Together with a network of notable partners from the fields of research and industry, e-volo will press ahead with the development of the technology for the volocopter during the next years.
The aim of the collaboration is to develop the VC200, a two-seater volocopter.

Project Management:

e-volo Corporation (GmbH) - Karlsruhe, Germany
The inventors of the volocopter
Project coordination, technical project management, architecture of the steering software, test flights, prototype certification, marketing, sales
www.e-volo.com

Research Partners:

IAF – Institute of Applied Research, University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe, Germany
Development of an automatic and interactive steering system
www.hs-karlsruhe.de

NAVKA – Navigation Algorithms and Platforms Karlsruhe, Germany
Development of a multiply redundant multi-sensor system optimized for configuration in order to calculate the navigation status
www.navka.de

IAG – Institute of Aerodynamics and Gas Dynamics, Department Helicopters – University of Stuttgart, Germany
Aerodynamic blade design, aerodynamics of the multi-rotor alignment, assessment of aircraft performance and controllability, optimization of the configuration, emergency scenarios in the case of rotor failure
www.iag.uni-stuttgart.de

IMST Corporation (GmbH) – Kamp-Lintfort, Germany
Development of a 24 GHz radar system for collision avoidance and landing support
www.imst.de

Industry Partners:

DG Flugzeugbau Corporation (GmbH) - Bruchsal, Germany
Development of the passenger cabin and the mechanical assembly of the lightweight fuselage construction
www.dg-flugzeugbau.com

ICS AG – Stuttgart, Germany
Risk Management, Development of intelligent solutions for critical IT environments
www.ics-ag.de

Smoto Corporation (GmbH) - Augsburg, Germany
Development of the e-drives
www.smoto.de

Helix Carbon Corporation (GmbH) - Würselen, Germany
Development of rotors for lift and propulsion
www.helix-propeller.de

ATB Blank Corporation (GmbH) / Blank Sky-Control – Roggenburg, Germany
Development of cockpit electronics and steering hardware
www.sky-control.org

Smart Battery Solutions Corporation (GmbH) – Kleinostheim, Germany
Development of the energy storage with battery housing and BMS
www.smart-battery-solutions.de

Wankel SuperTec Corporation (GmbH) – Cottbus, Germany
Development of the serial hybrid drive
www.wankelsupertec.de

Junkers Profly Corporation (GmbH) – Kulmbach, Germany
Development of a rescue system in the form of a parachute
www.junkers-profly.de

Maus Corporation (GmbH) – Karlsruhe, Germany
Model and mold, rotational molding
www.maus-gmbh.de

Apfel Corporation (GmbH) – Dossenheim, Germany
Development of an aircraft trailer for the VC200 including shelving and an intelligent assembly aid for the rotor arms
www.apfel-gmbh.de

SinusLeistungsSteller – Waldbüttelbrunn, Germany
Development of the motor control for the electric drives
www.SinusLeistungsSteller.de

mach:idee, Engineering Company – Karlsruhe, Germany
3D visualization, animation, simulation and real-time presentation
www.machidee.de

ISIS Technologies Corporation (GmbH) – Karlsruhe, Germany
Production of CNC-parts and small series for our prototype
www.isis-tech.de