2012 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel THERMULAB (en/de)
Thermulab A high-temperature sensor system for greater energy efficiency in gas-fired power stations and combustion engines Microchip with an operating temperature of up to 150°C, developed by IMMS as part of the “Thermulab” project. Photograph: IMMS. Why is it needed? 30 To achieve high thermodynamic efficiency in gas power stations or combustion engines, the working temperatures are raised almost to the thermal limit of the materials contained in the equipment, reaching up to 1200°C, so that highly accurate measurement of the…
2013 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel 3DNeuroN (en/de)
3DNeuroN – 3D bi-directional interface with the brain The microelectronic chip developed by IMMS forms part of a system Motivation which is intended to detect (and to stimulate) neuron activity in three dimensions. The image shows the probe card used in wafer-level testing of the 3DNeuroN chips. Photograph: IMMS. 26 When humans have superficial wounds to arms and legs, the body is able to regenerate damaged sections of the peripheral nerves. Injuries to the head and the spinal chord, and conditions like multiple sclerosis and…
2013 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel ANUBIS (en/de)
ANUBIS – solutions towards energy-efficient production IMMS wireless sensor networks will capture data from existing process plant and help optimise its operation. Ideas for automation are tested The issue in experimental plant like that shown here. Photograph: Fraunhofer IOSB-INA. In the attempt to slow down climate change, buildings are being insulated against heat loss, automotive fuel consumption is being reduced and regenerative energy is being given every encouragement. However, the source of more than 70 % of the CO2 emitted in…
2013 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel EFSUES (en/de)
EFSUES – energy-efficient airports Partners to IMMS and Erfurt-Weimar Airport with the sensor nodes developed in the EFSUES project. They will make it possible for airport Issues addressed aprons to be operated more safely and efficiently in the future. Photograph: IMMS. 32 If you are an air passenger and waiting for a plane that has been delayed, you may well be annoyed. Often you will also pay out of pocket at the individual level. At the level of a big airport, the costs associated with planes spending too long on the apron can run…
2013 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel GreenSense (en/de)
GreenSense – enabling technology for smart, resourceefficient, energy-efficient sensor networks Setting up vibrometric analysis in the IMMS Mechatronics Lab for the One of the main societal challenges of the 21st century is the search for new regenerative energy sources. At the same time, the transition from fossil and nuclear power to green energy supply must be accompanied by efforts to utilize available energy and environmental resources more responsibly than in the past. Any manufacturing, transport or facility operation processes…
2013 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel MEMS-T-Lab (en/de)
MEMS-T-Lab – 44 a new test lab for MEMS-based micro systems Micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) are no more than a few micrometres in size. They unite sensors, actuators and control electronics onto a single silicon chip in a compact arrangement and are formed direct on the wafer: a method developed for MEMS production which originates in semiconductor manufacture. One use of these tiny systems is to control inkjet printer heads, another is as the microphone in a smartphone, another is as a sensor for the orientation of a…
2013 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel SFB622 (en/de)
SFB 622 – on the track of the nanometre To look at even the cell-phones and USB sticks of yesterday and of today is to see how fast technology has developed over recent years. In an ever smaller volume is to be found ever higher computing capacity and/or ever more memory. It is the continuous reduction in the size of the structural elements of electronic chips that makes all this possible. To take one example, the computing core of the current iPhone 5s contains components which at their smallest have dimensions of 28 nanometres. And not only…
