Energy-saving technologies and materials for sustainable development in Mechatronic Components

The ongoing demands on productivity improvement of the automation system and our competition lead us to use not only the benefits of Ultra High Modulus “Pitch”  carbon fibres but also to test different design approaches and combine them with our products. One of the possible options is to couple the high-rigidity light-weight composites with modern mechatronic systems. To develop and test such coupled The ongoing demands for productivity improvement in the automation system, along with our competition, compel us to utilise not only the advantages of Ultra High Modulus “Pitch” carbon fibres but also to explore various design approaches and integrate them with our products. One potential option is to combine high-rigidity lightweight composites with modern mechatronic systems. To develop and test such integrated systems, a collaboration between Compo Tech PLUS and the Department of Mechanics, Biomechanics and Mechatronics at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Czech Technical University in Prague has commenced under the NCK Mestec research project. This project, which is supported by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, began in January 2023 and is scheduled to continue for the next six years.systems, a cooperation between Compo Tech PLUS and Department of Mechanics, Biomechanics and Mechatronics at Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Czech Technical University in Prague has started under NCK Mestec research project. The project, which is supported by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, commenced in January 2023 and is scheduled to run for the next six years.

The goal of this project is to combine lightweight, high-rigidity composite structures with mechatronic systems. Our aim is to enhance the mechanical properties of structural frames, as well as their speed and positioning precision. This should enable us to further improve the productivity of the automation lines for automotive industry.

Composite frames and structural assemblies attached to robot-based manipulators are analysed with different mechatronic systems so that the frame damping and deflection is improved both in static and dynamic loading by the mechatronics and advanced control systems. The R&D activities in 2023 and 2024 are focused on a composite T-Boom frame, which is typically used in the automotive industry for fast part transportation. The standard lightweight frame, made from ultra-high modulus carbon fibres, is being compared virtually using simulation models with different mechatronic approaches. In the following years, the new designs will be manufactured and compared with the reference standard approaches.

• National Competence Centre of Mechatronics and Smart Technologies for Mechanical Engineering (MESTEC)
• Project No:       TN02000010
• Project is co-financed with the support of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic.
• Project is financed under the Czech recovery plan from Recovery and Resilience Facility.
• Schedule of project: 1/2023 – 12/2028
• Project website: www.nccmestec.com