DFG Priority Program 2305
Digitalization offers enormous potential for socially significant innovations, especially if it is made accessible across the board. However, the data required for this is often not available in sufficient quantity and quality. In almost every machine, standardized machine elements such as screws, bearings and gears are located in direct proximity to the process. It makes sense to integrate sensor systems for data acquisition and processing for various process-relevant measuring tasks precisely there, i.e. "in-situ". For example, sensor systems integrated into a gear can evaluate various information, such as angle of rotation, acceleration, vibrations, local temperatures and more, if necessary using AI methods, and thus identify and report incipient damage at an early stage. The DFG has set up a priority program for this purpose in which the scientific basis for "sensor-integrated machine elements" (SiME) and their methodically supported conception and system integration are researched. The priority program is coordinated by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Stahl, Professor at the Research Center for Gears and Transmission Systems (FZG) at the Technical University of Munich.
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