Control strategies for high-energy pulsed laser sources
Ultra-short laser pulses have become an essential and flexible tool with applications ranging from basic research to ablation-based material processing and eye surgery. The goal of our research activities is to enhance the performance of modern laser sources using control and system theoretic methods. Read more →
Time-optimal fold-out of a mobile concrete pump
The autonomous operation of large-scale construction machines is of growing interest in the recent years. The goal of this project is to develop and experimentally validate a trajectory planning strategy, which allows to obtain time-optimal trajectories for the boom of a mobile concrete pump, considering several previously known obstacles in the working area. Read more →
Digital Literacy in Robotics & Informatics – for underprivileged people2020 - 2021
A working group with interdisciplinary members from different partner universities will be constituted to make common barriers visible and propose improvements for gender-appropriate didactic concepts. Read more →
Modelling and optimal control of a linear motor2016 - 2020
The usage of linear motors in transport systems offers a variety of advantages in comparison to common conveyor belt transport systems. In this project, a high-dynamic operation of the system is studied based on a detailed model and an optimal control strategy. Read more →
Application of Curved Tapes on 3D Objects
This project presents a flexible approach for impedance-controlled wrinkle-free application of (curved) pre-cut adhesive tapes on freeform 3D surfaces. Read more →
Mathematical modelling, optimization and quality monitoring for side-trimming of heavy steel plates
Side-trimming is an essential processing step in the steel industry. In this research project, optimization and estimation strategies are developed to minimize common quality defects of the trimmed edges and to realize systematic quality monitoring of these edges. Read more →
Omron2016 - 2018
The purpose of this project is to develop a software for estimating 6D pose and grasping points of non-rigid objects in bin-picking scenarios. Read more →
Sasha2019 - 2022
The purpose of this project is to investigate methods needed to make a robot keep order in an assigned space. Read more →
Aeolus2017 - 2019
The goal of the project with Aeolus is to advance current robotic capabilities to pick up unknown objects in conditions of clutter and fetching known objects. Read more →
InDex2019 - 2022
The InDex project aims to understand how humans perform in-hand object manipulation and to replicate the observed skilled movements with dexterous artificial hands, merging the concepts of deep reinforcement and transfer learning to generalise in-hand skills for multiple objects and tasks. Read more →