Lead application IoT systems for cooperative environmental monitoring
On the basis of our research, for example, a platform for wireless sensor networks is being developed that can be used to implement IoT systems that network independently, operate energy-efficiently and support different sensors and wireless technology. This makes it possible to quickly create solutions adapted to the respective problem for recording relevant sensor values in the environment and agriculture.
In the future, applications should become possible in which the measurement task is handed over to the IoT system and the execution of this task is delegated to the intelligence in the system. This will create a new generation of embedded systems that solve the problem cooperatively. For this purpose, information is exchanged internally within the network and external information is integrated.
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Dr.-Ing. Tino Hutschenreuther
Head of System Design
tino.hutschenreuther(at)imms.de+49 (0) 3677 874 93 40
Dr. Tino Hutschenreuther will answer your questions on our research in Smart distributed measurement and test systems and the related core topics Analysis of distributed IoT systems, Embedded AI and Real-time data processing and communications, on the lead applications Adaptive edge AI systems for industrial application and IoT systems for cooperative environmental monitoring as well as on the range of services for the development of embedded systems.
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Dr. Gerd Reidenbach, Lehr- und Versuchszentrum Gartenbau (LVG)
”We have experienced IMMS as a reliable and proactive partner who has taken our perspective and implemented targeted solutions from it and is always open to new impulses.”
Erkundung des Potenzials von FylloClip Sensoren zur Erkennung von Wasserstress: Fallstudien an Apfel und Weinrebe
Martin Thalheimer1. Stefanie Reim2. Francesco Panzeri1. Silvia Krug3. Walter Guerra1.Laimburg Journal, 8, Juli 2026, DOI: doi.org/10.23796/LJ/2026.007
1Versuchszentrum Laimburg, Laimburg 6, I-39040 Auer (BZ), Italien. 2Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Pillnitzer Platz 3a, 01326 Pillnitz, Germany. 3IMMS Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH (IMMS GmbH), Ehrenbergstraße 27, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany.Einsatz energieautarker Sensorsysteme in industriellen und landwirtschaftlichen Anwendungen
Tino Hutschenreuther1.VDI/VDE (GMA) 78. Stammtisch „Automatisierungstechnik”, 3. Juni 2026, Jena, Germany
1IMMS Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH (IMMS GmbH), Ehrenbergstraße 27, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany.Out-of-Band Over-The-Air-Update for LoRaWAN-based Sensor Networks using BLE
Florian Jung1. Silvia Krug1,2. Tino Hutschenreuther1.2025 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry (MetroAgriFor), October 28-30, 2025, Bologna, Italy, pp. 330-335, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/MetroAgriFor66923.2025.11512381
1IMMS Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH (IMMS GmbH), Ehrenbergstraße 27, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany. 2Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden.Suitability of Radio Communication Technologies for Smart Orchards Considering Seasonal Effects
Silvia Krug1,2. Falk Eisenreich1. Tino Hutschenreuther1.2025 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry (MetroAgriFor), October 28-30, 2025, Bologna, Italy, pp. 461-465, DOI: doi.org/10.1109/MetroAgriFor66923.2025.11512478
1IMMS Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH (IMMS GmbH), Ehrenbergstraße 27, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany. 2Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden.
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Core topic
Analysis of distributed IoT systems
For complex distributed IoT systems, we model components for system-wide analysis of energy consumption. We put intelligence into the network, enable tasks to be solved flexibly and autonomously, and make individual functions portable and robust.
Service for R&D
Development of embedded systems
We develop embedded systems for you as complete solutions consisting of sensors and actuators, signal processing and communications technology as well as open-loop and closed-loop controls.
Core topic
Real-time data processing and communications
New hardware is usually not supported by operating systems for real-time tasks. We are researching which operating system can be implemented in which way for which real-time application and the hardware required there.
Research field
Smart distributed measurement and test systems
Integrated sensor ICs are the heart of sensor and measurement systems like wireless sensors, stationary or handheld devices. We are researching solutions for ever more powerful sensors with more intrinsic intelligence and task allocation in the network.