Measurement Technology
In the field of measurement technology, the focus of work is on the research and development of theoretical and experimental methods for the (partially) automated investigation of objects and infrastructure facilities with remote measurement methods in defined or changing environments. These include problems such as the thermographic mapping of production facilities or the detection and location of gas leaks in industrial plants from a safe distance using optical remote measurement systems. For this purpose, measurement methods, methods of measurement data acquisition and acquisition, sensor data fusion and the automatic evaluation and evaluation of measurement values are considered.
The focus is on measurement arrangements with small and medium distances (up to around 50 m between the measurement system and the measurement object), such as those found in industrial plants. Of particular interest are portable measuring systems that are also suitable for use on mobile robots.
The research focuses on mobile service robotics, the automotive industry, and energy and manufacturing facilities.
Current Projects
- Characterization and Compensation of the Size-of-Source Effect in Thermography for Accurate Temperature Measurements
- Quantitative in-process temperature measurement in laser metal deposition using multispectral emissivity prediction
- Infrarot-optische Quantifizierung von Methanemissionen und zukünftigen Methan-Wasserstoff-Mischgasemissionen in charakteristischen Anlagen des Gasnetzes (iQMet)
- Reliable drone-based remote infrared optical quantification of methane emissions
Completed Projects
- Development of a calibration for geometry-independent temperature measurement with thermal imaging cameras
- Smart methane drone: Development of a semi-autonomous measuring drone for the detection, localization and quantification of methane leaks
- Cooperative sensor data fusion for contactless quantitative 3D thermal imaging
- Cooperative sensor data fusion for contactless quantitative 3D thermal imaging
- Quantification of climate-relevant gas leaks in biogas plants
- Cooperative mobile robot systems for detection and localization of gasleaks with remote measurement devices
- Infrared optical inspection methods for in-line testing
- Approaches for Sensor Data Fusion in Thermal Imaging to Improve the Measurement Quality
- Practical air/ground service robotic system for inspection of industrial compressed air supply and improvement of work environment factors using as example the automotive production
- Automatic 3D Visualization and Tracking of Polluting Gases through spatio-temporal Information from a Gascamera-based Stereosystem