Fraunhofer EMI

🌟Studis aufgepasst 🌟 Heute findet ihr Fraunhofer Freiburg auf der Careermesse der Hochschule Offenburg! 📍 Messe Offenburg I Stand Nr. 20 🕗 09:30 bis 15:00 Uhr Kommt vorbei und erfahrt alles über die spannenden Karrieremöglichkeiten bei Fraunhofer. 🧪 Wir freuen uns auf euren Besuch! #veränderungstartetmituns #FraunhoferinFreiburg #jobfair #karriere Fraunhofer IWM I Fraunhofer EMI I Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE

Project Kick-Off NeT 🎉 In the course of the current commercialisation of space, advanced automation of tests and operational infrastructures or processes are key factors for the #NewSpace sector. Increased test automation is critical to promote early and continuous functional testing within rapid design, integration and test cycles. New digitalised and standardised approaches can increase the efficiency of test procedures, facilitate evaluation and reporting and optimise effectiveness, reproducibility and infrastructure utilisation. We are therefore pleased to announce the launch of our NeT pioneer project, which aims to develop and implement digitalised, automated and standardised test capabilities for NewSpace technologies. NeT pioneer is intended to demonstrate the feasibility of digital NewSpace testing processes and thus help to create the missing rapid test infrastructure for satellite development in Germany. This activity is funded by the Deutsche Raumfahrtagentur im DLR and the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz. Fraunhofer AVIATION & SPACE aims to investigate the potential of digitalisation in NewSpace testing in order to increase efficiency, reduce costs and strengthen Germany's global competitiveness. Stephan Busch (Fraunhofer EMI, branch Würzburg) and Nadya Ben Bekhti-Winkel (Fraunhofer AVIATION & SPACE) take over the project management of the powerful NeT pioneer consortium with the Institutes Fraunhofer EMI, Fraunhofer IIS, Fraunhofer INT, Fraunhofer IOF, Fraunhofer IPM, Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, and the industry partners Astos Solutions, GSSE and LEOspace GmbH.

🌟 Fraunhofer-Innovationen bei den »Science Days« erleben 🌟 Das Fraunhofer EMI und das Fraunhofer IPM sind bei den Science Days im Europa-Park in Rust dabei und stellen Fraunhofer in Freiburg vor. 📅 Wann: 24.-26. Oktober 2024 🕘 Uhrzeit: 09:00 - 16:00 Uhr 📍 Wo: Europa-Park, Messestand C19 Lasst Euch von den technischen Innovationen inspirieren, nehmt an den spannenden Mitmachaktionen teil oder kommt mit den Azubis, Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern ins Gespräch. Vor Ort sind u.a. ➡️ Azubis aus der Werkstatt und dem Elektroniklabor: Sie berichten über ihre Ausbildung und erzählen, was ihnen besonders viel Spaß macht. ➡️ Dr. Malte Kurfiß, Leiter Crashzentrum: Von ihm erfahrt Ihr mehr über das Crashzentrum, in dem ganze Autos gecrasht werden können. Wer möchte, darf selbst aktiv werden und eine Aluminiumkapsel in der Mini-Crash-Anlage testen. ➡️ Dr. Elisa Guimaraens, Wissenschaftlerin in der Impaktphysik: Sie erzählt, warum sie Material-Wissenschaftlerin geworden ist und was ihr an ihrer Arbeit am meisten Freude bereitet. Eingeladen sind Schülerinnen und Schüler sowie MINT-Fans jeden Alters. Kommt vorbei und werdet Teil der Wissenschaft. Wir freuen uns auf Euch.   #MINT #ScienceDays #Fraunhofer Fraunhofer IAF Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE Fraunhofer IPM Fraunhofer IWM

Kleinsatellit ERNST umkreist bereits seit einigen Wochen die Erde. Wie es dem Forschungssatelliten im All geht, darüber berichtet Projektleiter Martin Schimmerohn in der neuen Podcast-Folge »Im Auftrag der Zukunft«. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören.

Expert forum: Safe batteries in electric cars 🔋 🚘 85 Safety engineers and battery researchers from all over the world met yesterday and today at the »Safe Battery Experience« forum in Freiburg, organized by carhs training gmbh. One of the highlights was a tour of our testing laboratories in Efringen-Kirchen. »Our research aims to make batteries safer«, emphasized Sebastian Schopferer, Head of the Battery Test Center at Fraunhofer EMI. »By combining experiments and simulations, we can depict realistic scenarios. The findings help battery and car manufacturers to make their technology safer and more resilient. « ➡️ Modern test procedures for safe batteries The researchers demonstrated the modern testing methods at several stations. The propagation tests aroused great interest: The behavior of fires within battery modules can be investigated in special test chambers, for example, with the aim of developing protective measures against battery fires. At another station, the scientists demonstrated how they test the mechanical resilience of battery cells. Targeted deformation of cells, for example using flat or spherical punches, can be used to determine which forces trigger internal short circuits. The research facility set up specifically for electric cars was also open to the visitors. Here, scientists can test complete vehicle batteries under misuse conditions. The X-ray crash facility already attracted worldwide attention in the spring: Fraunhofer EMI, together with Mercedes-Benz, carried out the first X-ray crash with a thousand X-ray images per second. This X-ray technology is now also being used to analyze batteries. It makes hidden processes visible. Many thanks to all participants and those involved who contributed to this great event 👏

