Pneumatic lightweight structures

The development cooperation between the Institute for Technology-Oriented Design Innovations (ITD) at the Offenbach Academy of Art and Design and Festo AG & Co. KG is integrated into Festo’s Bionic Learning Network. The basis of this cooperation are the concepts developed by Professor Dieter Mankau for pneumatic lightweight structures, along with bionic robotic and automation systems. The focus here is on examining appropriate application-oriented implementation of the basic phenomena, along with elaboration and implementation options with a view to possible practical usage.