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The built environment is responsible for about 36% of the global energy demand. About 5-30% of the energy use of buildings is related to energy waste due to faults in heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. The goal is to develop a self-learning module that can monitor and diagnose climate systems in large buildings.
Rick Kramer – Project leader & Assistent Professor TU/e | Srinivasan Gopalan – PhD canditate TU/e
The goal is to develop a self-learning module that can monitor and diagnose climate systems in large buildings. Rick Kramer is the project leader of this project. Srinivasan is one of his PhD candidates who is focusing on developing a generic, robust and reliable fault detection and diagnosis tool
Petros Zimianitis – EngD trainee TU/e
Petros is focusing on the people within large buildings. He is doing research on the control and the functionality of a personalized control system, that people will be able to use in their office environment to tailor it according to their needs and preferences.
Proof‑of‑concept to market insights
We successfully developed a proof‑of‑concept scaffold using TU/e design tools and a new biomaterial‑focused fabrication process with submicron precision—suitable for stents, soft robotics, and tissue‑engineering structures. A custom mechanical testing setup was built, and in‑vitro studies with human vein cells showed strong cell growth, tissue organization, and cells building new tissues.
Market analysis confirms a highly competitive stent landscape. For AUXSTENT to succeed, it must lower costs and improve procedural efficiency. The key priorities for the next development stage are three potential market strategies.
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More about the project
Smart shed powers buildings year-round
Media: ‘Slim schuurtje’ voorziet gebouwen het hele jaar door van energie
Interns join Smart Heat Shed and Low Literacy projects
Media: New innovation projects for Fontys in Eindhoven Engine
Fontys participates with two new innovation projects in Eindhoven Engine, the innovation accelerator of the Brainport region. A total of seven new innovation projects will start.
These projects in particular in the fields of energy, health and smart mobility will conduct research in the coming years with a total budget of nearly 17 million euros, to which Eindhoven Engine contributes a total of over 2.4 million euros. The investment for the Eindhoven Engine OpenCall 2022 comes from the Brainport Regio Deal.
The seven projects can bring their innovations to the market faster, as they continue their research within Eindhoven Engine, collaborate at Eindhoven Engine’s colocation on the TU/e campus and build the internal community together. Until 2025, the new projects have time to use the boost from Eindhoven Engine to further develop their innovations.

