Mechatronics and Autonomous Systems Research Group
Mechatronics is one of the most dynamic technical trends in the world and represents the synergy of IT, electronics, optics, and mechanical systems. The research activities of the Mechatronics and Autonomous Systems Research Group are directed at the further development of the field.
The Mechatronics and Autonomous Systems Group's research activities focus on further development of mechatronics and autonomous systems. Modern vehicles (including various electric vehicles, e.g., electric cars, unmanned land, and aircraft) also require energy efficiency optimization. The research team is developing several test platforms and digital twins to achieve this goal. The possibilities of combining real and virtual sensors with artificial intelligence are being explored to prolong the working life of vehicles and reduce the risk of failure.
Additionally, the main focus of R&D is the development of hardware and related software based on artificial intelligence for robotics and automation control systems and developing user interfaces for systems, sensing, and especially new machine vision applications. The emphasis is on industrial robotics and the development of unmanned aerial vehicle (UGV) and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems, as well as hardware-in-the-loop simulation and test systems.
The mechatronics and autonomous systems research group offer expertise, consultations, training, and research partnerships.
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DIGITAL TWIN FOR PROPULSION DRIVE OF AUTONOMOUS ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Autonomous driving is no longer just an idea of technology vision, instead a real technical trend all over the world. The continuing development to a further level of autonomy requires more from energy optimization. The optimization of electric propulsion drive systems of self-driving electric vehicles by using autonomous and monitoring sensors are not often discussed. The goal of the proposal is to develop a specialized unsupervised prognosis and control platform for such energy system performance estimation. This goal requires the development of several test platforms and digital twins. A digital twin is composed of three components – the physical entities in the real world, their virtual models, and the connected data/view that ties the two worlds together.
01.01.2020–31.12.2024
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Retraining of Fossil Fuel Mining Area Workforce for Modern Industry
Taking into account the relatively low automation and robotization of the traditional fossil fuels industry, a significant retraining is necessary for the workforce in transition to modern technological industrial sectors. This has to be done, in order for the potentially available workforce to meet the needs and requirements set by the modern mechatronics oriented industry, which actively implements the Industry 4.0 ideology. To meet those requirements, the project proposes retraining courses for the soon-to-be-available workforce. The topics covered by the retraining are electrical drives, automation, robotics, power electronics, and condition monitoring of industrial systems. These separate fields are strongly interconnected and overlapping, and together with the connection point of IT technologies, they can be considered the main technological pillars of modern mechatronics oriented industry.
01.11.2021 - 01.11.2024
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ADVANCES IN INFORMATION, AUTOMATION AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Industrial revolution encompasses the critical areas for functioning of society where management of information and control of systems depends on communication technologies and automation processes between industry infrastructures. The development of solutions including cyber-physical systems and it security continue to grow together with collaboration between humans and smart systems. The project will bring opportunities to use of capacity of best technical Universities in region and to allow to common use of equipment as well as sharing of expertise and cross domain capacity. The project has priority to strengthen network of digital engineering experts, and generation of new engineers in the region. The second priority is cooperation in education, and exchange of best practice, as well as to organise regional events, beneficiary for all partners. The regular meetings will enhance the quality and relevance of higher education in the partner countries by bringing together education excellence and best practice in the field of the cybersecurity, intelligent communication, energy efficiency enhancement, energy saving and use of renewable sources of energy (declared field) on the base of creation/ modernisation of study content.
15.05.2020 - 01.10.2021
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ETISADVANCED APPROACH FOR COMPUTER CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGIES
Controlling modern industrial systems is exceedingly complex, covering challenges, tasks and creative sides in electrical engineering and automation, information and communication technologies, informatics engineering, digitization, control and security of cyber-physical systems to ensure continuous and sustainable operation of manufacturing industry and beyond.
The project will bring opportunities to use the capacity of the best technical universities in Baltic region and allow for joint use of equipment and sharing of expertise and cross-domain ability for students training, professors, and other academic staff visits, development of training material, etc.
15.05.2021 - 01.10.2022
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ETISADVANCED COMPUTER- ORIENTED ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND ADAPTRONICS
The overall goal of the project and its partnership is to modernize the existing study programs of the partner institutions following the modern demands for the best mastering of these programs by the students and to fit the needs of the industry. The professional area of all the partner institutions is advanced computer control of electrical technologies, and the neighboring regions apply this knowledge. The critical collaboration activity of the project is the development of a project-oriented learning methodology that is comparatively novel for the study programs of all the partners. For the achievement of this goal, a unique set of existing study courses will be selected for modification. As a fundamental methodology, the project-oriented approach to the studies is selected and integrated into the existing way of learning.
15.05.2022 - 01.10.2023
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The lab offers machine vision systems development, expertise, consultancy, research partnerships as well as training.
Keywords: machine vision; image processing; robotics; industrial automation; expertise; training.
Contact: Daniil Valme
daniil.valme@taltech.ee
The e-Vehicles laboratory provides calculations, modelling, testing, development, expertise, consultancy, training, and research partnerships for electric drives.
Keywords: electric drives; motor control; electric vehicles; expertise; training.
Contact: Anton Rassõlkin, Viktor Rjabtšikov
anton.rassolkin@taltech.ee, viktor.rjabtsikov@taltech.ee
We offer expertise, consultancy, training, and research partnership.
Keywords: industrial controller; PLC; work automation; expertise; training.
Contact: Kristjan Pütsep
kristjan.pytsep@taltech.ee
Keywords: industrial robotics; robot; training; robotics; robotics, robotics, robotics, industrial
robotics, robotics, robotics, robotics, robotics.
Сontact: Anton Rassõlkin
anton.rassolkin@taltech.ee
We offer prototyping, workshops, and research partnerships.
Keywords: 3D printing; soldering; prototyping.
Contact: Viktor Rjabtšikov, Martin Sarap
viktor.rjabtsikov@taltech.ee, martin.sarap1@taltech.ee