01/19/11 TU/e to start first Automotive bachelor program in the Netherlands (Dutch article)
De Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e) start in september dit jaar een nieuw bachelorprogramma met de naam Automotive. Het wordt de eerste universitaire bacheloropleiding voertuigtechnologie in Nederland. De automotive branche groeit hard en de vraag naar 'automotive' ingenieurs stijgt. De nieuwe opleiding, een aparte track binnen de bachelor Electrical Engineering, complementeert de al bestaande TU/e-masteropleiding Automotive Technology...
10/21/10 Controlled tailgating without traffic jam (Dutch article)
More and more, vehicles are being controlled by electronics. Central locking systems, air bags, cruise control, ABS, and navigation are only a few examples. The electronics are usually controlled by systems that were fine-tuned by humans. Adjusting these settings can be a time-consuming activity that is mostly based on the experience and feel of an expert. At the Department of Mechanical Engineering, PhD student Gerrit Naus found a way to speed up and improve tuning with the help of computer models. Four tests in practice proved him to be right...
09/27/10 New Dutch surgical robot benchmark for medical equipment (Dutch article)
Met de huidige operatierobots 'voelt' de chirurg niet hoe krachtig hij snijdt of aan de hechtdraad trekt, en de robots zijn groot en onhandig in het gebruik. TU/e-onderzoeker Linda van den Bedem ontwikkelde daarom een veel compactere robot, die de chirurg door 'force feedback'
laat voelen wat hij doet...
06/25/10 Tech United second in robot soccer world championship
Tech United, the TU/e robot soccer team, took second place in this morning’s RoboCup 2010 world championship in Singapore. The team lost 4-5 in the final to the Chinese team Water from Beijing. That means the Eindhoven team has now been second in the world championship three times in a row...
06/21/10 Improved telescope sees through atmosphere with pinpoint sharpness
A sharp view of the starry sky is difficult, because the atmosphere constantly distorts the image. TU/e researcher Roger Hamelinck developed a new type of telescope mirror, which quickly corrects the image. His prototypes are
required for future large telescopes, but also gives old telescopes a sharper view...
04/01/10 Domestic robot helps sick elderly live independently longer
To enable elderly people to live at home as long as possible, a group of European researchers, coordinated from TU/e, will link robots and 'smart homes'. The robot, a 'sensible family friend', will ensure that home is a nice place to stay. And that patients do the right things. ...
04/02/09 Non-contact Measurement Machine for Freeform Optics (PhD thesis download) [TU/e] [11.720 KB]
This thesis describes the design, testing and realisation of a new non contact measurement machine for freeform optics. The machine is capable of universal, non contact and fast measurement of freeform optics up a diameter of 500 mm, with an uncertainty of 30 nm (2 sigma)...
Metrological AFM Stage [779 KB]
02/01/09 NanoCMM
