments into account. Participants: - Representative of the subordinated authority of the Bavarian Ministry of Education(with a network to political stakeholders and to all Bavarian vocational schools and relevant research groups) - Educational staff of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Munich (IHK München) and the member companies (e.g., Audi, BMW, Siemens, Infinion) - ICT teachers of a professional school with strong links to universities, teacher-training and a unique concept to the experimental learning - ICT teachers of a professional school who covers the areas from professional training (EQR 4) up to the professional further qualification (EQR 6), different technical occupational fields (ICT, electronics, mechatronik, automotoive technology) - Teachers of a professional school with a wide range of different occupations (technology, economy, service, Socially) which are considerably influenced by digitalization - Educational staff from the area of the adult education which are responsible for the qualification of persons of the working world, which must be prepared for changes in the digitalized professional einvironment; link to the ministry of labour Activities: Project management and implementing: Preparation and organisation of the activities and financial matters, support of the partners, evaluation and collection of the project results, preparation, upkeeping and updating of the project homepage Mobility (LTTAs): presentations and input phases by hich-tech companies, input about the latest methodical-didactic questions, the new demands on curricuae and equipment aspects, presentation of the activities and work with respect on industry 4.0 in each entity (examples of good practise), reflexion of the input phases, exchange about the possible application at each partner-institution, evaluation and documentation of the LTTAs Project results: Written representation of examples of good practise, development and the “defence” of an further-training-concept and the infrastructure-concept, dissemination of the project results Results: - Capture of future demands of the professional education by digitalization / industry 4.0 - technical and methodical-didactical qualification of the educational staff - Creation of one further-training- and infrastructure-concept IImpact and benefits: - Strengthening of the involved facilities in coping of new challenges / reduction of the gap between vocational training and the working world - Further development of the trainers and teachers, the technical infrastructure and the organisation - Improvement of the qualification of the learners / better education oriented to job market - Strengthening of the European cooperation in the area of the vocational education and training - Strengthening of the cooperation between company and school - satisfy the need in certified specialist staff by the working world

Focused on BEV architectures with distributed multiple wheel drives, and, specifically, in-wheel powertrains, HighScape will explore the feasibility of a family of highly efficient power electronics components and systems, and including integrated traction inverters, on-board chargers, DC/DC converters, and electric drives for auxiliaries and actuators. The proposed solutions will be assessed on test rigs and on two differently sized BEV prototypes. The project will result in: i) component integration with the incorporation of the WBG traction inverters within the in-wheel machines to achieve zero footprint of the electric powertrain on the sprung mass; the functional integration of the traction inverter with the on-board charger, and the incorporation of the latter and the DC/DC converters within the battery pack; and the implementation of multi-motor and fault-tolerant inverter solutions for the auxiliaries and chassis actuators; ii) novel solutions, including the implementation of reconfigurable winding topologies of the drive, as well as integrated and predictive thermal management at the vehicle level, with the adoption of phase changing materials within the power electronics components; iii) the achievement and demonstration of significantly higher levels of power density, specific power and energy efficiency for the resulting power electronics systems and related drives; iv) major cost reductions thanks to the dual use of parts, subsystem modularity, and model-based design to eliminate overengineering; and v) increased dependability and reliability of the power electronics systems, enabled by design and intelligent predictive health monitoring algorithms. Through HighScape, the participants will establish new knowledge and industrial leadership in key digital technologies, and, therefore, directly contribute to Europe’s Key Strategic Orientations as well as actively support the transformation towards zero tailpipe emission road mobility (2Zero).

As car and truck engines have become quieter and cleaner over the past decades, particulate and noise emissions from road-tyre interaction have become the dominant source of traffic-generated particulate emission and traffic noise. Both particulates (airborne or as microplastics) and noise are suspected to contribute to negative health outcomes for those living near busy roads. Currently, non-exhaust particulate emissions are not regulated. Tyre noise is subject to labelling for passenger vehicles, but not yet for trucks. Legislation is in preparation but will require a solid body of evidence of the mechanisms of generation, dispersion and potential health effects of both particulate and noise emissions, in order to introduce measures that are effective and widely accepted. LEON-T will contribute to this body of evidence by investigating both particulate and noise emissions from tyres, and in doing so define and propose practical standardised methods for both lab and road testing—of tyre abrasion rate (mostly larger particles) and airborne particulate emissions. We will also further investigate and model the dispersion and environmental fate of these particulate emissions, as they form a sizeable fraction of microplastics found in the environment. The potential effects of tyre noise on cardiovascular health will be investigated using waking tests and sleep studies. Here we will consider not just average sound pressure level, but also sound qualities such as tonality and timbre—as these can be influenced by tyre and road surface design. The insights gained in these investigations will be used to optimise the design, prototyping and demonstration of a novel airless tyre, which we expect will combine reduced noise, wear and emissions with high safety, reliability and comfort. LEON-T will make policy recommendations to mitigate against potential health hazards caused by tyre particulate and noise emissions.