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The Industry 4.0 research cluster presents current results from its diverse research projects in eight articles. Virtual techniques in product development, teaching concepts for Industry 4.0, energy harvesting in antennas, energy management in production plants, cross-company IT security requirements, decentrally controlled production processes and speech recognition with microcontrollers are covered.
ISA@HsH
January 2023 the Research Cluster Industrie 4.0 becomes the
Institute for Sensor Technologiy and Automation (ISA) of the Hochschule Hannover
Link to the website of the new ISA: www.hs-h.de/isa
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Projects

- IAE4 - Integrated System Engineering for Increasing Energy Efficiency
- ESD_RFID - Development of an RFID antenna that can be integrated into ESD mats
- Development of new monitoring algorithms and research of their application behaviour
- FeWaZahn - Inline solid rollers to increase the tooth flux carrying capacity
- Expert factory for IT security in production , DIWI-Nord mitunsdigital Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzenrum Hannover
- ReduStressGear - Development of an innovative dressing spindle system for the reduction of tensile residual stresses during tooth flank profile grinding
- IT_SIVA - Development of an IT security infrastructure for distributed automation systems
- Organisational design in the context of digital transformation
- Digital Transformation SME Hanover Region
- Investigations into RF energy harvesting at frequencies from 868 MHz to 2.5 GHz and antennas integrated in printed circuit boards
- UTE 2 - Ultra High Frequency Animal Detection 2 (pigs)
- Reliability analysis of safety-related PLT protection devices based on operational system parameters
- PROFIBUS and PROFINET guidelines and training
- MikroReib - microstructure grinding of tribologically highly loaded crankshafts for friction reduction
- ProTon - a customisable headphone amplifier
- EnEng PRO - User-guided engineering of integrated energy management systems in production
- MEH - flexible platform for energy collection systems for the building automation, sub-project: RF harvesting, low power/low voltage
- Development of methods for the individualisation of headphones
- Future lab for production - networking, modelling and optimisation in industrial production
- Development of technical aids to assist in everyday life and their acceptance (PDF)
- IoT_EnRG Development of energy management interfaces for IoT technologies
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Video on the Industry 4.0 model factory: innovative, practice-oriented, digital! (in German)
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Video on IT security in production at the Fab4HsH model factory (in German)
Team
Speaker of the research cluster
Professor, Elektro- und Informationstechnik (F1E)
Room: 1E.1.03
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459
Hannover
Work areas:
- Automation technology (Factory Automation and Process Automation)
- Industrial communication (PROFNET, Ethernet APL, highly available communication networks)
- Industry 4.0 (SME digital centre Hannover)
- IT security in automation technology
- Energy efficiency in production plants
Coordinator of the research cluster
Mitarbeiterin, Fakultät I - Elektro- und Informationstechnik (F1)
Room: 1B.1.11
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459
Hannover
Twelve members from three faculties - one research cluster
Professor, Maschinenbau (F2M)
Room: 1E.0.37
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459
Hannover
Work areas:
- Design and Virtual Product Development
- Simulation and Integrated Factory Planning
- Virtual & Augmented Reality during Product Development
- Robotics and Ergonomic Simulation
- Digital Mock-Up and Digital Twins
Professor, Elektro- und Informationstechnik (F1E)
Room: 1E.1.03
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459
Hannover
Work areas:
- Industry 4.0 - Digital Production Optimization
- Process Monitoring
Professor, Elektro- und Informationstechnik (F1E)
Room: 1B.2.03
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459
Hannover
Work areas:
- Digital and Analogue Radio Systems
- Radio based Location
- RFID
- Energy harvesting
Work areas:
- Contactless Identification (RFID)
- RFID based Sensors and Actuators
- Location of objects
- Energy Harvesting
Professor, Maschinenbau (F2M)
Room: 1E.0.42
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459
Hannover
Work areas:
- Production Engineering (Optimization of Production Processes and Tool Systems)
- Edge Zone Analysis (Residual Stress Measurement and Determination of Retained Austenite using an X-ray diffractometer)
- Component strength (rotating bending)
Professor, Elektro- und Informationstechnik (F1E)
Room: 1B.2.04
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459
Hannover
Work areas:
- High-Frequency Engineering
- Microwave Technology
- Microwave Sensors
- Radio-based Location
- RFID
Professor, Elektro- und Informationstechnik (F1E)
Room: 1B.0.03
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459
Hannover
Work areas:
- Development of Electronic Circuits
- Development of Switching Power Supplies (Power Converter)
- Application/Programming of Microcontrollers for
- Integration in networks (Inter/Intranet, WiFi, ZigBee, etc.)
- Intelligent Devices in Home Automation
- Intelligent Sensor Systems
- Decentralized Autonomics Components in Production
- Investigations into the swarm intelligence of networked devices
Professorin, Betriebswirtschaftslehre (F4BWL)
Room: 1H.1.62
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459
Hannover
Work areas:
- Design of Transformation Processes
- Introduction of Agile Operations
- Development of Executive Personnel and Teams
Professor, Elektro- und Informationstechnik (F1E)
Room: 1B.0.02
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459
Hannover
Work areas:
- Digital Signal Processing
- Embedded Systems / Cyber Physical Systems
- Active Noise Control
- Low-Latency Audio Signal Processing
- Acoustics
Professor, Elektro- und Informationstechnik (F1E)
Room: 1A.3.42
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459
Hannover
Work areas:
- Automation technology
- Innovation management and knowledge management
- Industry 4.0 with cloud connection