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Press Release / 28.01.2025

Ministry Funds New Quality Assurance Project

All companies want to produce as efficiently as possible, make optimum use of their machines and avoid wasting resources. In the new Re(Pro)³ project, we are researching how inline process and product monitoring can help companies achieve this. The Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Science and Health is funding the project.

 

Press Release / 23.01.2025

E-world Energy and Water 2025

Saving energy and using it sensibly – this goal runs through many of our projects. That's why we will be at E-world Energy and Water 2025 in Essen from February 11 to 13 to present our latest developments in the context of »Using AI, Digital Twins and Smart Algorithms to Achieve a Resource-Efficient Energy Industry«.

 

Essen / Fair / 11.02. – 13.02.2025

E-world Energy and Water 2025

The fair is the central meeting point for the European energy industry. A team from our departments »System Analysis, Prognosis and Control« and »Financial Mathematics« as well as our division »High Performance Computing« are on site to present our innovative research results and solutions with a focus on the energy industry.

 

Dortmund / Fair / 19.02. – 20.02.2025

Maintenance 2025

Maintenance is the leading trade fair for industrial maintenance, presenting pioneering innovations and current trends. Our researchers from the »System Analysis, Prognosis and Control« and »Image Processing« departments present, among other things, the precise monitoring of torsion and speed with magnetostrictive sensors as well as the use of imaging methods to improve condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.

 

Press Release / 12.11.2024

Fraunhofer ITWM’s Digital Twin Optimizes Extrusion Processes

Digital twins are considered a key technology in many industrial processes. Our researchers have developed a machine learning tool for the plastics industry that uses a digital twin to determine the optimum process settings. In this way, we help companies to save time and resources and increase product quality.

Here we will inform you about the latest research topics, upcoming events and other news of the department.

Recently Completed Ph.D.

  • Resource Allocation in Network Slicing-Based Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications based on Model Predictive Control (Jun Liu)
  • Model Predictive Control with Stabilizing Prediction Horizon of Systems Described by Time-Discretized ODEs and DAEs (Dimitri Morgenstern)
  • Nonlinear switched DAEs: Analysis, control theory and application to energy networks (Ferdinand Küsters)
  • DAE-Modellierung und mathematische Stabilitätsanalyse von Energieversorgungsnetzen (Tjorben Groß)
  • Stability Preservation for Parametric Model Order Reduction by Matrix Interpolation (Andreas Barthlen)
  • Structure-Exploiting Coupled Symbolic-Numerical Model Reduction for Electrical Networks (Oliver Schmidt)

Scientific Assistants/Interns

We are always looking for student assistants and interns with good programming skills, especially in C/C++, Python, or Matlab. We offer a variety of practical activities in our projects. In addition, other large software packages (for example, dSpace, Labview) are often used, where the possibility exists. The remuneration is to be agreed upon.

 

KL-Regelungstechnik-Seminar

The seminar »KL-Regelungstechnik« (Kaiserslautern – Control Theory and Control Engineering) is organized by our department as well as several research groups  of the TU Kaiserslautern:

  • Technomathematics (Dep. of Mathematics)
  • Mechatronics in Mechenical and Automotive Engineering (Dep. of Mechanical and Process Engineering)
  • Automation Control (Dep. of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
  • Electromobility (Dep. of Electrical and Computer Engineering)

The seminar takes place at the ITWM every 1st Tuesday of a month (besides holidays and summer break). Aims are broadening of experiences and exchange of scientific views – also beyond the organizing groups.

Typical subjects of talks are:

  • ongoing or recently finished graduations and doctoral theses
  • current research and projects

 

More on the seminar series: to the KL-Regelungstechnik-Seminar

Webinar-Series: Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance

In our webinar series »Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance« we inform you about current possibilities of intelligent digitalization in the operation and maintenance of plants.

The event usually takes place at regular intervals (apart from holiday shifts and summer break) (planned monthly). The goals are to broaden horizons and exchange ideas on smart digitization, also across the participating groups.

 

More about the Webinar-Series: Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance