Development of Models, Methods and Instruments for the Acquisition, Description and Evaluation of Uncertainties (A01)

• Subject Area: Engineering Design, Machine Elements, Product Development
• Term: from 2009 to 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 57157498

This new project develops a methodical support of analysis and synthesis steps during the design process of resilient technical subsystems considering uncertainty. First, requirements shall be identified, assessed and documented. Afterwards components and combinations of components with limited scope of operation will be designed and assessed according to transferable examples. Therefor special product development methods have to be prepared, which can for example define requirements in respect to their vulnerability or formulate generally applicable design principles for resilient subsystems. An assessment method to evaluate the input of additional resources required to ensure resilience will be provided.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 805: Control of Uncertainties in Load Carrying Systems in Mechanical Engineering
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Darmstadt
• Project Heads: Professor Dr.-Ing. Eckhard A. Kirchner, until 10/2016; Dr.-Ing. Hermann Kloberdanz