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InstituteofProductionMachines,SystemsandRobotics
The Institute was founded by Prof. Josef Ondra in 1964 as the Department of Machine Tools and Forming Machines. Since its foundation has been Institute oriented mainly to applied research in the field of machine design and machining technology. Dr. Ivan Vavřík added machine measurement and quality assurance topics in 1966. Dr. František Kelča devoted himself to electrical engineering and automation since 1970 and started international cooperation with TU Chemnitz. Prof. Zdeněk Ehrenberger added industrial robotics and cybernetics tasks in 1986. Topics Risk Management (in 2004), and Virtual and Augmented Reality (in 2010) added to the Institute focus Dr. Petr Blecha. All of these research activities continue to be developed synergistically by research groups formed across the Institute in the context of Industry 4.0 and in collaboration with industry and other and research organisations. Read more.
Dept. of Production Machines
R&D in digitalization of production machines and processes, application of advanced production technologies oriented to the design of production machines. Increasing the machine tools manufacturing accuracy and the degree of automation of production.
Dept. of Robotics and Robots
R&D in applications of industrial robots for increasing flexibility and efficiency of production. Adapting production lines, improving process accuracy and speed, implementing collaborative robots and integrating AI into autonomous decision making and improving collaboration between robots and humans.
Dept. of Production Systems and Virtual Reality
R&D in virtual and augmented reality applications and in digitalization of production processes. Software for big data mining and analysis, deploying AI and machine learning for data evaluation and decision support for better collaboration between machines and humans.
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
R&D in electrical equipment of machines, applied electrical drives, their modelling and diagnostics. Development of control systems and electronics for various industrial applications.
Dept. of Quality, Reliability and Safety
R&D in the field of IMS (QMS, EMS, OHS, information safety), risk management, process and product safety, metrology and diagnostics for advanced manufacturing systems. Measurement systems capability and digitalisation of production processes.
Research Center of Automatic Manipulation
R&D in automated assembly operations including adaptation/calibration and testing of assemblies. Development of mechanics, electronics and software for test centers (prototype testing and quality testing in production).
Main Current Projects
- Research and development of a machine tool monitoring unit to support proactive maintenance
- National Centre of Competence ENGINEERING
- Development of equipment for dynamic measurement of geometric errors of CNC machine tools using laser interferometry
- New generation of universal cylindrical grinding machines of the BUB Multi Plus series
- Electronic counter for hydrogen dispensers
Main Results
- Capability of measurement with a touch probe on CNC machine tools
- Advanced diagnostic system with integrated database
- Prototype aircraft TL-5000 ready for certification
- Hardware and Software Safety Measures on a Vertical Milling Machine Designed Using Risk Analysis Using Virtual Reality
- UVSSR CELL