Mobile robots: ground vehicles with variable configurations of tools and kinematic structure, six- and four-rotor flying robots with a payloads of up to 6 kg and partial autonomy, robots with variable drive geometry for vertical take-off and wing flight.
Existing technologies are based on the idea of modularity, mainly in software. Our technology extends the idea of modular robots to hardware components.
Nowadays, mobile robots are used in almost every industry, reducing production costs and providing a competitive edge. They are used for in-house transport and large-scale mapping as well as for inspecting strategic areas. The modular robots and flying robots developed by the Institute of Automatic Control provide an opportunity to quickly and cheaply asses which structure of robots will work in any given application. The expertise of the designers allows the solution to be adapted to the final requirements. This technology can be used in any industry that requires the use of mobile robots for inspection, transportation or testing.
Workstation for testing human – robot interaction with a vision and force control system.
This technology is designed for automation and robotization of therapeutic and technological processes using collaborative robots, vision systems, force coupling and artificial intelligence methods.
Created by the Institute of Automatic Control, this technology can be used for the identification and modelling of various processes carried out manually. Its goal is partial or complete robotization. It allows the prototyping of human – robot cooperation systems using force, tactile and vision couplings It will be of interest to various industrial and medical fields.
New generation photovoltaic cells with increased efficiency.
Large-area photovoltaic installations for generating low-cost electricity with possibility to be used in BIP Vinstallations.
This technology enables the manufacture of photovoltaic cells and modules equipped with down-converting layers, which transform ultraviolet into visible light for better PV performance. The layers are deposited using inexpensive and commercially available techniques, such as screen printing.
An undoubted benefit is their ability to be used in all types of solar cells and modules, including building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems.
The solution is dedicated for companies dealing with the development of semiconductor industry, optoelectronics and photovoltaic technology, especially in the branch of BIPV.
Switching off strong direct currents in a vacuum by countercurrent or by means of an active semiconductor device. Synchronised AC switching off. New methods for limitation of short-circuit currents and switching surges. Ultrafast vacuum and hybrid DC and AC circuit breakers.
Ultrafast hybrid circuit breakers provide the main protection for electric traction vehicles powered by direct current. They can be used in railway, urban and mining traction systems as well as in related industrial, military and civil applications.
Many years of work by researchers at the Department of Electrical Apparatus resulted in the development of new principles for the construction and operation of ultrafast vacuum and hybrid DC circuit breakers as well as synchronized AC vacuum circuit breakers for electric traction. This technology is designed for industry and with the needs of the general population in mind, who may be exposed to the dangerous and unpredictable effects of short circuits on buses or trams.
Advanced control methods: robust control, non-linear, adaptive and optimal control, implementing artificial intelligence and expert systems for decision making.
The complex nature of phenomena and their variabilityean that process control requires advanced mathematical methodsas well as the selection of appropriate sensors and actuators. In many cases it is necessary to identify the process or phenomenon, create the model and choose the control method.
The offer of the Institute of Automatic Control includes creating designs and prototypes of measuring and control systems with the functionality expected by the customer. In the case of projects with a complex control structure it is possible to perform preliminary simulation tests that will enable the customer to assess the quality of the entire control structure without testing on the intended site.
This service will be of interest to all companies where process control is required.
Process tomography – non-invasive monitoring of industrial processes.
Intelligent system for non-invasive diagnostics and control of selected industrial processes.
This service, offered by the Institute of Applied Computer Science is aimed at companies that use a gas-liquid-solid phase mixtures in production and this process is not functioning optimally or is uneconomical. Process tomography can prevent the occurrence of failures and stop the production line. It can also eliminate situations where, due to poor flow parameters, the final product turns out to be defective. The service also works when the process requires constant supervision.
This system will be of interest to the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, energy and mining industries.
Constructional studies of contact systems and extinguishing chambers in electrical switches. Computerised systems for testing electrical switches and their components. Scientific and technical expertise for the construction, use and operation of electrical switches and the selection of contact materials.
The ultrafast hybrid circuit breakers are the main protection for electric traction vehicles powered by direct current. They can be used in railway as well as in urban and mining traction systems as well as in related industrial and civil applications.
The services offered by the Department of Electrical Apparatus include scientific and technical support for manufacturers and constructors of new electrical switch solutions.
Modelling and design of wireless body area networks (WBANs) for 5G systems.
The application of dedicated numerical models of human body and automatic optimisation algorithms enables the design of wireles systems operating in the human body area, taking into account propagation phenomena affecting the radio link power balance.
The Department of Telecommunications offers services associated with the design of microwave antennas for operation in the human body area, modelling of the influence of the human body on nearby operating wireless systems and vice-versa, based on modern measurement techniques.
The service is aimed at enterprises in the telecommunication branch, developing services and devices for 5G systems.
Analysis of vibrations and noise of electrical devices: theoretical modelling and experimental research into electrical machines and transformers to determine their vibrations and emitted noise.
This service includes an analysis of natural and forced vibrations in induction motors, permanent magnet machines and transformers as well as the use of numerical computational methods to determine the fields of vibration, mechanical stress and acoustic emission in electrical machines and transformers.
This service developed by the Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems can be used to identify acoustic phenomena occurring in electromagnetic transducers and enables their impact on the environment to be determined.
The service will be of interest to companies in the electromechanical industry that deal with the production and service of electrical machines and transformers.