Section: Application Domains

Application Domains

While the methods developed in the project can be used for a very broad set of application domains (for example we have an activity in CO2 emission allowances), it is clear that the size of the project does not allow us to address all of them. Hence we have decided to focus our applicative activities on mechanism theory, where we focus on optimal design and geometrical modeling of mechanisms. Along the same line our focus is robotics and especially service robotics which includes rescue robotics, rehabilitation and assistive robots for elderly and handicapped people (sections  6.1.5 ). Although these topics are new for us, they will constitute the major research axis of the project on the long term. A direct consequence may be a reduction in our publication activity as these domains require to establish a strong collaboration with various experts (end-users, praticians, institutes) and a strong experimental involvement.