Philipp Tempel

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Lab of Digital Sciences of Nantes LS2N

Ecole Centrale de Nantes ECN

Biography

Philipp Tempel is a postdoctoral research associate in continuum robtics at the Lab of Digital Sciences of Nantes (LS2N) at Ecole Centrale de Nantes (ECN). His research interests include flexible robots, multibody simulation, and mechanical integrators.

Interests

Manipulation of flexible bodies
Flexible, parallel robots
Multibody simulation
Mechanical integrators

Education

Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) Parallel Robotics, 2019

University of Stuttgart
Graduate Engineer (Dipl.-Ing.) Engineering Cybernetics, 2013

University of Stuttgart

Experience

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Lab of Digital Sciences of Nantes LS2N

Nov 2020 – Present Nantes, France

I am researching manipulation of flexible bodies through external devices such as robotic manipulators or drones.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Faculty 3mE, Delft University of Technology

Oct 2019 – Sep 2020 Delft, The Netherlands

My research project addresses the design and control of a cable-driven parallel robot for inspection and scanning of artwork. I am also supervising bachelor’s and master’s students on their graduation projects.

Research Assistant

Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units ISW, University of Stuttgart

Dec 2013 – Sep 2019 Stuttgart, Germany

Projects

Manipulation of Soft Bodies by Multiples Drones

Aerial robots meet many industrial needs, but their gripping capacity, reduced to a metal clip, is not adapted to complex objects. The MAMBO project offers a new solution: a soft gripper, composed of a soft body that can withstand a large deformation and thus adapt to any object shape.

COSserat theory for SlEnder RObOTS – COSSEROOTS

Robotics is today experiencing a paradigmatic revolution. The “stiffer is better” of our rigid robots is challenged by a new generation of robots with controlled deformations of finite amplitudes. This is the case of trunk-robots in soft robotics, continuum robots in medical robotics or hyper-redundant eel/snake-robots in bio-inspired robotics.

Ecodesign of Flexible Continuum Structures

Cable-Driven Parallel Robot for Additive Manufacturing

Development of a Method and Strategy for On-Line Reconfiguration of Cable- Driven Parallel Robots as Handling Devices

Due to their parallel and modular structure, cable-driven parallel robots are very well suited for the implementation of a reconfiguration option. The term reconfiguration refers to the adaptation of the robot structure to a changed requirement.

Kinematic Modeling of Cable-Driven Parallel Robots with Unlimited Rotational Axis

Endless rotation about an axis is widespread among manipulators for industrial use. Manipulators, such as articulated robots, Delta, or SCARA robots, provide endless rotation about at least one axis to arbitrarily change the orientation of the workpiece handled.

Automation and Digitization in Manufacturing of Control Cabinets

Design and Implementation of Lab Session for Measurement of Otoacoustic Emissions and Electrical Impedance Tomography

Improved Modeling of Kinematics and Dynamics of Light-Weight Parallel Robots

Integrated Zero Defect Manufacturing Solution for High Value Adding Multi-Stage Manufacturing Systems

Advanced manufacturing companies are confronted with the challenge of managing product quality objectives while minimising resource utilisation and waste. Zero defect manufacturing (ZDM) represents a contemporary paradigm that goes beyond traditional six-sigma approaches, particularly within Europe’s highly technology-intensive and strategically important manufacturing sectors.

Development of a Hybrid System of Battery and Capacitor

In a project funded by the state of Baden-Württemberg, Fraunhofer IPA developed next-generation energy storage technologies. Together with industrial partners, materials and production processes were developed for asymmetric energy storage devices, so-called power caps, which combine the respective advantages of batteries and supercapacitors in a hybrid system.