621. Annual Report 2016: Contents in brief   Themenvorschau Jahresbericht 2016  

  622. 2016 Annual report | Article HoTSens (en/de)   2016 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel HoTSens (en/de) HoTSens 52 HoTSens an ASIC for extremely precise measurement at 300 °C to support industrial efficiency © IMMS GmbH. All rights reserved. Reproduction and publication only with express permission of IMMS GmbH. Device measurements for an ASIC that has put an IMMS method into practice for extremely precise measurements in very hot environments. Photograph: IMMS. Objectives and overview In the HoTSens project, integrated sensors and electronics have been developed as More on the a system solution, which will measure pressure and…  

  623. 2016 Annual report | Article ENTOMATIC (en/de)   2016 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel ENTOMATIC (en/de) ENTOMATIC 39 ENTOMATIC Automatic monitoring of olive fruit flies for more crop and less pesticide © IMMS GmbH. All rights reserved. Reproduction and publication only with express permission of IMMS GmbH. The Problem Figure 1: McPhail trap in original form as basis of an automatic monitoring of olive fruit flies. Photograph: Nutesca S.L., Spain. Olive fruit flies, Bactrocera oleae, are the cause of crop loss in the olive plantations Details and of Europe to the extent of around 600 euros per hectar. Across the 4.4 million hec- video…  

  624. 2016 Annual report | Article INSPECT (en/de)   2016 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel INSPECT (en/de) INSPECT 59 INSPECT – Microelectronics to recognise cancer early © IMMS GmbH. All rights reserved. Reproduction and publication only with express permission of IMMS GmbH. Early experiments with a mobile testing system to contribute to integrated systems of personalised cancer diagnosis at an early stage. Photograph: IMMS. Objectives and Overview More than 500,000 people a year develop cancer in Germany.1 Five years after being diagnosed with cancer, depending on the type of tumor, patients’ survival rate is between 1 in 5 and 9 in 10.2 The…  

  625. 2016 Annual report | Article Smart-Jacket (en/de)   2016 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel Smart-Jacket (en/de) Smart Jacket 31 The smart jacket with knitted switches and washable, energy-efficient electronics for better daily living © IMMS GmbH. All rights reserved. Reproduction and publication only with express permission of IMMS GmbH. This desktop experimental setup with a breadboard was used to put the principles of the smart jacket to the test, particularly the control of the outside devices from the switch patches, and use of smartphone to configure. Photograph: IMMS. Objectives and Overview For almost everybody reading this, reaching…  

  626. 2016 Annual report | Article AFiA (en/de)   2016 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel AFiA (en/de) AFiA 67 AFiA Using air pressure and milliamp current to get a load to hover with nanometer accuracy © IMMS GmbH. All rights reserved. Reproduction and publication only with express permission of IMMS GmbH. IMMS has developed a vertical drive to raise and lower objects through 10 mm under active control with nanometre precision. Photograph: IMMS. Objectives and Overview To date, manufacturers have always found it extremely difficult to raise loads in the region of 10 kg for industrial purposes and to hold them in a precise position. Nanometer…  

  627. 2016 Annual report | Article KOSERNA (en/de)   2016 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel KOSERNA (en/de) KOSERNA KOSERNA Compact Satellite Receiver Systems for Robust Navigation Applications 43 © IMMS GmbH. All rights reserved. Reproduction and publication only with express permission of IMMS GmbH. Figure 1: Measurements being taken with the receiver, Ilmenau TU, September, 2016. Photograph: Dr.-Ing. Ralf Stephan, Ilmenau TU. Objectives and overview The transport of goods, the observation of public events, the measurement of buildings, the tasks and the inspection of agriculture – these are only a few of the ways in which mobile systems…