Expert forum: Safe batteries in electric cars 🔋 🚘 85 Safety engineers and battery researchers from all over the world met yesterday and today at the »Safe Battery Experience« forum in Freiburg, organized by carhs training gmbh. One of the highlights was a tour of our testing laboratories in Efringen-Kirchen. »Our research aims to make batteries safer«, emphasized Sebastian Schopferer, Head of the Battery Test Center at Fraunhofer EMI. »By combining experiments and simulations, we can depict realistic scenarios. The findings help battery and car manufacturers to make their technology safer and more resilient. « ➡️ Modern test procedures for safe batteries The researchers demonstrated the modern testing methods at several stations. The propagation tests aroused great interest: The behavior of fires within battery modules can be investigated in special test chambers, for example, with the aim of developing protective measures against battery fires. At another station, the scientists demonstrated how they test the mechanical resilience of battery cells. Targeted deformation of cells, for example using flat or spherical punches, can be used to determine which forces trigger internal short circuits. The research facility set up specifically for electric cars was also open to the visitors. Here, scientists can test complete vehicle batteries under misuse conditions. The X-ray crash facility already attracted worldwide attention in the spring: Fraunhofer EMI, together with Mercedes-Benz, carried out the first X-ray crash with a thousand X-ray images per second. This X-ray technology is now also being used to analyze batteries. It makes hidden processes visible. Many thanks to all participants and those involved who contributed to this great event 👏

+++Für Kurzentschlossene+++ Der Ortsverband der Staufener Grünen lädt zu einem Bürgergespräch im Stubenhaus Staufen ein 👇   Am 15. Oktober 2024 wird Christiane Felder darüber sprechen, wie wir im Leistungszentrum Nachhaltigkeit zusammen mit Partnern aus Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, daran arbeiten, dass wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse und Technologien der Freiburger Forschungsinstitutionen Fraunhofer IPM, Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE, Fraunhofer EMI, Fraunhofer IWM, Fraunhofer IAF, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg ihren Weg in die Anwendung finden und so zu mehr Nachhaltigkeit beitragen können. Die Beispiele reichen von #KI-Lösungen in der #Klimaanpassung #I4C-Intelligence for Cities, schwimmende #Photovoltaik, Satelliten, die zur #Ernährungssicherung beitragen oder #MobileMapping Systeme, die dabei helfen, den Zustand von Ökosystemen zu bewerten. Neugierig? Dann komm vorbei. Wann: Dienstag, 15. Oktober 2024, 19:00 Uhr – ca. 20:30 Uhr Wo: Stubenhaus, Hauptstraße 56c, 79219 Staufen im Breisgau Wir freuen uns euren Besuch! #Nachhaltigkeit #Sustainability Research, #Transfer #Klimaanpassung, #Energiewende bimeto GmbH constellr Karolina Baltins (Slamova) Alexander Reiterer

Fraunhofer EMI scientists among the »World’s Top 2% scientists« 🏆   Stanford University recently published an updated list of the top 2% of the world’s top cited scientists. Prof. Dr. Stefan Hiermaier, Prof. Frank Schäfer and Dr. Michael May from Fraunhofer EMI are also listed.   All three are mentioned in the »career-long« category. Hiermaier and May are also among the top 2% in the »impact of the past year« category. Congratulation to our outstanding scientists 👏   Stanford University's "World's Top 2% Scientists" ranking is widely recognized as one of the most prestigious in the world. https://lnkd.in/gp2fggdH

Kleinsatellit ERNST umkreist bereits seit einigen Wochen die Erde. Wie es dem Forschungssatelliten im All geht, darüber berichtet Projektleiter Martin Schimmerohn in der neuen Podcast-Folge »Im Auftrag der Zukunft«. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören.

🚧 New Publication: Advancing Barrier Safety with a Novel Simulation Approach 🚧 We are excited to introduce our latest research, which presents a a new approach in simulating vehicle collisions with road or perimeter protection barriers. Traditional methods like crash tests and finite element (FE) analysis can be either costly or time-consuming. While simplified mass-spring-damper models have been proposed to save time, they often fall short in accurately simulating high-speed impacts or considering different vehicle angles. In our new paper, we propose an innovative approach based on the Discrete Element Method (DEM). By using just a few 3D non-spherical particles generated via the super-quadric function, we are able to model both the vehicle and the barrier with greater accuracy and computational efficiency. This approach provides a more accurate and complete simulation than mass-spring models while significantly reducing the computational burden compared to FE methods. Our method coukd be a first step forward in barrier impact analysis, offering both speed and accuracy for better protection in real-world scenarios. 📖 Read more to see how this approach could transform road safety and barrier design! Fraunhofer EMI #roadsecurity #barrierimpact #simulation #DiscreteElementMethod #safetyengineering #crashsimulation #innovationinengineering #newpublication