Research

Unavoidable geometric variations are limited explicitly by geometrical and dimensional tolerances to ensure that technical systems fulfill their function despite manufacturing inaccuracies. However, in doing so, the requirements for the subsequent manufacturing and, thus, the costs are implicitly se...

On 29th of November this year's Munich Symposium on Lightweight Design took place at the TUM in Munich with a focus on optimization and additive manufacturing. Stephan Freitag represented the KTmfk and gave a presentation on the continuous and optimal design and layout of fiber-reinforced structures...

A new KTmfk paper deals with the fatigue damage of components made from short fibre-reinforced thermoplastics. These are damaged by repeated loading, which leads to a significant deterioration of the mechanical properties. The method presented by Witzgall and Wartzack enables a realistic simulation ...

The German chapter of the INCOSE (GfSE) hosted the “Day of Systems Engineering” from November 15 – 17, 2023 in Würzburg. Simon Schleifer represented the KTmfk and gave a presentation entitled “Potential analysis of SysML-based modelling of systems and processes in the context of tolerance management...

The kick-off of the DFG research project ZoE took place on 2nd of November in Hamburg. In cooperation with the Institute of Product Development and Mechanical Engineering Design at the Hamburg University of Technology, we have prepared the investigation of the fatigue behaviour of fibre-reinforced p...

E-Mobility and lightweight design pose new challenges in the development of vehicle chassis, especially in terms of ensuring durability. Therefore, in collaboration with our industry partner MAN Truck & Bus SE in Munich, an approach to design real hardware test rigs in a virtual environment has ...

Understanding the operating conditions of rolling bearings is the basis for safe operation and predictive maintenance to save resources and costs. However, in many cases it is difficult to implement the necessary sensors in rolling bearings, e.g. due to the requirement of space neutrality. In collab...

The Gesellschaft für Tribologie e.V. (Society for Tribology) again organized this year's Tribology Conference, already in its 64th year, which took place from September 25th to 27th in Göttingen. This time the KTmfk was represented by Mr. Neusser and Dr. Bartz. Mr. Neusser gave a presentation on the...

This year's DfX Symposium took place on 14. and 15.09.23 in Radebeul. The KTmfk contributed to the successful event with several presentations and posters. Thematically, the contributions included our research in the fields of continuous simulation of continuous fiber-reinforced composites, user-cen...

In this systematic literature research we identified different approaches to simulate postural control. The different approaches are discussed regarding their applied biomechanical models, sensory representation, sensory integration, and control methods in standing and gait simulations. For postural...