Univ. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. med. (habil.) Hartmut Witte
Head of biomechatronics group
phone: +49 3677- 692456
Werner-Bischoff-Building
Max-Planck-Ring 12
Room: 3250
As part of the "Study Natural Sciences for a Day" event at Technische Universität Ilmenau, pupils were given the opportunity to discover exciting topics, including biomechatronics. The Department of Biomechatronics introduced them to three key topics that have a direct link to practice.
How can machines communicate intuitively with humans? The students learned how biomechatronic systems can help with this.
This section dealt with exoskeletons that have been developed to support people. The students learned how these wearable devices can amplify movements and improve mobility.
Students learned about the function of IMUs - sensors that measure movement and are used in applications such as motion analysis.
In addition to the lectures, there were interactive workshops where the students could try out prosthesis models and sensors for themselves. This gave them not only theoretical knowledge, but also practical experience.
