Experimental equipment and methods

For comprehensive research, the institutes and related research institutions have well-equipped laboratories that work according to the latest scientific methods.

A small selection of these laboratories and the corresponding research methods can be found under the following tabs.

IESY

Network Control Station

Chair: Electric Power Networks and Renewable Energy

Lab manager: M.Sc. Christian Klabunde

Equipment	Software	Methods
3 Personal Computer	Linux PSI Control Matlab	Development of network operation management concepts Control via the Matlab interface via a separate server room
5x1,5 m large projection screen	-	visual representation of energy networks

Machine Laboratory

Chair: Electrical Drive Systems

Lab manager: Dr.-Ing. Thomas Schallschmidt

Equipment	Software	Methods
Machine test stands with a power range from 100 W to 60 KW and a max. speed range of 6000 min^-1	Matlab Linux dSpace RTAI	Testing of electrical machines Testing of drives (linear and rotary) Design of drive prototypes

IFAT

Competence Center Industry 4.0

Chair: Integrated Automation

Lab manager: M.Sc. Alexander Belyaev

Equipment	Software	Methods
Industry 4.0 - Language Demonstrator	CoDeSys OPC UA Client Server SDK Node-Red	Investigation of autonomous intelligent components of the Smart Factory
Industry 4.0 - Blockchain Demonstrator	Framework	Connection of the Digital Twin to a Blockchain

Laser Vibrometer Laboratory

Chair: Measurement Technology

Lab manager: M.Sc. Falco Edner

Equipment	Software	Methods
Polytec Scanning Vibrometer PSV-500 Xtra with vibration decoupled measuring table	Polytech Matlab	Detection of deflection shapes and Eigen modes Investigation of acoustic and structurally dynamic issues Ultrasonic analyses, FEM validation up to non-destructive testing
National Instruments PXI-System	Labview	Design and implementation of flexible test systems for changing applications using a modular measuring device

IIKT

Embedded Image Processing Lab

Chair: Hardware-oriented Technical Computer Science

Lab manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thilo Pionteck

Equipment	Software	Methods
Basler Time-of-Flight camera Gretag-Macbeth Color Calibration System Infratec Thermal Imaging Camera 3D-Scanner Keysight 1,5 GHz Mixed Signal Oscilloscope	Xilinx Vivado Xilinx SDK Autodesk Inventor Inventor CAM	Sensor-oriented hardware-supported processing Hardware design Hardware-Software-Codedesign

Laboratory Intelligent Anticipatory Interactive Systems (IAIS)

Labor Intelligente Antizipatorische Interaktive Systeme

Chair: Cognitive Systems

Lab manager: M.Sc. Ralph Heinemann

Equipment	Software	Methods
ABB Yumi Robot Alexa Interaction booth Demonstrator (ticket vending machine)	Linux Matlab varioLab Amazon Alexa	Analysis of the user signals in the human-machine interaction Improvement of system reactions Development of anticipative systems
Test person room for the demonstrator	see above	realistic-oriented human-machine-interaction studies

IMT

Absorber hall

Chair: Electromagnetic Compatibility

Lab manager: Dr.-Ing. Moawia Al-Hamid

Equipment	Software	Methods
Measuring receiver Spectrum analyser and antenna	RadiMation	Measurement of interference emission from electrical and electronic devices
Amplifier and transmitting antenna	RadiMation	Testing of the interference immunity from electrical and electronic devices

Power Quality Laboratory (emergency power system)

Chair: Electromagnetic Compatibility

Lab manager: M.Sc. Benjamin Hoepfner

Equipment	Software	Methods
3x 15 kVA voltage source 1x 25 kW PV-Simulator 3x 15 kVA electronic loads	Matlab	Investigation of Power Qualitiy Phenomena, Programmable Voltage and Current Sources (e.g. harmonics)

Research institution with connection to the faculty

STIMULATE - Angio-Lab

Research institution: research campus STIMULATE

Lab manager: Mrs. Cindy Lübeck

Equipment	Software	Methods
Robot-mounted Flat-Panel- X-Ray -C-Arm from Typ Siemens Artis zeego	Firmware Siemens	Development of an operating room for acute stroke therapy (One-Stop-Shop)
OCT ILUMIEN OPTIS-System-optical coherence tomography (OCT)	Abbott

STIMULATE - MRT-Lab

Research institution: research campus STIMULATE

Lab manager: Mrs. Cindy Lübeck

Equipment	Software	Methods
3T-MRT from type Siemens MAGNETOM Skyra	Firmware of the manufacturer	Development of an integrated high-tech operating room for routine, image-supported, minimally invasive diagnostics and therapy of tumors with the aid of standard MRT equipment.
Moiré Phase Tracking (MPT) System from Metria Innovations		Motion Tracking
AveCure microwave ablation generator from Medwaves, Inc.		Active control of temperature and wavelength for safe and predictable thermal ablation

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