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trends in automation
Synergies
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Latest bionic
concepts
Festo is continually learning from
nature: in the Bionic Learning
Network, a cooperation between
Festo and renowned universities,
institutes and development
companies, principles from nature
provide inspiration for technical
applications and industrial
practice.
For example the BionicOpter - all
thanks to lightweight construction
and function integration, Festo has
turned the highly complex flight of
the dragonfly into a technical
reality.
To see the latest bionic concepts
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times, SmartInversion moves the
servo motors in the opposite direction.
Motion is based on a mathematical
model of the geometrical band,
which is stored in the on board unit.
This guarantees inversion without a
dead centre, which means that the
inversion process can be initiated
at any point. While SmartInversion
is in motion, the battery charge and
current consumption are continuously
recorded and monitored in real time via
a condition monitoring system tailored
to the requirements of SmartInversion.
Ideas without limits
With its Future Concepts, Festo is
constantly seeking out new approaches
in the field of drive, control and
gripping technology. Natural principles,
artistic input and mathematical
processes provide new impulses
for industrial application. With the
SmartInversion Future Concept,
engineers and designers are now
investigating where and how inversion
can be put to use in technology.
Festo has broken new ground with the
realisation of the inversion drive in the
form of SmartInversion. By pushing
the boundaries of what is technically
feasible, the developers are constantly
discovering new potential for the future
use of innovative technologies.
