Drives 5G: Wireless, Electrical Drives for Construction and Mechanical Engineering

Description

Our industry is steadily changing and, hence, requires companies to continuously keep up with modern technologies to improve their products, reduce costs, and ultimately remain competitive. New developments towards fully connected and autonomous systems are thereby often summarized and denoted as Industry 4.0. A major requirement for a successful realization of such connected systems is a reliable communication system that allows for fast transmissions, large payloads, and a high number of participants. The new 5G standard for cellular networks has emerged as a promising candidate therefor. Besides the demanding communication requirements, also drive electrification and the power supply of autonomous components pose further challenges that need to be solved in the future.
The Drives 5G project targets these challenges in the context of construction and mechanical engineering. In particular, it aims to develop a novel supply for electrical drives that enables wireless power and data transmissions to flexible system components.
TUM-ESI significantly contributes to the project with the available expertise in wireless communication in embedded systems. Specifically, we analyze and select appropriate protocols and components for a reliable and secure data exchange, design a full communication architecture, and perform general consulting activities regarding data transmissions within the project.