Research

System models are used in the context of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) in order to improve communication and are essential for system documentation. However, scientific approaches in recent years show that the further utilization of these system models is of interest, for example in the for...

At this year's NordDesign conference, the paper "Investigating Modeling in Early Robust Design - A Study With the Modeling Method of Embodiment Function Relation and Tolerance Model" was selected as one of the ten best papers of the conference and thus received the Reviewer's Favorite Award. The pap...

Digital transformation is pervasive in our daily lives, evident in new technologies like smart devices or AI chatbots. This digitalization extends to product development to enhance product quality and reduce development time and costs. However, design data is diverse and phase-dependent. This paper ...

The 29th Congress of the European Society for Biomechanics took place in Edinburgh from July 1 to 3. Our institute participatd with 3 employees and senior engineer Dr.-Ing. Jörg Miehling from the User-Centered Product design group. They presented the current research results of the KTmfk in three po...

Research starts at university: FAU student Stefan Gäcklein is already investigating the behaviour of fibre-reinforced plastics under high strain rates in high-speed tensile tests at the KTmfk as part of his project work. The resulting material parameters are an essential basis for precise simulation...

The 18th CIRP Conference on Computer Aided Tolerancing took place from June 26-28th, 2024 at the University of Huddersfield, UK. Experts and scientists from the field of tolerancing came together to present the latest developments and their current research results. The event provided an excellent p...

Musculoskeletal simulations can be used to estimate biomechanical variables based on non-invasive experimental motion measurement data. Due to measurement errors, model assumptions or the used computation method, there is a gap between reality (experimental measurements) and the simulations, the sim...

On 18 June 2024, Prof. Sandro Wartzack was a guest as a representative of the universities in the live talk of the Blueprint episode "AI in Digital Engineering - Ready for the Revolution?" The advantages and challenges of using AI in digital engineering were discussed: accelerated development cycles...

This year's NAFEMS D-A-CH conference took place between June 10-12 in Bamberg. Over 100 expert presentations on topics such as FEM, CFD, MKS, SDM etc. were given by industry representatives and universities from all over Europe. In addition, various workshops and discussion rounds were offered, in w...

The virtual design of clinch joints is usually based on the assumption of ideal boundary conditions that do not fully reflect reality. As a result, a reliable realistic prediction of the clinch joint properties has not yet been possible. The latest KTmfk publication therefore presents a meta-model-b...