Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Kremer

Research focus

1. Service life and reliability
   • Reliability modeling and simulation for real operating conditions of technical systems
   • Physics-based service life modeling
   • Lifetime predictions for machine elements and Mechatronic Systems
   • Machine learning in the use of Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) in the field of Mechatronic Systems
   • Reliability, uncertainty and sensitivity methods for good decision-making in Product Development
2. Test and validation methods
   • Service life DoE
   • Efficient functional tests
   • Accelerated service life testing
   • Test planning
   • Degradation tests
   • Wear and aging tests
   • Process development to ensure the service life and reliability of technical products
3. Sustainability design and variant development
   • Reliability-oriented design of machine elements, e.g. pumps, toothed belts, etc.
   • Operating behavior of e-bike drives
   • Design of technical products taking sustainability aspects into account
   • Application-oriented design of positive and non-positive wrap gears
4. Uncertainty in the assurance of service life and reliability
   • Quantification of uncertainties in the service life forecast
   • Risk assessment based on Stochastics processes, procedures