Industrial Research

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The scientists within the Industrial Research group perform application oriented research in which the INCAS³ expertise is brought into practice. They solve industrial challenges by combining the expertise and solutions coming from our basic research groups to the prototyping capability of the Engineering Group.

Examples

In the healthcare field activities methods and sensor systems are developed to measure movement patterns of people in a non-intrusive manner and provide them with feedback. One application field for this research is the care of elderly. The systems can be used to measure the balance of an elderly person, and this information can be used to help prevent falls. A second area of study is the movement pattern of athletes. The research question here is if a change in movement pattern can be used to determine whether the athlete has an increased chance for injuries.

Within Radiation Detection our team is working on the development of electron anti-neutrino detectors suitable for nuclear reactor monitoring. Anti-neutrinos are released in the nuclear processes inside a reactor and provide a signature on the reactor status, like fuel consumption and plutonium built-up. Current anti-neutrino detectors are either huge or not suited for operation outside laboratory environments. The objective, therefore, is to develop a robust detector prototype on a cubic-meter scale, offering movability and operation without requiring a complex support infrastructure or massive shielding.