IMMS Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH (IMMS GmbH)
Contact
- Phone: +49 (0)3677/87 493 00
- email: imms(at)imms.de
- Internet: www.imms.de
- Location: Ehrenbergstraße 27, D-98693 Ilmenau
- Legal representative: Herr Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Sommer (Wiss. Geschäftsführer), Herr Dipl.-Kfm. Martin Eberhardt (Kaufm. Geschäftsführer)
- Contact: Herr Dipl.-Kfm. Martin Eberhardt (Kaufm. Geschäftsführer)
Activities
- As a strategic partner, IMMS provides small and medium-sized enterprises with application-oriented preliminary research for the development of microelectronic, systems engineering and mechatronic products.
Cooperations
- research cooperations
- project partner
R&D focus
- The institute researches technologies for the development and integration of: • energy-efficient and energy-autonomous cyber-physical systems (CPS)
• microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
• integrated sensor systems for bio-analytics and medical technology
• electromagnetic direct drives with nanometer precision - research and development topics INDUSTRIE 4.0:
• Microelectronic and MEMS sensor solutions
• Energy self-sufficient radio and transponder systems • Wireless sensors and sensor networks • Robust, energy efficient and real-time embedded systems • Universal, modular industrial hardware and software platforms for Industrie 4.0 compliant components • Open-source software for industrial applications
• Intelligent measurement, diagnostic and monitoring systems • Simulation-based design and optimization of mechatronic systems and hardware-in-the-loop simulation systems (HIL)
• Modular mechatronic system components
• Planar high-speed magnetic direct drive and positioning systems with very high positioning accuracy and industrial real-time controls - Research and development topics LIFE SCIENCES: • Development of application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) • Development of bioanalytical and biomedical sensor systems
• Development of sensor systems for physical, biological and chemical measurements
• Wireless signal acquisition and data transmission to keep biological samples intact and sterile • Development of complete solutions for intelligent measurement, diagnosis and monitoring systems • Development of high-precision and highly-dynamic actuators, inter alia for medical applications - research and development topics ENERGY EFFICIENCY: • energy-efficient embedded systems: hardware and software platforms; mobile measurement and diagnostic systems with high performance and long operating times at the same time; open-source software solutions for energy-efficient industrial system solutions • energy-autonomous wireless sensor systems: battery-powered or using an energy harvester; wireless power supply and data transmission via RFID; development of practical, robust solutions with long running times and low costs; research into technological limits and new system approaches • energy-efficient and ultra-low-power solutions for application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) • development of energy harvesting solutions from precision mechanical vibration converters to MEMS
• energy-efficient design of linear/planar drives
Further information
• Founded in 1995 as an associate institute of the Technical University of Ilmenau/extracurricular research institute of the Free State of Thuringia.
The IMMS accompanies SMEs and industrial partners in their entire research and development process from the idea to the design of components and assemblies to the embedded system including system integration, prototype construction and transfer to series production as well as production transition.
• The range of services for research partners includes application-orientated and basic research cooperation projects as well as research-related development services from feasibility studies to hardware/software component and system design to the development, manufacture and measurement of functional prototypes.
