LCM
(competence center)

Contents
- Research Areas
- Funded Research Projects
- Selected industrial projects in the last time (in german)

Research Areas

• Finite Elements and Boundary Elements
  
  
• Mechanics of Smart Structures
  
  
• Multibody System Dynamics
  
  
• Nonlinear Continuum Mechanics
  
  
• Plasticity and Viscoplasticity
  
  
• Plates and Shells
  
  
• Control of Structural Vibrations
  
  
• Vibration Measurements
  
  
• Stability and Vibrations
  
  
• Thermal Stresses
  
  
• Wave Propagation

Funded Research Projects

European Science Foundation (ESF):

Start: März 2001
End: Dezember 2005

ESF-NET: Innovative Control Technologies for Vibration Sensitive Civil Engineering Structures (CONVIB)
(Austrian Member of Committee: Prof. H. Irschik)

K+: Linz Center of Competence in Mechatronics (LCM)- Projekte:

Start: März 2001
End: Dezember 2007
Area: DYNACON (Dynamics and Control in Advanced Mechanical Systems)
(Area-Coordinator: Prof. H. Irschik)

Project 140100:
Analysis of special components of a laser cutting machine
(Project manager: Prof. H. Irschik, Senior Researcher: Dipl.Ing. Dr. H. Holl, Co-worker: Dipl.Ing. Dr. Eugenia Cojocaru)
Partner: Trotec GmbH, Wels

Project 140200:
High quality dynamic simulation models of damped systems
(Project manager: Prof. H. Irschik, Senior Researcher: Prof. A.K. Belyaev, Dipl.Ing. Dr. H. Holl, Co-worker: Dipl.Ing. Wolfgang Witteveen)
Partner: Engineering Center Steyr GmbH, Steyr

Project 140300:
New design of complete systems and machines for processing thin sheet metal
(Project manager: Prof. H. Irschik, Senior Researcher: Dipl.Ing. Dr. H. Holl, Co-workers: Dipl.Ing.Franz Hammelmüller, Dipl.Ing. Dr. Christian Zehetner, Dipl.-Ing. Rafael Ludwig)
Partner: Salvagnini GmbH, Ennsdorf

Project 140400:
Application of specially shaped sensors and actuators in devices for automotive applications
(Project manager: Prof. H. Irschik, Senior Researcher: Dipl.Ing. Dr. Uwe Pichler, Co-worker: Dipl.Ing. Manfred Nader, Dipl.-Ing. Daniel Huber)
Partner: Siemens AG, Abtlg. Zentrale Technik, München, Germany

Strategisches Projekt 240100
Combination of Symbolic and Numerical Computations in the Dynamics and Control of Machines (MBD-Analysis, FE–Computations and MATLAB/SIMULINK Computations)
(Project manager: Prof. H. Irschik, Key Researcher: Prof. H. Bremer, Prof. R. Scheidl, Prof. K. Schlacher, Univ.Dozent Dr. , K. Hingerl, Senior Researcher: Dipl.Ing. Dr. H. Holl, Dipl.Ing. Dr. Mannhartsgruber, N.N, Co-workers: Markus Dibold)

Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF) - Projekte:

Mechanics of Smart Structures
Projektnummer: P11993
(Project manager: Prof. Hans Irschik, Co-Workers: Prof. A.K. Belyaev, Dipl.-Ing.Dr.Michael Krommer, Dipl.-Ing. Uwe Pichler)
Start: 1.5.1997
End: 31.5.1999

FWF-Spezialforschungsbereich F013 - Numerical and Symbolic Scientific Computing,
Project F1311: Structural Dynamics of Elasto-Plastic Multi-Body Systems: Integrated Symbolic and Numerical Computations
(Project manager: Prof. H. Irschik, Co-Worker Dipl.Ing. Dr. Johannes Gerstmayr)
Start: 1.10.1998
End: 31.09.2001

3D-Dynamik elastoplastischer Roboter
Project: P15195
(Project manager: Prof. Hans Irschik, Key Researcher: Prof. H. Bremer,
Co-workers: Dipl.Ing. Dr. Johannes Gerstmayr, N.N.)
Start: 1.11.2001
End: 30.09.2004

Schwingungen von Brücken ohne Massenerhaltung
Project: P14866TEC
(Project manager: Prof. Hans Irschik,
Co-worker: Dipl.Ing. Dr. Eugenia Cojocaru)
Start: 1.4.2001
End: 31.3.2004

Sensor Systems for Structural and Health Monitoring
Project: L441-N14
(Project manager: Priv.-Doz. Dipl.Ing. Dr. Michael Krommer,
Co-worker: Dr. Yury Vetyukov, Dipl.Ing. Markus Zellhofer)
Start: 1.4.2008
End: 31.3.2011

APART-Austrian programme for advanced research and Technology (ÖAW, Austrian Academy of Science)

Project: Dynamics of flexible multibody systems with non-classical constraints
APART-scholarship: Dipl.-Ing. Dr Johannes Gerstmayr
Start: Sep. 2004
End: Aug. 2007

Austrian Center of Competence in Mechatronics (ACCM)-Projekte:

Advanced Mechnical Modelling of Automatic Panel Bender with High Accuracy Demands
Projektnummer: A120101
(Project manager: Prof. Hans Irschik, Senior Researcher: Cojacaru, Hammelmüller, Holl, Zehetner)
Partner: Salvagnini Maschinenbau GmbH, Ing.Kunze
Start: 1.1.2008
End: 31.12.2013

Improvement of the Dynamic Behaviour of Large Power Transformers
Projektnummer: A120304
(KeyResearcher: Prof. Hans Irschik, Project Manager: Priv.-Doz. Johannes Gerstmayr)
Partner: Siemens Transformers Austria, DI Uwe Rimmele, Dr. Peter Hamberger
Start: 1.3.2008
End: 30.12.2012

Virtual Robot
Projektnummer: A120402
(KeyResearcher: Prof. Hans Irschik, Project Manager: Priv.-Doz. Johannes Gerstmayr)
Partner: Keba AG, DI Christoph Augdopler
Start: 1.1.2008
End: 31.12.2012

MAGNA Powertrain ECS - Modelling and Paramter Identification for Special type of Joints in Automotive Structures
Projektnummer: A120301
(KeyResearcher: Prof. Hans Irschik)
Partner: MAGNA Poertrain ECS
Start: 1.1.2008
End: 30.5.2009