Under the motto “Digital twins in sustainable production,” representatives from business, research, and politics met at the Comcenter Brühl on 27th August 2025, for the 17th Erfurt Technology Dialogue.
In the accompanying exhibition, the CiS Research Institute presented part of its research and service portfolio as well as results from the FIRE research project.
In the FIRE project, thermal IR emitters with high dynamics (100 Hz) and simultaneously high optical power were realized as broadband IR light sources for measuring gas concentrations with a high sampling rate, for example for analyzing respiratory gases. The development of a new MEMS chip is time-consuming and often takes over a year to determine the optimal operating conditions. Dependent components such as the control electronics can then be designed or adapted. Scientists at the CiS Research Institute created a validated digital twin for MEMS IR emitter chips by integrating advanced modeling with a neural network and experimental data. This replacement model enables accurate simulation of design variants and prediction of operating conditions. This allows parameters to be set and examined in order to better understand the relationship between design and function.
The event is organized by the Erfurt Research and Industry Center, together with the Erfurt Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the Thuringian Ministry of Economics, Agriculture, and Rural Areas, the Thuringian State Development Corporation, and the Erfurt city administration.
The research and development work described was funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) as part of the “Fast Infrared Emitter Array” (FIRE) research project.
Funding code: 49MF230066
