Dear All,

We are pleased to invite you to a Seminar by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Fehr, entitled "Simulation@Operations: From Digital Human Models for New Mobility Solutions to Reusing Data and Knowledge for Individual Lightweight Robots in Food Handling" to be held in ME Auditorium. If you would like to interact with the speaker individually, please let me know.

Title:  Simulation@Operations: From Digital Human Models for New Mobility Solutions to Reusing Data and Knowledge for Individual Lightweight Robots in Food Handling

Venue/Time: ME Auditorium, Thursday, Jan-2nd, 3:00pm

Tea and Snacks will be available after the seminar

Abstract:

Simulation is considered the third pillar of knowledge discovery. In the Cluster of Excellence for Simulation Technology (SimTech), we combine simulation with data—often referred to as the fourth pillar—into an integrated approach to enhance understanding. Using two examples, one from vehicle safety and one from robotics, I will demonstrate how experiments, multi-method, and multi-domain simulations complement each other.

The first example focuses on head and neck injuries, commonly known as whiplash-associated disorders, and how human body models help us understand injury patterns. This knowledge paves the way for designing safer vehicles.

In the second example, I illustrate how basic research findings from elastic multibody dynamics can be transferred to small and medium-sized companies. This enables them to utilize model-based controllers to address and mitigate tool center point deflection in lightweight robots.

During the talk, I will touch on some of our key research tools, such as model reduction, elastic multibody dynamics, and physics-based learning for bridging the simulation-to-reality gap.

Bio:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Fehr studied Mechatronics in Stuttgart and Mechanical Engineering in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, completing his diploma and master's studies in 2006. From 2006 to 2011, he served as a research assistant under Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Eberhard at the University of Stuttgart, where his research focused on automated model reduction for elastic multibody systems. During this time, he developed the program Model Reduction of Elastic Multibody Systems (Morembs)—one of the first non-modal reduction programs for elastic bodies. He was also among the first Ph.D. students of the Cluster of Excellence "SimTech."

Following his doctoral studies, Dr. Fehr worked as a simulation engineer at TRW Automotive GmbH, developing new mechatronic vehicle safety systems. From 2014 to 2020, he served as a Junior Professor at the Institute for Engineering and Computational Mechanics and the Cluster of Excellence Simulation Technology (SRC SimTech) at the University of Stuttgart. From October 2015 to October 2018, he was Dean of the B.Sc. and M.Sc. Mechatronics programs.

Since 2020, he has been Deputy Director and permanent professor at the University of Stuttgart after successfully completing his final evaluation.

His current research focuses on developing optimal human body models for simulating vehicle safety systems and human-machine interactions, as well as accelerating simulations through linear and nonlinear model reduction methods.

Prof. Fehr is currently responsible for knowledge transfer at the Cluster of Excellence SimTech, the largest research cluster on data-integrated simulation technology, involving over 100 Ph.D. students and 60 professors.