1. Technická 2896/2 616 69 Brno tel: +420 541 142 448 fax: +420 541 142 449 e-mail: bradac@fme.vutbr.cz web: www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

2. Management of Institute Director of Institute Ing. Petr Blecha, Ph.D. blecha@fme.vutbr.cz Deputy Directors Doc. Dr. Ing. Radek Knoflíček knoflicek@fme.vutbr.cz Prof. Ing. Zdeněk Kolíbal, CSc. kolibal@fme.vutbr.cz Secretary Ing. František Bradáč,Ph.D. bradac@fme.vutbr.cz Assistant Michaela Šerá sera@fme.vutbr.cz www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

3. Heads of Departments Dept. of Production Machines Ing. Petr Blecha, Ph.D. Dept. of Robotics and Robots Prof. Ing. Zdeněk Kolíbal, CSc. Dept. of Production Systems Doc. Mgr. Dr. Ing. Lubomír Vašek, CSc. Dept. of Electrical Engineering Doc. Ing. Vladislav Singule, CSc. Research Center of Automatic Manipulation Prof. Ing. Zdeněk Kolíbal, CSc. www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

4. Science and research activities Development of production machines and their components High speed automatic manipulation in production machines Post-processing and in-processing check-up of parameters in production machines Assessment of risks and safety of production machines Development of manipulators for production machines Development of special-purpose robots and their end-effectors Robotics – development of mobile and stationary robots Biorobotics – biosignal processing, prothetics etc. Multirobotic technologies Adaptive control of robots Robot movement control, optimization and simulation Development of autonomous locomotion robots www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

5. Science and research activities Planning, scheduling and optimization in production systems Control and computer communication in production systems Simulation studies of complex production systems Development of software for production planning and control (APS, MES) Development of information system for tool management in a production company Technical vision and object recognition in intelligent production systems Quality management in intelligent production systems Life cycle diagnostics and prognostics in electrotechnical nodes of production systems Optimization of electrical machinery with respect to construction, technology and materials www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

6. Analyses, new approaches and verification of parameters in construction of production machines, robots and their components www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics Selected activities of the institute

7. Optimization of production planning and management in production systems in connection with CIM www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

8. Selected activities of the institute Electrical drives of machines and equipment including diagnostics and prognostics of winding insulating materials www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

9. Selected activities of the institute Mobile robots, their navigation and control www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

10. Selected activities of the institute Biorobotics and prothetics www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

11. Selected activities of the institute Realization of model multi-profession modular automated production system for production and discrete assembly www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

12. Selected activities of the institute Examples of diploma theses Mobile decontamination frame www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

13. Selected activities of the institute Examples of diploma theses Specific application of the overhung sliding scissors principle www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

14. Selected activities of the institute Examples of diploma theses Automatic manipulator www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

15. Major achievements of the institute Mobile robot VUTBOT 2 at the International Engineering Fair in Brno 2003, 2004 a 2005 www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

16. Major achievements of the institute Co-organization and active participation in „I am a robot“ exhibition in Brno Design Centre (MPO), December 2003 – January 2004 www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

17. Industrial Partnership Control Techniques Brno s.r.o. ČEZ, a.s. Hella Autotechnik, s.r.o. KOVOSVIT MAS, a.s. Renishaw, s.r.o. SAND TEAM, s.r.o. Bosch Diesel s.r.o. ŠMERAL Brno, a.s. TAJMAC - ZPS, a.s. TOSHULIN, a.s. TOS KUŘIM-OS, a.s. UNIS, s.r.o. www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

18. Partner Universities Czech Universities ČVUT v Praze Západočeská univerzita v Plzni Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně Foreign Universities TU ChemnitzGermany TU GrazAustria Univ.de Versailles Saint-Quentin-EN-YvelinesFrance Tampereen Teknillinen YliopistoFinland Žilinská univerzita v ŽiliněSlovakia Coventry UniversityUK www.uvssr.fme.vutbr.cz Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics