2006 Annual Report
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IFF Fraunhofer Institut Fabrikbetrieb und -automatisierung Achievements and Results 2006 Annual Report Achievements and Results 2006 Annual Report Contents Introduction Project Reports Foreward 6 Key Technology: Virtual and Logistics Intelligence Augmented Reality 15 from Magdeburg 35 Off to New Shores: The Institute's Expansion in the Port of Science 8 Fraunhofer Innovation Cluster LogMotionLab: Current Trends Greeting 11 VIDET: Virtual Development, in RFID and Telematics 36 Engineering and Training for Regional Machinery and Plant Germans Call It Funk: Technologies Manufacturing 16 for Secure Chains of Goods 38 The Institute ViVERA 18 RFID Based Container Management Mission 12 in Production Logistics 40 INCENTIVE: Innovation and The Institute in Numbers 13 Research Center for Distributed, RFID Aided Asset Management 42 Interoperable Virtual Reality and Advisory Board 14 Simulation in Industry and RFID Based Construction Site Education 20 Logistics 44 Short Commissioning Times by Innovative Telematic Technologies and Engineering Control Systems on Services in Forests and a Simulation Model 22 Meadows 46 The VITECMA Project: Virtual Innovation Coaching for Small Reality (VR) Based Technology and Medium-sized Enterprises 48 Development and Machinery Configuration 24 Fraunhofer IFF Gets Thai Enterprises Into Shape 50 VIRTHUALIS: Virtual Reality and Human Factors Applications for Statelogger: Reliable and Cost Improving Safety 26 Effective Equipment Operation through Condition-based Decision Interactive Modules for Support in Maintenance Planning 52 Implementing the Machinery Directive in Machinery and Plant Development and Utilization (IMMMA) 28 Westermann Verlag Is Banking on eLearning 30 Case-specific Virtual Organ Models for Future Endoscopy Simulators in Medicine 32 The"INTUITION" European Network of Excellence (NoE) 34 4 Fraunhofer IFF Annual Report 2006 Highlights, Events and Trade Fair Presentations in 2006 (Selection) 77 Dependability and Quality from Efficiency through New Processes, Robotic Systems and Measurement Materials and Plant Engineering 71 and Testing Technology 55 Appendix: Names, Data, SEK: Floating Inspection Unit for Gas Conditioning for Fuel Cells 72 Publications 97 Large, Partially Filled Sewer Lines 56 Experimental Circulating Fluidized Committee Work in 2006 Cleaning System for the Exterior Bed Combustion Plant for Research (Selection) 98 Surfaces of the Roof of Berlin and Teaching 74 Central Train Station 58 International Research and ALFA Growth Core: Fiber Cooperation Partners in 2006 Wheelset Measuring Machine: Composites from Saxony-Anhalt 75 (Selection) 101 Automatic Geometry Measurement of Train Wheelsets 60 Publications in 2006 Monographs and Editorships In-line Geometry Inspection of (Selection) 104 Automobile Wheels: Automatic Book Chapters, Papers and Geometry Data Extraction 62 Articles (Selection) 105 Presentations (Selection) 110 Model-based Completeness Check for Assembly Processes 64 PARNASS: Parallel Assembly of The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Nanoscale Objects 66 at a Glance 113 Combined Image and Inertial Sensor Based Gait Analysis 68 Fraunhofer IFF Contacts at a Glance 117 Editorial Notes 121 Fraunhofer IFF Annual Report 2006 5 Foreword Dear Readers, This enables us to research both further advances in virtual technologies and The Fraunhofer IFF's biggest outwardly foundations and applications of virtual visible success in 2006 was the ceremo- engineering and virtual-interactive trai- nial opening our Virtual Development ning. We are working on having virtual and Training Centre VDTC. We are models available throughout the entire proud of already being able to move life cycle and efficiently employing them into a second new building in our short, in every stage. dynamic history. With our main building on Sandtorstrasse and the Virtual Devel- To achieve these goals, we have estab - op ment and Training Centre VDTC on lished the VDTC as an international Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Strasse, we now network node for virtual technologies. have two outstandingly equipped, state- Our management of the ViVERA Network of the-art institute facilities. At the same of Competence for Virtual and Augment- time, it demonstrates that we have ed Reality bundles the competencies of adopt ed a successful and promising twelve research institutes and universities direction with the substantive orientation here in Magdeburg. We pool previous of our institute. Since our beginnings in research findings and experiences and 1992, we have been pursuing the goal of expedite the transfer of this future tech- planning and operating factories and nology to companies. What is more, we production systems more efficiently. To have also been a member of the