- conception and design of compliant systems
- experimental determination of material parameters
- analytical and computer-based modeling of compliant systems
- simulation and optimization of the static and dynamic behavior of compliant and rigid-body systems
- fabrication and metrological verification of compliant systems
- replacement of rigid-body mechanisms with compliant mechanisms in devices and machines
- compliant mechanisms
- compliant actuators – fluid mechanical type and using functional materials
- compliant mechanical sensors (absorption of mechanical effects)
- compliant systems with inherent (functional and material connection with the overall system) actuators and sensors
- Elastic monostable and bi-stable (two equilibrium positions: open and closed) mechanical pressure relief valves
- Flexible gripper systems for sensitive components
- Compliant mechanisms for high-precision applications
- Deformable compliant probes for technical and medical applications