Fraunhofer IZM presents new developments at Productronica

Messe München / November 16, 2021 - November 19, 2021

Fraunhofer IZM at Productronica

Hall B2, booth 441

Every two years experts from all over the world meet at Productronica in Munich to get the lowdown on new trends and innovations in the electronics sector.

Come and join us at Productronica for our workshop "Drones for Logistics". It will take place on 18.11.2021, 10:00 a.m. in the Innovation Forum, Hall B2, booth 441. The topic will be radar systems for indoor navigation of drones in logistics applications.

»Drones for Logistic«

Within the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, four institutes (Fraunhofer IZM, Fraunhofer FHR, Fraunhofer FKIE and Fraunhofer IML) have joined their forces to develop innovative solutions based on innovative logistics concepts, sensor fusion for drone applications and sensor development for the logistics sector in order to increase productivity within the environment by more than 50%. For this purpose, the institutes want to bring together several partners from the fields of hardware, sensor development, AI signal processing, sensor fusion, drone technology as well as from the field of logistics.

Agenda

1. Drones for Logistic Applications: Novel Sensors for High-Speed	Christian Tschoban, Fraunhofer IZM
2. Innovations in Radar Sensors for Drone Applications	Alexander Hommes / Martin Hempel, Fraunhofer IZM & Fraunhofer FHR
3. Innovations in the Area of Sensor Fusion	Torsten Fiolka, Fraunhofer FKIE
4. Novel Logistics Opportunities with New Systems	Julian Hinxlage, Fraunhofer IML
5. Introduction of the Pooling Project	Fraunhofer IZM

1. Drones for Logistic Applications: Novel Sensors for High-Speed Logistics

Christian Tschoban, Fraunhofer IZM

The use of drone technology in logistics offers enormous potential for the sector in the near future. But to turn visions into reality, the development of hardware, software and adaptation to user needs must go hand-in-hand. This presentation traces the path from vision to reality.

2. Innovations in Radar Sensors for Drone Applications

Alexander Hommes / Martin Hempel, Fraunhofer FHR & Fraunhofer IZM

Radar technology is one of the most innovative sensor technologies that allows to monitor the environment of drones and at the same time is small, efficient and cheap enough to be directly integrated into a drone. Within this paper, innovative design variants and signal processing concepts are presented to make the radar sensor technology fit for the requirements of drones for logistics applications.

3. Innovations in the Area of Sensor Fusion

Torsten Fiolka, Fraunhofer FKIE

With the ongoing advancement in miniaturization, complex heterogeneous sensor setups are now possible even for small drones. The optimal use of the sensor data with focus on the application is therefore essential. The aim is developing methods to enable safe, self-sufficient and cost-effective drones.

4. Novel Logistics Opportunities with New Systems

Julian Hinxlage, Fraunhofer IML

The use of drone technology opens up new use cases for logistics processes. A significant time advantage can be generated for inventory and stocktaking in the warehouse or the transport of goods by drones. The aim is to integrate the developed drone and sensor technology into the logistics environment and thus simplify and accelerate the processes.

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Drones for Logistics

Developments in recent years have clearly shown how drone technology evolved from experimental test setups and one-off solutions into a tool that can be used on a regular basis. The next step is now to move from adapting standard drones for specific applications to seeing systems holistically when working towards comprehensively optimized system solutions.

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