The event "Space Meets Automotive Industry 2011" organised by MST Aerospace GmbH at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt gave 200 space technology providers and users the opportunity to exchange their thoughts on developments and potential applications in the space and automotive sectors.

ESA astronaut Dr. Reinhold Ewald (Columbus Controll Centre, Oberpfaffenhofen) opened the event.

Mag. Gerald Pöllmann (General Manager Aerospace & Non-Automotive, MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co. KG) gave a keynote speech on "Technological Synergies from Aerospace to Automotive Industry".

Main emphasis layed on materials, coatings, sensors and measuring techniques:

DISPAL – Lightweight Alloys of the Future

Stephan Schultze-Schlutius (PEAK Werkstoffe GmbH)

Sensor Technology, Robotics and Force Feedback Actuators

Dipl.-Ing. Norbert Sporer (SENSODRIVE GmbH)

Rapid Prototyping in Automotive and Aviation Industries

Karsten Jensch (ACTech GmbH)

Tactile Sensors for Automotive Human-Machine-Interface Applications

Winfried Bindges (Kinotex Sensor GmbH)

The Possibilities of Plasma Surface Technologies

Dr. Andreas Mucha (MAT PlasMATec GmbH)

Stress and Strain Monitoring with Ultrasound: Applications for Ultrasonic Testing with high temporal Resolution

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Grill (Universität Leipzig)

C-Fiber reinforced SiC Ceramic: Status of the Development and their Applications

Dr. Tanja Damjanovic (SGL Carbon SE)

Magneto resistive Sensors for Goniometry, Distance Measurement and Current Measurement in Cars and Space

Dr. Rolf Slatter (SENSiTEC GmbH)

From Space to Production Line: "Virtual Testbeds" replace Conventional Prototypes and accelerate Installation and Start-up

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Roßmann (RWTH Aachen)

Virtual Galileo Application in Traffic

Dr.-Ing. Osman Kalden (VEGA Space GmbH) & Dr. Jörg Pfister (pwp-Systems GmbH)

mapZero: Topological Range Estimation for Electrical Vehicles

Dr. Peter Conradi (ALL4IP TECHNOLOGIES GmbH & Co. KG)

ESA Business Incubation in Darmstadt – the Centre for Satellite Navigation Hesse

Dr.-Ing. Frank Zimmermann (cesah – Centrum für Satellitennavigation Hessen)

Automotive Cluster RheinMainNeckar

Jens-Uwe Lalk (IHK Darmstadt Rhein Main Neckar)

Common R&D and spin-in to space from the automotive sector

Matthew Robert Bullock (Technology Coordination Section ESA-ESTEC)