Research Projects Current research projects 06/2026 - 10/2028 HZwo: HyWheelTank - Integration and Testing of a Wheel-Integrated Energy Storage Solution for Heavy Mobile Machinery: Wheel Loader Case Study 06/2026 - 05/2028 AutoTraVers - Smart Lifting Beams for Automated Construction Sites 01/2026 - 12/2027 DCONFORM - Digital construction with reinforced low-carbon mineral foam 12/2025 - 11/2027 WorkspaceXL - Tools and methods for system design and obstacle detection 12/2025 - 11/2029 EWE - Testing and further development of a prototype for scale removal using the electro-pulse method for the treatment of geothermal production pipes 11/2025 - 10/2028 E-Assist - Assistance and automation systems for electrical installations 07/2025 - 06/2027 DataPro-3DCP - Digital process sequences and standardization in concrete 3D printing 06/2025 - 05/2028 Smart AI-based robotics - Research network for closer integration of robotics and artificial intelligence 04/2025 - 03/2027 MultiOperatorCrane - Intuitive crane operation for multi-operator use 10/2024 - 03/2027 AMoWa - Automated assembly of wall, glass and façade elements 10/2024 - 09/2026 Operating conceptTCP - Modular automation system for positioning and visualizing the tool center point of mobile machine attachments 10/2024 - 09/2026 Deflection measuring chain - Edge computing-based deflection measuring chain for stabilizing the tool center point of mobile machinery 06/2024 - 06/2026 ConCIP - Development of a cleaning-in-place process for cleaning a print head for the additive manufacturing of cementitious materials 04/2024 - 03/2026 BMT interactive - Interactive lecture on construction machinery technology 01/2024 - 12/2026 ReDynEs - Volatility compensation of renewable energy generation by means of resource-saving dynamic energy storage for grid services and multi-use applications 11/2023 - 10/2026 WallBot - Construction robotics system for the automated construction of masonry 10/2023 - 02/2026 AutoSpritzBau - Automated spraying and spray application of flowable building materials 08/2023 - 07/2025 AMELIE - Separation of fiber reinforcement from building materials using the electro-pulse method 08/2023 - 07/2024 AutoRobXL - Intelligent control and precise positioning of construction machine booms and large-scale manipulators for the automation of work processes 05/2023 - 06/2025 DrillAssist - Development of an assistance system for selecting optimum process parameters for universal drilling rigs in special civil engineering 01/2023 - 12/2025 TheiaXR - Making the Invisible Visible 01/2023 - 12/2025 VarioFoot - Development of a prosthetic foot with sensory feedback for the user 11/2022 - 10/2025 DEEPLIGHT - New concepts for the implementation of cost-effective geothermal drilling using the electrical impulse method (EIV) 07/2022 - 12/2024 RobElKo - Method for application-oriented evaluation and classification of loads and derived recommendations for the use of robust electronic components for construction machinery 10/2021 - 09/2025 DEMIKS 2 - Operational management of the rotary mass storage system in conjunction with renewable energy generators Completed research projects 04/2024 - 05/2025 HyBau - Energy self-sufficient, CO2-neutral construction site 07/2022 - 09/2024 Pattern classification - Development of an automated pattern classification for the interpretable evaluation of machine data 12/2021 - 05/2024 Hydrogen2Hydraulics - Universally applicable electrically driven hydraulic units for mobile machines with an energy supply based on hydrogen fuel cells 03/2021 - 11/2024 StaGuBau - Development of highly wear-resistant cast steel alloys for tool applications in construction machinery and building material plants 03/2021 - 02/2023 EVA - Electro-pulse method for reaming a borehole narrowed with scale 02/2021 - 01/2023 CONPrint3D® - Reinforcement integration in 3D-printed concrete parts 01/2021 - 12/2022 READY2PRINT - Building - Large-format 3D printing with ready-mixed concrete 07/2020 - 06/2022 Concrete extruder 2.0 - Development of a material flow-optimized concrete extruder for additive manufacturing with cement-bound materials under construction site conditions 03/2020 - 06/2022 MAMA - Machine, automated, unmanned demolition process 07/2019 - 07/2022 Joint project Construction 4.0 06/2019 - 02/2022 VIBROSIM II - Modeling and simulation of the vibration behavior of mobile machines under consideration of structural elasticities 03/2019 - 08/2021 EIV HF measurement - Automated, high-resolution measurement system for the evaluation of Marx generators 11/2016 - 08/2021 DEMIKS - Rotational mass storage in connection with wind turbines 03/2019 - 01/2021 EIV-BAU - Basic investigation for the adaptation of an innovative demolition method from mining (EIV) as a new construction technology for selective demolition in sensitive areas 11/2019 - 10/2020 Wallbot - Robotic system for the automated construction of masonry 05/2018 - 12/2020 BIMDrill - Development of a modular, construction site-compatible measuring and data processing system for universal drilling rigs in special civil engineering to realize a more efficient construction site management as a component of a BIM solution for civil engineering 12/2017 - 05/2021 VarioKnee - Variable interactive prosthetic knee joint 04/2017 - 04/2020 ZakuFress - Method for determining the scuffing load capacity of displaceable driver gears in gear couplings 01/2018 - 03/2020 digiCON² - digital concrete construction 07/2017 - 12/2019 HBEB - Frequency-based efficiency evaluation of parallel drive systems of mobile machinery 04/2016 - 09/2019 EIV ELIZE - Electric pulse comminution in large-scale comminution machines for the processing of complex ores 01/2017 - 08/2019 SidyW - Simulation of dynamic resistances in mechanical processes of construction and conveying machines 06/2017 - 06/2019 CONPrint3D - Ultralight 11/2017 - 04/2019 INTUSI - Intuitive user interface 09/2015 - 12/2018 KIPPASSIST - Method for online tipping safety diagnostics for mobile machinery 01/2010 - 11/2018 Methods for assessing and monitoring the stability and tipping safety of mobile machinery 12/2014 - 06/2018 EIV ISEB - Development and in-situ testing of an EIV drilling system 10/2014 - 01/2018 GeLager - Maintenance-free and low-wear bearing 05/2016 - 12/2016 SmartLoader - Automated bucket filling 07/2015 - 12/2016 Thermohydraulic linear generator - Theoretical principles for linking thermohydraulic and thermoelectric power conversion in one unit 10/2014 - 09/2016 Concrete 3D printing - Feasibility studies on continuous and formwork-free construction methods through 3D molding of fresh concrete 04/2014 - 12/2015 Electric auxiliary drive for hospital beds/nursing beds in the hospital sector 09/2012 - 10/2015 VIBROSIM - Method for the evaluation of the vibration transmission behavior of mobile earth-moving machines by modeling and simulation 09/2013 - 09/2014 OFD®-Shaft Sinking Machines - Optimization of OFD®-Shaft Sinking Machines by holistic system-simulation 01/2014 - 06/2014 Hazards due to fine dust emissions from construction and building material machines 01/2010 - 04/2014 EIV drill head - Development and testing of an EIV drill head for deep geothermal energy 03/2011 - 02/2014 Growth core LEANTEC drive 06/2006 - 06/2011 Thermohydraulic free-piston machine as primary unit for mobile hydraulic drives 01/2000 - 12/2005 Hybrid forklift truck - Forklift truck with hydraulic hybrid drive
