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NEW TECHNOLOGIES – RESEARCH CENTRE

NEW TECHNOLOGIES – RESEARCH CENTRE. Introduction. Self-financing research institute at UWB Modern computing and laboratory equipment Direct cooperation with industry FTE: 90, turnover: CZK ~ 90 mil. Projects of problem-oriented research Institutional resources. NTC MILESTONES.

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NEW TECHNOLOGIES – RESEARCH CENTRE

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  1. NEW TECHNOLOGIES – RESEARCH CENTRE

  2. Introduction • Self-financing research institute at UWB • Modern computing and laboratory equipment • Direct cooperation with industry • FTE: 90, turnover: CZK ~ 90 mil. • Projects of problem-oriented research • Institutional resources

  3. NTC MILESTONES 3. June 2000 – NTC founded within the project “New Technologies – Research Centre in the West Bohemian Region” (LN00B084) Project CZ.1.05/2.1.00/03.0088 “The Centre of New Technologies and Materials”(project of the Operational Programme R&D for Innovations) Transition to self-financing (projects and contractual research) Project 1M06031 “Materials and Components for Environment Protection” End of the LN00B084 project 2000 2004 2005 2006 2011

  4. NTC IN FIGURES Human Resources[FTE] Percentages of Financial Resources Financial Resources [in thousands of CZK] • The year 2013 • 5 utility models • 23 applied outcomes • 118 publication outcomes

  5. KEY COMPETENCES • Materials technologies • Laser technologies • Strength analyses • Convection of heat and heat transfer • Human body modelling and monitoring • Interdisciplinary activities • Combination of experiments and computations

  6. MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES • Silicon-based materials for 2nd and 3rd generation solar cells, technologies of transparent conductive oxides to be applied in photovoltaics, photonics and microsystems technology • Thin-film depositions using PVD and CVD technologies • (Geopolymer) composites (mechanical and civil engineering) • Polymer-based technologies (controlled release of medication, sensors) • Optimization of fuel cell membranes

  7. MATERIALS RESEARCH • Materials morphology for catalytic convertors, microfluid equipment, granulation and microstructures of forms of medicine • Intelligent designs of themicrostructure of tablets and other forms of medicineand theirapplication in thepharmaceutical industry • Materials characteristics by means of • X-ray diffraction and spectroscopy • Electron and optical microscopy • Profilometry, nanoindentation, tribology

  8. LASER TECHNOLOGIES • Application of powerful lasersto develop manufacturing systemsin the field of welding of plastics and metals, thermal processing and coating, micromachining and marking • Application of thermal imaging methods in processcontrol and non-destructive verification • Development of technological procedures, prototyping of components, piloting of technologies

  9. STRENGTH ANALYSES • Strength, thermal anddynamic computations • Analysis of strength andlifetime of mechanical equipment • References from the field of nuclearpower engineeringand theautomotive industry

  10. CONVECTION OF HEAT AND HEAT TRANSFER • Focus on applied research for industrial partners • Flexible approach to problems in the field of Computation Fluid Dynamics, coupledproblems and experimental analyses • Numerical simulations • Experimental analyses • Power engineering • Automotive industry • Aviation technology

  11. HUMAN BODY MODELLING • Quick analysis of impacts (motion of a vehicle’s occupants) • Inverse dynamics (analysis of muscular tension) • Description of injuries, including clinical applications (tissue tension during childbirth) • Hybrid approach (combination ofMBS and FEM), scalable models of a desired weight, age and sex • Development of a unique FEM solver (http://sfepy.org)for modelling materials with a complex inner structure and redistribution of mass

  12. HUMAN BODY MONITORING • From the first idea up to a functional prototype • Optimized hardware and software forcontinuous on-line contact and non-contactmeasurement (temperature, EMG, acceleration, posture) • Software for control, transfer,visualization and analysis of data • Links to an individualized virtual human model(respecting the weight and basic antropometry)in order to better represent a specific individual • Detection of muscle strain, optimization of rehabilitation

  13. CONTACT INFORMATION University of West Bohemia in Pilsen New Technologies – Research Centre Univerzitní 8, 306 14 Plzeň, ntc@ntc.zcu.cz, http://ntc.zcu.cz

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