Research and development
We undertake the majority of our research and development work via Bachelor's and Master's theses carried out in cooperation with various companies in relevant industries. We are therefore very familiar with the problems faced by our partners in industry and are able to offer particularly comprehensive application relevance and depth, as well as highly up-to-date and creative solutions to almost all technical issues. The department's expertise is clustered in research groups oriented around the central study areas and the Master's degree courses.
Research projects, research groups and research collaborations
MagnoBat
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Magnetisation of battery electrodes for use in high-current applications
Increasing the high-current capacity of current-issue lithium-ion batteries during rapid charging requires the acceleration of ion storage in the battery electrodes. To do this, the electrode material is magnetised through the addition of nanopowder and manipulated within the magnetic field. The aim of the experiment is to be able to store more ions within the same amount of time, without damaging the electrodes due to too much electricity.
Funding: Hamburg Innovation Calls for Transfer
Project duration: as of summer 2020
Contact: Dr. rer. nat. Florian Rittweger undProf. Dr.-Ing. Karl-Ragmar Riemschneider
T +49 40 42875 8245 and - 8350
MERIT
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MERIT – Human-Robot Interactional System
The development of mobile robots is currently a very active research area. In order for these systems to obtain widespread acceptance, they must facilitate appropriately natural communication. One aspect of this is the detection, localisation and tracking of human communication partners, as mobile robots do not have a set speaker position. Additionally, when in a setting with numerous potential communication partners, a mobile robot should be able to detect all interesting individuals and direct its attention dynamically to the person currently speaking. In such systems, the demand for disruption-free communication in the actual communication between human communication partners and mobile robots (acoustic channel) presents difficulties. This requires measures to compensate for echos and local disruptions and to highlight the signal that is actually desired.
Contact information: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans Peter Kölzer und Prof. Dr. Ulrich Sauvagerd
SwarmPicker
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