Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Koch

The Chair of Intelligent Technical Design is concerned with the application of modern information and communication technology (ICT) during the design, the construction and the operation of civil infrastructure, such as buildings, bridges, tunnels, road and pipe networks. In this regard, we use methods of Building Information Modelling (BIM), Computer Vision and Machine Learning as well as Virtual and Augmented Reality to efficiently and sustainably inform decision makers. 

"Intelligent Technical Design refers to a design approach that utilizes advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, to optimize the design process and improve the performance, efficiency, and sustainability of building and infrastructure systems. It integrates data-driven insights, real-time performance monitoring, and machine learning algorithms into the design process to make informed decisions, automate manual processes, and reduce the risk of human error. The goal of Intelligent Technical Design is to create high-performing, sustainable, and efficient building and infrastructure systems." [ChatGPT, 2023]

Published: 04 January 2024

Digital ITD Twin: Simulation

We have created a digital twin of our professorship. In the third and final step, we created an evacuation simulation and visualized it in VR.

A digital twin represents a connection between a real object and the digital world. The twin consists of a digital model that is automatically updated with data from the real world and also automatically transfers changes from the digital world to the real world. We have created such a twin. In the third and final step, we used the twin for an evacuation simulation. To do this, the geometric data was transferred to AnyLogic and a simulation of the pedestrian flow was performed. The movement of the individual people is displayed in VR. This gives the user a direct impression of what is happening during the evacuation.

The result may be found here: https://vimeo.com/896498297?share=copy

Thanks to the following students of Digital Engineering: Pratik Gautam, Essam Fadel, Bibek Khadayat, Qianqi Huang and Jahed Ahmed for their help.

Our team includes Prof. Koch, Mrs. Engelbert, Mr. Wagner, and several research and student assistants.

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