Year: 2023

While the functionality of a product is often taken for granted nowadays, good usability (i.e. simple, effective and efficient product use) and emotionally appealing product design (i.e. satisfaction, aesthetics and emotional fulfilment) are important components of the user experience. However, usab...

The aim of the research association was to research customized digital engineering methods for the development of the electric powertrain, especially in Bavarian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In cooperation with the Institute for Engineering Design and CAD at the University of Bayreuth ...

In the context of resource minimization and the development of energy-efficient and wear-resistant technical products, the reduction of friction losses in lubricated contacts of machine elements is of great importance. These losses mainly depend on the lubrication condition, the component geometry a...

Topology optimization is crucial for the realization of lightweight and efficient structures. In doing so, this type of optimization helps to reduce material consumption and minimize environmental impact. Much lighter components are achieved through multi-material topology optimization, when optimiz...

The calculation of moments of area is one of the most fundamental aspects of engineering mechanics for calculating the properties of beams. While circles, rectangles, ellipses and their combinations, can be described symbolically and thus derivable, these symbolic expressions are missing for freefor...

Structural optimization programs are used at the KTmfk during the design of ankle foot orthoses using lightweight construction methods. For this purpose, the load cases must be known exactly. The loads that occur are currently determined within musculoskeletal human model simulation programs using p...

The individualization of medical aids - in particular orthoses - is becoming increasingly important due to growing market trends. With the help of additive manufacturing processes, patient-specific properties can be taken into account quickly and flexibly. In particular, the combination of fiber-rei...

On May 2, the opening of the Research Centre for the Engineering of Smarter Product Service Systems (ZESS) took place in Bochum. In addition to a tour of the facilities and a number of demonstrations, presentations from academia and industry provided important impulses on how sustainability can be i...

The organization and implementation of lectures is an essential pillar of the KTmfk's work. The KTmfk is represented in many courses at the FAU Faculty of Technology and aims to improve the lectures every semester according to the students' evaluations and to make them interesting by using up-to-dat...

In the recently published article, which resulted from the great cooperation of KTmfk with the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile as well as with Optimol Instruments Prüftechnik GmbH and Carl Bechem GmbH, a topic on everyday tribology is examined in more detail. As part of a student thesis, Ma...