inter- do this, we bundle research and develop- national INTUITION Network of Excel- ment services from different disciplines in lence since 2006. On a European level, our institute. INTUITION is likewise pursuing the goal of systematizing the manifold and frag- The new VDTC building in Magdeburg's mented VR technologies in order to Port of Science marks a milestone in the obtain an overview of the current state history of our research. It symbolizes our of development and practice, to promote efforts since the founding of our institute its integration of all VR activities and to to continually improve and refine simula- thus create synergies. tion and visualization methods and tools. With its worldwide one-of-a-kind laser With our research on so-called interop- projection in the Elbe Dom - combined erable distributed systems, we in Magde- with our research partnership with Jen- burg are picking up a trend that will optik AG - the VDTC is a technological grow in importance in the future. As highlight. The VDTC houses state-of-the- the globalization of economic systems art labs for research in the field of virtual increases, simultaneous work on and technologies we have been advancing for development of new products or systems years, especially the use of virtual envi- geographically distributed over the entire ronments for qualification and compe- globe are also heavily mounting. The tence development and for virtual long-term vision here is, for instance, engineering. that several members of a development team distributed over several continents meet in virtual space. 6 Fraunhofer IFF Annual Report 2006 Thus, they can jointly develop new We develop groundbreaking logistics In the field of measurement and testing products and simulate processes, every concepts and solutions by combining technology, the Fraunhofer IFF received interaction being available to all the intelligent carriers and the enhanced the Deutsche Bahn's accreditation for partners involved in real time. With its potentials and services being generated an optical measurement system for train approval of the project to establish a by the Galileo satellite navigation system. wheelsets in 2006. The measuring "Center of Innovation Competence" Challenges we will be facing in the machine is the first contactless optical (ZIK INCENTIVE) in this field, the BMBF is logistics sector in the future are 3-D measuring system that meets the supporting research work on inter- continuously increasing global flows of Deutsche Bahn's strict standards. operable distributed systems, which has goods as customer demands mount with Inquiries about cooperation have already been being advanced in Magdeburg for regard to in delivery time and punctu- been received from train maintenance years with great success. In addition, the al ity. At the Fraunhofer IFF, we research units in several countries including China, approval of the run-up project VIDET, has solutions that, on the one hand, make Russia and South Africa. enabled us at the Fraunhofer IFF to such global chains of goods more reliable establish the Fraunhofer Innovation and more secure by applying I&C tech- I invite you to learn on the next pages Cluster "Virtual Development and nologies in logistics and, on the other how we have jointly developed innova- Training" here in Magdeburg. hand, contribute to organizing logistics tive products and services with enter- to reduce traffic and thus conserve prises and I hope that you take away Power systems process simulation and resources and the environment. stimulating ideas for yourself and your plant engineering labs are also located in projects. We are glad to be there for you the VDTC. In cooperation with the Max In the project LISA supported by the to further develop your ideas and turn Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex BMBF, our researchers are working on them into reality together with you. Technical Systems in Magdeburg and the developing, constructing and testing a Fraunhofer IKTS in Dresden, we at the mobile assistant robot suitable for every- In closing, I would like to express special Fraunhofer IFF are researching the utiliza- day routines, which will interact with the thanks to our partners and clients who tion of biomass to run fuel cells. In the lab technicians in labs of life science place their trust in us and our staff who research project "ProBio" researchers companies. Along with their research make these services possible in the first from Magdeburg and Dresden are projects funded by the BMBF and the place. explor ing how renewable raw materials BMWi, one of the Robotic Systems can be used to generate power effec- Business Unit's major projects is the tively and environmentally compatibly clean ing and inspection systems for the Emscher sewer system. With a total With our move into the VDTC on Joseph-