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Today\u2019s world is faced with radical changes calling for novel orientations of industrial branches, e.g. in product development, engineering, or manufacturing, and of our daily lives as well. Dramatic progress in information and communication technology has strongly pushed worldwide networking. New concepts and prominent initiatives such as \u201cinternet of things\u201d, \u201ccyberphysical systems\u201d, \u201cIndustry 4.0\u201d, or \u201cFactories of the Future\u201d give visible evidence thereof and aim at stimulating radical innovations and significant product improvements. Most of these concepts include mechatronic systems as indispensable parts and request strong mutual interaction among these systems and with various physical, digital, human and ambient environments. Following nature\u2019s example, we are bringing mechatronic systems into mutual, beneficial interrelations with their interacting partners, be it press brakes, digital twins, disabled persons, or indoor climate. This partnership resembles an \u201corganism\u201d for which the principle of symbiosis will open new potential benefits for complex technical systems.<\/p>\n
Within this novel paradigm of \u201cSymbiotic Mechatronics\u201d<\/strong>, we investigate mechatronic systems as interdisciplinary enablers providing the means to vitally support the above-mentioned interactions. Exceptional challenges of this research program are (i) the necessary opening up of state-of-the-art mechatronics towards multi-facetted, multi-layered interactions between mechatronic systems and their symbiosis partners, and (ii) accompanying advances in core mechatronics disciplines.<\/p>\n The \u201cK2 Center for Symbiotic Mechatronics\u201d<\/strong> is establishing the scientific foundations for this metamorphosis. The research program comprises three areas devoted to major industrial challenges and the strategic area \u201cSymbiotics\u201d that aims at technologies and methods provoking breakthrough results, thus accepting high risks of research beyond state of the art.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.101″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_cta admin_label=”Teaser” _builder_version=”3.0.105″ title=”Area 1: ACT – Actuation” button_text=”ACT” url_new_window=”on” use_background_color=”off” background_layout=”light” custom_button=”off” button_icon_placement=”right” module_class=”startteaser”]<\/p>\n Actuation as a core function of any mechatronic system requires new concepts, components, and means for design and optimization of drives which in future should form a symbiotic partner of the system and its environments. The design of complex mechatronic systems, which is part of the center wide research field \u201cHolistic Design\u201d, is hosted in this area<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_cta admin_label=”Teaser” _builder_version=”3.0.105″ title=”Area 2: MECON \u2013 Complex Mechanical Systems and Automatic Control” button_text=”link” url_new_window=”on” use_background_color=”off” background_layout=”light” custom_button=”off” button_icon_placement=”right” module_class=”startteaser”]<\/p>\n Mechanical structures and mechanical components are the base of every mechatronic system. Not only are they operated under steadily increasing severe conditions and requirements regarding precision, dynamics, and predictability, they are getting also more and more equipped with integrated or distributed actuators and sensors. The area MECON contributes to the symbiosis between physical objects and their digital representations through appropriate models, one of the key success factors of the proposed research program. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_cta admin_label=”Teaser” _builder_version=”3.0.105″ title=”Area 3: SENS \u2013 Sensing” button_text=”link” url_new_window=”on” use_background_color=”off” background_layout=”light” custom_button=”off” button_icon_placement=”right” module_class=”startteaser”]<\/p>\n Sensors as \u201cnerves\u201d to processes, physical objects, the environment, and essential means in the communication of mechatronic (sub-)systems with their environments require new solutions to cope with the drastically increasing requirements in terms of integration and functionality. Several activities related to \u201cmachine intelligence\u201d which are spanning over all areas are also assigned to this area.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_cta admin_label=”Teaser” _builder_version=”3.0.105″ title=”Area 4: SYMB \u2013 Symbiotics” button_text=”link” url_new_window=”on” use_background_color=”off” background_layout=”light” custom_button=”off” button_icon_placement=”right” module_class=”startteaser”]<\/p>\n All general research topics of Symbiotic Mechatronics address heterogeneous environments in a physical and transdisciplinary context. Within strategic projects we improve the understanding, the interfaces and the technical solutions when mechatronics encounters other disciplines, environments or industrial or economic branches. The research outcomes shall be also shown by demonstrators which will come from scientific or company partners, providing the associated high expertise.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_cta _builder_version=”3.2.2″ button_text=”Success Stories” button_url=”https:\/\/lcm-content.web-email.at\/en\/project_category\/k2-success-stories\/” module_class=”alignBottom” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” _builder_version=”3.0.101″ background_color=”#d8d9da” module_class=”competenceAreas”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.105″ background_layout=”light”]<\/p>\n The LCM team has comprehensive experience in tendering for EU projects and other international project plans. Some of the results of these projects have since been successfully brought onto the market. We have submitted project proposals for the following national programmes and structural funds:<\/p>\n ETP: <\/strong>European Technology Platforms: Initiative to support international networking. Funding: Horizon 2020 \u2013 Rules for Participation (100\/70%) | JTIs: <\/strong>JTI \u2013 Joint Technology Initiatives: public-private partnership to support transnational research collaboration in selected technological fields | cPPPs: <\/strong>contractual Public Private Partnerships | EIPs: <\/strong>European Innovation Partnerships | ERANET: <\/strong>European Research Area | EIT (KICs): <\/strong>European Innovation and Technology Institute \u2013 Knowledge and Innovation Communities | HORIZON2020: <\/strong>research programm from the eu commission | FET: <\/strong>Future and Emerging Technologies | Art. 185-Initiativen<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta _builder_version=”3.2.2″ button_text=”National AND International Projects” button_url=”\/en\/company\/competence-center\/national-and-international-research-projects\/” module_class=”alignBottom” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\nNational and international founded projects<\/h1>\n