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Flexible Automation Systems

Team Leader: Florian Krebs

Tomorrow's production should be agile, easy and flexible. The focus of the group Flexible Automation Systems on increasing process and plant agility. The research addresses current challenges in the field of automation for aerospace applications.

Flexible production platforms

Automation solutions for aerospace products must be flexible in order to reduce the changeover effort between applications. Therefore, we work on highly flexible automation systems as well as "plug & work" integration concepts.

Intelligent programming methods

We develop solutions to facilitate the programming of systems using AI and sensor-based generation of programs. Additionally, we are also doing research on tools for the dynamic interlinking of processes in order to identify and leverage optimisation potentials.

Dynamic process control systems

Unplanned process deviations often require a reconfiguration of process steps further down the chain in order to continue to ensure productivity.

Human – machine interaction

Processes and products are increasing in their complexity, and the autonomous capabilities of machines lag far behind those of humans. That's why we're working on methods for efficiently integrating humans into future digitalised production environments through collaborative robotic systems and augmented reality user interfaces.

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MFZ in action

At ZLP's multifunctional cell (MFZ) in Augsburg, processes and process chains are developed and evaluated in a full-scale scale environment. 

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Process planning

Algorithms for program generation and simulation can be used to create programs automatically. 

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Augmented reality

Methods such as Augmented reality or collaboritve robots (Cobots) allows people to be involved in future processes
 

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Florian Krebs
German Aerospace Center

Institute of Structures and Design 

Augsburg

Tel.: +49 821 319874-1060

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