Girls’ Day 2026 – Experiencing Technology at KTmfk
Schoolgirls explored the world of gear technology during Girls’ Day 2026 on April 23. Guided by Jessica Pickel and Hoang…
New Employee: Aron Roos
In early April, Aron Roos joined the Digital Engineering group as a research assistant. Previously, he completed his master’s degree…
New employee: Hoang Ha, Pham
Hoang Ha Pham has been strengthening the Digital Engineering research group as a research associate since the beginning of March.…
Knowledge and Data Based Approach for Efficient Clinch Joint Design
Designing clinch joints is typically complex and iterative. A recent publication introduces a hybrid approach that combines knowledge-based methods with…
Rethinking Digital Inclusion in Older Age
As part of the final presentation of the lecture “Concept Development of Innovative Products (KIP)” at KTmfk – Chair of…
Machine Learning for Efficient Rolling Bearing Simulations
The simulation-based design of rolling bearings makes it possible to assess the effects of design changes on performance in the…
New Employee: Julian Hippmann
Since early April, Julian Hippmann has joined the lightweight design group as a research assistant. As part of the “GUIDE”…
Hands-on learning: Visiting Schaeffler
Several students from the Maschinenelemente (machine elements) course had the opportunity to visit Schaeffler in Herzogenaurach. The program included an…
KTmfk at the Saxon Simulation Meeting (SAXSIM) 2026 in Chemnitz
On March 17, Moritz Treschau and Tim Ruf attended SAXSIM in Chemnitz, a conference focused on simulation and digital methods…
„Summer School on Tolerance Management 2026“ once again a great success
This year marked the sixth edition of the “Summer School on Tolerance Management,” held at the Chair of Engineering Design…
KTmfk Retreat 2026 in Riederau
For the 2026 retreat, the KTmfk – Chair of Engineering Design at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg once again headed to the Seminarzentrum…
Gender and Aesthetics: Shape Effects in Product Design
Product form significantly influences aesthetic, emotional, and usability-related perceptions. A recent publication in Design Studies investigates how abstract shapes and…
Digital User Testing in Early Product Development
The early involvement of users is a key success factor in product development, but poses a challenge due to time,…
KoPra students develop autonomous firefighting vehicles
As part of this year’s design project course (KoPra), the challenge for the students was to develop an autonomous firefighting…
Hands-on Learning: Assembly Lab in the Machine Elements Course
As part of the Machine Elements course, students have the opportunity to independently disassemble and reassemble a gearbox in an…
Multimodal inverse kinematics significantly improves IMU-based biomechanical analyses
IMU-based systems for capturing human motion offer high flexibility and usability compared to marker-based systems, which are considered the gold…
Funding Approval within the FAU Emerging Talents Initiative
Dr.-Ing. Stefan Götz, Senior Engineer at the Chair, has received funding through the Emerging Talents Initiative (ETI) of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.…
Our Research Report 2025 is here!
Our new annual report has been published and looks back on an eventful and highly successful year at the Chair…
Doctorate Christoph Zirngibl
The Chair of Engineering Design warmly congratulates Mr. Christoph Zirngibl on successfully completing his doctoral examination (Dr.-Ing.) with the overall…
Evaluating the prediction accuracy of polynomial regression models for clinch joint properties
In modern lightweight design, mechanical joining processes such as clinching are becoming increasingly common. However, variations in tooling, process parameters,…
Final report of the KTmfk subprojects in the first funding period of CRC 1483 EmpkinS
In order to capture human body movements precisely, with minimal interference and in a non-invasive manner, the DFG-funded Collaborative Research…
New Employee: Martin Bauer
Martin Bauer joined the Tolerance Management Group as a research assistant in mid-November. As part of the MezSaQ shrink fit…
Ideal-C, the start of a ZIM-funded project aimed at developing a new DLC coating system for implants
With increasing life expectancy and growing interest in physical activities, the number of bone injuries and fractures is steadily rising.…
TopoRestruct2
Launch of the DFG-funded project on the automated conversion of aesthetically and technically functional design geometries from topology optimization results…
Linking Model-Based Definition and Finite Element Analyses for Automated Variation Simulation
Computer-Aided Tolerancing software has become the standard for statistically analyzing the effects of geometrical part variations on product quality. The…
Start of the DFG project to develop an adaptive control for oil-lubricated systems at the model level (ENDURE) in October 2025
As a consequence of the development of energy-efficient and sustainable technical products, reducing friction losses and preventing wear in lubricated…
New employee: Christopher Platis
Christopher Platis joined the Machine Elements and Tribology team as a research assistant at the beginning of October. He previously…
ZIM project “LightConstruct” ended on September 30, 2025
In the now completed research project “LightConstruct,” a methodology for multi-material topology optimization (MMTO) was developed at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg…
New Employee: Tim Ruf
Tim Ruf joined the Lightweight Design Group as a research assistant at the beginning of November. He previously studied mechanical…
Start of the DFG project Assembly process-oriented tolerance management based on virtual computer-aided engineering tools
Conventional tolerance management aims to limit variations of components to a degree that guarantees the function of the product. Frequently,…