The European Centre for Mechatronics is working in the areas of robotics, sensors, information and communication technology. Under management of Prof. Dr.-Ing. P. Drews engineers and technicians develop and carry out interdisciplinary concepts and solutions in cooperation with national and international industry partners, contracting authorities and researchers..

A special request consists in the support of smaller and middle-class enterprises at the introduction and use of innovative technologies.

Areas of interest:

- Mobile Robotics and teleservice

- Sensor development and sensor fusion

- Automated handling of hazardous goods

Projects:

- ARS ? Autonomous Robot System PDF

- Road Robot PDF

- Decommissioning of hazardous industrial machinery PDF

[ Contact person: Matthias Hackel (hackel@aps-mechatronik.de).]

Publications:

Leautier, Flesia, Bach, Drews, Strunz: Underwater thermal cutting techniques and associated remotecontrolled manipulator systems-Progress Report 1-7, CEA, CEN Cadarache, IW, RWTH, CEA, CEN Saclay, Nuclear Science & Technology (NUC), 1991-1994

P. Drews, H.W. Van de Venn: Teleservice and the Development of Machinery, ISIE `99 - Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, 12-16 July 1999