Professorship of Assembly and Handling Technology







Research Overview               
Research and Development of
 
  • innovative handling devices and joining mechanisms
  • driving basic systems for an object-oriented assembly and disassembly
  • mechanisms and drive units for handling and processing machines
  • plane and three-dimensional link-, cam- and cam step mechanisms
  • mechatronic system concepts
  • software applications (Excel-sheets, MathCAD-tools, etc.)

Methods of Gearing Technology
 
  • inquiry of solution variants (type synthesis)
  • regulations of gearing dimensions (measure synthesis)
  • construction and calculation of motion cycles (path engineering and design)

Methods of Drive Design
 
  • design of hybrid drive structures (mechanics, electrical engineering)
  • realisation of mechatronic drive solutions
  • dimensioning of main- and adjusting drives
  • control of several axes (Motion Control)

Methods of Dimensioning and Construction
 
  • three-dimensional simulation of movement features’ kinematics
  • component design by FEM analyses
  • durability calculation