Children's University BUT Junior started lessons at FME this year
Almost a hundred kids headed to the specialized facilities of two institutes and to the workshop of one of the student teams.
InstituteofSolidMechanics,MechatronicsandBiomechanics
All departments of the Institute participate in research and development activities in the form of project solutions of Czech and foreign grant agencies, direct orders from industry and bilateral cooperation with foreign partners. They achieve internationally comparable results and, according to the focus of individual departments, their activities mainly affect the following areas:
Department of Engineering Mechanics
Employees of the department solve the problems of stiffness, strength, dynamics, fatigue and ductile failure of machine parts and systems in complex conditions of time-varying mechanical and thermal loads. The subject of interest is also the influence of residual stresses, the dynamics of rotating machines or the use of DIC in the analysis of deformation.
Department of Mechanics of Advanced Materials
The main topics are the areas of micro/meso mechanics of anisotropic heterogeneous materials and gradient elasticity, focused recently on the design of complex material structures from functional materials or on the development and computational analysis of advanced "SMART" materials. In the center of interest is also the analytical-numerical description of brittle fracture in these multifunctional materials.
Department of Biomechanics
From a wide range of topics, the staff of the department is mainly focused on developments in the area of the cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal biomechanics and bioacoustics. A specific feature of the department is a close cooperation with leading medical and research facilities in the Czech Republic and abroad.
Department of Mechatronics
The principal topics include the development of advanced algorithms and control methods for complex nonlinear systems, identification of systems with a focus on parameter estimation of simulation models and rapid design of control systems and testing of mechatronic systems.
Department of autonomous systems
This is a new department, operating from the beginning of 2024. The content of its research activity will be the development of autonomous systems, AI and mobile robotics with applications in the field of smart factories and agriculture.
Main Current Projects
- BAANG - BUILDING ACTIONS IN SMART AVIATION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL GAINS
- Gas-lubricated aerodynamic bearings for hydrogen and other high-speed applications
- Computational modelling of ductile fracture of identical wrought and printed metallic materials under ultra-low-cycle fatigue
- Use of modern technology for individualized anesthesiologic management in pediatric patients with orofacial cleft malformation
- Research and development of safe technologies for demolitions of high buildings and smokestacks
Main Results
- Assessment of amplitude factors of asymptotic expansion at crack tip in flexoelectric solid under mode I and II loadings
- Analytical Models for Pose Estimate Variance of Planar Fiducial Markers for Mobile Robot Localisation
- Structural parameters defining distribution of collagen fiber directions in human carotid arteries
- Advanced application head and dispensing machine for single component materials with high viscosity
- Solution to problems caused by associated non-quadratic yield functions with respect to the ductile fracture
Research Activities
- Advanced algorithms and control methods for complex nonlinear mechatronic systems
- Advanced Rotating Machinery and High-Speed Bearing Systems Dynamics
- Design of functional material structures for sensorics and energy harvesting
- Development and application of models of plasticity with damage
- Development and computational analysis of brittle fracture of advanced "SMART" materials
- Development of tunable micro/nano-mechanical resonators
- Optical Deformation Measurement and Digital Image Analysis in Experimental Mechanics
- Patient-specific approach to solving clinical problems using
- Research and development of autonomous mobile robots for Industry 4.0
- Research of relations between the structure of living tissues and their mechanical properties
News from Institute
Gold Medal of the Brno International Industrial Fair was awarded to FME’s technology
Another Gold Medal – for Lifetime Achievement – was awarded to Professor Přemysl Janíček from the Institute of Solid Mechanics, Mechatronics and Biomechanics.
Duncal Technologies is heading to the game console market and is looking for an investor
In mid-July, it wants to start selling a wireless game console and loudspeaker for airsoft, paintball and similar sports.
Cutting-edge research to connect the world of machines with nature
A new generation of implants or unique materials to be used in industry and transport. These are some of the many achievements pursued by scientists from five Czech institutions.
The Czechs have developed a "smart track". Its ability to detect damaged trains is tested in Taiwan
In addition to track condition diagnostics, the team's experts are now also focusing on developing a solution that would help detect damages to passing trains and reduce repair costs or prevent an…
Brno Faculty of Mechanical Engineering will join forces with world´s top universities
Delft University of Technology, Vienna University of Technology and Imperial College London. The three prestigious foreign universities are partners in the project, which will be coordinated by the…
Smart sensors could prevent rail accidents. Czech scientists will test them in Taiwan
An inconspicuous sensor on the rail, which detects any vibrations and excitements, sends a signal and artificial intelligence evaluates the potential risk. According to experts from FME, this could…
Models of biomechanics from BUT refine the treatment of patients with aortic aneurysms
In case the aneurysm ruptures, half of the patients die. While smaller aneurysms are usually only closely watched by physicians, larger ones are usually operated on.