7th International Heinz Nixdorf Symposium
The integration of mechanical engineering and information technology results in extensive potentials. This is expressed by the term “mechatronics”. This term refers to the symbiotic cooperation of mechanics, electronics, control engineering and software technology, in order to improve the behavior of a technical system. Future mechatronical systems encompass subsystems with inherent partial intelligence due to integrated micro processors.
The behavior of the complete system will be characterized by communication and cooperation of intelligent subsystems. From the information technology point of view it is a distributed system of cooperating agents. This establishes fascinating possibilities for the design of mechatronical products of tomorrow. The term Self-optimization characterizes this perspective.
Self-optimization of a technical system is the endogenous adaption of objectives as reaction to changing influences and the resulting autonomous adjustment of parameters or structure and consequently of the system‘s behavior:
Thus Self-optimization is substantially beyond the well-known control and adaptation strategies; Self-optimization enables systems to act with inherent “intelligence”, to react independently and flexibly to changing operation conditions.
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Selbstoptimierung im Maschinenbau
Die absehbare Entwicklung der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik wird Maschinen und Systeme inhärenter Teilintelligenz ermöglichen. Hierfür verwenden wir den Begriff Selbstoptimierung. Selbstoptimierende Systeme reagieren autonom und flexibel auf sich ändernden Umfeldbedingungen. Sie sind lernfähig und optimieren ihr Verhalten im Betrieb. Etwa vierzig Forscherinnen und Forscher haben es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, zu klären, wie solche Systeme funktionieren und wo sie Nutzen stiften sollen und vor allem wie sie zu entwickeln sind.
The Annual Report of the Heinz Nixdorf Institute
By the end of every legal year, the Heinz Nixdorf Institute publishes its profesionally designed Annual Report on the expired year in german and english. It cconcerns a concise, easy to conseive description of distinguished activities. The Annual Report contains reports of the seven workgroups and the associated workgroups as well as presentations of further activities like the Graduate College or important events.
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With our profesionelly designed publication "HNI Nachrichten" we present recent research results and innovations to our customers, colleagues and partners twice a year. Each workgroup presents its current projects to publish lastest developments in our field. Unfortunately, HNI Nachrichten are only published in german.
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