Research Projects

Commercially used Drone have become established in areas such as surveying, mapping and inspection, but are predominantly deployed in a passive role of “detecting and imaging”, with cargo transport limited to light loads below 6.5 kg. Current UAV systems navigate primarily via GPS, IMU and compass, which are disrupted near high-voltage installations by electromagnetic fields. Flight control and mission control operate in existing architectures as separate layers without automatic interaction, model-based energy management is entirely absent, and the available trajectory planning algorithms are designed for two-dimensional...

The shortage of skilled workers in Germany, which according to the Institute of the German Economy could lead to an estimated economic loss of up to 49 billion euros, hits future-oriented sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, cloud applications and digitalisation particularly hard. Both Saxony and the Czech Republic face the same challenge: university education is predominantly foundational in nature and does not adequately prepare young professionals for the practical demands of a rapidly changing labour market. There is a lack of recognised, practice-oriented proof of technical skills in these key areas — proof that is valid in both countries ...

Drone systems are taking on increasingly complex inspection and security monitoring tasks in industry and public infrastructure. Beyond capable hardware and modular platform concepts, cybersecurity, secure communication architectures and robust data infrastructures are becoming central success factors. The ability to capture, transmit, store and analyse sensor data reliably, tamper-proof and in compliance with regulations is becoming a decisive competitive advantage. Existing courses do not yet address this interface competence spanning systems engineering, software development and cybersecurity in a compact....

Clinical gait analysis is an important diagnostic tool in neurology and rehabilitation — for example in Parkinson’s disease, post-stroke care, or orthopaedic conditions. Existing systems typically rely on body sensors, pressure plates or elaborate laboratory camera systems, which hampers their use in everyday clinical practice. What is missing is a low-threshold, sensor-free method that presents gait information in a way that is immediately experienceable and comprehensible...

Subproject IRD C3: large-scale manufacturing process for active composite materials from metal sheets and piezoelectric sensor films. aseded system for impact localisation.

Stereoscopic image processing pipeline on FPGA hardware for safety-critical RPAS avionics systems. Technological solutions for improving safety in civil aviation. Partners: DLR, Airbus.

Cooperation between humans and mobile robots in unstructured environments. Part of the research focus “Robots in Saxony (RoX)”. Led by Prof. Brunnett & Prof. Hardt.

DFG Research Training Group: connecting virtual and real social worlds. Interdisciplinary research on communication, emotions, sensorimotor skills, and learning. (crossworlds.info)

Conception of the future technical infrastructure for the e-learning portfolio of Saxon universities and migration steps towards a more open, networked system landscape.

Radical improvement of engineering education in Russia through modernisation of mathematics curricula, benchmarked against best European practices. TEMPUS project.

Modernisation of mathematics curricula for engineering and natural sciences at South Caucasian universities through modern educational technologies. TEMPUS project.

Fully automated, vision-based UAV inspection system for power distribution networks: detection of short-circuit damage, cracks, and line damage. Vision-based flight control without GPS.

Web application for extracting metadata from various image types, accessible via browser for chair members and students.

Browser-based image processing framework for students and staff with online access to image analysis and processing tools.

Innovative teaching framework for mathematics in engineering programmes: PBL, EduScrum, hands-on learning. Partners: ISEP Porto, INSA Lyon, STU Bratislava. Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership.

Double-degree master programme in Smart City Technologies for Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia. ECTS-based curriculum with remote labs, e-learning platform, and EU-ECTS recognition.

IT cooperation network to strengthen the Saxon-Czech border region. Joint mobile lab with Jan Evangelista Puryě University (UJEP) Ústí nad Labem.

International summer school with proceedings 2013–2021. Editions at TU Chemnitz and partner universities HUST, NSTU, MIER. Hands-on ASE and FPGA training.

Decentrally stationed autonomous Drone in drone hangars for water rescue support (Lusatian Lakes). AI test routines for flight readiness, status services, and mission control.

Establishment of “Sustainable Labs” at partner universities in Jordan and Qatar for drone technology, computer vision, and AI. Higher education dialogue with the Islamic world (DAAD).

Linking NLP expertise for Arabic/Darija (AUI & UM5, Morocco) with TUC computer vision and ML for autonomous mission applications. DAAD Ta’ziz short-term measures.

Personalised learning environments through scalable AI mentoring processes. Consortium: TU Chemnitz, Uni Leipzig, TU Dresden, MLU Halle, FU Berlin, RWTH Aachen. Phase 1: 2018–2022, Phase 2 (AI): 2022–2024.